Artists on Main Street

Khadija Jahmila is an Afro-Caribbean mixed-media artist and creative entrepreneur. Specializing in cut-paper and digital collage, Khadija’s Afrofuturistic creations reassert the humanity, beauty, intersectionality, and otherworldliness of the African diaspora. She has been awarded the NextGen Award 2020 by VisArts in Rockville, MD. Her work has graced retail shops and been exhibited in group shows throughout Washington, DC, and Maryland, including venues such as Eaton DC, Capitol Hill [...]

Edward Ugo is a contemporary artist specializing in Geometric Abstraction and Hard-edge painting. His work is created by the manipulation of geometric forms and abrupt transitions of color area. Edward’s true passion for color drives the narrative of his work. Edward studied at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and began his career in interior design. He is an artist by nature and until recently was focused on [...]

Bio: Denise is a mixed media artist who leads journeys in healing through art, creates altered book art, and works with fabric, paper, words, found bits of nature and other materials to create unique pieces that tell a story. She is also a mother, wife and breast cancer survivor. Additionally, Denise is an all around wonderful person and storyteller. We are confident that the community will enjoy Denise [...]

Each year, Main Street holds a Member Art Exhibit commemorating the anniversary of Main Street’s Ribbon Cutting. Get to know some of the artists featured in the 2023 exhibit below.  When David Godoy was working on "Night Owls," his painting for Belonging 2023, he imagined the two birds talking to him, like they were all friends. He's always been intrigued by owls, especially the sounds they make, and before he [...]

Nothing is like sitting in a quiet place with my paint brush and capturing an ever changing moment, says artist Sushila M. Bloom with a smile. Sushila enjoys balance, serenity and the meditative state it creates in her mind. She says, I paint because I want to share beautiful moments with the world. Sushila is a graduate of Corcoran College of Art and Design in Washington, DC and [...]

Native to the Washington DC metro, paper artist Ashley Chiang folds, sculpts, and coils paper into intricate 3-dimensional designs. Taking a unique spin on the old art of Quilling, she combines the traditional coiling of thin paper strips with a more graphic approach, using larger paper swaths and shapes. Her intentional use of very few simplistic tools (only scissors, tweezers and glue) directly contradicts her imaginative, detailed work. [...]

Upon graduating college, Daniela Godoy joined a research project sponsored by the Institute of Cultural Patrimony of Ecuador (a part of the Ecuadorian government) as a photographer and painter. The project recovered and documented the ritual harvest songs of the Andean Indigenous community in the Chimborazo region of Ecuador. These songs date back at least 500 years in Ecuadorian history and were in danger of disappearing. Daniela has [...]

In celebration of the anniversary of Main Street's Ribbon Cutting, we are excited to present our 2nd Annual Member Art Exhibit "Belonging 2022". The exhibit will be on display from August 5 until October 27, 2022 in the Main Street Gallery. This year's exhibit will be a multimedia experience with poetry, paintings, music videos and more, featuring the work of 14 Main Street Connect members. To view a video [...]

Rachel Joy Perlman creates vibrant, abstract paintings full of emotion and joy. Using acrylic paint and mediums such as ink, charcoal, spray paint, oil sticks, and plaster, Perlman builds up multiple layers on canvas over time. Within these layers are “ugly parts,” scrapes and blemishes that later get covered and transformed, often eventually becoming something beautiful. Fundamentally, Perlman’s paintings contain authentic expression filled with her love and good [...]

Lindsey Max is a freelance documentary photographer based in Washington, D.C. After spending seven years in Atlanta completing her Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and Religion from Emory University, followed by her Master of Fine Arts in Photography from the Savannah College of Art and Design, Lindsey moved back to her home town of Washington to continue her journey as a visual storyteller. Her passion is destigmatizing taboo [...]

Madison Prince, a lifelong resident of Maryland, has been drawing and making art all his life, but remains largely unknown to the public. Prince communicates the landscape of his inner world through his art-- expressing urgency, energy, humor and joy. With a current portfolio of over eight thousand original works of art, Madison works alongside Creative Director, Mike Farrell, in order to leverage his artistic talent for a [...]

In celebration of the 1st Anniversary of our Ribbon Cutting, we are excited to present "Belonging" an art exhibit featuring the artwork of 15 members of all abilities. The exhibit shows many different mediums including painting, music, photography and digital art. We invite you to visit the gallery and spend time with each work of art. Look: Take time to look at the work of art for 30 seconds. [...]

Artist Statement: As a painter, I find that I can communicate without talking, but through feeling and emotion. As a self taught artist, my work can be categorized in different forms, but is frequently classified as abstract. I’m a DC native, working out of Red Dirt Studio in Mt. Rainier, Maryland. I’ve always been an avid admirer of art, but have  been a working artist for five years. [...]

Mara uses pastels and iPad technology to convey her perception of the world. She finds that her art connects her to others and her community. Her artwork has been juried into and exhibited in six museums and 15 galleries across the United States. As a winner of the VSA/Kennedy Center Emerging Young Artists with Disabilities award, her video To Survive toured the US. Mara is the sole proprietor [...]

Main Street Exhibit Dates: September - December 2020 Jodi Ferrier is an artist living and working in the DC metro area. Her contemporary paintings are influenced by the abstract expressionists and lie somewhere between abstraction and representation. She was recognized early on for her excellence in painting at Miami University, where she received the prestigious PYE Scholarship Award as well as the Liquitex Painting Award. After receiving her BFA, she [...]