A standup comic with a rock star sensibility and insightfully charming personality has propelled himself as an amazing artist and inspiration. Robert's past experiences, one of which injured his spinal cord at the age of 14 diving into a swimming pool, has given a new outlook and a path to Robert's life. Robert Florio is like the Dane Cook of... read full bio
Robert Irwin is an Australian television personality and wildlife photographer who is the son of the late Steve Irwin. Robert has been the host of “Robert’s Real Life Adventures”, has co-hosted the television series “Wild But True” and stars in the television series “Crikey! It’s the Irwins”. As a photographer, Irwin is an award winning nature photographer who travels the... read full bio
Ron Wood is an English rock guitarist and bassist best known as a former member of The Jeff Beck Group, Faces, and current member of The Rolling Stones. He is known for his characteristic slide guitar style, and also plays lap and pedal steel guitar. Wood began his career in 1964, when he joined The Birds on guitar. He then... read full bio
Sam Taylor-Johnson, known professionally as Sam Taylor-Wood, is an English filmmaker, photographer and visual artist. Shes best known for directing the blockbuster hit, Fifty Shades of Grey, which was the second-highest-grossing film by a female director. She began her career in fine art photography before finding her passion for video works. Taylor-Wood released Travesty of a Mockery and Pent-Up as... read full bio
Scott Adams is best known as the creator of the Dilbert comic strip, the immensely popular comic creation launched in 1989. The strip is enjoyed daily by 150 million people in 1,900 newspapers, in 56 countries. Adams has a unique track record of creating success in a variety of diverse businesses. The Dilbert comic strip was Adams’ first attempt at... read full bio
Steve Uzzell is an award-winning photographer, author, and former staff member for National Geographic. Uzzell has been working in photography for over 40 years and began his career working as an assistant to the editor of National Geographic’s magazine where he was also a member of their photographic staff. Uzzell has earned his Bachelor of Journalism from the University of... read full bio
Sophie Leseberg Smith, better known as her stage name, The Nasty Poet, is a poet from South London. As a poet, Smith has performed at venues which include Boiler Room, Just Jam TV, The W Project at Shoreditch House, Emerald Live Events, on NTS Radio, at the Institute of Contemporary Art, and more. She has also been featured in outlets... read full bio
Thelma Golden is a museum director and chief curator of The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York City, New York. Golden grew up in Queens, New York, and while in high school, she began training as a curatorial apprentice at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She went on to earn her B.A. in Art History and African-American Studies from Smith... read full bio
Todd McFarlane is the genius behind the comic book Spawn. He started his work as a cartoon artist at Marvel comics where he wrote comics for Spider-Man. He then left Marvel to launch his own company. In recent years, McFarlane has illustrated comic books less often, focusing on entrepreneurial efforts, such as McFarlane Toys, whose meticulously detailed action figures have... read full bio
Since graduating from college in 1963, Twyla Tharp has choreographed more than one hundred thirty-five dances, five Hollywood movies, directed and choreographed three Broadway shows, written two books and received one Tony Award, two Emmy Awards, seventeen honorary doctorates, the Vietnam Veterans of America President's Award, the 2004 National Medal of the Arts and many grants including the John D.... read full bio
Tyler Mitchell is a well-known American photographer who has distinguished himself in the field with his own aesthetic sensibility. He currently resides in Brooklyn, New York, and is well known for his innovative work, which includes the classic cover image he took of Beyoncé for Vogue. Mitchell, who was raised in Marietta, Georgia, discovered his love of photography in his senior... read full bio
Welby Altidor is a creativity expert. Drawing from over fifteen years of experience with Cirque du Soleil, Altidor is an advocate for the creative inside each and every one of us. During his role as the Executive Creative Director of Creations at Cirque du Soleil, Altidor utilized his creative mind in a variety of ways. In addition to working on... read full bio
Recent years have found her returning both to music and visual art. A musical, New York Rock, is due for production. A one-woman art exhibit which debuted at the Whitney in 1989, then toured galleries around the world, began a revival of her work; which was spurred on by the Rykodisc release of OnoBox.... read full bio
