Artist Bios

Meet the teaching artists who are at the heart of facilitating our mission to use art as a tool for social change.

Meet Our Artists

Groundswell Artist
Adan Palermo

Adan Palermo Rojas was born in Brooklyn and raised in Sunset Park. He attends Kingsborough Community College and is a E...
Groundswell Artist
Alexis Mena

Alexis Mena is an Afro-Latino interdisciplinary artist, born and raised in East New York. From an early age, Alexis gravit...
Groundswell Artist
Angel Garcia

Angel Garcia is a local artist from Sunset Park, Brooklyn, where he was born and raised. He is currently attending the F...