2027 Mentors
TRACIE CHING
(she/her)
Founder + Principal Mentor
ERICA WILLIAMS/HOOKIEDUKE
(they/them)
Mentor – 2021-Present
DOALY
(he/him)
Mentor – 2023-Present
ROBERT WILSON IV
(he/him)
Mentor – 2027
ALLISON BLACK
(she/her)
Mentor – 2027
Former Mentors
ORLANDO AROCENA | MEXIFUNK
Illustrator
Mentor, 2021 cohort
Former Guest Mentors
ALLISON BLACK
Illustrator
2023 Cohort
AARON HUEY
Photographer | Explorer | Activist
2023 Cohort
DASHA MATSUURA
Gallery Director
2023 Cohort
STEVE MCNIVEN
Comic Book Illustrator
2021-2023 Cohorts
MURUGIAH
Artist
2023 Cohort
ANDY PARK
Director of Visual Development, Marvel
2021, 2023 Cohorts
YUKO SHIMIZU
Illustrator
2023 Cohort
MATT TAYLOR
Illustrator
2023 Cohort
ROBERT WILSON IV
Comic Book Illustrator
2021, 2023 Cohorts
DRUSILLA ADELINE | SISTER HYDE
Art Director, Percival & Assocs.
Designer
2021 Cohort
MATT FERGUSON
Illustrator | Art Director
2021 Cohort
DIAN HOLTON
Art Director
2021 Cohort
DAMI LEE
Cartoonist
2021 Cohort
DAN MUMFORD
Illustrator
2021, 2025 Cohort
BEN O’KEEFE
CEO, Chaotic Good
2021 Cohort
Mentees
CRISSELLE
Illustator | Muralist | Designer
2025 Cohort
DIANA DADKHAH
Illustator | Designer
2025 Cohort
CAMERON HINOJOSA
Illustrator | Painter | Musician
2025 Cohort
MARYAM/VIVIDBYMARYAM
Illustrator
2023 Cohort
OMAR MARTINEZ/OTTO
Curator, Gallery Nucleus
Illustrator | Muralist
2023 Cohort
VINCENT
Comic Book Illustrator
2023 Cohort
ALIMAYU DAVIS/DEMONE
Artist | Creative Director
2021 Cohort
MICHAEL RICE
Illustrator
2021 Cohort
STEPH C.
Artist
2021 Cohort
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