Born in 1992 in the small village of Caldine, Firenze, Chiara Sgatti has been studying animation in London, UK, receiving her MA in animation at the Royal College of Art. She loves telling stories and creating imaginary worlds, but most of all, she loves drawing –as a matter of fact, she is even drawing right now!

Tayllor Johnson is an artist, performer, and educator. A published poet, she has been writing and performing her own poetry and plays for over ten years. She is committed to using art to give voice to the world's unspoken needs and guides children to discover and speak their truth. She is pursuing an interdisciplinary master's degree in poetry, psychology, and education at NYU, which she will use to bring performance poetry curriculum and programming into educational communities. In all she has done, is doing, and will do she embodies her mission: Find new ways poetry can empower the voiceless, soothe the wounded, and disturb the status quo, setting us all on a path to freedom.