Markeith Woods, a native of Pine Bluff, AR, is a 2014 graduate from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff with a Bachelor of Science in Visual Arts. In 2015, he attended Memphis College of Art for a year where he studied painting and drawing. Now, Woods is in his second semester to finish his Master of Fine Arts at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville where he received a full ride, including a Graduate Fellowship and Graduate Assistantship. Within his five years of college experience, Woods had been very involved in art competitions and community projects. He is a National artist who has exhibited at various locations including, Agora Gallery in NYC, a solo show at Texarkana Regional Arts & Humanities Council, winner of the Arkansas Arts Council SWOP, and has an upcoming show at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff to name a few. The media Woods works with is charcoal, graphite, acrylic, pastels, and oil pastels. Aside from being an artist, Woods is also an art educator. He worked for the Arts & Science Center in Pine Bluff, AR as an assistant educator where he gave tours and gained experience with organizing educational classes. This led him to an opportunity to work as a substitute teacher on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday’s at Lighthouse Academy Charter School in Pine Bluff, AR. He was responsible for providing classroom learning and activities to students’ grades K-6th. From that experience, he furthered his educational career by becoming a full-time elementary Art Teacher, where he served two years. Woods, is committed to motivating the world through the Arts by inspiring, educating, and teaching hope in order to embrace purpose.