Crystal Clarity
Founder and Director Medicine Walls
Crystal Clarity is an Artist, Illustrator, printmaker, Art director, dream weaver, and visual strategist for movement moments. She brings 15+ years experience leading and directing community mural projects across the city and beyond. She has mentored hundreds of young people through the rich history and tradition of community mural process from concept to finish and giving them the skills and techniques to use art as a tool for social change. She oftens supports training activists in the applications of visual resistance; strengthening visual strategies for direct actions, mobilizations and protests. She activates her talents with the singular objective of magnifying our collective ability to imagine and lean into a better world. Her praxis is a passion of disseminating that knowledge through focused mentorship, skill sharing and space holding for the next generation of movement artists. crystalclarity83.com
Roxana Morales - Studio Manager
Hailing Bushwick, Brooklyn; Roxana is a Multi-hyphenate Trans Artist, Brooklyn Native, and Community Organizer that brings a raw, hard hitting, and atmospheric sound to both her Dj sets and Original music. She Blends elements of Techno, Alternative, Post Punk, Shoegaze, and Ambient to craft immersive soundscapes that feel both intimate and expansive. Inspired by the grit of music scenes in the abandoned/DIY spaces of her Youth, Roxana embraces a sound that is unpolished yet powerful; creating an experience that resonates with listeners who find beauty in the darker, quieter moments Of life. Since 2023 she has been the head of ¡BLAST!, a Queer Nightlife & Community organization whose mission is to build community through a mixture of Nerdy queer social meetups, rave inspired dance parties, and Social justice organization .
You can catch all her upcoming shows on her IG or at ¡BLAST! ⁃ Subscribe to her Substack - And purchase her work on Bandcamp
Victor Saint-Hilaire
www.Vasharts.com
Victor is a multidisciplinary artist residing in Yonkers, New York who specializes mainly in digital illustration, acrylic painting and murals. He graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology with a BFA in Illustration in 2013 and has been working with Groundswell as a Lead Artist Muralist since 2015 as well as a Freelance Artist. His artwork often revolves around spirituality and other abstract concepts depicted via storytelling inspired by religions, folklore, mythology and historical figures from different cultures. Victor utilizes a style that emulates simplicity and innocence while tackling subjects that delve deeper into the human psyche and the nature of our reality.