Elliot Josephine Leila Reichert
Elliot Josephine Leila Reichert is an American curator, critic, and editor. She is the inaugural Curator of Contemporary Art at the Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University and was a 2023-24 Propel Fellow with the Association of Art Museum Curators Foundation. She was formerly Art Editor of Newcity and Assistant Curator at the Block Museum of Art, Northwestern University. She has curated and assisted in developing critically celebrated exhibitions in the United States and abroad. Her critical writing has been published in the Journal of Visual Studies, Hyperallergic, the Brooklyn Rail, Newcity Art, and The Seen, among others. She holds dual masters' degrees in Modern and Contemporary Art History and Arts Administration and Cultural Policy from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Bachelors of Arts with Honors in Art History from Northwestern University, where she graduated summa cum laude.
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Quinn Tailor
Quinn Tailor is an Indianapolis-based fiber artist, educator, and community leader working at the intersection of traditional craft and contemporary social engagement. Rooted in LGBTQIAA+ advocacy, their practice honors quilting as craft, historical record, and community catalyst, drawing on a background in quilting, fine arts, and fashion design to bring both technical mastery and a deeply intentional voice to every project. Quinn's work blends generational folk traditions with contemporary design to explore connection, resilience, and the belief that fiber arts are a uniquely powerful medium for community storytelling and material activism. Quinn also received a Power Plant Grant in 2024 for their project Stitching Together Queer Generations.
Sidney Mori Garrett
Sidney Mori Garrett is a Houston, TX born, Chicago, IL based artist administrator. Her practice is rooted in her southern mixed-race Black Feminist’s lens of love, mindfulness, and care. She has received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography and Digital Media from the University of Houston and a Master of Fine Art in Arts Administration and Policy from the School of Art Institute of Chicago. Garrett has created multimedia works that have been exhibited nationally and internationally at Alabama Song Art Space, Blaffer Art Museum, Art Licks Weekend, and Wedge Gallery among others. Her written works have been published in Byline Houston, Gulf Coast Journal, and The Smartest Thing. In 2017, Garrett performed in Scales with Solange Knowles at the Chinati Foundation in Marfa, TX and later continued to work with Knowles in 2019 for When I Get Home. She has curated exhibitions for Project Row Houses’ Community Gallery, ICOSA Collective, School of Art Institute of Chicago's Wellness Center, and the Chicago Artists Coalition where she was a Curatorial Resident from 2024-2026. Garrett has held previous positions at Lawndale Art Center, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, Project Row Houses, and Hyde Park Jazz Festival while also serving as an Artist Board member for Art League Houston from 2018-2019. She is currently Director of Programs at 3Arts and a member of Nikkei Uprising (a group of Japanese American activists in Chicago organizing towards abolition & the collective liberation of all peoples).
Tim Parsley
Tim Parsley is Program Director for Studio Art and Associate Professor of Studio Art (Painting and Drawing) at the University of Saint Francis, Division of Creative Arts in Fort Wayne, IN. Tim earned his BFA from the University of Cincinnati and his MFA from Miami University (Oxford, OH). As an artist primarily working through painting, drawing, and collage, Tim’s work navigates the history of America and the complicated tensions caused by its constructive ambition. He also works as a public artist and public art educator, creating numerous, large-scale, publicly-supported mural projects throughout the Midwest, New York, and Nairobi, Kenya. Tim serves as a member of the City of Fort Wayne’s Public Art Commission and board member for Artlink Contemporary Gallery.