Meet the Artists
Aleathea Sapp-Jimenez
Aleathea is a Brooklyn-based artist of African-Caribbean American descent. Aleathea creates vibrant and evocative portraits of real and imagined people against colorful and organic backgrounds. Her love of flowers and pattern is a common thread in the artwork. The flowers represent all that occurs naturally in our ever-changing lives while the patterns reflect the decisions we make daily. Aleathea’s artwork is her outlet- that which permits her to breathe.
Glori B.
Glori B. is a Brooklyn-based artist. Glori B creates colorful and expressive watercolor paintings that range from self-portrait and portraits of loved ones to scenes of her subjects’ everyday lives. In the hustle and bustle of life, Glori B’s captures the special moments. She naturally sees people in their auras, so she finds it a welcoming responsibility to depict life happening in luminous brush strokes. Glori B’s mission is to tell stories through her watercolor art.
CLoD
Claudia Echeverria, artistically known as CLoD, is from Maracaibo, Venezuela. She paints colorful, whimsical pieces that speak of a world where everyone can be anyone. The bold use of color you see in her artwork is partly a reflection of the Wayuu people, an indigenous tribe of northern Venezuela and Colombia. Claudia uses color, pattern, and shape as a representation of a shared human experience. Her art is an invitation for us all to take control of our lives and show up to this world.
Kadiatou Coulibaly
Kadiatou Coulibaly is a Brooklyn-based painter and cosplayer born in Mali and raised in Gabon. Her art is centered around a concept she calls Denbaw Gaari meaning “mother’s thread” in Bambara, her native language. Denbaw Gaari explores the complexity of genetic memory through maternal connections. The ideas of village, community, and the wisdom of elders often feature in her art. She uses acrylic paint as her primary medium along with bogolan (mudcloth), a material used by her grandmother before her.