Staff

16-year Trenton resident. Craig Shofed was introduced to Artworks in 2007 and has been involved with the organization ever since. In 2011 after Craig’s 2nd kidney transplant he decided to quit his job in IT and become a full-time artist. Creating work under the name C.a. Shofed. In 2018 Craig became an Artworks board member and eventually became Managing Director of Artworks.

Addison Vincent is a creative from Lower Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where an early fascination with images, objects, and the stories they hold quietly shaped the artist he would become. He went on to study art history and business administration at the University of Hartford, grounding his curiosity in a deeper understanding of visual culture. After graduating with honors in Visual Communications from the Katharine Gibbs School in 1999, Addison stepped into the world of commercial graphic design, sharpening his eye for the power of visual communication.

Yet the pull of fine art—of making work with his own hands, on his own terms, never left him. Addison shifted his focus fully to the studio, embracing a practice that moves fluidly across media: photography, digital manipulation, mixed media, and the more classical traditions of acrylic and oil painting. His versatility reflects a restless curiosity, a desire to explore how different materials interact and can shape meaning.

Throughout his career, Addison has created commissioned works for private collectors, businesses, stage productions, and even short stories, bringing his visual sensibility into a wide range of creative collaborations. His original works have appeared in galleries, wineries, breweries, bars and coffee shops across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, each exhibition adding another chapter to his evolving artistic narrative.

Today, Addison serves as the Creative Director at Artworks Trenton, Trenton, NJ’s downtown visual arts center. His role blends artistry with community leadership: curating exhibitions, shaping gallery programming, connecting artists and community partners, and helping bring to life major events like Art All Day. His commitment to fostering creativity and expanding access to the arts has earned him recognition from the Art Educators of New Jersey, earning him the New Jersey Governor’s Award in Arts Education in both 2020 and 2021 for his work with AENJ and Mercer County Youth Art Month.

Addison’s story is one of continual reinvention—an artist who follows his instincts, embraces new mediums, and built a life centered on creativity, community, and the belief that art should be made, shared and celebrated.

Nasir J. Square is an artist born and raised in Trenton, NJ. A predominately self-taught, multi-disciplinary artist with focus in fine art and graphic design. Some of his latest Partnerships include two solo exhibits (Trenton, Philly) and continued brand development with local designers (fishbowl, Parkway)as well as a previous short stint as a storyboard editor for CKS magazine(online). Newly named the community outreach and education coordinator for ArtworksTrenton it is his hope that in collaboration with this community staple organization more resources and access can be allotted for the people. As an artist Nasir has two missions, one being the communal elevation of political consciousness amongst the oppressed working class. As well as the fostering of art not for its monetary possibilities but it’s human ability to empathize, experience, and shape worlds of old & those to come.

Jonathan Conner (LANK) is an artist, designer, and educator from Trenton, New Jersey. A graduate of the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon, LANK is the Public Projects Manager for Artworks Trenton focusing on community-based art installations. LANK is currently studying the intersection of public art and social justice/equity as a graduate student in anthropology at Monmouth University. He is a founding member of the city beautification non-profit S.A.G.E. Coalition and has been working with Artworks Trenton on public projects and community events since 2008.

Tishara is a graduate from Cairn University, where she majored in Community Arts and minored in Social Work. Tishara was Artworks first intern in the Fall of 2022 and is now serving as our Marketing Coordinator. In this role, Tish promotes the community values, artists, and programming that make Artworks one of a kind.

Nayette is a self taught artist who mainly focuses on digital art but has fun painting with acrylic. Wanting to be more involved in the art community in Trenton she volunteered at Art All Day in 2023. Since then she’s been interning at Artworks while trying to build up her art skills.