SHE:DC :: Artist Talk

J oin us for a conversation about creating in DC.

THURSDAY, MARCH 20- ARTIST TALK
+Where: SHE:DC Gallery + Pop Up :1140 Connecticut Avenue NW DC 
+Time: 5:30-8pm
+Cost- $10 donation, includes welcome drink

5:30-6:15 Networking 
6:15-7:15 Panel
7:15-8PM Networking

MODERATOR
AMAAL YOUNES

SPEAKERS

LADY VASILKI

Lady Vasilki is a self-taught, contemporary artist whose artwork has been published in 6 magazines (digital and print). She has won the Creative Catalyst Award in MD, 2025, Creativity Grant, 2024, and featured in over 50 exhibitions over the course of 3 years. She has painted on a slew of sneakers and apparel (including denim and cotton) for commission. Sold art pieces of the vendor market and galleries.

SHAYLIN WALLACE

Shaylin Wallace (b.1999) is a Jamaican-American digital artist from Wilmington, Delaware, based in Washington, DC. She creates surreal digital collages using Photoshop. By digitally combining, cutting and pasting photos together, she turns ordinary images into extraordinary surreal masterpieces. Many of her works center around the divine connection between humans, nature, and the universe.

RAE AKINO

Self-taught visual artist from Washington, DC, whose practice emerged as a path through depression, loss, and identity. Influenced by music, theater, literature, and lived experience. Their work uses bold color and expressive form to tell undervalued stories, giving deeper meaning to each piece. Centering reflection and connection, the artist invites viewers to see beyond the surface.

TAYLOR PATTERSON

Taylor Patterson is an illustrator and educator based in Northern Virginia with a BFA in Illustration and an MAT from MICA. She’s the founder of Taylor McManus Illustration, an art and gift brand celebrating and uplifting women—especially BIPOC folk—through joyful, dreamy imagery and thoughtful design. Taylor specializes in editorial, lifestyle, and surface illustration and loves meaningful collaborations.

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