Breathe

Hope Ginsburg creates long-term, interdisciplinary projects that prioritize experiential learning and collaboration. Her recent work, Meditation Ocean, explores generative connections between meditation and the climate crisis. Ginsburg has exhibited internationally at venues including MoMA PS1, MASS MoCA, Baltimore Museum of Art, SculptureCenter in New York, and Berlin’s KW Institute for Contemporary Art, among others. Her projects have received support from Women & Philanthropy at The Ohio State University, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. She is the recipient of a Wexner Center Artist Residency Award, a Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Fellowship, and an Art Matters Foundation Grant. A professor at Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts, Ginsburg lives and works in Richmond, VA. Learn more on Ginsburg’s website.

Anaïs Duplan is a trans* poet, curator, and artist. His book of essays, Blackspace: On the Poetics of an Afrofuture, was published by Black Ocean in 2022. He is a professor of postcolonial literature at Bennington College and the recipient of a 2022 Whiting Award in Nonfiction. In 2016, Duplan founded the Center for Afrofuturist Studies, a residency program for artists of color based at Iowa City’s artist-run organization Public Space One. Learn more on Duplan’s website.

Cadine Navarro is a tricultural artist, designer, and teacher. Born and raised in Kobe, Japan, by an American mother and French father, she has found home in seven countries across three continents. Experiencing a diversity of worldviews through people, cultures, traditions, rituals, foods, landscapes, Navarro’s story is increasingly shaped by the subtle, including nuances of energy, thought, and sound. She seeks connections between humans and other-than-humans. This is a recurring theme and driving force behind initiatives that connect her work to persons and places. She has exhibited her work internationally (primarily Europe and North America) since 2004. Learn more on Navarro’s website.

As a mindfulness artist with a background in psychology and psychiatric nursing, Dora Kamau guides individuals in exploring different expressions of presence. Her mindfulness journey began over 10 years ago as part of her search for inner peace and harmony. Since then, she has led workshops, events, and retreats to create sacred, safe spaces for healing and transformation. Her love for the human psyche, science, and ancient healing practices informs her teachings and techniques. Kamau is also a meditation teacher at Headspace, a leading mindfulness and meditation app that works to make the world a happier and healthier place. Learn more on Kamau’s website.