Arch Jones is an interdisciplinary artist working primarily in painting and installation. Jones uses immersive storytelling to engage with the fears and discomfort white Americans have projected upon BIPOC individuals by employing a framework that manipulates the scientific jargon commonly utilized in anthropology. Originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, Jones holds a B.A. in Art from St. Cloud State University. Jones is a former high school art teacher, and has exhibited his work across the country, including California, Colorado, Minnesota, and New Mexico. He has been invited and attended workshops at the Highpoint Center for Printmaking and the Anderson Ranch Art Center. He received the President’s Award at the 2024 Juried Student Show at NMSU. The same year, he attended an artist residency at the Fish Factory in Stöðvarfjörður, Iceland. Currently residing in New Mexico, Arch is completing his MFA program in Fine Art at NMSU, and will be attending the Apapacho Residency program in Mexico City in summer 2026. 

Ezekiel Martey is a Ghanaian interdisciplinary artist working across sculpture, installation, jewelry, and metalsmithing. Born and raised in Ghana, Martey earned his BA from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology before moving to the United States for graduate study. His practice is shaped by personal experience and shared histories of labor, waiting, and adaptation, paying attention to the unseen pressures that settle in before and after migration. Martey has exhibited his work nationally and internationally and has received awards and institutional recognition, including an Honorable Mention from the Society of North American Goldsmiths in 2025. He is currently based in New Mexico, completing his MFA in Jewelry & Metalsmithing at New Mexico State University.