Dustin Grella received a BA in Interdisciplinary Studies at the University of Akron and is currently seeking an MFA in Computer Art at the School of Visual Arts (New York, NY). The artist/writer has based his past projects developing artifacts and events that explore elements of human experience through the passage of time. Through animation, performance, the creation of fabricated artifacts and experimental processes, the artist intends to unite us in humanity and emphasize the importance of the Now.

Grella creates an interactive installation utilizing motion sensor technology to record images drawn on a chalkboard by gallery visitors. Through stop motion photography, an animated film will be created on the spot and on view in the gallery space. Visitors experience the process of animated filmmaking, view their contribution to this film, and be a part of a larger project.

Grella has shown his work at the Emily Davis Gallery, Summit Art Space and various exhibitions in the Northeast Ohio area.

Nichola Kinch received an MFA from the Tyler School of Art at Temple University ( Elkins Park, PA). In the past, Kinch used video installation incorporating interaction with viewers to examine how physical perspective and proximity can act as metaphors for psychological perspective.

Kinch spent months photographing random items that have accumulated in her home. The artist transforms these photographs into abstract landscapes presented in the gallery space representing evidence of individual activity and abandoned affairs. The artist sites Georges Perec as a source of inspiration for the project.

The installation artist has exhibited throughout Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia.