Cindy Lozito is a Philly-based illustrator, muralist, and cartoonist who began creating comics as a way to capture and remember fleeting moments and details. Her work draws on human connection, memory, identity, and an endless curiosity to illustrate stories that bring us closer together. Selected as the 2024 Latinx Month Artist Collaborator at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, her project "The Fabric of Belonging" can be seen throughout the city of Philadelphia.

@acleartrace | cindylozito.com

A freelance painter, muralist and digital illustrator, Manuela Guillén has always had a love for art. She has collaborated with local, national and global art organizations, and her murals can be seen in the U.S. and Mexico. Born to Cuban and Salvadorian immigrant parents, Manuela finds inspiration in her cultural upbringing, as well as plants and tropical colors. She hopes to inspire creativity in others as she continues to bring communities closer together through art.

@lazybeamarte | manuelaguillen.com

Yulissa Mendoza is a third-generation Latine multi-media artist born and raised in San Bernardino, CA, in the semi-rural community of Muscoy. The foundation of their work stems from their desire to facilitate safe spaces for people to express themselves fully and explore themselves further. They aim to empower marginalized communities and rebuke rigid gender roles, while honoring cultures and pushing the boundaries of fashion and culture. Their work has been exhibited in the Blue Rose Gallery, The Artlands, and more.


@yu.lis.sa | yulissamendoza.com

Mexican-born, Denver-based artist Brayan Montes-Terrazas, better known as YAMZ, creates unwavering identity-driven art that stresses the importance of putting marginalized voices at the forefront of our conversations and the stories we tell. Driven by the essential need to tell the stories of his own identity, Brayan uses art and design show others that they are not alone in the fight toward equity justice and sound mental health. “My art has many themes but the throughline to it all is the identities that I hold. As a queer person and an immigrant, I have experienced life differently. I use my identities to fuel my art, this allows me to connect with other folks with the same identities and show them that we are not alone in this world."

@yamz.world | brayanmontes.com

Straddling both the art and shoe world, Colombia-born Diana "Didi" Rojas is a ceramicist known for her footwear sculptures. Shoes are the vessels that carry people through the world and act as self portraits of their wearers. Her work aims to tackle the significance that people place on objects in a society driven by consumerism. Rojas has shown her work nationally in galleries, fairs, and museums, and has collaborated with established brands, including Adidas, Gucci, Nike, Tory Burch and Vogue.

@0h_heck | didirojas.com

Star Feliz is a Dominican-American artist originally from New York, NY currently based in Los Angeles, CA. Their artistic practice activates the intersections of spirit, ecology, and technology. Building upon their ancestral Afro-Taino lineage of multi-dimensional healing — Feliz works within music, sculpture, film, and plant medicine to expand upon themes of hybridity, knowledge, and healing. In 2018 under the moniker of Priestusssy they released their first EP Cantos de Aje, an experimental exploration of devotional music. Feliz is also the founder of Botánica Cimarrón — a wellness brand focused on bridging connections between people and the transformative healing power of plants. They have exhibited, performed, and presented commissions nationally and internationally.

@priestusssy | starfeliz.com