Kinship Art Legend

ARTHUR BROUTHERS

For this project, Arthur draws from the idea of harmonious change, with small hand-painted works digitally stitched together to make one cohesive piece symbolizing growth and transformation, while maintaining integrity. The subtle 3D effect is meant to add life and movement as if the piece is alive and breathing. This invites viewers toconnect with the piece on a deeper level, while complementing andinteracting with the other artists’ works in the space. 

Arthur Brouthers (b. 1977, Charleston, SC) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Charlotte, NC. Inspired by abstract expressionism and optical art, his fluid, experimental paintings explore emotion, frequency, and nature. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, including Art Basel & New York Art Weeks, and other prestigious galleries and art fairs worldwide.

HILARY SIBER EDWARDS

PATTERN PLAY is a mural installation that takes inspiration from the textures and colors one might find in textiles and imagery around the home. The blue section of the painting is inspired by the plants and grasses that permeate Camp North End. The goal of the work is to celebrate the places that we live in and walk through - to elevate the everyday!

Hilary Siber Edwards is an artist living and working in Charlotte since 2016. She graduated in 2007 from the Maryland Institute College of Art with a BFA in Environmental Design and in 2015 from Clemson University with an MFA in Painting. Her personal studio work explores the fractured aspects of perception through contemporary landscape painting and sculptures. She creates murals and sculptural installations as well as teaches part-time at the college level.

MALAYSHA K. BELTON

IF THE STREETS COULD SING celebrates the essence of community and the boundless joys of childhood exploration. Vibrant colors and fluid, dynamic movements are deliberately chosen to evoke a sense of wonder, excitement, and optimism. Growing up in a neighborhood bordering Camp North End, Malaysia draws from her happy childhood memories, blending energy, nostalgia, and hope in this piece while encouraging viewers to embrace the beauty of life’s simple yet profound moments. 

Malaysha K. Belton, a Charlotte-based artist, specializes in digital illustration, acrylics, and mixed media. Inspired by her roots, her work blends symbolism, spirituality, and family ties. A 2024 ArtPop Cities alum, her art has been showcased on billboards,including Times Square, through her platform, MALAYSIANINK, founded in 2017.

Gökotta is an arts consulting firm dedicated to assisting others in establishing meaningful connections with their community through art.Gökotta operates as a link between local creatives and institutional funding, aiming to facilitate authentic placemaking. The essence of our approach lies in genuinely understanding the people and needs of the communities we engage with.

For this ‘story-telling’ piece, Gökotta assembled metal bits and pieces,found on the Camp North End campus, into this mandela-like circular image. Each item was carefully collected by the ATCO staff over the years and proudly displayed in a large bowl in their offices here at Camp NorthEnd.

Photographed by local photographer Natale Daratony(@nataliedaratony), this piece honors the history and decades-long development of this beloved Charlotte location.

Gökotta curated all the art for both the interior and exterior of Kinship.

LAURA TATE

Laura took the idea of what Camp North End might have looked like before it was developed and painted it as a serene landscape. Using lines from the original architectural plans of Camp North End by Albert Kahn, she added them to the surface in contrasting colors, layering the past and the present.

Laura is a Charlotte-based mixed media artist who paints from the heart. Whether its a series of collaged cowboys, landscapes, or sixties muses, she lets joy take the lead.

ELLA MACKINSON

Ella Mackinson is a visual artist originally from Charlotte, North Carolina. She received her BFA from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York (2023) in painting with a minor in the history of art.

She makes paintings and mixed media textile pieces with oil, gouache, and second-hand fabrics, using her upbringing in North Carolina as inspiration for her work.

In 2024 she completed her first residency at Goodyear Arts in Charlotteand had her first solo show at the Tom S. Getty Center with Friday ArtsProject in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

Her work has been selected for juried exhibitions at the Artfields Festival in Lake City, SC, the Arts Council of York County in Rock Hill, SC, and the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center in Brooklyn, NY.

SHARON DOWELL

Intertwining themes course through Dowell’s work; the energy of place, renewal, and temporality. This piece explores the idea of boxes - the buildings we live in, build lives in, and the boxes we create that can either separate or unite communities. These pieces hung in one of the first community gatherings at Camp North End in a raw warehouse, an immersive and intimate dinner and concert that Dowell co-curated with artist Nick Napoletano. It’s thrilling to see the work come full circle to find a home in Kinship!

Dowell is a painter with a focus on murals, sculpture, and public art, installing nationwide. She received an MAAA from Winthrop University and a BFA from UNCC. A 2014 TedX Charlotte speaker, she regularly lectures and curates. Sharon has work in corporate collections nationwide and travels internationally for artist residencies.

TOY TANTRUM

This piece, a reclaimed Foosball table from Camp North End, features a striking gold field and draws inspiration from the vibrant spirit of competition and unity that defines Charlotte. The golden playing surface symbolizes triumph and ambition, reflecting the city’s dynamic growth and cultural richness. By transforming a familiar game into a work of art, this creation celebrates community, connection, and the joy of shared experiences, embodying the energy and creativity of Charlotte’s ever-evolving identity.

Born and raised in Worcester, Massachusetts, Michele Hoffman moved to Charlotte in the 1990s, where she immersed herself in the thriving art community. As a self- taught artist, Michele has built a distinctive and celebrated career, earning recognition through gallery exhibitions such as ArtPop Street Gallery and the McColl Center for Art + Innovation. Her creative journey has also extended to the screen, with her art featured in the Peacock film Please Don’t Destroy: Treasures of Foggy Mountain.

