Matthew Ballou is an artist and writer living in Columbia, Missouri with his wife and children. Educated at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (BFA '01) and
Indiana University (MFA '05), he is an Associate Teaching Professor of Painting and Drawing at The University of Missouri where he as taught since 2007.
Jane Jun was born in South Korea, coming to Baltimore, MD as a teenager. She earned her undergraduate degree in 2011 at Towson University and has received her MFA from The University of Missouri in
2014. An avid traveler, Jane has spent time in China, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Currently based in South Korea again, Jane is continuing to develop her identity-based work.