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Fuse Artist Alliance

Actor; Author / Writer; Choreographer; Composer; Dancer; Director; Film Maker; Musician; Playwright; Poet; Producer; Singer; Storyteller; Teacher / Instructor; Visual Artist: Drawing Illustration; Visual Artist: Mixed Media; Visual Artist: Painting; Visual Artist: Photography; Visual Artist: Print / Digital Art / Graphic Design

To connect independent artists within the first 5 years of their creative career with the tools, resources and exposure needed to inspire and cultivate their creative vision. FUSE aspires to provide the platform for these artists to be seen,heard, and loved. FUSE showcases indie talent in visual art, film, fashion design, music, performance art, hair and makeup artistry, and photography. FUSE desire to provide an alternative way for artists to showcase both to their local community and the world-at-large. We are not your average artist , no ! We are uniquely gifted, colorful in our words, creative in our vision and all about our artists.

Demetria Blooms

Author / Writer; Storyteller; Visual Artist: Mixed Media; Visual Artist: Photography

Demetria is a Black Queer creative & journalist living & blooming in the U.S. south. Although the medium in which she works in differs, Demetria’s artwork is whimsical & emotional. As a trained journalist and self-taught artist, Demetria weaves together lived experiences with the mystical.

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Composer; Musician; Poet; Storyteller

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John A. Carlos II

Storyteller; Teacher / Instructor; Visual Artist: Mixed Media; Visual Artist: Photography; photojournalist

John Carlos is a freelance photojournalist and artist living in Columbia, SC. Carlos frequently works for The Post and Courier, The Free Times, The Associated Press, and many more. Carlos is graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2005, while at the university John joined artistic clubs and spent working at The Daily Gamecock newspaper.

Joseph Daniels

Actor; Author / Writer; Director; Playwright; Producer; Storyteller

Creator of Columbia's most haunting evening event, The Dark Cabaret, blending mystery, artistry, and gothic horror with a splash of Vaudeville and a stroll through The Twilight Zone.

Mikey Diaz

Actor; Choreographer; Dancer; Director; Poet; Singer; Storyteller; Teacher / Instructor; Visual Artist: Drawing Illustration

To his close friends, Mikey is the man of the hour who people instantly feel comfortable around him and confide in. Mikey created FUSE from the ground up. It started as his vision of artistic harmony. Since he was little, his father played different genres of music around him which he found the many facets that music holds. This inspiration continues to live with him in the projection of his artistic pieces. He says he seeks to create timeless, pieces of work. Mikey is originally from The Bronx, New York.

Shannon Ivey

Actor; Director; Film Maker; Producer; Storyteller; Teacher / Instructor; Visual Artist: Installation

Shannon Ivey, MFA, AEA, is an artist. She creates socially minded events and experiences with and for communities. She has spent over 25 years creating as an actress, director, activist, coach, facilitator, and educator. Many know her from her StorySlam events and performances. Ms. Ivey is also a Tedx Presenter. She holds an MFA in Acting from UNC Greensboro and a BA in Theatre from Mississippi University for Women. Ms. Ivey has over 23 years of professional and community experience facilitating workshops, directing or devising plays, musicals, and creating performative experiences for audiences of all ages. Ms. Ivey is the proud founder of the #whatshesaidproject, which uses first person storytelling to empower women of all ages. She facilitates Story Slams and other interactive experiences under that name. In 2018, Shannon collaborated with the City of Columbia and the Knight Foundation on an event that was facilitated at the SC State House steps called “36 questions” For more info: shannon-ivey.com

Javar Juarez

Musician; Producer; Singer; Storyteller

I uncovered my passion for music during my first choir practice at Mt. Zion MBC in San Bernardino, CA, when I was just 11 years old. I also looked up to my late uncle Al Wilson as well-he was a real pioneer for the Mississippi Soul Sound. I followed my dreams to Columbia, SC, to study fine arts under Dr. Linda Kershaw at Benedict College. I later became the CEO of the BRBA and Good Music Columbia, the managing firm for ON Sessions Entertainment Company.

