The Art Circle listens to collaborators’ stories and designs images, colors, and themes to represent each collaborator’s uniqueness, as well as the “big picture” that ties all of us together.
Art Circle
Collaborators
Denise Bright Dove Ashton-Dunkley
Denise is an award winning Master Artisan and Educator of Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape culture. A member of the Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape Tribal Nation of New Jersey, she actively educates other members and the public about Nanticoke Lenni-Lenape culture, past and present. Denise is passionate about environmental and climate change activism, as well as MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) awareness.
Eurhi Jones
Eurhi Jones Art
ig: @eurhi.jones
Eurhi has been painting murals in the Philadelphia region since 1999. She has worked independently and with the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program designing artwork for schools and garden spaces, a recreation center, a playground and a library. In addition to painting, she works with textiles, embroidery and sculpture.
Gamar Markarian
gamarworks.com
ig: @gamarmarkarian
Gamar is a highly curious researcher, design strategist, systems thinker, educator, storyteller, documentary filmmaker, and urbanist with a background in media, photography, urban design and landscape architecture. Prior to moving to New York City, Gamar co-founded Atelier Hamra, a landscape architecture studio in Beirut. She is currently an independent consultant collaborating with Philadelphia Murals Arts Program’s Environmental Justice Department.
Dolores Stanford
Native American House Alliance, Inc.
Dolores graduated from Community College of Philadelphia in 2008 and earned a BFA from Tyler School of Arts in 2010. She has worked in murals, oil on canvas, acrylics, printmaking, lithography, etchings, photography, ceramics, and leather. She is Nanticoke, and is the vice president of the Native American House Alliance, as well as a proud mother.
Jeremie Rose Wimbrow
Jeremie Rose Brand Design
ig: @jeremierose.design
Jeremie Rose explores design as social action in art, music, and political spaces. She strives to advance equitable futures by elevating femme and marginalized voices. In addition to the Climate Justice Initiative, she has also done branding work for Womanly magazine.