Alexandra Antoine is an interdisciplinary visual artist and cultural apprentice based in Chicago, IL. Her work acknowledges the influences of her Haitian culture and interest in portraiture, diasporic foodways, farming and traditional artistic practices of the African diaspora. She honors the different forms and processes her ideas manifest themselves through. She received her BFA in Fine Arts and Arts Education from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and she actively finds ways to showcase her work and collaborate with like-minded people here in the States and internationally. https://www.alexandraantoine.com/
POAP #8 Critical with Heather Owen Heather Owen co-founded One Tail at a Time (https://www.onetail.org/) in 2008 while attending law school. She helped run the organization while practicing litigation in Cook County until 2015. That year she left her career to help One Tail open the Adoption Center and begin to reach its potential. Since then she has served as the Executive Director where she has been passionate about implementing progressive programming to address the problem of needless euthanasia. Heather is passionate about social justice, good books, and finding the best veggie tacos in the city. She is almost always accompanied by her One Tail alum and adventure buddy Trout. DONATE NOW - https://www.onetail.org/donate/
POAP #9 Depth with Tiffany Wong https://www.instagram.com/tiffanywongart/ Tiffany Wong (she/her) is a Chinese American interdisciplinary artist - currently exploring healing and BIPOC liberation through painting. She believes that art is a powerful medium for embodied connection with both the self and local community. In conjunction with her personal practice, she also facilitates BIPOC workshops and mentorships to deepen healing through empowering inter-sovereignty and creative expression from a trauma-informed and anti-oppression lens. Recently, Tiffany founded More Liberation Shop where folks can wear their values on their proverbial sleeve. https://www.etsy.com/shop/moreliberation
