“Art provides a means for me to create beautiful things that bring brightness to this place of pain and sorrow that has kept me captive.”

Roberto Lopez-Rios, AFTI artist


… on the Inside


View the 2023 IDENTITY 2 artists’ profiles


Meet the artists of 2022 / View the IDENTITY Exhibition gallery

Meet the artists of 2021 / View the TRANSFORMATION Exhibition gallery

Meet the artists of 2020 / View the NUMBERS Exhibition gallery

… on the Outside


“Art is a form of meditation for me. It helps me reach out to others in a way that words cannot. Making art means laying my emotions out for the world to see and feel. Art is my muse; it inspires me to be more, to do more.”

Jennifer Marx, Artist on the Outside