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 Selah Payne is an artist and scholar from the south side of Chicago. Currently, she is an  undergrad student attending New York University, Gallatin School of Individualized Studies  pursuing a degree with a concentration on Interdisciplinary Arts, Art History, and Design. Her art  practice focuses on themes of displacement and belonging as she creates work that aims to  reflect upon ancestry, love, imagination, archival practices, resistance, and Black life, further  exploring these themes through painting, photography, collage, creative writing, and poetry.  Selah has working experience in a variety of art settings including art galleries, youth community  arts projects, non profit organizations, and creative marketing 

 Sophia Rosa is an undergraduate student pursuing a BS in Hospitality and Communications at Boston University. Currently in her third year of studies, Sophia’s academic interests are centred around Advertising and Marketing, and the Hospitality Industry, specifically event planning and the restaurant industry. Originally from Philadelphia, PA, Sophia is currently studying abroad in London. Outside of school and work, she enjoys music, books, and quality time with friends and family. 

  Nazmeen Shahban is a junior studying English Education at New York University. She hopes to teach English literature to middle and high schoolers and impact them in the same ways her English teachers have impacted her! In the past, she has worked with elementary school children and volunteered to work with immigrant high schoolers in similar areas of English, math, technology, art, science, and more. Because of those experiences, she is so excited to be here at WE RESTART because she has seen art be a powerful tool for analyzing human nature and society. By emphasizing refugee and migrant artists' voices, she hopes to contribute to the building of a more empathetic and kind world. She looks forward to being part of this great community.