Jody Barbaree was born in El Dorado, Arkansas and graduated from Parkers Chapel High School in 2010. He then moved to Fayetteville, Arkansas and attended college at the U of A in pursuit of a Journalism degree. After admitting to himself that writing was a second-tier interest in comparison to his admiration for art, he left college to take time to figure out exactly how he wanted to channel his interests. His passion for painting and the arts, coupled with his love for history, led him back to college in 2019 at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, in pursuit of a history degree with a minor in art history. After graduating in 2021, Jody began spending more time painting while also making plans to one day become an art teacher. In doing so, he looks forward to engaging the youth in the importance of art and creative expression.

Kinya started her art career in 1998, working for a yearbook publishing company in Kansas City, Missouri. Over the course of 20 years, Christian has worked for a commerical offset printing company to a full-service advertising/marketing agency as an art director, guiding creative production for magazines, television, stage design and branding campaigns. Her branding work and fine art has been seen all over the country, from Broadway Publishing and HGTV, to public installations and private collections. Christian opened her own art gallery and studio, Into+View Art Gallery and Studios in the heart of downtown Rogers, Arkansas. She is a Mid-America Arts Alliance Artist360 grant recipient, and a Dr. Margaret Sirman Clark Leading With Excellence Award honoree. Christian is a Rogers Experimental House board member. Her last public art project was completed at the LPGA NWA Championship at Pinnacle. Her next project will be serving as Art Director and Production Designer for a short film project by StudioChunky.

Natalia Franco is the sculptor and creator of Goop World- an ever expanding realm of characters, design, and explorative sculpture. She’s worked primarily in ceramics since taking a class in 2017 where she fell in love with the endless possibilities of the medium as well as the challenge. Viewers are drawn in by comforting colors, fantastical creatures, and that emotion that feels so familiar yet impossible to describe. Natalia brings a gentle neutrality and subtle humor to complex emotions, giving viewers a safe space to introspect and observe. Who are you, Earthling?

James Hayes was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He owns and operates the James Hayes Art Glass Company. After receiving an art degree from Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas in 1988, he searched for a new medium to express his artistic talent. Three months later he discovered glassblowing at the Arkansas Arts Center Museum School. It quickly became his calling in life, a creative avenue for his expression. He has studied glass blowing all over the world, including Murano, Italy; Columbus, Ohio; and the Pilchuck Glass School near Seattle, Washington. In 1993, he purchased a dairy farm and converted the milking parlor into a hot shop and showroom. James has had numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States and one in Hong Kong. One of his most memorable displays was outside Garvin Gardens in Hot Springs entitled A Splash of Glass in 2013. Some of his honors include an invitation from the White House to design a Christmas tree ornament; designing the tree topper for the Arkansas State Capital Christmas tree 2016-2019, and being featured on High Profile in the Arkansas Democrat Gazette in addition to KHTV Channel 11 and 39: Everyone Has a Story, along with many other news stories. He has been featured in many publications including being on the cover of At Home in Arkansas magazine and featured in Southern Living Magazine. He has won the best of media at the Shreveport Louisiana Red River Revel Arts Festival and best of show at Riverfest in Little Rock, Arkansas. James was given the responsibility for designing gifts for the 2003 Lt. Governor’s Conference and the design of the 2001 Governor’s Arts Awards in addition to designing ornaments for the James Hayes Christmas Tree in the Governor’s Mansion in 2007. He was awarded the Hendrix College Odyssey Medal in Artistic Creativity for the 2006-2007 year. His most recent award was first place in the Annual Delta Visual Art Show in 2019. The work of James Hayes is available in numerous shops in the Southern region. For more information, check out his website at www.hayesartglass.com.

Angela earned her bachelor's of art at the University of the Ozarks in her hometown of Clarksville Arkansas. She has resided in the Northwest Arkansas area since 2011 where her work has been featured at 21C Hotel In Bentonville, Fayetteville Underground, Neighbors of Southwest Rogers Magazine, and has made appearance in Crystal Bridges’ notorious "WOW" (Wednesday Over Water) as a featured artist of “Sensory Iconoclasts" 2015.