People

Meet the contributors to Landscapes.

Alex Paik
Alex, a Korean man standing and holding a drink while smiling. Alex has glasses and short black hair and wears a blue t shirt. The background includes two paintings.
Artist | Writer | Community Builder
Los Angeles, CA
No Privacy, No Public
Anders Zanichkowsky
Anders, a white effeminate person standing in front of an illuminated white and hot pink neon sign, has brown hair and a mustache and wears a black and white t-shirt and a pink neckerchief.
Artist | Writer
Chicago, IL
No Privacy, No Public
Ari Wolff
A photograph of Ari, a white person standing and carefully holding the edge a white sheet with small, hand-drawn punctation marks printed on it. Ari wears a black mask with with one looking at the camera and one covered by the tapestry. She has gold hair pulled back and wears short black jean cut-off shorts and a black t-shirt. A brick wall and a chair on a light wood floor is behind her.
Artist | Educator
Queens, NY
Another Way
Ashley Hunt
A black and white selfie photo of Ashley Hunt, a white person, pictured in front of a cork board with four photos of trees tacked onto it. He is wearing a hat with a butterfly on it and has a salt and pepper beard.
Artist | Writer | Educator
Los Angeles, CA
Another Way
Avram Finkelstein
A black and white photo of Avram, a white person, sitting down looking straight at the camera. He has black hair, a salt and pepper beard and is wearing a flannel shirt over a black t-shirt.
Artist | Writer
New York, NY
Another Way
Cassils
A photo of Cassils, a white person standing in front of a large projection of an artwork that depicts a masked figured engulfed in flames. Cassils is looking directly at the camera, they have short brown hair and are wearing a black leather jacket.
Visual Artist
Los Angeles, CA
Another Way
Chloë Bass
A photo of Chloë, a mixed-race Black American, with her back to the camera. She is wearing black denim shorts and a blue denim jacket. Her black hair is up in a bun. She is standing on the back of an open-air flatbed truck. There are three large stone bench sculptures on the back of the truck as well, and Chloë is looking down at one of them. The background includes a glass apartment tower to the left, blue sky with wispy white clouds above, several small and leafy trees, and a sign in the background reading "Fort York National Historic Site."
Artist
Brooklyn, NY
Another Way
Dan S. Wang
A man wearing a hoodie, Converse sneakers, and baseball cap sits on a chair in a living room. He is photographed from slightly below and there are plants peeking into the frame.
Artist | Writer
Los Angeles, CA and Chicago, IL
No Privacy, No Public
Denise Shanté Brown
A photo of Denise Shanté, a black woman, sitting at a table writing in a garden. She is wearing glasses, has a septum hoop, and a sleeve of tattoos on her right arm. She is wearing a black tank top.
Multidimensional Designer | Creative Co-conspirator | Intuitive Writer
Baltimore, MD
Another Way
Donna Neuwirth
Two people stand in a green field next to a sign that says Hay Rake Ballet.
Artist Impresario
Reedsburg/Sauk County, WI
No Privacy, No Public
Elisa Harkins
An Indigenous woman with braids wearing a jean jacket is making a two row wapum belt on a homemade loom.
Artist | Composer
Tulsa, OK
Another Way
Emilio Martínez Poppe
Emilio wears clear glasses and a blazer and stands at a podium, gesturing expressively.
Artist
New York, NY
No Privacy, No Public
ENTRE
A Photo of three people standing in front of two artworks that together read "Free Palestine, From the River to the Sea." Monica stands in the center with her arms crossed. She has short black hair and is wearing a light brown t-shirt. Behind her stands Andres, his arms are crossed behind his back and he wears a black t-shirt. C. stands behind Monica, next to Andres, with their arms crossed behind their back as well. C. has short blonde hair and is wearing a white cropped t-shirt.
Co-Founders | Artists
Rio Grande Valley, TX
Another Way
Gabriel San Emeterio
Photo of a light-skinned Latine genderqueer person seated at a table and speaking into a microphone while gesturing with one hand. They have short, dark, curly hair and are wearing a dark long-sleeve top. They are wearing a conference lanyard and using a microphone. The background shows a conference setting with wood-paneled walls and a presentation slide on a screen behind them titled “HIV as a Disability.”
Activist | Advocate | Educator
New York, NY
A Circle of Circles
Gaye Chan
A horizontal photo of Gaye Chan sweeping at a building painted tan and gray, made of poured concrete and bricks. Chan is a human who would normatively be considered middle-aged, gendered 'female' and racialized as 'Asian.' Chan is cleaning up the location of a freestore and a free fridge. Items at the freestore include paint cans, screenprinting screens, a printer, an overhead projector, condiments, a hot pink paper bag, and other unidentifiable items. Chan is turned away from the camera, has blackish shoulder-length hair, wearing a black sleeveless shirt, long brown pants, and boots.
Conceptual Artist
Honolulu, HI
Another Way
Great Leap
An Asian American man in a yellow shirt and LA Dodgers hat stands next to a smiling elder Japanese American woman in a straw hat, glasses, and white shirt, and a smiling Filipin@e American mixed race gender non-conforming person with a faded haircut and a blue and white shirt.
Multicultural Arts Organization
Tongva land, Los Angeles, CA
A Circle of Circles
Jameson Paige
Jameson sits outdoors at a table, looking off into the distance. He wears a beige button-up and a chain around his neck.
Curator | Writer
Philadelphia, PA
No Privacy, No Public
Janet Sarbanes
A woman with dark, curly hair and dark-framed glasses stands in front of a bookshelf.
Writer
Los Angeles, CA
No Privacy, No Public
Jocelyn Jackson
Jocelyn stands in front of a screen, introducing the EARTH SEED film. The audience sits around her on bean bag chairs and couches.
