Ventiko’s works have been exhibited and experienced internationally at art fairs (PULSE, Select, Korean International Art Fair, Sluice, Photo LA), Galleries (US, Europe, Dominican Republic, Korea), Institutions (Tate Modern, MOMA) and in the public sphere through interventions (US, UK, Serbia, Dominican Republic, and Italy).

She has been featured in Interview Magazine, Quiet Lunch, Korea Monthly Photo, Hyperallergic, The New York Times, Bedford & Bowery, Vulture, Emergency Index, Cool Hunting, Gothamist, Artist News, Posture Magazine, T Magazine, Frieze Magazine, The Creator’s Project, The L Magazine, Artnet News, Beautiful Decay, Vogue Italia to name a few.

​Creating platforms for others to shine is a quintessential aspect of her practice. Through her creations Animamus Art Salon (founded 2011) and Performance Anxiety (founded 2012), she has worked with over 200+ artists curating and facilitating happenings, exhibitions, lectures and residencies on their behalf.

Simon Zhu is a Los Angeles-based 3D creative director, award-winning artist, and event planner. A graduate of California College of the Arts and Gnomon School of Visual Effects, he has designed for major brands including HERBO, Holief, and NBA legend Paul Pierce’s lifestyle brand, Vesper.

As a 3D creative director, Simon has led visual projects for Empire of the Sun’s album launch, as well as high-profile events for KCRW and KROQ radio. He also art-directed Ukrainian superstar Alina Pash’s 2024 album.

Beyond commercial work, Simon is an acclaimed artist whose work is collected by H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama and published by world famous luxury art book publisher: Taschen.

Cosmo Lombino—better known as the Queen of Melrose—is a New York-born fashion icon, stylist, and viral personality whose impact on Los Angeles street culture spans over three decades. From her early days as a hair stylist in Manhattan's supermodel era to launching cult-favorite boutiques like Cosmo’s Glamsquad, Fashion Whore, and Cosmo & Donato on Melrose Avenue, Cosmo has built an empire of bold, underground couture with a punk-glam edge. She's styled legends like Beyoncé, Gwen Stefani, and Shaquille O’Neal, and continues to set trends with her unfiltered flair and theatrical designs.

A fierce advocate for sobriety with over eight years clean, Cosmo gained global attention after her viral Soft White Underbelly interview, where she opened up about addiction, healing, and community. Her unapologetic humor, raw honesty, and motherly presence have earned her a loyal following, making her both a fashion matriarch and cultural muse. Whether she’s going viral for her Madonna concert rant or mentoring young creatives on Melrose, Cosmo remains a force of nature—gritty, glamorous, and forever unforgettable.

Elise Jonke is a dynamic art department professional and production designer with credits across film, television, and music videos. She has contributed her creative talents to projects such as Plugs (2020), Miss Understood (2021), and is currently working as an art department assistant on the upcoming Maybelline Prince (2025) . Her skillset spans art direction and production design, reflecting a versatile approach to visual storytelling in entertainment.

Operating as a freelance production designer based in the Los Angeles area, Elise brings imaginative and functional design to every set she works on . While her career continues to evolve, her growing list of credits showcases a commitment to enriching narrative worlds with style and authenticity

Kayla Shelton is painter, illustrator and collagist based in South Los Angeles. She has always been drawn towards portraiture, the human form and exploring interpersonal relationships in form. Her creative expression was born from her desire to record the culturally rich surroundings of her upbringing. This passion grew into adulthood, where she is now using portraiture to explore black identity, community and history. The inspiration she drew from her surroundings prompted her to pursue a career in the arts, where she could continue telling the stories of her people. Through her work she hopes to spark meaningful discourse around the stereotypes surrounding  black identity and beauty within our culture. Her portraits and collages were recently featured in Magician, an exhibition on black portraiture at Fellows of Contemporary Art. In recent years, her focus has shifted deeper into the digital and public art space. She has been using her vision in service of various community building initiatives in South Los Angeles; designing for local anti-gentrification, public health, and womenʼs empowerment campaigns.

The music of West Coast DJ, Ricardo Torres can best be described as a blend of deep, soulful house, and disco inflected with the particular sound of the west coast vibe, sultry and smooth. He plays the music that heads love to dance to; confident that when the music flows from hands that loves the underground it can be an uplifting, groovy and sexy experience.

Ricardo has been on a quest to achieve that perfect mix ever since his first chance encounter at the turntables, in 1987 at his college radio station in Montreal, Canada. Within the recent past Ricardo joined forces with Nu Disco Your Disco out of Germany for representation and affiliation. He has also become the resident host of their very popular NDYD Radio Show that airs weekly on the d3ep Radio Network in the UK. This modern Nu Disco sound, to him, is the perfect way to bring that West Coast vibe into the future and the new generation.