The Artists of Salon 5
Santo Jacobsson (he/him)
2023 Visual Artist in Residence
“here for the community.”
Santo Jacobsson is a Swedish-Ecuadorian illustrator based in East Village and Williamsburg. He is a proud American Illustration Award winner and has had work at Lincoln Center. Currently working as a Graphic Designer for Flyers Cocktail Co, working on his graphic novel, and freelancing. His work focuses on the surreal experience of living as a trans person. He uses art as a tool to build community with other trans and non-binary people around the world by sharing each individual's experience in their identity.
Franco Giacomarra (he/him)
2023 Performance Artist in Residence
“Finding your place in between two worlds”
Franco Giacomarra is a Puerto Rican and Sicilian writer, composer, and performer based in New York City. Originally from the Philadelphia area, Franco's work encompasses a variety of written and audiovisual media, ranging from screenplays to comic books and musical theater. His work often synthesizes aspects of these forms with conventions of genre fiction and other idiosyncratic storytelling combinations.
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AUDG (they/them)
“Trying both to be and not to be a non-binary Phoebe Bridgers”
AUDG is a nonbinary human and a Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter. They came to New York for college as “Audrey,” and after graduating and much enlightenment, AUDG emerged. Originally from the suburbs of Massachusetts, they’ve been writing and playing music since their early teens. Their songwriting centers around their relationships, queerness, and family bonds; and their musical inspirations are drawn from indie artists like Phoebe Bridgers, Bon Iver, and the like. They’ve conquered their self-doubt and are now finally putting their own music out there to be heard and loved, after a long, tumultuous relationship with posting covers on Instagram.
FOR FANS OF: Phoebe Bridgers, Bon Iver, Lucy Dacus, Clairo, Ben Howard, Feist, Soccer Mommy, Ingrid Michaelson, Sharon Van Etten
Instagram / Spotify / Apple Music / Bandcamp
Miranda Boodheshwar (she/her)
“Humor is a valid coping mechanism”
Miranda Boodheshwar is a Guyanese-American costume designer and mixed-media artist. Her work explores the intersectionality between identity and self-expression. She explores how dress has changed over time and is passionate about researching and educating others on the history of clothing in underrepresented cultures. She holds a BFA in costume design from Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama and is currently working with The Juilliard School.
Myles Brewer (he/him)
“I love Cinema”
I'm from Nampa, Idaho. I lived in Los Angeles from the age of 18-24 and the pandemic brought me back home. While stuck in rural suburbia, I decided to make the trek to NYC. I've been here making art on the stage and for film for the last year and some change.
In this expressionist film, we are exploring the complexities of love and relationships. Inspired by Kiarostami’s idea of cinema as poetry, we are playing with surrealism and strong imagery to express our unconscious feelings that have led to heart break, reflection, and personal-growth.
Mark Ivachtchenko (he/him)
"Drawing through the discomfort"
Mark is an artist and set designer born and raised in Brooklyn. He aims to tell stories that make everyone look a little closer at the world around them, with fresh perceptions and inquisitive eyes. He finds inspiration in the sheer amount of happenings on the streets of NYC. His most recent work consists of figurative sketches & drawings -- offering a glimpse of what it takes to get to a "finished" piece. His ultimate goal is to translate them into a series of narrative driven oil paintings & illustrations showcasing these bizarre experiences in and around the city. His most recent projects include designing The Understudy at the Morningside Players and working art department for NBC Universal's FBI.
James Kolsby (he/him)
“Capturing the ugliest parts like paintings in a museum”
James Kolsby is a director and cinematographer based in Bushwick. Originally from Atlanta, his work across music, theatre, and film has always centralized stories of friendship and love. Since moving to the city, his heart has been broken countless times as a result of an uninhibited romantic imagination. He is now focusing on creating stories more for the screen than about people he is dating.
Mia Potter (she/her)
“There is no such thing as oversharing”
Born and raised in NYC, I grew up acting and performing. I went off to college in Ohio and decided I was too scared to pursue acting so now I work in advertising. Now you can find me writing silly lines for ad campaigns and as part of an adult improv group.
Caroline Potter Shriver (she/her)
“Creating to connect”
Caroline Potter Shriver, co-founder of The Village, is an actor, dancer, and writer based in Brooklyn. She graduated from Fordham University and The Ailey School, where she received a BFA in Dance, double majoring in Dance and Latin American Studies. Caroline has taught dance around the United States and Latin America and worked within various non-profit arts education organizations. She has performed and studied under dance and theater artists including Earl Mosley, Caridad Martinez, Adam Baruch, Laura Henry, Josh Prince, and Lakey Evans Peña. She is excited for her film debut in Capsules(upcoming 2023). She is currently workshopping her one woman show, The Stella Show, which has grown with the development of The Village. She plans to perform The Stella Show in-full this spring (stay tuned for details!)
Marc David Wright (he/him)
“I’ll make it happen”
Marc David Wright is co-founder and Creative Director of The Village. He is a New York City-based director and producer of theatre and film. Born and raised in Bayonne, New Jersey, Marc crossed the Hudson to study drama at Fordham University (B.A. Class of 2019). His directorial debut was awarded an Ars Nova Research Grant and transferred to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where it was named one of the “10 Must-See LGBT Shows” of 2019. To stay active during the pandemic, Marc conceived multiple film/web projects including Enterprise 25: A Cinematic Advent Calendar for Instagram (IG: @enterprise_25), As You Like It (upcoming, IG: @asyoulikeitfilm), and music videos for Village Artists Billy Recce and Madalyn Baker.
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Tamauluna Art by Yunuen (she/they)
"How can I reject surrealism if there's a Circle K on my ancestral land?"
When I go to sleep I return to lands unseen to my awoken state - but that means my awoken state sees lands my dream state misses. So then, I am consistently alive? So that means historical lands and modern lands also can exist in the same life - I hope my art can discuss that with you.
Our Team
Caroline Potter Shriver, Co-Founder & Programming Director
Marc David Wright, Co-Founder & Creative Director
Dana Seach, Managing Director
Riva Dhamala, Creative Consultant & UX Designer
Akshay Gupta, Business Consultant
Special Thanks
Caveat
Haley Boodheshwar
Shannah Harris
Jimmy Kenna
Ryan Reyes
Juliana Rivera
Sydney Skye
Hannah Skokan