Mimi Gross is a painter, as well as a set-and-costume designer, and maker of interior and exterior installations. She has lived and worked in TriBeCa for the last 40 years, and is known especially for her portraiture, and for working with oil crayon and chalk pastel, in addition to oil paint. Gross considers portraiture a form of mutual collaboration. Her paintings have a poignant expressiveness and connection to the subject. Hers is a world of bold, unapologetic color.  The directness of Gross’s portraiture, and her propensity to paint all aspects of her community can be linked in particular to the work of Alice Neel, who was a close friend. Gross’s work can be found in the collections of the Jewish Museum; the New York Public Library; and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Susan Bee is an artist, editor, and book artist living in Brooklyn. “Susan Bee, Eye of the Storm: Selected Works 1981-2023,” curated by Johanna Drucker was at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum, MA, in 2024. This show was accompanied by a 68-page catalog. She has had 11 solo shows at A.I.R. Gallery in NYC. Bee has published many artist’s books including collaborations with poets. Her artwork is in many public and private collections and has been widely reviewed. Bee was the coeditor of M/E/A/N/I/N/G from 1986-2016. She has a BA from Barnard College and a MA in Art from Hunter College. She received a Guggenheim Fellowship in Fine Arts in 2014.