My name is Andrea Celeste Del Cid. I was born in 1980 in Guatemala City in the country of Guatemala, located in Central America. I came to live in New York when I was 10 years old. I have always enjoyed art, from painting to sculpting, writing and anything, really, as...
Mohamed A. Amin is a queer Indo-Caribbean, Guyanese Muslim artist commonly known as International Dancer Zaman (he/him/they) and the drag-centric activist Sundari The Indian Goddess (she/her/they). He uses performing arts to promote Caribbean Arts & Guyanese...
Juan Uribe is a Colombian musician and recording engineer living in New York, he has played with La Cumbiamba Eneye, Rebolu, Edmar Castañeda, and the United Nations Orchestra. After earning his degree in Jazz Performance (Saxophone) from City College of New York, he...
Dr. Liu was born in China and has lived in the Albany area for over 30 years. He holds a Ph.D. in economics and formerly served as a principal economist for the State of New York. Alongside his professional career, he has maintained a lifelong interest in art,...
Denise “Weetahmoe” Silva-Dennis (Shinnecock/Hassanamisco-Nipmuc) is a multi-disciplinary artist and educator living on the Shinnecock Nation in Southampton, New York. Denise retired from the Southampton School District in 2016 after a 21-year teaching career, K-12, as...
I make acoustic guitars in a shop about the size of a two-car garage, and I use woods that grow right here in the area where I live. What is most important to me in guitar making is to create a pleasing sound, an attractive appearance, good craftsmanship, and an...
I grew up in a family that had parties for everything, from christenings to first communions, quinceañeras to weddings. A party was food, music and dance to celebrate milestones in life, except funerals. But when mom sent me to dance classes...
Shayee is a multifaceted Nigerian artist, born into a family of visual and performing artists. She started at the tender age of three, dancing, singing, and doing textile and painting alongside her mother, Nike Okundaye. She has always found a way to infuse her...
I spent my early years in New York speaking Ukrainian as my first language. When I started kindergarten, I realized everything about me was different from the other kids at school. I wanted to fit in, and had a hard time accepting myself for who I was. By high school...
Dobre Den! Good Day! My name is Cheryl Dutko and I am an American of Carpatho-Rusyn descent. I imagine that you never heard of a country called Carpatho-Rus and you would be correct. There never was a country of that name. But people who live in the...
My name is Robert Rawluk, or, as I’m known to many young and elder people, Bob the Beekeeper.I have worn many hats in my life. A laborer, a plumber, an artist, an art teacher, a florist, a furniture store owner, a cabinetmaker, an engineering teacher, and finally, a...
My name is Apoorva Sonavani. I was born in central India. I am a watercolor artist, a percussion enthusiast, and a Kathak dancer. Kathak is a classical dance form from India. In my childhood, my parents enrolled me in a dance and music class for creating a treasure to...
I was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. At a young age, my parents were my inspiration. My father is an artist and a musician. He loves to sing, play the piano, and paint things that remind him of Puerto Rico. My mother is also a talented musician who likes to sing music...
Born in Armenia, I spent my childhood in the historical Armenian highlands of Artsakh where my grandparents indulged me in various traditional arts and crafts. A master of needlework, my grandma fashioned ornate and beautiful linens embroidered with traditional...
Jianling (Ling) Yue teaches Chinese language and culture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, NY. Her teaching and academic pursuits have earned her numerous awards and commendations. Jianling is also an expert in Chinese paper-cutting (or paper-cut)...