Theresa Akers is an interdisciplinary performance designer focusing on building new and interesting multimedia compositions applying sound, light and spatial storytelling elements in immersive collaborations throughout Minneapolis. Chief Creative Officer of Mesh Lab, she has designed for Mu Performing Arts, Freshwater Theatre, Workhaus Collective and Hennepin Theatre Trust. A graduate of NYU’s Gallatin Program for →
Michael Braunlin resides in St.Paul, MN with his fiancé and their cat and dog. He has a BFA with an emphasis in Architecture from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He did the Peace Corps in South Africa , where his focus was on rural development. After his Peace Corps experience he returned →
Jazmyne Geis is an interdisciplinary artist combining her backgrounds in visual art, design and performance to create engaging globally oriented bodies of work that re-identify our relationship to environment and support the voice of the natural world. Her homeland, the Hawaiian Islands, inspire her creative work — nestled in her heart, passion and expression. She →
Allison Hendricks earned her BFA in Fashion Design from Kent State University. She has since worked in Design and Patternmaking roles, first at high end fashion labels in New York, and later at an outdoor brand in California that better aligns with her values and interests. She is passionate about creating purposeful products, and leading →
Audrey Hunt graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in Fibers. As a fiber artist, her specialties are in weaving, natural dyes, and screen printing. Since graduating, she has worked many jobs, including screen printer, pattern designer, seamstress, and funeral assistant, to name a few. She is passionate about sustainability →
I am a creative problem solver. I started off drawing and painting as a child and moved into the computer aided design world my senior year of high school. I have been designing professionally for almost nine years now, and I absolutely love it. I currently work as a Creative Designer for General Motors and →
Brenna is currently a Senior Court Clerk for the Fourth Judicial District in the State of Minnesota. She has been working in the legal field since she received her BA in Art and Law, Criminology and Deviance from the University of Minnesota in 2009. She is excited to make a career change and pursue her →
Ajda Mesic is an apparel designer with 18 years of experience in textile manufacturing, wholesale and retail design. She earned her bachelor of fine arts from Syracuse University through the college of visual and performing arts. Ajda believes in transparent and transformational relationships between brands and consumers, rather than transactional ones. She is excited to →
Whitley Mike is an avid graphic designer and art director working at a top Minneapolis advertising firm. Throughout her career she has a been at the core of major campaigns gaining understanding of the social impact advertising has on consumers and the environment. With a passion for environmental conservation, minimalism and animal rights her career goals are centered →
I earned my BS degree in Electrical Engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona. I currently work as an electrical design engineer with the main focus in analog circuit design. I enjoy robotics, origami, kirigami, and crafts. I joined the Biomimicry Global Design Challenge from 2015 to 2018 in which I devoted my time to →
Lena Niemi is a designer, writer and concept developer based in Oslo, Norway. With a degree in communication and multimedia design she has worked in global advertising agencies, design agencies and for the Norwegian Design Council. Lena is also a published author with a collection of short stories, a book length essay and a staged play under →
Akshaya Patrachari has a Masters in Textile Technology and Management from NC State and over 7 years of product marketing and category management experience in Apparel, Non-woven and Footwear. Most recently, she worked at a Fortune 500 company where she led customer insight and strategy efforts to support launching a new fiber product into performance →
Olivia Pedersen works in the outdoor industry wearing many different hats. Her work as a designer and guide has inspired her to pursue an MA in Sustainable Design at MCAD to equip herself with the knowledge to provide creative, sustainable solutions for the outdoor industry. She earned a BS in liberal studies that emphasized in →
Anabel Sinn earned a BFA in Communication Design from Parsons School Of Design in New York. She is the co-founder of Addtothenoise, a design studio in Los Angeles which specializes in branding, art direction and design. Over the course of her career, Anabel has worked as an Art Director at major record labels including Warner Brothers →
Dawn Suiter graduated with a BA in Screen Arts and Cultures and minor in International Studies from the University of Michigan in 2010. Over the past 6 years, she has worked as an AmeriCorps member for local nonprofits, PA on film productions, and as a Specialist at Apple. A proponent of environmental conservation and social justice →
Alex Wong is currently a senior instructor in the Engineering Drafting and Design department at Dunwoody College of Technology. He earned an Associate’s degree from Dunwoody in Engineering Drafting and Design, and a Bachelor’s degree from UW-Madison in Art. Prior to teaching, Alex worked as a mechanical designer in the Twin Cities, and he helped →
Stephanie Wyler received her BFA in Integrated Design at Finlandia University in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and is interested in the implications of modularity in the realm of furniture and product design. Stephanie worked her way through college as a restaurant/bar manager and later gained experience in her field as a project coordinator in the →
