Carl Angel is a painter and illustrator whose work is exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. He was born in Maryland and raised in Hawaii; he currently lives in San Leandro, California.
Enrique Chagoya teaches painting, drawing and printmaking at Stanford University. His paintings and graphics have been around the world. He was born in Mexico City and now lives in San Francisco, California.
George Crespo is an illustrator, a sculptor, and author and a teacher. He was born in Yonkers, New York, in 1962, and moved back and forth with his family between Puerto Rico and New York. He now lives in New York City.
Mark Dukes is an iconographer and painter. His work includes an icon mural of 75 dancing saints for St. Gregory’s Episcopal Church in San Francisco. Mark was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1958 and now lives in Oakland, California.
Maya Christina Gonzalez grew up in the Mojave Desert. A fine artist whose work has been featured on the cover of Chicano/a Art, she also illustrated or contributed to over a dozen children’s books including the award-winning book, My Colors, My World.
Caryl Henry is a painter and mixed-media artist who is deeply influenced by the art of the Yoruba people of West Africa. She was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey and now lives in Somerset, New Jersey.
Nancy Hom is an artist, mother, and community activist. She was born in Toisan, China and grew up in New York City. She now lives in San Francisco.
Hung Liu is an internationally exhibited painter who often explores themes of Chinese women in history. Born in Changchun, China, she came to the United States in 1984, and now lives in Oakland, California.
Judith Lowry of Mountain Maidu, Hamawi Pit-River, and Australian descent, is one of California’s premier contemporary Native American artists. She was born in Washington, D.C., and now lives in Nevada City, California.
Stephen Von Mason is a painter, printmaker, and fine art framer whose work is exhibited internationally. He was born in South Bend, Indiana and now lives in Oakland, California.
Mira Reisberg is an artist, designer and art teacher who loves to do school visits and educational consulting. She was born in Melbourne, Australia, and now lives and teaches in DeKalb, Illinois.
JoeSam. is a mixed-media artist with a strong love of third world cultures. Known for his innovative public art sculptures, he is also an internationally recognized painter. He was born in Harlem, New York and now lives in San Francisco, California.
Patssi Valdez, a leading figure in the Chicano art movement, is a painter and a set and costume designer for theater, film and television. She was born in Los Angeles, California, where she lives today.
Helen Zughaib is a painter whose work is shown in many galleries in the metropolitan D.C. area. She was born in Beirut, Lebanon and now lives in Washington, D.C. with her two cats.
• 2000 Skipping Stones Honor Award Winner
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