Katia Dermott
Katia Dermott grew up homeschooled on a farm in rural Maine. Raised by the land and the people who worked it, she learned to find beauty in the mundane and the macabre. Her work explores themes of loss, how people and land resist and reclaim themselves in the wake of sudden changes. Using photography, writing, audio, and video, she seeks what’s unseen in the environment, in family, and in her own physical and psychological state. Katia’s practice is a reverence for those who raised her, a worship of the land and the labors of existence.
Outside of her personal practice, Katia teaches, studio assists, and dreams of going on a vacation. Katia is founder of the Print Swap Project and co-creator of Little Death.
Micah Sanders
Micah Sanders was born into an idyllic suburban family in Utah. He was raised to follow rigid expectations for a happy and successful life, but always found himself diverging from the path laid before him. For Micah, life has been a series of mis-adventures. He has tried Buddhism, college, dentistry, farming, running, marriage, meditation, skateboarding, minimalism, Mormonism, off-grid homesteading, sobriety, teaching, and vagrancy. The only thing that has stuck is making art.
Growing up, Micah drew pictures of his favorite sports players and superheroes, made his own comic books, and carried his sketchbook everywhere. Now he makes monoprints and paintings in addition to drawings. Micah’s art is inspired by his experiences living in a high demand religion and the crises of identity, existential depression, and occasional episodes of sleep paralysis that have plagued him since his departure. His work often includes elements of nature, isolation, and paranormal phenomena.
Micah sometimes enjoys going on walks, reading, watching movies, and does his best to avoid work of any kind. Micah is co-creator of Little Death.