Sophie Leseberg Smith, better known as her stage name, The Nasty Poet, is a poet from South London. As a poet, Smith has performed at venues which include Boiler Room, Just Jam TV, The W Project at Shoreditch House, Emerald Live Events, on NTS Radio, at the Institute of Contemporary Art, and more. She has also been featured in outlets... read full bio
Thelma Golden is a museum director and chief curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York City, New York. Golden grew up in Queens, New York, and while in high school, she began training as a curatorial apprentice at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She went on to earn her B.A. in Art History and African-American Studies from Smith... read full bio
Todd McFarlane is the genius behind the comic book Spawn. He started his work as a cartoon artist at Marvel comics where he wrote comics for Spider-Man. He then left Marvel to launch his own company. In recent years, McFarlane has illustrated comic books less often, focusing on entrepreneurial efforts, such as McFarlane Toys, whose meticulously detailed action figures have... read full bio
Since graduating from college in 1963, Twyla Tharp has choreographed more than one hundred thirty-five dances, five Hollywood movies, directed and choreographed three Broadway shows, written two books and received one Tony Award, two Emmy Awards, seventeen honorary doctorates, the Vietnam Veterans of America President's Award, the 2004 National Medal of the Arts and many grants including the John D.... read full bio
Tyler Mitchell is a well-known American photographer who has distinguished himself in the field with his own aesthetic sensibility. He currently resides in Brooklyn, New York, and is well known for his innovative work, which includes the classic cover image he took of Beyoncé for Vogue. Mitchell, who was raised in Marietta, Georgia, discovered his love of photography in his senior... read full bio