Sean McGuinness

Author / Writer; Storyteller; Teacher / Instructor; Visual Artist: Drawing Illustration; Visual Artist: Mixed Media; Visual Artist: Painting; Visual Artist: Photography; Visual Artist: Print / Digital Art / Graphic Design

M. Sean McGuinness 1100 West Fairhill Dr., West Columbia, SC, 29170 shingoji@gmail.com Online Gallery That Godzilla Guy: neomonsterisland.com and facebook.com/scgodzillaguy NOMINATIONS & AWARDS South Carolina State Fair 2014 Fine Arts Exhibit – Purchase Patron Award [Monet-Gogh Mash-Up] Free Times – Visual Artist of the Year 2014 Writer’s Choice Award Winner Free Times – Visual Artist of the Year 2014 People’s Choice Runner-Up Free Times – Visual Artist of the Year 2012, 2013, 2014 Nominee Columbia Museum of Art – Nominee: Contemporaries at the Columbia Museum of Art: Artist of the Year 2013, April [Impressionable Godzilla, Tripping Blue Sky] Columbia Museum of Art – Nominee: Contemporaries at the Columbia Museum of Art: Artist of the Year 2012, April [1954 in 1865] 2015 GROUP EXHIBITIONS Open Studio Tour, participant, featured artist on WACH 57 and State Newspaper Time for Art, one charity piece, April The Vagina Monologues, one charity piece, February Art for Africa, three charity pieces, February Columbia Museum of Art, Blackjack Ball/Silent Auction, two charity pieces, February Blacksmith Priory Art Show and Sale, two charity pieces, January SOLO EXHIBITIONS Tapp’s Arts Center: “A Necessary Monster”, window display, February 2014 GROUP EXHIBITIONS Comics & Code: Lubeznik Center for the Arts, Michegan City, November – January Tapp’s Arts Center: Featured artist, assistant talent wrangler for Hiroshima…Never Forget Trustus Theater: Featured artist for Evil Dead – The Musical, June 20th – July 26th EdVenture: Mini Maker’s Faire, June 14th Fill in the Blank, June 5th, First Thursday street event Spring Fling, May, Tapps’ Arts Center, three featured pieces Monsters on Main Street, April 3rd First Thursdays on Main Street Outdoor Headlining Event. Also featured at the Tapps’ Arts Center window display for the month of April. Tapps’ Arts Center. April 3rd, Imagine If: Sexual Assault Awareness, two art pieces. Villa Ville Cola, artist village, March 8th Zapow: Ashville, NC, January – April Columbia Museum of Art, Fire and Ice Ball, January 24th, two charity art pieces The Vagina Monologues, February 14th-16th, three charity pieces SOLO EXHIBITIONS Moss Bluff Public Library, Lake Charles, Louisiana: Guest of Honor, November 2014 Bubble Tea Café: Featured artist, May 2014 – August 2014 Woodlands at Furman, Greenville, SC, January 2014 College Grounds, January 19th – March 3rd 2013 GROUP EXHIBITIONS Studio 701, AAF Charity Event, August 2013 Tapps Arts Center “Godzilla Photobomb”, Alcove Display, December 2013 “Art of Godzillafication”, Alcove Display, September 2013 “The Animal Attraction”, July 2013, six works submitted for charity fundraising Gallery 80808 / Vista Gallery, Artfields E X T E N D E D, May 2013 “Morning After” and “Birth of Legend” Workshop Theater, May 2013, “Kaiju For A New World” Artfields: Lake City, SC, “Morning After”, April 2013 Nickelodean Theater, January, Design the Sign Contest, “Godzilla Silhouette” Columbia Museum of Art “1×100” Gallery, July – September, “Dey Took Owr Jobs!” “Contemporaries Artist of the Year” April “Impressionable Godzilla” and “Tripping Blue Sky” SOLO EXHIBITIONS Red Door Tavern, “Monsters of Art”, November College Grounds “The Godzilla Monologues” – February 17th – March 31st [featured on ABC local affiliate WOLO]. Tapp’s Arts Center: Window Display/Performance Art, July “Godzilla Takes Main Street”, Studio One “The Giant Monster Songbook”, June-July “In Memoriam”, January 2012 GROUP EXHIBITIONS South Carolina State Fair, Amateur Art Exhibition “1954 in 1865”, October Columbia Museum of Art “Contemporaries Artist of the Year” April 2012 “1954 in 1865” SOLO EXHIBITIONS Tapp’s Arts Center: Window Display/Performance Art “I’m Dreaming of a Godzilla Christmas”, November – December “How I Learned to Stop Worrying & Love Godzilla”, September – October Tapp’s Arts Center Courtyard, Art Peddling September 2012, “Meet Godzilla @ Tapp’s”, Tapp’s Courtyard The Art Bar: Blue Lady Lounge “Godzillafications”, July 19th – August 12th CONVENTIONS / ART FESTIVALS Punk Monkey – “Free Comic Book Day”, May 2015 Retro-Mega-Comic-Con, April 2015 Atomacon, November 2014 G-Fest, July 2014 Scares That Cares, June 2014 Wizard World Atlanta, May 2014 Scratch N’ Spin – “Free Comic Book Day”, May 2014 Mad Monster Party – March 2014, 2015 Roundcon – August 2011, 2013, 2013 Monstercon – July 2013, 2014 Art Bar Agora – April/August 2013, April/November 2014 Maru-Con – March 2013, January 2014 Banzai-Con – October 2012, 2013 Cola-Con – Columbia Museum of Art, October 2011, 2012 Heroes & Dragons – “Free Comic Book Day”, May 2012 and 2013 Nashi-Con – March 2009 – 2015, Guest of Honor PUBLICATIONS Fig Magazine, Feature Blogger, January 2013, Premiere Blogger, December 2013 Free Times, August 21st, “That Godzilla Guy” Arts & Lifestyle Article Jasper Magazine – Artist to Watch, September 2012, 1st Year Anniversary Issue BACKGROUND Twisted Kaiju Theater – self-published photographic webcomic, August 8th, 2000 to August 8th, 2013.

