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Darcy Marie Melton

Darcy is a self-taught painter who splits her time between the United States and Italy. Her work can be found in private U.S. and U.K. collections, as well as group collections in Washington D.C.’s Cannon Tunnel and Savannah’s Jepson Center, among others. She is the Art Editor of Pigeon Review. Her work is forthcoming in Dishsoap Quarterly, The Bitter Fruit Review, and The Lumiere Review. Twitter @not_mr_darcy | Instagram @darcy_marie_melton | www.darcymariemelton.com

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Serena Piccoli

Serena is an Italian poet-playwright-photographer-charlatan-cyclist-performer-feminist-lesbian-human rights activist-traveler-swimmer-chocolate lover. She writes both in English and Italian about political social commentary, always with a touch of irony. Twitter @piccoli_serena | www.serenapiccoli.wixsite.com/serenapiccoli

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Emilie Plunkett

Emilie is a poet and photographer based in Chicago. Their practice focuses on the mess, comfort and materiality of the intimate environments found in domestic spaces. They enjoy long walks by the lake, Alice Austen’s photographs, and plums.

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Melody Rose Serra

Melody has a passion for teaching and empowering others. She started a JavaScript class at the Boys and Girls Club of Visitacion Valley, helped launch an arts and crafts program at a children's hospital, and also taught at San Quentin State Prison. Melody hopes to inspire youth to explore and expand their creativity through web development, writing, and art. Twitter @melrserra | www.melodyserra.com

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Miya Turnbull

Miya is a Canadian multidisciplinary visual artist. Primarily a mask maker, she also works in painting, photography, screen printing, textiles, video, animation, and projection. She is of mixed Japanese-Canadian ancestry and works predominantly with self-portraits as a way to explore identity, persona, and self-image. She currently lives in Mi'kma'ki (Nova Scotia). Miya has exhibited across Canada and internationally, and she has won numerous grant awards. Miya would like to acknowledge Arts NS and the Canada Council for the Arts for supporting her work. Instagram @miyamask | www.miyaturnbull.com

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Muchen Wang

Muchen is a cartoonist, artist, and writer. She was born and raised in a small city in central China. She tells stories with paint and words. She and her dog live in Chicago. Instagram @muchenwang07 | www.MuchenWang.com

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Daniel Watkins

Daniel is a climate scientist, photographer, collage artist, and musician living in Corvallis, Oregon. His work draws inspiration from the mathematics of randomness and the small violations of symmetry in nature. Recently, he has been thinking a lot about a future in which nature is intertwined more fully into our living and working spaces. Twitter @d_m_watkins | Instagram @danielwatkinsart
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MASKS Literary Magazine is sponsored by the Columbia College Chicago Library and was founded as part of the Aesthetics of Research Program-an ongoing series of exhibits, events, and other shenanigans dedicated to exploring the role that libraries play in artistic process, creative community building, and resource-sharing in the arts. 
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  • Featured
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  • Interviews
    • Melissa Meier
    • Miya Turnbull
    • Molly Yingling
    • Kate Wisel
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  • About
    • Masthead
    • Our Mission
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