Bronx Recognizes its Own (BRIO)

Photography - VISUAL ARTS

Adeline Lulo was born in Washington Heights, New York and raised in the Bronx. She earned a BFA from Parsons School of Design. Lulo was the recipient of the En Foco… more

Painting - VISUAL ARTS

Agnes Murray’s lithographs, intaglio prints, monotypes, artist's books, drawings, photographs, watercolors, and oil paintings have been exhibited nationally and… more

Narrative Film & Video - MEDIA ARTS

Alba E. García, a BRONX artist is an international award-winning filmmaker. She is currently working on her 4th film Dangerously Ever After, a stop-motion film based… more

Choreography - PERFORMING ARTS

Alethea Pace is a Bronx-based dancer and choreographer whose work has been presented at New York Live Arts, the Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance (BAAD!), Pregones/PRTT,… more

Dance - PERFORMING ARTS

Emerging as one of the most exciting talents in the New York flamenco community, Aliesha Bryan is turning heads as a performer both nationally and internationally.… more

Narrative Film & Video - MEDIA ARTS

Benedict Campbell is a writer and director focused on fictional dramas for short and feature films. His interest in filmmaking grew from photography and he studied… more

Mixed Media 2D - VISUAL ARTS

Carlos Wilfredo Encarnación is a visual and teaching artist born and raised in Puerto Rico.  He received his BA from CUNY Lehman Herbert College and… more

Playwriting - LITERARY ARTS

After completing her BA in Theatre at Bucknell University and her MA in Directing at Antioch University-McGregor School, Carolyn freelanced nationally as a director… more

Mixed Media 3D - VISUAL ARTS

During her career, Corinne Grondahl's art has crossed over into different disciplines that utilized recycled and repurposed materials.  One of her more prestigious… more

Painting - VISUAL ARTS

Born, raised, and still living in the Bronx, Daniel Hauben's lifelong artistic focus has been the landscape, especially the urban landscape.  Hauben has had over… more

Choreography - PERFORMING ARTS

Davalois Fearon, Dance Magazine’s one of  7 Up-and -coming Black Artists to Have on Your Radar, is a Bessie award-winning, critically-acclaimed dancer, teacher,… more

Crafts - VISUAL ARTS

As a mixed-blood African American and Native American artist living in the south Bronx, Dennis has found a voice in his community. He enjoys using his art to bring… more

Illustrated Text - LITERARY ARTS

Born in 1985 in Bronx, Derrick Michael Charles is an African-American comic book writer currently living in the Coop City section of the Bronx. Graduating from… more

Non-Fiction - LITERARY ARTS

Elaine Musiwa is a Zimbabwean-born writer who currently lives in the Bronx. She writes about black identity and the lives of immigrant families. Her writing has appeared… more

Music Composition - PERFORMING ARTS

Cuban pianist Elio Villafranca is a Steinway Artist, winner of the 2018 Downbeat Critic’s Poll Rising Stars in the Keyboard Category, and a 2009 and 2018 Grammy… more

Music Composition - PERFORMING ARTS

Erik Lundborg found music and started composing at a young age, and at 15 performed his first piano concerto. His Hollywood work includes orchestration for  The… more

Painting - VISUAL ARTS

Heidi was born in Providence, R.I. and attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and Tufts University, Medford, Ma. She was awarded a Traveling Scholarship… more

Poetry - LITERARY ARTS

Having spent most of her adult years as a nurse, in retirement, Helen has returned to writing, specifically: poetry. She earned her English Master’s--Creative Writing:… more

Photography - VISUAL ARTS

Being raised in New York City in the 60s spoke to his awareness of beauty within diverse cultures. Douglass Houses on Manhattan’s Upper West Side offered him the… more

Performance Poetry - PERFORMING ARTS

Lyrical Faith is a recent Master’s degree recipient in Higher Education from the Steinhardt School at New York University. Hailing from the Bronx, she is a New… more

Drawing - VISUAL ARTS

Born in Flushing, Queens, Jairo Serna is a first generation American citizen, and child to Colombian immigrants. Currently residing and working in Bronx, NY, his work… more