Artist
Oakland, CA
A Circle of Circles
Justine Di Fiore
An artist is in their studio working on a painting. She is crouched down on one knee with her back facing the camera and is wearing a light blue shirt and black pants. There is a palette table with brushes on the left and other paintings and painting racks in the background.
Visual Artist
Los Angeles, CA
No Privacy, No Public
Kathie deNobriga
A photo of three people in the driveway of a brick house. They are gathered around a table covered with a white tablecloth decorated with colorful lights. On the table, there are two cakes, a bowl of oranges, and some disposable cups and plates. Kathie, a white person, is sitting at the table. She has gray hair and is wearing a purple shirt and black jacket. A friend stand behind her, smiling at the camera as they embrace Kathie. This friend is wearing a baseball cap, a black jacket, red and black scarf, and black pants with silver studs. On the other side of Kathie, another friend is opening a bottle of champagne. They have blonde hair and are wearing glasses, a blue jacket, and black pants.
Theater Maker | Organizational Consultant
Pine Lake, GA
Another Way
kimi malka hanauer
kimi malka hanauer sits on a wooden pallet in their studio. kimi is of sephardic and ashkenazi descent, has curly hair, glasses, and wears flannel a button up shirt. Their legs are folded, one beneath them, and the other placed on the floor facing the right. Behind them, a grid of artworks hang on the wall, featuring oversized scans of hands holding various materials. Most prominently, hands hold up an image of a sun setting over a body of water. The floor is grey and the afternoon sun lights kimi's face from the left.
Artist | Writer
Lenape Land ("Brooklyn, NY")
No Privacy, No Public
LJ Roberts
A black and white photo of LJ Roberts. LJ, a White person with short dark hair, sits with their arms crossed, looking intently at the camera. They are wearing a black t-shirt.
Multidisciplinary Visual Artist
Providence, RI
Another Way
Martha Gonzalez
Black and white image of a brown woman holding a percussion instrument and looking up in delight as she plays joyfully.
Chicana Artivista | Associate Professor
Los Angeles, CA
A Circle of Circles
Mary Patten
Black-and-white newspaper photo of Mary Patten being arrested at Chicago’s City Hall in November, 1989. On Patten’s left side is a large police office holding Patten’s head in a choke-hold, with another cop right behind. Patten is wearing a winter coat and a keffiyeh (Palestinian scarf). Her left hand grasps one edge of the coat inside which was $1,000 of bail money. The civil disobedience action was in protest of AIDS policies and discrimination by then-Mayor Richard M. Daley and his administration. On the right side of the photo is an unidentified man holding a briefcase and folders under his arm, watching the scene.
Visual Artist | Video Maker | Writer | Educator | Curator | Political Activist
Chicago, IL
Another Way
Mona Gazala
A photo of Mona, a blond-haired middle-eastern woman wearing eyeglasses, a black top and blue jeans. Mona is crouching on the grass in front of a red brick building. On the building are 3 square banners painted sky blue with dark brown lettering.
Artist
West Central Ohio
Another Way
Nobuko Miyamoto
A Japanese American woman holds a microphone and stands on a dark stage. She wears bright orange flowy clothes and a yellow and orange scarf, round glasses, a beret, and silver jewelry.
Songwriter | Movement and Theater Artist
Los Angeles, CA
A Circle of Circles
Quetzal Flores
A man in a bright red shirt plays a jarana, a guitar-shaped fretted stringed instrument. The wall behind him is bright lime green.
Musician | Cultural Justice Organizer
Los Angeles
A Circle of Circles
Risa Puleo
A photo of Risa, a medium-skinned brown woman with dark, shoulder-length curly hair stands in front of a brick wall. She wears a black t-shirt designed by Chicago-based artist Monica Trinidad with the words “defend our communities” written in white lettering. The outline of raised fists are drawn under the letters.
Curator
Chicago, IL
Another Way
Robby Herbst
Three figures stand and lean around a tandem bike in a backyard, surrounded by trees and plants.
Interdisciplinary Artist | Critical Writer
New York, NY
No Privacy, No Public
Ryan Lee Wong
Ryan sits cross-legged on the lawn of a city park. His hands are mid-clap and to his right is a singing bowl on a small pillow.
Writer | Buddhist
Millerton, NY
No Privacy, No Public
The Center for Artistic Activism
The photo on the left depicts Stephen Dunbcombe. Steve is smiling at the camera while sitting outside. Steve is wearing a straw hat, wearing glasses and has a salt and pepper beard. On the right, Mauricio Delfin is pictured smiling with his head turned towards the side. Mauricio has short black hair, a black beard, and is wearing a brown leather jacket.
Research Partner
New York, NY
Another Way
What Would an HIV Doula Do?
A screenshot of a Zoom call showing a gallery of eleven people’s screens. Each person holds up a paper with a handwritten letter spelling out “¿WWHIVDD?” A final screen shows a yellow page with “WWHIVDD? ¿QHUDDVIH?” written in dark marker.
Collective
US, Mexico, and Canada
A Circle of Circles
Wild Path Collective
A gathering between Wild Path Collective members and community visitors who are interested in joining the collective. In the center of the photo is Louis Alemayehu, who is sharing some of his poetry with the group. Baba Louis is our Elder and the convener of Wild Path's founding members. To his left is nouf saleh, a founding member of the group. She wears purple overalls and pensively reads a page of his poetry.
Land Stewardship Organization
Twin Cities, MN and Osceola, WI
A Circle of Circles
Yrneh Gabon
A Jamaican man with glasses and a salt and pepper mohawk stands against a red wall with his hands together.
Interdisciplinary Artist | Research Scholar | Writer
Los Angeles, CA
No Privacy, No Public