Jaina Cipriano is a photographer, filmmaker, and experiential designer whose work delves into the emotional complexities of religious and romantic entrapment.

Nina Mollo is an artist, curator, and the Gallery Director of the Copley Society of Art. With a background in photography and book-making, her artistic practice focuses on the domestic landscape. She also serves as the Graphic Designer for HerSector.

Julie Beck began her career as a graphic designer and video editor by day, and painter by night. After a decade of self-directed artistic exploration she began her atelier training at the Academy of Realist Art, Boston. Discovering formal technical training in her 30s propelled her work to new heights and inspired a transformative shift in her life. Since 2013, Julie has served as both an instructor and the Assistant Director at ARA Boston.

Jeanne Rosier Smith grew up painting, but like so many other artists, she didn't initially consider art as a viable career path. She went on to earn a Ph.D. in English and American Literature and taught at the college level for ten years before realizing art needed to be her life full time.  She has been working as a full-time artist for more than twenty years, painting in pastel and teaching classes and workshops.  She is currently represented by nine US galleries and offers online video instruction through EpiphanyFineArt.com.

Lucy Yan switched careers from engineering to oil painting full-time following the death of her artist grandfather (爷爷). Engaging classical realist and impressionist techniques, she reveals intimate contemplations with viewers: grief, queer love, introspection... “Lucy’s work has soul,” an observer once said. Through still life and portraiture, she invites you to contemplate sources of inspiration alongside her. Lucy’s formal artistic training comes from the Realist Academy of Art in Boston. After serving as Board President for two years at non-profit Gallery 263, she is a current Emerging Artist Member at the Copley Society of Art and an Exhibiting Artist Member at the Providence Art Club. Photo credit Doug Breault

Michele is a multidisciplinary artist working in collage, acrylics, watercolor, pastels, and photography. Portraits of people and animals often carry a hint of humor or a clear social message, shaped by a practice built on curiosity and steady experimentation. Inspired by nature and travel, this work evolves through ongoing reinvention and engages viewers in a shared search for meaning. Her art reflects a belief that beauty exists in both new and aging forms, and that every subject holds potential—an invitation for others to explore their own creative instincts and question what could emerge from the world around them.

Catherine LeComte Lecce is a Burlington, MA–based interdisciplinary artist and nonprofit arts leader of Puerto Rican and European heritage. Her work is shaped by this bi-cultural background and explores lineage, motherhood, and feminist perspectives through photography and mixed media.

She was a 2025 Creative Entrepreneurship Fellow with the Arts and Business Council of Greater Boston and a recipient of the 2025 Mass Cultural Council Grant for Creative Individuals. Catherine serves as Executive Director of the Photographic Resource Center in Cambridge, MA, and is the co-founder and manager of the Burlington Micro Gallery, a mobile exhibition space dedicated to expanding access to the arts.