Dawn Marie Rozzo, Raleigh, North Carolina

https://dawnrozzo.com/ @dawnmarie.rozzo https://dawnmarierozzo.substack.com

I am a painter and collage artist. I am immersed in my garden and the local landscape. I have also long been interested in things that are hidden or altered by time. My art practice explores both these interests.

My observations call for spontaneous, gestural studies with the paintbrush or pencil, but are finalized through step-by-step processes. Painted over collage or canvas, my work hints at mystery, or incongruence while staying grounded in my love of the natural world.

Caprice McNeill, Raleigh, NC

https://capricemcneill.com/ | @caprice_mcneill_artist

Artist Statement

I create paintings that hold space—physically and emotionally. Drawing on the structure of courtyards and enclosed gardens, I explore the inner self through layered surfaces and openings I think of as breathing areas—sites of rest, contemplation, and protection. Flowers, whether abstract or representational, are my visual language. They draw viewers in with their beauty while also pointing to impermanence, vitality, and the complexity of emotion. Even in my most minimal pieces, floral forms guide color, shape, and tone. Their arrangement influences how the work is perceived and experienced. Each piece reflects the internal dialogue between what we choose to express and what we choose to keep within.

Bio

Caprice McNeill is a multidisciplinary artist based in North Carolina. She studied graphic design at the College of Design at NC State University, where she developed a strong foundation in composition and visual structure. A lifelong love of gardens—and their spatial logic, containment, and sensory richness—deeply informs her practice. Studying in Italy further refined her sensitivity to color and form. McNeill’s work explores interiority, sacred space, and emotional resonance through floral imagery and architectural reference.

Jean Gray Mohs, Raleigh, NC

https://www.jeangraymohs.com | @jeangraymohs | In the Studio With

Jean Gray Mohs creates tactile, abstract sculptures in wood, metal, and thread that explore the body as both structure and shelter. Shaped by her experience with chronic illness and an organ transplant, her work transforms personal narrative into organic forms that honor memory, invite touch, and hold space for connection. Her pieces live in private collections, public spaces, and exhibitions, and she welcomes collaborations and commissions.

Adam Cohen, Raleigh, NC

https://adamdcohen.com / | @yourpaladam

I paint human interiors. I turn people inside out, revealing their spirit, and mine, and – hopefully, when you look at them – yours.

My figures straddle abstract and figurative worlds. They emerge from an undifferentiated place, like a creature just breaking the surface of the ocean, its shape still distorted by the water’s lens.

Improvisation, chance, accident and surprise are central to my practice. I try to keep a portal open to my unconscious, and there’s a sense of collaborating with something larger than myself. This results in images I could neither plan nor duplicate.

Currently a studio artist at Artspace in Raleigh, NC.