ABOUT CHRISTOPHER BATTEN

Born in Detroit, Christopher Batten began his undergraduate training at the Columbus College of Art and Design, and later completed his training at the College for Creative Studies where he earned a BFA in Illustration in 2006. Batten is a 2017 graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art’s LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting MFA program, where he received a Hoffberger Merit Scholarship, the Dr. Leslie King Hammond Graduate Award, and two AIGA Worldstudio Scholarships. While at MICA, Batten also served as a Graduate Program Assistant to Joan Waltemath, Hoffberger School Director. His artwork has been exhibited in cities such as Detroit, New York, San Antonio, Baltimore, and Atlanta. Subsequently, Batten’s works have appeared at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and Red Bull Arts Detroit. He has been an Artist in Residence at Red Bull Arts Detroit and the Creative Alliance. Batten is also an art educator and is currently faculty at Bard High School Early College Baltimore and an adjunct professor at the Maryland Institute College of Art.

ABOUT MARIE AMEGAH

Marie Amegah is a visual artist currently based in the Baltimore-Washington DC area. Her work encircles themes of immigration, identity, queer storytelling, nostalgia, and human connection. She explores these core themes through various 2D media such as painting, illustration, collage and books. The past few years, her work has been shown in numerous shows in the DC area, a televised news program, and online exhibitions.