Marcel Pardo Ariza is a co-founder of Art Handlxrs* leading program development and artistic direction. Ariza is a trans visual artist, curator, and art worker that explores the relationship of representation, intergenerational kinship, and queerness through constructed photographs, site-specific installations, and public programming. Their work is invested in creating long term interdisciplinary collaborations and opportunities that are  non-hierarchical, decentralized, and equitable. They have worked in the civic engagement department at YBCA and served on the Curatorial Council at Southern Exposure. Ariza is currently a lecturer at California College of the Arts.

Ambrose Trataris is a co-founder of Art Handlxrs* leading fundraising and organizational development. Trataris is a trans conceptual artist, technologist, and Drag performer based in the Bay Area. Through sculpture, installation, and performance he gives form to semiotic and social boundaries meant to govern our identity, sense of worth, and communal relations.   Through his work, he is dedicated to creating lasting changes for racial, social, and labor equity in partnership with arts organizations. Trataris is co-founder of R/SF projects (2016-2019) and Founder and Executive Director of Unrestricted Funds.