Traci Neal

Author / Writer; Poet; Storyteller

Traci Neal is a Youth Author, Professional Christian Poet, and Certified Youth Speaker. She has been featured in The New York Times, Sheen Magazine, InspireMore, Storyberries, Reading With Your Kids Podcast, and CNBC Make It. She is the July 2021 York Story Slam Winner and 2nd place winner for the “Taking It Global” virtual poetry slam in Toronto, Canada.

Fatima Savage

Actor; Author / Writer; BIPOC Artist; Musician; Playwright; Poet; Singer; Storyteller; Teacher / Instructor; Visual Artist: Drawing Illustration; Visual Artist: Painting; Visual Artist: Photography

My name is Fatima and I am a veteran of the military. I became an artist upon my separation from the service to help combat my PTSD. Growing up in NYC, i was exposed to broadway, graffiti art, dance culture, creative journalism and many other forms of artistry. Some projects that i have published are an EP by the title of ‘SageTheDay’ which can be found on Apple Music and Spotify. I’ve also self published two books of micro poetry which can be found on Apple Books and Amazon books. My writing incorporates nature, giving it personified characteristics and my painting is impulsive, giving it spiritual properties that tend to tell a soul’s story.

Ruba Say

Actor; Author / Writer; Composer; Director; Musician; Poet; Producer; Singer; Storyteller; Teacher / Instructor

I’m Ruba (Pronounced RUBBA) Say…I’m primarily a singer/songwriter who performs on guitar either solo on acoustic or electric with my power trio Ruba Say And The Cosmic Rays…Our new CD :Ruba Say And The Cosmic Rays” is available locally in Columbia SC at Papa Jazz Records and Cosmic Rays bookstore…Online at RubaSayAndTheCosmicRays.com or CD Baby,Spotify,Pandora,Reverbnation,Soundcloud,BandCamp,etc,etc.

Ariel Tiana

Storyteller; Visual Artist: Photography

Born and raised in Southside Virginia, Ariel Tiana is a photographer and digital content creator currently based in Columbia, South Carolina. At a tender age, photography enabled Ariel to capture life and family moments—an experience that developed into a core belief: every person should have a portrait. Throughout the years she began to further her skill set and push her own creative boundaries by organizing and directing fashion and editorial inspired photoshoots. Her natural curiosity about human development and personal connection led Ariel to embark on an ongoing personal project, Converse and Connect—where she photographs, converses, and connects with people who are also creating their own way. From serving in the military to shaping small minds, Ariel’s experience working with diverse groups of people translates through her ability to help every person in front of her camera feel comfortable.

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