LAMAR BAILEY 

KAYLYN WEBSTER 

BRANDAN HENRY 

Lamar Bailey is an Atlanta-native, husband, and father who captures the energy and love within Black community through mixed media art. His expressive style features loose brushstrokes and abstract textures which help convey emotion and movement. He often paints on unconventional materials like cardboard and card stock, tactile quality to his pieces that adds authenticity and dimension. His art explores the beauty and complexity of Black family life—centering themes of love, resilience, and the everyday moments that shape identity. Through powerful visual storytelling, he seeks to honor and uplift Black communities, shining a light on both quiet and profound moments that reflect their strength, tenderness, and humanity.

Kaylyn Webster was born in 1999 in Memphis, TN. She received her BFA in Studio Art (Painting Concentration) from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis, as well as a minor in African and African American Studies. Webster has been shown in numerous exhibitions, including “I Got a Story to Tell” and “Bloom Where You Are" at Tanya Weddemire Gallery in Brooklyn, NY, and her solo exhibition, “Commune [verb]”, was on display at the Dixon Gallery and Gardens in Memphis, TN. She has participated in residencies at the Children’s Museum of Memphis, and at Crosstown Arts. Webster’s work has been written about in Artsy, Canvas Rebel, and The Daily Memphian. She was featured in Friend of the Artist: Volume 16 and has most recently been featured in New American Paintings: South #178. Webster currently lives and works in Memphis, TN.

Delaware-based artist Brandan Henry explores themes of identity, solitude, and stillness through charcoal and graphite drawings. After high school, Henry enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving two tours overseas, including a seven-month deployment in Iraq, where he drew portraits of fellow troops to send to their families. Following his honorable discharge, he used the Montgomery G.I. Bill and Post-9/11 Bill to attend the University of Delaware, earning his BFA in 2013 and MFA in 2022. Henry is a recipient of the Delaware Division of the Arts Individual Fellowship and has exhibited internationally, including in Berlin, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington, DC. His solo exhibition Ebon Solus was recently on view at the Mezzanine Gallery in Wilmington, DE.