Mixed Media 2D - VISUAL ARTS

Jeannie is a mixed media artist with strong working-class roots, acutely aware of everyday and extraordinary violence inflicted on girls and women. For three decades,… more

Choreography - PERFORMING ARTS

Jeremy McQueen is an award-winning choreographer, dedicated to story-telling rooted in experience and social engagement. His work aims to create spaces of comfort,… more

Photography - VISUAL ARTS

Jessica Kirkham is a documentary and fine art photographer based in the Bronx. Her work explores themes of youth, queer identity, abuse, and healing. She received… more

Photography - VISUAL ARTS

Jon Santiago was born in New York City in 1991. His work largely concentrates on America and Puerto Rico, exploring questions of identity, masculinity, class,… more

Crafts - VISUAL ARTS

Jorge A. Valdes (JAVA), born in 1956, is a Cuban American self-taught artist living in New York since 1992.   His use of found objects & broken china traces back… more

Playwriting - LITERARY ARTS

Juan Ramirez, Jr. is an internationally produced writer and a Dramatist Guild member with an MFA from NYU. His latest plays are Sailing Stones with 2018 DUAF, Stroke… more

Vocal Music Performance - PERFORMING ARTS

Justin Hicks is a multidisciplinary artist, composer, and vocalist who uses music to investigate themes of identity, labor, American dream aesthetics, and instinctual… more

Music Composition - PERFORMING ARTS

Kamala Sankaram has been praised as “strikingly original” (NY Times) and “new voice from whom we will surely be hearing mBore” (LA Times). Recent commissions… more

Screenwriting - LITERARY ARTS

Kiara C Jones is a Writer, Director, Producer and the proprietor of Cultivated Films LLC. Her NewYork-based production company champions diverse storytelling and is… more

Music Composition - PERFORMING ARTS

Laura Kaminsky, “one of the top 35 female composers in classical music” (The Washington Post), frequently addresses issues including sustainability, war, and… more

Photography - VISUAL ARTS

Lisa Ross is a New York-based artist.  She received an MFA in Visual Arts from Columbia University.  She has exhibited in the U.S., Europe, and Asia including the Rubin… more

Fiction - LITERARY ARTS

Marcia moved to New York in 2014 to attend the graduate writing program at Sarah Lawrence College. After earning her MFA, she felt she needed to stay in the Bronx… more

Mixed Media 2D - VISUAL ARTS

Self-taught artist Melissa Calderón creates bodies of conceptual work around themes exploring social and political landscapes, drawing upon historical and philosophical… more

Performance Art - VISUAL ARTS

Nicolas treads an elusive path that manifests itself performatively or through experiences where the quotidian and art overlap. He has exhibited and performed extensively… more

Documentary Film & Video - MEDIA ARTS

Pam Sporn is a Bronx based documentary filmmaker, educator, and activist. She loves listening to people tell stories about standing up to injustice in their own unique,… more

Poetry - LITERARY ARTS

Renee uses an autobiographical approach to storytelling to discover topics close to home as a frame of reference to collide new subjects with the old. She has written… more

Fiction - LITERARY ARTS

Richard Frias was born and raised in the Bronx. Richard is currently an Employment Advisor for an adult education program where he helps students of vocational courses… more

Poetry - LITERARY ARTS

Sandra García Rivera has captured audiences throughout the U.S., U.K., and Caribbean as a spoken word poet, and vocalist alongside musical legends. With two… more

Music Composition - PERFORMING ARTS

Stephanie Griffin is an innovative composer and violist with an eclectic musical vision. Born in Canada and based in New York City, her musical adventures have… more

Poetry - LITERARY ARTS

Sydney Valerio is a writer, mother, teacher, youth leadership coach, professor, poet, and performer.  She wrote "Matters", a one-woman show, and performed it at… more

Non-Fiction - LITERARY ARTS

Vanessa Mártir is an NYC based writer, educator and writing coach. She is currently completing her memoir, A Dim Capacity for Wings, and chronicles the journey… more

Fiction - LITERARY ARTS

William Lung received his MFA in Creative Writing from The City College of New York, where he is also an academic advisor and adjunct lecturer.  He’s been a fiction… more