Meet the team

Annamarie Buller is a political organizer and curator in Grand Rapids, Michigan with more than 20 years of experience. Her most recent exhibit she curated a show called the "Trauma Project", which won the ArtPrize Juried Grand Prize in the 2024 competition. 

Aya Hasan is a Palestinian artist, muralist, and organizer based in Detroit, Michigan. She also founded the Dearborn Fine Arts Club in 2024 to support emerging local artists. She dabbles in curation and mural project management.

Ian McGuckin is the editor of the digital publication The Olive Tree Collection that was published in July of 2024. The Olive Tree Collection is an international journal of art and writing founded to protest the 2023-2025 genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

Megan Daniels recently graduated with a BFA in Visual Studies from Grand Valley State University. Megan has four years of experience working for museums on their curatorial and collections teams along with installing a variety of exhibitions in local gallery spaces. To learn more about Megan's art practice and museum work, visit her website at https://megandanielsdesigns.com  

Jason McChristian is a contemporary painter working in digital and traditional media. He has a BFA with an emphasis in oil painting from GVSU. Since graduating in 2006 he has participated in solo and group shows and won awards at regional juried exhibitions. You can find his paintings and drawings in public and private collections. For more about his work visit his website: https://www.jasonmakesart.com.

Amy VanElsacker studied urban planning at Michigan State University and ran The Mustache Gallery, a live-work space that hosted local and national artists. She has worked in real estate, marketing and design.