Who We Are
Photo credit: Alison Eden
Katie Stahl is a practicing artist with over twelve years of experience working with adults with disabilities in an art setting. She earned a BA in psychology from Dartmouth College and an MA in art education from The University of Texas at Austin. In her own art practice, Katie paints under the name Houndoggle Art.
Katie Stahl
Lucy Gross
Co-founder + Executive Director
Co-founder + Director of External Relations
Lucy Gross is a practicing social worker with over a decade of experience working with adults with disabilities. She earned her undergraduate degree at Emerson College and her master's of social work at Texas State University.
Katie and Lucy have a combined 20+ years of experience working with adults with disabilities. Both women are staunch advocates of bringing artists with IDD into the contemporary art conversation, in Austin and beyond. In 2025, Katie and Lucy were among 85 curators across the country to receive the prestigious Teiger Foundation grant, supporting innovative curatorial projects in contemporary art.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Montrel Beverly
Sarah Blyth
Justin Brookhart
Will Bryant
Savannah Diaz
Lucy Gross
Kaitlin Maud-Moon
Michael Reisor
STAFF