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Sara Abbott Artist and co-owner, 3CarPileUp Bob Adams Artist Glen Allen Artist Christopher Alt Architect, Studio Ma Scott Andrews Director, Cakewalk Projects, and co-founder, Open Venue Griselda Avalos Fashion designer Janet Baker Curator of Asian Art, Phoenix Art Museum Joe Baker Curator of Fine Arts, Heard Museum, and co-founder, Open...
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Sara Abbott
Artist and co-owner, 3CarPileUp

Bob Adams
Artist

Glen Allen
Artist

Christopher Alt
Architect, Studio Ma

Scott Andrews
Director, Cakewalk Projects, and co-founder, Open Venue

Griselda Avalos
Fashion designer

Janet Baker
Curator of Asian Art, Phoenix Art Museum

Joe Baker
Curator of Fine Arts, Heard Museum, and co-founder, Open Venue

Matt Baker
Founder, Metropolitan Arts Institute

Kevin Barlow
Co-owner, The Old Brickhouse Grill

Tracy Barrett
Artist/Holga's resident

Sterling Bartlett
Artist

Leslie Barton
Performance artist and entertainment booker for Modified Arts

Lee Berger
Artist

Rachel Bess
Citywide Studios artist

Chris Bianco
Chef owner, Pizzeria Bianco and Pane Bianco

Richard Bledsoe
Artist

Carrie Bloomston
eye lounge artist

Brian Boner
Sixth Street Studios artist

Paul Booth
515 artist

Jennifer Bortz
515 artist

Shari Boulanger
Artist and Artlink rep

Kim Bridgeford
Artist/Holga's resident

Eric Brown
Developer

Denny Brownell (a.k.a. DJ Nimh)
DJ, owner, Lost & Found Vintage

Wil Bruder
Architect

Reid Butler
Developer

Timothy Chapman
Citywide Studios artist

Sue Chenoweth
eye lounge artist

Ken Cheuvront
Owner, Cheuvront

Colin Chillag
Artist

Johnny Chu
Chef, co-owner, Fate

Cynthia Clements
Artist/Holga's resident

Sean Collins
Artist/Holga's resident

Tom Cooper
Artist/Holga's resident

Cindy Dach
Artist and writer, Co-founder, 515 and eye lounge galleries, Sixth Street Studios

Chris Danowski
Co-artistic director of Theater in My Basement

Darren Davis (blenderHAUS)
owner, graphic design firm

Karen Dawson
Co-owner, Ruby Beet Gourmet

Janet de Berge Lange
Artist

Pete Deise
Sculptor

Girard DeMuro
owner, be.headed Salon & Gallery

Edna Depo
Artist

Damon Dering
Nearly Naked Theatre Company

Eddie Dominguez
Artist

Christopher Duran
Sculptor, owner of Icon Studios

Nan Ellin
Professor of Architecture, ASU

Meredith Elliot
Fashion designer

Tupac Enrique
Toniterra Hispanic Community Center

Silvana Salcido Esparza
Chef owner, Barrio Café

Greg Esser
Artist, Co-founder, 515 and eye lounge galleries, Sixth Street Studios

Amy Ettinger
Director, OutFar! Phoenix Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