NICO AMORTEGUI

This piece is from a series I did about other artists and their musings. It speaks to the flow state when you’re hyper focused and completely immersed in the craft. For me it’s about lines and an intrinsic sense of symmetry and balance. Finding harmony is unique to everyone and this artwork invites the viewer to find their own path to the flow state.

Nico Amortegui is a full time artist based in Charlotte. A native of Bogota, Colombia, he is a self-taught artist that has learned numerous skills and trades by doing.

Nico enjoys painting, sculpting and woodworking with a variety of media.

JEN HILL

Jen has lived and worked in Charlotte for 12 years and is making her splatter and sparkle inspired art a staple in the city. Whether she is making Warholesque pop portraits of her favorite female inspirations, or creating large scale splattered murals, Jen continues to explore the many facets of her creativity; a creativity that is ever-expanding with her growth and experience.

Jen’s entire life has revolved around art; from fine art to performance art, Jen has experimented in a myriad of mediums. Originally from the Winston Salem/Kernersville area, she was exposed to the top art programs in the southeast, including East Carolina’s art school. In 2008, Jen earned her degree from ECU’s art program, with a focus on textiles, print making, and illustration. Her hand lettering and chalk work is well-known across local establishments. The brewery and hotel signage art opened her doors to Charlotte, North Carolina’s art scene.

A series of small original works by Malaysha is scattered throughout the 3000 lobby.

Malaysha K. Belton, a Charlotte-based artist, specializes in digital illustration, acrylics, and mixed media. Inspired by her roots, her work blends symbolism, spirituality, and family ties. A 2024 ArtPop Cities alum, her art has been showcased on billboards, including Times Square, through her platform, MALAYSIANINK, founded in 2017.

DEB KOO

Deb’s biggest artistic theme is food. As a four-year-old who immigrated to the United States, gatherings which involved food became opportunities and markers of cultural learning and assimilation. One birthday party in particular made a lasting impression on her. Her friend’s cake was made from a Betty Crocker cake mix, colorful pink canned frosting, and Wilton icing decorations. Deb thought it was the most beautiful cake she had ever seen and requested a similar cake for her birthday. 

Moments such as these became themes in her work and led us to choose a ‘cake’ for her Kinship piece. Not only is it welcoming but itrepresents baking, a thread that links all cultures. 

Deb Koo is an oil painter based in Charlotte, North Carolina. She studied studio art at Smith College and got her MFA in Western Painting from Ewha Womans University in Seoul. Currently, she is a member of Goodyear Arts Collective in Charlotte, NC, as well as an art professor at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.

Ali Loncar (b. 1989 Seoul, South Korea) is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist based in Charlotte, NC. With a familial background in fabrication and construction, she values the craftsmanship and process of creating as much as the visual aesthetics in her artwork. 

Loncar is known for her creative problem-solving and delicate design work. Most of her pieces combine a layer of paper cutting, engraving, and watercolor; however, she is also known for her large installation pieces exhibited in the heart of Charlotte. Her fine art works have been exhibited along the East Coast. 

Ali is constantly looking to master new skill sets and cultivate community. For this piece, Ali used a salvaged window from the Camp North End Campus. 

She is a mother of two and has a working studio in her home.

Junior Gomez is a full-time artist from New York City now based in Charlotte, NC. Sparked by a lifelong love affair with creativity and self-expression, Junior finds solace and joy in painting, drawing, and bringing his imagination to life on canvas, in murals, and in sculpture.

Junior pursued a Visual Arts degree at Wells College, graduating in 2011. After working in the corporate world, Junior moved to Charlotte, NC in2018 for a fresh start, hoping to reconnect with his creativity.

Junior used a combination of new and salvaged materials from Camp North End to create this calming, three-dimensional piece reminiscent of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Today, his art can be found in Charlotte, NC, California, and New York City,serving as vibrant landmarks of creativity and expression.

Justin is an avid recorder of feelings through journaling and sketching, as well as a gatherer of materials. He puts paint, pencil, crayon, thread, and printed materials on paper, canvas, cardboard, and even a mirror, giving visual form to his feelings and thoughts.

From these routines, he instinctively knows what needs to be combined to represent on paper or canvas what he is in his mind and soul. While giving visual form to abstract emotions and thoughts could bring forth chaotic creations, it is his training and work as a graphic designer that organizes and aligns his compositions. Justin’s work is ‘storytelling in mixed media’.

Justin created this piece at a previous Camp North End event. Hepurposefully used a mirror for people to be able to see themselves in thispiece.

A native Charlottean, he currently lives in New York City.

This mural by Jen features three native plants found throughout the grounds of Camp North End: Sea Oats, Blue Thistle, and Blanket Flower. This space not only serves as a third place, but as a transition from Kinship to the rest of the property, and from the inside to the outside. The painted piece represents where the exterior nature meets the built environment.

ECHOES IN COLOR

This concept takes a more abstract, painterly approach, imagining color, shape, and movement as echoes of past and present coexisting in one vibrant surface. It’s less about thread or textile as a literal form, and more about capturing the energy of transformation through bold gestures, community, layered shapes, and vibrant colors.

The mural is an artistic representation of Kinship. What may appear to be a group of abstract shapes is actually a bird's-eye view of a gathering of people. Human interactions of all kinds are depicted through embraces, support, or simply by proximity.