The heart of our mission at VoyageLA is to find the amazing souls that breathe life into our city. In the recent weeks we’ve had the privilege to connect with some of Mid-Wilshire’s (and K-Town, WeHo, Mid-City) finest artists, creatives, entrepreneurs and rabble rousers and we can’t begin to express how impressed we are with our city’s incredibly deep talent pool. Check out Mid-Wilshire’s rising stars below.
Eddy Lee
I come from a lineage of healers in Bulgaria but I never knew this growing up. However, I always felt connected to spirit as my intuition has been very strong since I was a child. I remember knowing things before they happen and getting really strong nudges that turned out to be right. Read more>>
Eddie Yi
For about a decade, I traveled from city to city, teaching and choreographing on students all over the US and Australia. It was an incredible chapter, a blur of airport terminals and new rehearsal spaces, and it allowed me to hone my craft by working with countless diverse groups of students. Read more>>
Jasmine Rosalía
I’m a self-taught artist who has ironically become a professional fine artist, art teacher, muralist, and part-owner of a gallery in Laguna Beach. I’ve loved drawing for as long as I can remember. In 6th grade, there was a specific bench that I would draw horses at during recess. I would sell my drawings to my classmates and even take special orders. Read more>>
Danvy Pham
I come from a family deeply rooted in the restaurant and hospitality industry. For over 40 years, my family has managed and operated restaurants across Orange County and Los Angeles. It all began with my father, Manos, who immigrated from Greece and started out as a dishwasher at Douglas Burgers. Read more>>
Ava Milva
From a young age, I was surrounded by the warmth of the kitchen and the joy of creating delicious desserts. As a military wife, I shared that love of food with my community by selling homemade desserts to local restaurants. Read more>>
Lana O’Rourke
For as long as I can remember, trauma has been a part of my story. From childhood experiences that left deep emotional scars to challenges in adulthood that echoed those early wounds, I lived for years in survival mode. The result was a lifetime of mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual disturbances that I couldn’t seem to escape. Read more>>
Lena Moross
I was born in St. Petersburg and then studied at the state academy of art in Russia. While I’ve been in America, I additionally did my studies at the Pasadena art center college of design being mentored by Peter Lyashkov. I earned my masters at cal arts where I was a student of both John baldessari and John borofsky. Read more>>
