Libby Deacon is an artist based in Memphis, Tennessee. She graduated from Crosstown High School in 2024. Through her work she explores themes of death, fear, displacement, religion, and self-awareness. She communicates this through a variety of materials including: illustrations on paper, acrylic paint, textiles, wood, and elements of nature. Libby has participated in group exhibitions at the Brooks Museum of Art and the Dixon Gallery. Most recently, Libby exhibited her work at a pop up exhibition at the Metal Museum in Memphis, Tennessee

Xavier Hall is an interdisciplinary artist based in Memphis, Tennessee. He graduated from high school in 2024. His work spans a variety of mediums including: sculpture, pen on wood, and stone. His work is rooted in self-introspection of his experience as a Black Man in America. Xavier was a recipient of a national gold key award from the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers. Most recently, Xavier exhibited his work as a part of a pop-up exhibition at the Metal Museum in Memphis, Tennessee.

Kingston Stringer, a senior at Central High School, explores political, historical and religious themes. Through the use of social commentary, he broadcasts how European perspectives play on black identity; constricting and molding them with its inherent bias. His work illustrates this concept through allusions to biblical stories, seeking to defy false eurocentric narratives with vivid retellings of biblical passages that are held in a tinted view.

Caroline Chandler is a visual artist based in Memphis, Tennessee. She is a senior at St. Mary’s Episcopal School. She actively engages teens from her school and all over Memphis through volunteering and organizing events that encourage young artists. Caroline has received numerous awards including two gold keys from the Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards and a national silver key from the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers. In addition to her visual art practice, Caroline helps to design and fabricate theater sets for the Memphis University School Theater Company, for which she currently serves as co-president of.

Yamileth Becerra Barbosa is from Memphis, Tennessee. She graduated from Arlington High School in 2023. Yamileth is a Chicana artist interested in exploring feminine identity, culture, and labor as a 2nd generation Mexican in the United States. She works with personal and found objects to push their functional conditions in a sculptural and spatial realm. Yamileth is currently working towards her BFA in Studio Art at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC). At SAIC, she was a participant in the First-Year Scholars Program and has shown at Site Gallery in SAIC.

Jameelah Rashada is an artist from Memphis, Tennessee. She is a 2025 graduate of Whitehaven High School. Her work encompasses acrylic painting and sculpture. Thematically, Jameelah’s work focuses on themes such as mental health and suppressed feelings. Jameelah is a recipient of a silver key award from the Mid-South Scholastic Art Awards. Most recently, Jameelah’s work has been shown at the Memphis International Airport.

Jisel Patino Perez is a young artist from Memphis, Tennessee. She is a rising senior at Memphis Rise Academy. Jisel’s work focuses on her childhood memories and fears she experiences as a Gen Z. Jisel has presented her work at the Benjamin Hooks Library as a part of the Youth Arts Festival. As a part of the fellowship, Jisel was able to be in a group exhibition at the Brooks Museum of Art. Additionally, Jisel has worked with the Teen Council at the Dixon Museum of Art.