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2018 Emerging Curator

The third edition of Young Collectors Contemporary Art Fair is proud to announce the selection of the 2018 Emerging Curator. This offers a unique opportunity for an independent or institutional curator under the age of 40 to present an exhibition to fair goers.
This 2018 Emerging Curator was the dynamic Rog & Bee Walker, a NYC based photographic duo. Together they direct Paper Monday, a visual storytelling and research project that explores identities and creative experiences within culture.
Rog and Bee Walker were featured in Conversation with Darren Isom, Executive Director of Memphis Music Initiative, on Saturday, March 24th, 2018.

kid bazzle is a Jamaica based multimedia artist, whose work melds the analog and digital to create beautiful films and multiple exposure photographs.  His work seeks to explore the power of relational narratives and their effect on a larger und

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The intersection of national identity and the personal psyche is complex, not always clear nor fixed; as an artist, Cheung probes these paths and how and where they join and diverge. As an odyssey toward a home that does not exist, a rite of passage

Sean is a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee that currently resides in New Orleans, Louisiana. Sean Clark has a background in art and public health. Sean began working in public health to spread awareness on various health issues. His aim is to bridge

Jennifer Crescuillo is an internationally exhibited artist currently living and working in Silver Point, Tennessee with her family. Jennifer received her Master’s of Fine Art in glass in 2010 at Southern Illinois University.  She has worked and

A Nashville native, doughjoe works to produce artwork that reflects his ideas of self and community.   doughjoe is an introspective artist in his private practice but is also very involved with community organizing and public art. He is a found

Meredith Edmondson has had her hands on glass in some capacity since 2005.  She fell in love with the material during a chance visit to the Appalachian Center for Craft, where she received her BFA in Glass in 2009.  In 2016 she began worki

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Jodi Hays (b. 1976, Hot Springs, Arkansas) lives and works in Nashville. Her work is part of numerous private and public collections including the J. Crew Company (NY), Music City Center and the Tennessee State Museum. She is the recipient of the 20

Leanna Hicks is a Louisiana native and Memphis resident of 7 years .  She has shown locally and regionally for the past three years .  She sells the majority of her works under her LLC named Wild Magnolia. Rose Gallery also represents a co

Desmond Lewis is a sculptor hailing from Brentwood, Tennessee. Desmond received his Bachelors of Science degree from Tennessee State University and his Associate of Arts degree from Bard College at Simon's Rock. He is currently working toward his Ma

Tiff Massey is an interdisciplinary artist from Detroit, Michigan. She holds an MFA in metalsmithing from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Her work, inspired by African standards of economic vitality and the iconic material culture of 1980’s hip-hop, inclu

Lena Murrell uses the female figure and foliage to express regrowth, understanding, and beauty in her works. She completed her BFA at Memphis College of Art focusing in sculpture. Currently residing in Birmingham, Alabama, her focus is on black and

Nigerian American artist Dawn Okoro lives and works in Austin, Texas. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Texas, and her law degree from Texas Southern University. Her desire to become an artist spawned from her love of fashion

Dan Peterson collaborates with other artists to turn public outdoor basketball courts in disrepair into large scale works of art.   The New York native started Project Backboard while living in Memphis, TN after noticing many of the city park b

Diedria Pigues is Mississippi native and Memphis based visual artist born in Jackson, MS. She moved to Memphis and decided to be an art educator, which allowed her to impact the lives of children. She developed an early interest in portraiture, Afri

Kristen Rambo is a painter living and working in Memphis, TN. A 2012 BFA graduate from the Memphis College of Art, Rambo is now working out of Art Factory in the historic Cooper-Young neighborhood. Her work falls in between abstract representation a

Nate has drawn inspiration from the ephemeral memories of growing up in a broken home, and surrounded by a southern culture that was “ just used to it”. He spent a lot of his childhood in rural Arkansas,in his grandparents sharecroppers house, that

Robert Schoolfield is from Chattanooga, TN. Throughout his life he had many unfortunate happenings. Amazingly enough, he survived all of those stories and current moments through his art. This specific show is in Memphis. Schooled is a cancer surviv

Emilie Stark-Menneg's canvases are about, as the artist self describes, energy and transformation - the divine, the goofy and the ineffible whirling together in a kind of tropical dance party gone haywire. The artist's multi-disciplinary work (Emili

Anna Wehrwein is an artist originally from the Boston area. She received her BS in Art and BA in English/Creative Writing from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her MFA in Drawing and Painting from the University of Tennessee. Her work has bee

Christina Wiggins was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1993. She paints with oils and acrylics in the medium of creating male portraits. Her art style includes a mix of vibrant colors, urban hairstyles, and personalities. Each portrait demonstrates that

Dan Peterson collaborates with other artists to turn public outdoor basketball courts in disrepair into large scale works of art.   The New York native started Project Backboard while living in Memphis, TN after noticing many of the city p

Troy L. Wiggins is a short story author, essayist, and editor. His creative work explores the intersections of race, culture, communities, art, and technology. His fiction and essays have appeared in over twenty venues, including the Memphis Flyer,

Rog and Bee Walker are a NYC based photographic duo. Together they direct Paper Monday, a visual storytelling and research project that explores identities and creative experiences within culture.

Lauren Rossi is currently employed as Creative Industries Program Manager at Creative Many, where she works to empower and inform creative practitioners in Detroit and around the state of Michigan, ensuring their economic viability in an ever changi

Norf Art Collective (or simply "Norf") is a multimedia creative team based in Nashville, TN. Norf artists produce public art that addresses social issues, as well as the unique cultural and historical aspects of respective neighborhoods. Norf also h

As MMI’s Founder and Executive Director, Darren both developed and leads the $20M philanthropic initiative that uses high-quality music engagement programs and activities to drive student, youth, and community outcomes here in Memphis. A proven stra

Cézanne Charles, Director of Creative Industries, is responsible for co-leading the design and implementation of Creative Many’s creative industries research, reporting and supporting efforts to define public policy strategies, sector supports and i

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