About Art and Its Meaning
AIM was co-founded in the summer of 2021 by artists and arts advocates, Melissa Danielson and Jordan Guzman. Melissa and Jordan are multidisciplinary artists who have over a decade of combined experience in the arts and alternative arts-based education.
They met while teaching art and learned they had a mutual vision to create a safe haven where people can come to express themselves freely. Soon they collaborated in forming Art and Its Meaning, creating a platform where people can shine their light and meet with like minded individuals. Using the arts as a gateway, they have ultimately cultivated a community of empathy and compassion.
Jordan Guzman
Co-Founder and President
Jordan Guzman graduated from the University of Central Florida with a BFA, specializing in acrylic painting. In 2015, she moved to South Florida to start a career in fine arts and to become an art teacher for preschool and elementary aged children. Jordan has participated in several group exhibitions and a solo exhibition over the past decade. As well as created her own podcast called Break down to Build up where she speaks about existential living.
Melissa Danielson
Co- Founder and Executive Director
Melisa Danielson graduated from the University of Florida with a BFA, specializing in ceramic arts. After graduation Melissa moved to south Florida where she begin an internship at a local ceramic studio. Soon after she began a position as an art teacher for preschool and elementary aged students where she created curriculum for special art classes and the schools art programming. Through out the last decade Melissa continued to teach handbuiding ceramic classes for children and adults at several different ceramic studios though out south florida. After leaving her teaching position, she began hosting private group painting, ceramic and inner child healing art classes.
Michelle Danielson
Board member and Treasurer
Michelle grew up in a multicultural home in South Florida. Her background is in natural resource conservation and has experience in environmental education, program development, fundraising, and grant management. Throughout her experience Michelle has used art as a bridge for science education. Because of her love of music and performing arts, she believes creative expression, in all its forms, is a way to facilitate meaningful conversation.
Chelsea Currie
Board Member
Chelsea is a South Florida native with experience in education, nonprofits, and youth development. As a writer and musician herself, Chelsea is passionate about supporting others in finding expression through creativity. Chelsea has been a part of both AIM Illuminate and AIM Fluxus events and now joins the team as a member of our Board of Directors