Rob Evans
515 artist

Jeff Falk
Visual and performance artist

Fausto Fernandez
Artist

Mark Freedman
Artist

Michelle Fuller
Citywide Studios artist

Gary GeskeOwner
PedalTek

Jimi Girdner
Citywide Studios artist

Jodie Gnat
Co-owner, Shh! Studio & Gallery

Ty Goldwater
Interior designer

Steve Gompf
Video artist

Mike Goodwin
515 artist

Phil Gordon
Incoming mayor of Phoenix

Doug Grant
Co-owner, Perihelion Gallery

Luis Grisco
Bartender, Durant's

Wendy Gruber
Co-owner, Barrio Café

Luis Gutierrez
Artist

Alan Gutkin
Developer

Jon Haddock
Artist

Teddy Hamilton
Artist/Holga's resident

Cloti Hammons
Emancipation Marathon, Downtown activist

Julie Hampton
Performance artist/writer

Len Harris
Artist

The Heartgraves
Downtown band

Richard Herman
Artist

Heidi Hesse
Artist

Helen Hestenes
Owner, Icehouse

Oliver Hibert
Artist

Dan Hoffman
Architect, Studio Ma

Scott Hohl
Co-owner, Shh! Studio & Gallery

Marjorie Hoskins
Co-owner, Ruby Beet Gourmet

Carol Johnson,
Evans Churchill
Community Activist

Dana Johnson
Co-owner, Alwun House

Marlyne Jones
eye lounge artist

Josie
Fashion designer

JRC
Performance artist

Jennifer Kiraly
eye lounge artist

Brad Konick
515 artist

David Lacy
Owner, My Florist Cafe, Willo Baking Company, My Florist Market

Byron Lahey
eye lounge artist

Kimber Lanning
Owner, curator, Modified Arts

Carolyn Lavender
eye lounge artist

Darren Lewis
eye lounge artist

Brandy Lintecum
Slam poet, musician

Tara Logsdon
Artist/Holga's resident

Annie Lopez
Visual and performance artist

Miranda Lowe
Co-owner, Fate

Luna Lujan
Artist/Holga's resident

Ilana Lydia
Co-artistic director, Theater in My Basement

Jeff Lyon
Artist

Mike Maas
Artist

The MadCaPs
Downtown band

Jake Martinez
Artist, co-owner, Crisis Gallery

Melissa Martinez
515 artist

Cole Massey
Co-owner, The Old Brickhouse Grill

Emily Matyas
eye lounge artist

Sloane McFarland
Artist, property owner

Ed Mell
Artist

Camille Messina
Fashion designer

Abbey Messmer
Annex Studio artist

Galina Mihaleva
Costume designer and fashion instructor

Paulina Miller
Owner, Paulina Miller Studio Gallery

Mike Miskowski
Annex Studio artist

Kim Moody
Co-owner, Alwun House

Beatrice Moore
Artist, downtown artist studio property owner

Jason Moore
Artist/Holga's resident

Christiana Moss
Architect, Studio Ma

Mike Nagel
Artist/Holga's resident

Jeff Newton
Photographer

Thong Nguyen
Artist

Doug Oland
Artist

Dan Oldejan
Artist

Anthony Oliver
iMetropolis

Billy Oxford
Arizona Pedal Cab Company

Jason Rudolph
PeñaArtist

Pete Petrisko
Artist, co-owner, Crisis Gallery

Susan Pool
Co-owner, Pizzeria Bianco and Pane Bianco

Christy Puetz
eye lounge artist

Wayne Rainey
Photographer, Owner, monOrchid, Holga's

Christina Ramirez
Artist

Brady Roberts
Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art, Phoenix Art Museum

Josh Rose
Editor, Shade

Rebecca Ross
eye lounge artist

Gregory Sale
Visual Arts Director, Arizona Commission on the Arts

Scott Sanders
Owner, Paper Heart Gallery

Gretchen Schermerhorn
515 artist

Dennita Sewell
Curator of Fashion Design, Phoenix Art Museum

David Sheflin
Owner, Vintage Fashion Inc.

Mary Shindell
515 artist

Tom Simplot
Phoenix City Councilman

Randy Slack
Artist and co-owner, 3CarPileUp

Joe Willie Smith
eye lounge artist

Laura Spalding
Artist

James Stewart
515 artist

Curt Stickler
Ceramist

Galin Stanev
Fashion designer

Steve Strange
Performance artist

Thomas Strich
eye lounge artist

Derrick Suarez
Owner, Paisley Violin

Karolina Sussland
eye lounge artist

Hans Swanson
Artist/Holga's resident

David Therrien
entrepreneur

Shauna Thibault
Artist/Holga's resident

Kathleen Thomas
Director, Studio LoDo/Phoenix Center for Contemporary Art

Kate Timmerman
eye lounge artist

Theodore Troxel
eye lounge artist

Joanna 23
Artist, co-owner, Thought Crime Gallery

Michael 23
Artist, co-owner, Thought Crime Gallery

Fred Unger
Developer

Jennifer Urso
eye lounge artist

Tera Vessels
Owner, Tera's Garden

Charles Walker
Co-owner, Passage

Sarah Walker
Co-owner, Passage

Frances Ward
eye lounge artist

Rory Wasserman
515 artist

Daniel Wayne
Co-owner, Lux Coffeebar

Felicia Ruiz Wayne
Co-owner, Lux Coffeebar

Jonathan Wayne
Owner, Red Modern Furniture

Judy Wayne
Pastry chef, Paloma Pastries

Steve Weiss
Photographer, organizer, No Festival Required

Ian Wender
Artist/Holga's resident

Todd West
Artist

Matthew Wiener
Actors Theatre of Phoenix

Grant Wiggins
Artist

World Class Thugs
Downtown band

Denise Yaghmourian
eye lounge artist

Steve Yazzie
Artist

Amy YoungCo-owner, Perihelion Gallery

David Young
515 artist

Tony Zahn
Artist, downtown artist studio property owner

Geoff Zalot
Artist

Robert Zunigha
Artist/ Holga's resident

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