E Barnick is a PhD candidate in Performance Studies at New York University studying the intersection of image making, carceral epistemologies, and collective creative practice. Their research focuses on imaging as a site of rehearsal for sense making in community, and a practice of community that is unboundaried, even to harm. They received their BA in Theater and Performance Studies from Stanford University and they have worked for several years as a performance facilitator and rehearsal enthusiast.

Frederick Rapp, known as Didi, received his B.Arch. at The Cooper Union. He is a designer from Miami and is based in New York City where he works between means of representation and their influence on fabrication. Didi has worked as a designer for several offices, including Pei Cobb Freed, 10 Design, and LMNOP. 

He has participated in exhibitions in Miami, New York City, Pamplona, Tallinn, and Venice, including Edible, or the Architecture of Metabolism; Everything’s on the Table; MoMA’s Architectures of Decolonization in South Asia; and Vkhutemas: Laboratory of Modernism, 1920–1930. Didi presented The Land is not the Territory for his Benjamin Menschel Fellowship exhibition, which involved researching human interactions in relation to water along coastal areas. His recent thesis project, for which he received the Art Thompson Thesis Fellowship to research and fabricate full-scale models and mock-ups, was presented at the UNC Charlotte Thesis Conference Critical Mass. Didi is currently working on a digestive food cart that will be fabricated for and shown at the Shanghai Urban Space Art Season (SUSAS), which focuses on themes of coexistence and ecological relationships. Didi has taught and assisted with courses at The Cooper Union, The Chapin School, and The Cooper Union’s summer program for architecture. 

Didi's CV is available here.

Iliatova grew up in Leningrad (former Soviet Union) before immigrating to Brooklyn at sixteen. She received a BA from Brandeis University and an MFA in Painting/Printmaking from Yale University, with further study at the Skowhegan School of Art and a residency at Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation. Iliatova was awarded a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship in Painting and Cafe Royal Cultural Foundation Grant. 

As she moves through memory and time, Iliatova’s self-portraiture method anchors the dreamlike imagery of her paintings. She describes the vicissitudes of her younger self as “ciphers, stand-ins, imposters, and actresses”. The hybrid environments they inhabit mirror the changes in modern spaces; whether postindustrial cities, cryptic boarding schools, or suburban landscapes. Iliatova’s employment of naturism and deeply emotive color schemes aid in an oscillation between the observational and, in the artist’s words “an anxious frenzied fête galante.” She intertwines elements of hyperrealism with fantastical narratives, weaving a tapestry that delves into the depths of memory, identity, and the subconscious.

Iliatova’s work is represented by Nathalie Karg Gallery, NYC. She has exhibited across the US as well in Spain, Italy, Germany, Denmark, and Great Britain. Iliatova’s work was included in exhibitions at the Warehouse Dallas, Fahrenheit Madrid, Monya Rowe Gallery, Katonah Museum, the Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco and in the upcoming exhibition at the Musee Granet, France. Her work has been reviewed in Art Forum, Art in America, ARTnews, The New York Times, The Houston Chronicle, The Boston Globe, Time Out New York, and other publications.

Earl Kwofie is a designer currently practicing at Anik Pearson Architect. His professional experience also includes roles at offices such as Knippers Helbig, Steinberg Hart, and Reform Architecture.

Earl received his B.Arch from The Cooper Union. While there, he played a key role in academic development, contributing to the curriculum for three courses, including: Housing Epistemologies (with Ife Vanable and Daisy Ames) and Machine Learning for Architecture (with Ben Aranda and Sam Keene). He also served as a Teaching Assistant for Robotic Fabrication (with Zach Cohen and Harrison Tyler).

Independently, Earl's work bridges game development and architectural language through a variety of projects centered on Afrofuturism and historical commentary. His achievements have been recognized with several awards and grants, including the Center for Architecture Design Scholarship and The Benjamin Menschel Fellowship. Most recently, he was a finalist in the International Architecture Competition for the Temporary Pavilion at CARIFESTA XV. 

Earl's CV is available here.