Ms. Aileen Gonzalez-Marti and Dr. Michele Agosto are proud co-founders of Los Artistas del Barrio Buffalo. Aileen is a multidisciplinary artist whose work bridges visual art and cultural storytelling. She engages deeply with the Hispanic community, weaving narratives through canvas, murals, poetry, and beyond.

Michele has exhibited her photography and mixed media works throughout the Buffalo/Niagara region. She is an arts educator and administrator who remains active in Buffalo's arts' scene and the Latino/a/x community. Los Artistas del Barrio Buffalo functions as an arts collective that highlights the talents and creativity of Latino/a/x and Hispanic artists of every discipline in our community. Our vision unites Western New York Latino/a/x and Hispanic artists of all genres in creativity, culture, collaboration, and community, so as to celebrate, and inform others of our ethnicity and roots.