Personal
and Social
Well-Being
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Local
We nurture homegrown Art as a framework for activating change. Art can inspire people and revitalize communities to greater trust, satisfaction, and prosperity through connectedness to their community, place, and purpose.
Learn more about our projects: Draw Together, XYZ Atlas, REST Fest, The Theorists, Urban Echo, and Austin Brazilian Zouk and Lambada.
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NATional
Fisterra is a nexus of citizen/artists. We collaborate with people of diverse ages, backgrounds, and abilities.
As a cultural partner for creativity and engagement, Fisterra Projects teams with experts and community organizations across the States to inspire change.
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Global
Fisterra's name derives from the edge of the known world. To that end, we are caring, polymath people with a range of artistic, scientific, technical, and societal interests working together on innovative projects that benefit society.
Our projects, artist residencies, performance and workshop tours provide opportunities for our global network to connect more deeply to each other, and the environment.
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our sTorY
Fisterra was founded by visual artist and entrepreneur, Jennifer Chenoweth. Austin Way featured Chenoweth’s project the XYZ Atlas on the cover of their “Art of the City” issue in 2016. Using community input to map the emotional experiences of residents of Austin, Chenoweth created a mixed-media installation called the “XYZ Atlas: the Hedonic Map of Austin”, which culminated in an exhibition at the high point of collective experience, Zilker Park in May of 2016. The Downtown Austin Alliance commissioned XYZ Atlas: Congress Avenue in 2017. Jennifer presented the XYZ Atlas at TEDMED 2017. In 2019, Chenoweth appointed collaborator Amy Morrow as Artistic Director in 2019 and then Executive Director of Fisterra December 2020.
our Vision
Fisterra promotes personal and social well-being on a community, national, and global scale through the arts, aided by science and technology. We are caring, polymath people with a range of interests working together on innovative projects that benefit society.
arT / science / Tech
Fisterra creates discourse between artists, physicists, psychologists, multi-media artists, and database architects. Previous Executive Director and founding board member, Dr. Vanston is an internationally recognized authority on technology forecasting for the communications industry. He has conducted and managed future-looking studies for communications and other high-tech industries for over thirty years. With his expertise, we collaborate with lauded artists such as Jason Akira Somma (Rolex Grant Award) and Zoe Scofield (Guggenheim Fellow).
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our Team
Founder &
Executive Director 2015-19
Jennifer Chenoweth makes contemporary art in any material that fits the idea, from drawings to large sculpture to interactive collaborative projects. Her recent collaborative project the XYZ Atlas reached a wide audience and culminated in a TEDMED talk released in 2018. She now curates the Oakwood Cemetery Chapel in Austin, Texas
to consider the purpose of our lives in the
context of a historical cemetery.
Jennifer
Executive Director
2020-Current
Amy Morrow is a master teacher, choreographer, and festival producer. She established The Theorists, a nexus of artist citizens who collaborate internationally to produce homegrown art. She manages projects for Draw Together, XYZ Atlas, REST Fest, and has produced 80+ movement workshops world-wide.
Amy
Emeritus Advisory Board
Draw Together, Urban Echo, and REST Fest Co-Director, Denver Gonzales, is an artist, community leader, engineer, visionary, and journalist. He serves on the board of organizations and councils supporting Austin's unhoused neighbors, leads Draw Together at Camp Esperanza, and was an artist in residency at the ESB-Mexican American Cultural Center, George Washington Carver Museum, and Doughtery
Arts Center
Denver
Emeritus Advisory Board
Board Member 2020-25
Lloyd Weatherspoon is a rehabilitation specialist for Austin Travis County Integral Care, who specializes in working with clients from a vulnerable population, concerning: homelessness with mental health disorders, U.S. Military Veterans and also high functioning clients, who have severe
or mild mental health illnesses.
Lloyd
Treasurer 2022-24
Wei Dai lives in Seattle, WA and works as a Sr. Customer Success Manager at Amazon. He also serves on the board of Grooving for Good. He graduated with an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University - Tepper School of Business and has an extensive social dance history in Texas, New York, California, and now Seattle.
Wei
Emeritus Advisory Board
Essam "OC" Osman is a visionary Sudanese-American filmmaker, director, and editor with over 15 years of experience in the industry. His work bridges the gap between storytelling and social activism, amplifying the voices of immigrants, displaced individuals, and unhoused communities.
Essam
Project Director &
Advisory Board 2024-current
As the lead organizer of Brazilian Zouk and hip hop dance events, Osei Bonsu brings a unique blend of artistic sensibility and technical proficiency to our team. His Ghanaian heritage, combined with his global experiences, including volunteer work with the UN World Food Programme in Ghana, focuses on cultural heritage and sustainably equitable exchanges.
Osei
Collaborator
Inter-disciplinary visual artist Jason Akira Somma is an internationally lauded heretic renowned for "defying categorization" (Rolex Arts) & merges new technology, science, performance, & kinesthetic into new, autonomous media & Aesthetic Singularity
Jason
Technical Director
Ryan Salinas continues a 50-year family legacy of Chicano dance through Aztlan Dance Company. As Artistic Director of Santa Cruz Theater, he helped shape a space for cultural expression and community voices. He now serves as Technical Director for Fisterra Projects, bringing expertise in lighting, sound, and stagecraft to works rooted in culture and community.
Ryan
Treasurer / Secretary
Rachel Ji brings a dynamic background in finance, venture capital, and strategic operations, currently serving as Head of Revenue Strategy FP&A at Attentive. A graduate of Williams College and the London School of Economics, she supports Fisterra Projects with a sharp eye for sustainability, growth, and systems that serve creative communities.
Rachel
Board Member
Ikiah McGowan is a strategic leader in partnerships & engagement at Mercy Corps. With experience in humanitarian work, DEI, & global cultural initiatives, she brings sharp insight & grounded vision to Fisterra’s mission. Her commitment to inclusive growth & cultural preservation strengthens our local & global impact.
Ikiah
Board Chair
Angela Hollingsworth brings over 20 years of expertise in financial management, strategic planning, and cultural advocacy. With an MBA focused on agile workforce design and extensive experience in nonprofit leadership, she ensures fiscal transparency and strategic financial oversight.
Angela
