
Meet The Team

founder
TASHA Z (any pronouns)
TASHA is an artist with a penchant for printed material and a passion for collaborating and curating with other artists. When not making art, you can find them watching Eastern European films, talking about Jesus, or dancing on tables . . . sometimes all at the same time. As a painter, TASHA strives to synthesize the spiritual aspects of the traditions and movements they find most inspiring, namely Greek and Russian Orthodox iconography, many Modernist movements including, Symbolism, Surrealism, and Dada, and countless Outsider and Folk artists. TASHA's love of cinema has contributed to their aesthetic philosophy by suggesting that time may play a significant role in the way that we explore and experience images. You can view their thesis on the subject here.
You can view TASHA's portfolio here.
And check out an interview with TASHA here.

collaborator and event coordinator
Vuori Scorpion (they/them)
Vuori Scorpion is a multidisciplinary artist based in Minneapolis, MN. They were the first featured guest on Decadent Cosmos's blog in September 2020. Since then, V has had the pleasure of working on different collaborative projects including Monster Dirt Baby.
Art turns the benign into something worth devotion. It’s sacred and belongs to the people. With Decadent Cosmos, V hopes to help build an art world that is anti-capitalist and accessible.

collaborator and event coordinator
Adam Giordano (he/him)
Adam began submitting digital photography to zines while in high school, which later led him towards graphic design, visual communication and branding. Adam freelances and collaborates with local Boston organizations and artists as a way to skillshare experience in branding, marketing, and creative placemaking for community-led art initiatives.
Visit Adam's website here.

collaborator and event coordinator
Catie Constas (she/they)
Catie is a mixed media artist from Boston, MA. Catie works with Decadent Cosmos as a graphic designer and vendor, and has been featured in An Empty Zine, Metanoia (Issue 2, Spring 2021) and An Empty Zine, underground / из подполья (Issue 3, Winter 2022).
Catie's work centers around our inner lived experiences, traumas, and childhood memories. Play and joyful expression are also central to Catie's art process. Their current mediums include ink, textiles, and acrylic, and current explorations include printmaking and textile design.
Visit Catie's website here.

editor and event coordinator
Hannah Levin (she/they)
Hannah is an artist of various modalities often specializing in abstract expressionism and psychedelic art. She is passionate about nature and identifying mushrooms with her preschoolers. Sometimes you can even find her reading a book on a patch of grass. You never really know what she's up to.
Visit Hannah's website here.

collaborator and event coordinator
Sam de Soto (they/he)
Sam de Soto, a.k.a lowercase d (they/he), is an artist, musician, and teacher from Long Island, NY. In the midst of two degrees in music at BU and a budding opera career, Sam made their first painting in 2019 during a casual art night with friends. Now a freelance artist in Boston, Sam creates everything from large canvas works to found object sculptures and digital photo manipulations. Their style is an experimental concoction of abstract expressionism, folk art, graffiti, and philosophical musings. Sam is a high school music teacher, freelance choral musician, composer, and member of the experimental music project Fiberglass Peacock.
Visit Sam's website here.

design
Leo Kim (he/him)
Leo is a film fan and an insect enjoyer. He helps with Decadent Cosmos's promotional materials.

photographer
Jennessa Bryson (she/her)
Jennessa can be found behind the scenes (or in front of the stage) at Decadent Cosmos events contorting herself into silly positions with her camera to get the best angles possible. Other than working with super-cool artist collectives, some of her favorite things to do are orchestrating fun and weird impromptu photo shoots wherever the vibes are right, obsessing over all things Southern Gothic, dancing in empty bars with her best friends, and spilling pasta from the strainer all over the kitchen counter every single time.
Visit Jennessa's website here.