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Jaina Cipriano (@jainasphotography) is a Boston-based artist working with photography, film, and installation. In 2020, she was a member of the New England Sculptors Association board and joined Washington Street Studios in Somerville, MA. She later applied to and now currently works at Western Ave Studios in Lowell, MA. This year, she served as a judge on the Arlington International Film Festival’s Student Program, and on the Film and Inter-Related Media Somerville Arts Council board, helping distribute thousands in funds to working artists.

About herself and her art, she says, “My work explores the emotional toll of religious and romantic entrapment through immersive sets and emotional performances that mirror the subconscious.”

Jaina’s work was recently published in GRLSQUASH, Gastronomica and The Boston Herald. In October 2020 she debuted her first short film, “You Don’t Have to Take Orders from The Moon,” a magical realism story about darkness inside and outside us. Her latest short “Trauma Bond”, based on a true story, will be released in 2022.

Learn more about Jaina through her website: jainaciprianophotography.com

(Photograph shown is “Heavy”, 2019 by Jaina Cipriano.)

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Eliezer Valez (aka @jrgongo87) is an artist living and working in the Boston area. Previously employed as a chef, he creates playful paintings that spoof celebrity chefs and junk food. Today Eliezer is a full-time stay-at-home Dad creating art about family and fatherhood.

About himself and his art, he says “I’m interested in fabricating a kind of beauty that is simultaneously romantic, dumb, alluring, and powerful. I am a student of the game. While staying a traditional artist with my acrylic paints and canvas. I keep a strong grasp of my attributes while adding new techniques. My subject matter is portraits; whether surreal, candid style, or full body. My process is meticulous, I could spend hours, days, weeks just doing research on the subject matter. I build emotions and feelings within myself before I even place a brush to canvas. I capture feelings and emotions through acrylic paints and canvas; with the goal of having my paintings spew those varying emotions.”