(they/them) is a creature maker and world builder based in Central Texas. They hold a BFA in Metals and Jewelry from Texas State University and an MFA from SUNY New Paltz. Sulo has exhibited their work nationally and internationally with various galleries, and Jewelry Weeks in Budapest, Milan, and New York.

They are a co-founder of Queer Metalsmiths where they seek to uplift queer voices in the field of metalsmithing and craft. During NYC Jewelry Week 2022 they served as a panelist on "Identity Adorned: The Intersection of Jewelry and Queerness" at the Museum of Art and Design while exhibiting their work with Sienna Patti Contemporary at R&Company. Sulo was named one of ten artists in the nation for the 2022 Emerging Artist Cohort with American Craft Council and later received the esteemed Marzee Graduate Prize at the International Graduate Show with Galerie Marzee.

(they/them) is an artist and educator whose practice sites itself on the body. Their research interests include cultural appropriation, social practice, gender, and US political identities/affiliations. leslie’s most recent work explores the passage of queer bodies through "wilderness" spaces and is expressed through object making, performance, and video. leslie has exhibited throughout the US and in venues abroad.

leslie studied Metalsmithing + Jewelry at the Rhode Island School of Design (MFA) and Pratt Institute (BFA). They are an Associate Professor of Art and the Jewelry Area Coordinator at Metropolitan State University of Denver. leslie is a founding member of the JV Collective, a national group of contemporary jewelry artists based in South Philadelphia.

(he/they) is a Philadelphia based artist engaged in craft based mediums combining jewelry, fibers, collage, and found objects to build an interdisciplinary, adornment-based practice that explores the intersections of gender, liminality, and absurdity.

Davis received his BFA from Syracuse University in 2022, and MFA from Tyler School of Art in Metals/Jewelry/CAD/ CAM in 2024. His work has been exhibited internationally for Munich Jewelry Week, and locally in a variety of group shows. He has been the recipient of the Future Faculty Fellowship at Temple University, and a SOURCE undergraduate research grant in Syracuse, NY. As a teaching artist, he has been running jewelry making workshops since 2021, and teaching jewelry classes in Philadelphia since 2022.

(they/them) is an interdisciplinary artist based in Denver. They primarily work in metals, textiles, drawing, and painting. They are a trained jeweler and amateur bodybuilder, and hold a Bachelor of Arts in Anti-Colonial and Queer Craft from Metropolitan State University of Denver.

(they/she) Omar Monroy is an award-winning trans nonbinary Oaxaqueña immigrant artist of Ñuu'savi descent. Their brand El Techichi is a creative medium to honor their heritage and craft unique jewelry. By blending traditional and contemporary materials, they draw inspiration from Mexico's rich ecosystems and Ñuu'savi artistry, infusing their creations with a distinctive NYC flair. Their work has been featured on icon Lily Gladstone, in Vogue, and recognized by NYC Jewelry Week’s Here We Are Award.

Born in Iztapalapa, Mexico, and raised on Ñuu'savi land in La Ciudad Heroica Huajuapan de León, Oaxaca, Omar was brought to the U.S. by their mother in 1999 to Ontario, California, which resides on Kizh land. 

(she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist. Although painting is her primary focus, she also works in metal, leather, sewing, tattooing, and more. She works to confront systemic racism, by exploring issues within contemporary society and how they relate to the near and distant past. As a black woman, her art is a way to gain pride in her identity and is meant to make others in the black community share that pride. 

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(they/them) is a jeweler and artist growing mutant objects that play with gender and sexuality. their interests range from queer theory and object-oriented ontology to industrial manufacturing processes and spirituality. rae holds a BS in Industrial Design with minors in Sexualities and Jewelry from MSU Denver. they have exhibited their work across the US and EU, at Munich jewelry week, NYC jewelry week and in print media. they are currently a participant in Current Obsession’s GEMZ talent acceleration program.