*Please note this group does not start meeting until April 4th — the 9 weeks will end May 30th, 2024

Mentorship Style: In my mentorship, I prioritize active listening, ensuring that I understand the unique aspirations and challenges of each artist in the group. My approach involves meeting individuals where they are in their creative journey, tailoring guidance to their specific needs and goals. With two decades of experience, I bring a wealth of tools, knowledge, and resources to empower and support artists, fostering a collaborative environment where their talents can flourish.

About Jean Gray: Jean Gray Mohs, a North Carolina native, intricately blends science and spirit in her abstract creations, profoundly influenced by her journey through mothering, chronic illness, and disability. Holding a BFA and MAT degree from Georgia Southern University, Mohs boasts an impressive artistic career, with 26 solo shows, 91 group exhibitions, and contributions to 24 museum and university displays.

More About Jean Gray’s Work:
“Working from Studio 205 at Artspace in Raleigh, NC, Jean Gray Mohs is a versatile artist whose work spans multiple disciplines. Currently focusing on painting and sculpture, Mohs integrates her personal journey with chronic illness and disability into her art through organic wooden objects. Utilizing robust wood and delicate waxed thread as her chosen mediums, she delves into the emotional and physical dimensions of vulnerability and resilience. Mohs is intrigued by the balance of often overlooked everyday workings of the human body that enable us to breathe and move seamlessly, mechanisms disrupted in the face of health challenges. Mohs engages in a process that defies convention, crafting abstract objects that pay homage to and highlight these natural bodily functions. These creations keenly observe the intersection of time and disease on our bodies, conveying the enduring strength, resilience, and fragility of the human form. Mohs' work resonates universally, prompting viewers to reflect on the intricacies of their own human experiences and the delicate dance between the tangible and the abstract.”

Isabel Lu, MPH, RD, (she/they) is a Chinese American visual artist and health equity researcher born and raised in NC. Isabel studied Western nutritional science as an undergraduate student at Cornell University and then public health and dietetics as a graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill. They are currently one of the 2023 Emerging Artists in Residence at Artspace in Raleigh.

Isabel’s vivid work documents the ridiculous and consequential moments of self-exploration and finding community in the South. After years of seeking answers in Western academia, they’re realizing that truth and well-being are ever-evolving ideas only answerable by those experiencing it; that asking themself these questions is a vulnerable, yet powerful, way to honor who they are in this moment. By redefining Traditional Chinese Medicine theories and practices, Isabel looks at their relationship to their body and asexuality. In many of Isabel’s paintings, they enjoy the silliness and seriousness of using food as a meaningful symbol of objectification and ownership among queer Asian American (AA) figures from NC. The AA community in NC is, likewise, defining and redefining itself through storytelling, and Isabel hopes that their work becomes part of this emerging history.

*Please note this group does not start meeting until April 4th — the 9 weeks will end May 30th, 2024