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CONTRIBUTORS
from collide issue 4
Hailz
- THEY/SHEHailz was born, lived some life and is now here. They have always been tied to the arts but have only recently taken up poetry. They believe that unabashedly loving yourself in a society hell bent on making you hate yourself is a form of rebellion. The poem included in this issue is her rebellion. She looks forward to yours.
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IG: @daydream.haze
Kellyn Toombs
- SHE/HER -
Kellyn Toombs is a M.A. student at the University of the Arts, where she is earning a degree in museum education. She also works as a gallery guide at the Mütter Museum. She is grateful to her classmates at UArts and her coworkers at the Mütter for making Philadelphia a wonderful place to live, work, and study.
IG: @kellyn.knits
Bonnie McCuen Magwaza
- SHE/HER -
Bonnie Magwaza started painting as a sort of visual diary. Most of Bonnie’s subjects are nudes, since for her, it represents a deeper sense of vulnerability. She chose poses that reflected her emotional and mental state at that time. Bonnie seeks to create art that is both beautiful and meaningful. Her preferred medium is oil paint.
@ bonniemccuenmagwaza
Lindsey Gill
- SHE/HER -
Lindsey Gill is a freelance artist and yoga teacher living in Philadelphia, PA. Her drawings, watercolors, and digital paintings are inspired by her love of nature, storytelling, typography, and mental health. Lindsey enjoys local open mics and aims to connect artists in every way possible though projects like Collide. She writes poetry, paints, and explores the city. She also teaches yoga at a studio in Queen Village, the part of Philadelphia she loves most.
IG: @lindseygillart | lindseygillart.com
Sheridan Merrick
- SHE/HER/HERS - sheridanmerrick.com
Sheridan Merrick is a writer and theatre artist based in Philadelphia whose work seeks to both reflect our current society, and inspire possibilities for a better one. She is currently Assistant Directing the Philly Theatre Week reading of Untitled Raccoon Play. Red & Black, the musical she co-conceived with Nick Hatcher, was produced in the 2020 Polyphone Festival of New Musicals.
