Occult Strategies

Gabi Abrão is an artist, writer, and digital creator that was born and raised in West Los Angeles. She is also known under her Internet username, sighswoon. All of her life’s work is devoted to developing a language with the invisible.  Camille Rose Garcia is renowned for her layered paintings of dystopian fairy tales that draw inspiration from surrealist film and vintage cartoons, offering a satirical critique of capitalist utopias. Her work, which melds nostalgic pop culture references with pointed societal commentary, has gained international acclaim, with features in prominent publications like Juxtapoz, Rolling Stone, and Modern Painter. Her pieces are part of esteemed collections at institutions like the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the San Jose Museum of Art—which hosted a retrospective of her oeuvre titled "Tragic Kingdom." Garcia is also the artist behind the New York Times Bestselling The Illustrated Alice in Wonderland, as well as her own original illustrated novel, The Cabinet of Dr. Deekay. Amanda Yates Garcia is a writer, witch, and the Oracle of Los Angeles. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The LA Times, The SF Chronicle, The London Times, CNN, BRAVO, as well as a viral appearance on FOX. She has led rituals, classes and workshops on magic and witchcraft at UCLA, UC Irvine, MOCA, The Hammer Museum, LACMA, The Getty and many other venues. Amanda hosts monthly moon rituals online, and the popular Between the Worlds podcast, which looks at the Western Mystery traditions through a mythopoetic lens. Her book, INITIATED: MEMOIR OF A WITCH, received a starred review from Kirkus and Publisher's Weekly and has been translated into six languages.  Pam Grossman is the creator and host of the internationally beloved podcast, The Witch Wave. She is also the author of the critically acclaimed books, Waking the Witch: Reflections on Women, Magic, and Power and What is a Witch, and the co-editor of the WITCHCRAFT volume of Taschen's Library of Esoterica series. Her writing has appeared in such outlets as The New York Times, The Atlantic, Time, and Ms. Magazine. She is cofounder of the Occult Humanities Conference at NYU, and her art exhibitions and magical projects have been featured in such publications as Artforum, Art in America, and The New Yorker. Bri Luna is the author of Blood, Sex, Magic and the founder of The HoodWitch.com a web platform and lifestyle brand dedicated to empowering, educating, and cultivating community through meaningful rituals supporting self-care and wellness. Luna is devoted to offering “Everyday Magic for the modern mystic,” through her art and is an advocate for the use of traditional healing practices to address modern-day challenges. She and her work have been featured internationally and in major publications including Vogue, I.D, and The New York Times. Janaka Stucky is a mystic poet, performer, and founding editor of the award-winning press Black Ocean. He is the author of four poetry collections including Ascend Ascend (Third Man Books, 2019), which was released as a live performance with cellist Lori Goldston by Neurot Recordings in May 2023. His writing has appeared in a variety of publications such as The Huffington Post and Poetry Foundation—and has been profiled in The Believer, Vice, and BOMB Magazine. He incorporates esoteric & occult influences to develop a trance poetics, which he has taught or performed in over 60 cities around the world. Chelsea Wolfe is a singer-songwriter from Northern California who has spent the last 13 years touring the world with her eponymous band, and releasing albums that range from intimate acoustic folk all the way to doom metal. Wolfe’s music has been featured in film and TV such as Game of Thrones and American Horror Story, and in 2021 she composed her first movie score with Tyler Bates for the A24 film X. Wolfe just announced her signing to Loma Vista Recordings with a new single “Dusk,” along with a 2024 North American tour.