Brothers Ryan and Calvin Sprague are multidisciplinary artists based in Oak Cliff. Ryan is an American contemporary artist and founder of Pavlov Visuals. He is known for his works for artists such as David Bowie, Paul McCartney, and Michael Jackson, and brands such as Patagonia, Microsoft, and Target. Calvin is a multi-disciplinary designer specializing in illustration branding in diverse industries, including music, technology, sustainability, and lifestyle. He has worked for brands like Apple, Disney, The New York Times, Target, Salesforce, and Stanford University.
Matt Goodman is the Online Editorial Director for D Magazine. He's written about a surgeon who killed, a man who paid for a submarine to travel to the deepest parts of the earth, followed a heart transplant from donor to recipient, and too many Dallas City Council meetings to count. He's been at D Magazine since 2014, and has also written for WFAA.com and The Dallas Morning News.
Kathy Wise is the Executive Editorial Director of D Magazine. A licensed attorney, she won a CRMA Award for reporting for “The Most Lawless County in Texas,” a feature about a wrongfully convicted Collin County judge, and a Folio Award for “The Rogue Shepherd,” a profile of Bonton Farms founder Daron Babcock. She's been at D magazine since 2016.
Jeff Rogers gave his Texas Talk titled, "The Power of Play." Jeff is a graphic designer and illustrator with a focus in typography whose work is heavily influenced by a background in music, painting, and fun.
Hance Taplin is a designer, photographer, and creative director planted in Dallas. After transitioning out of the corporate design world in 2015, Hance founded By Way of Dallas, a streetwear fashion brand that's proudly made in Dallas, for Dallas.
Join us Friday, October 7th, as we gather to hear Barak Epstein give his Texas Talk titled, "The Role of the Arts in Community Building." Barak is the owner of The Texas Theatre and Top Ten Records, and co-founder of The Oak Cliff Film Festival.
Eating with Your Eyes: Joy Macarons Texas Talks is a Monthly Lecture Series Presented by Wax Space Exploring Creativity & Craft. Free to the public.
On Friday, March 6th, Lindsey & Nkrumah Farrar, co-founders of CRWN Magazine, talked to Wax Space and the Oak Cliff community about their career journey and how it prepared them for their dream: founding a new kind of print magazine for Black women.
On Friday, February 7th, Matt Bull, founder of Kickstand Agency, waxed overly-philosophical about advertising and there was nothing we can do about it.
Do Limitations Lead to Creativity? Being the only Black Creative in the Room. Texas Talks is a Monthly Lecture Series Presented by Wax Space Exploring Creativity & Craft. Free to the public.
