Organizers and Partners
RESISTING THE LONG WAR is organized by Aaron Hughes, Mohamed Mehdi, Amber Zora, and Iván Arenas with support from the Chicago Cultural Center, Hyde Park Art Center, Elmhurst Art Museum, Walls Turned Sideways, DEMIL Art Fund, and the Terra Foundation for American Art. Curatorial advising by Ronak Kapadia, Meranda Roberts, and Nhung Walsh.
Veteran Fellows included Jeremy Berggren, Jose deVera, Stephen Funk, Angela Waller, Rocio Villanueva, Jules Vaquera, and Chris Sparks with seminar led by Charlie Reynolds.
Organizing Team
![Aaron Hughes [US Army veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/5bf3cd60-47c4-48b7-8057-a19508f6a72f/Aaron-Hughes.jpg)
Aaron Hughes
[US Army veteran]
Mohamed Mehdi
![Amber Zora [US Army veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1674941190042-KEMXONIXCF9AWE8N4MHH/Amber-Zora.jpg)
Amber Zora
[US Army veteran]
Iván Arenas
Ronak K. Kapadia
Curatorial Advisor
Meranda Roberts (Yerington Paiute) Curatorial Advisor
Nhung Walsh
Curatorial Advisor
![Yiran Zhang [Singapore military veteran] Social Media Coordinator](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1790129566087-XVI4M0UFORGD75EV0MTY/YiranZhang-Headshot%2B%25281%2529.jpg)
Yiran Zhang
[Singapore military veteran]
Social Media Coordinator
![Charlie Reynolds [Navy veteran] Fellows Seminar Leader](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1790115838795-DAYXVIFKJRZQQDEXP4LA/Charlie%2BReynolds.png)
Charlie Reynolds
[Navy veteran]
Fellows Seminar Leader
Veteran Fellows
![Jeremy Berggren [US Marine Corps veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1790115028254-NRR64FITGVXKZA06IJFT/IMG_3066.jpg)
Jeremy Berggren
[US Marine Corps veteran]
![Jose deVera [US Army Veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1790115293107-MLTCYBK1TQZFI0XX2RG8/headshot_jd.jpg)
Jose deVera
[US Army Veteran]
![Stephen Funk [US Marine Corps veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1790115526585-XQ23OZT6UG4G0DEVPINZ/S_Funk2.jpg)
Stephen Funk
[US Marine Corps veteran]
![Chris Sparks [US Army Veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1790115337068-WPY3HH6PO3F314ZE1E7A/SparksPhoto.jpg)
Chris Sparks
[US Army Veteran]
![Jules Vaquera [US Air Force veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1790115402137-HEAWHG6NMZGYF49FJ1GV/me.jpg)
Jules Vaquera
[US Air Force veteran]
![Rocio Villanueva [US Army Veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1790115769276-RDR0JEEHXVXOR2DE4DD3/Rocio.jpg)
Rocio Villanueva
[US Army Veteran]
![Angela Waller [US Army Veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1790115562018-XKC4BCSTLLW5K6SOHRAB/AngelaWaller%2Bnew.jpg)
Angela Waller
[US Army Veteran]
Featured Scholars & Experts
Dorothy I. Burge
Orisanmi Burton
Ronak K. Kapadia
Shaymaa Khalil
Ivan Chaar Lopez
Kiersten Neumann
Patricia Nguyen
Meranda Roberts (Yerington Paiute)
Artists & Performers
Ismail Abu Hatab
Venancio Aragon (Diné)
Dorothy I. Burge
![Reginald Boclair [US Marine Corps veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1b9415b3-b383-43db-954c-0a7d193f3d5d/ResistingTheLongWar_21April2026_Hyde+Park+Art+Center+Website+Background.png)
Reginald Boclair [US Marine Corps veteran]
Jamiah Calvin [US Army veteran]
![Brittney Chantele Aston [US Army veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1790119004369-5992T521SCZKRNA454LZ/Brittney%2BChantele-Headshot.jpg)
Brittney Chantele Aston
[US Army veteran]
![Drew Cameron [US Air Force veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/e4ca0be6-922d-4f8f-9e84-52a84c1de96a/DrewCameron-Headshot2024.jpeg)
Drew Cameron
[US Air Force veteran]
June Carpenter (Osage/Shawnee)
Mahwish Chishty
Cog*nate Collective
![Armando De la Torre
[US Army veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1790127908548-5H0HUDYXNF0Y6JWPSJTQ/DSCF0137.jpg)
Armando De la Torre
[US Army veteran]
Jose deVera
[US Marine Corps veteran]
![Amanda Raquel Dorval (Nuyorican-Dominican) [US Air Force veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1790124544301-VGYUWP8OFQGRRIYPXI5B/Dorval%2Bheadshot.jpg)
Amanda Raquel Dorval (Nuyorican-Dominican)
[US Air Force veteran]
Sabba Elahi
Hamada Elkept
William Estrada
![Rodney Ewing [US Army veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1790129459590-SQU47HA239RS99XTHR1P/RodneyEwing-HeadShot.jpg)
Rodney Ewing
[US Army veteran]
![Darrell Wayne Fair [US Marine Corps veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1676913279945-OSJ06OSFE15AKIVLIOA8/Darrell-Fair.jpg)
Darrell Wayne Fair
[US Marine Corps veteran]
Rafael Fajardo
Chitra Ganesh
![Fanny Garcia
[US Army veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1790128120407-KSF3A1XJZ76S8NRTTZKV/Fanny_Garcia_Headshot.jpg)
Fanny Garcia
[US Army veteran]
![Eric J. Garcia [US Air Force veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/e77ffeca-1d92-4a85-b84e-67271a2584c9/EricGarcia-Headshot.jpg)
Eric J. Garcia
[US Air Force veteran]
![Jose Garza [US Navy veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1790120420387-T84PHEANLD86M8SVC0T9/Garza_Jose_headshot.jpg)
Jose Garza
[US Navy veteran]
Kevin Golar
[US Army veteran]
![GOODW.Y.N. [US Army veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/31aabaa0-3af4-463c-b956-47ee1c3d24b9/Nicole-Goodwin.jpg)
GOODW.Y.N.
[US Army veteran]
Leon Golub
[US Army veteran]
![Gina Herrera (Costa Rican and Tesuque Pueblo) [US Army veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1790119103360-WLP31CEN7N4EJ4D3GK8F/GinaHerrera-Headshot.jpg)
Gina Herrera (Costa Rican and Tesuque Pueblo)
[US Army veteran]
John Hitchcock (Kiowa Tribe of Oklahoma, Comanche, and Northern European)
Emily Jacir
![Ruth Tomoe Leinani Kaneko (Kanaka Wahine) [US Army veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1790120167246-E24OM5LCZXASODSOR55L/RuthKaneko_HeadshotFinal.jpg)
Ruth Tomoe Leinani Kaneko (Kanaka Wahine)
[US Army veteran]
![Ash Kyrie [US Army veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1790128458051-Y7F3VLK41GUHHV329ZUM/Screenshot%252B2026-09-22%252Bat%252B7.47.33%2525E2%252580%2525AFPM.png)
Ash Kyrie
[US Army veteran]
![Nathan Lewis [US Army veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1790117046867-J2QS2SSVMWQ6E2A8LT0Q/IMG_20260722_212640.jpg)
Nathan Lewis
[US Army veteran]
Josh MacPhee
Hanaa Malallah
Dylan Miner (Métis Nation of Ontario)
Hồng-An Trương and Hương Ngô
Wade Patton (Oglala Lakota)
![Eric Perez [US Marine Corps veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1790129404644-5OP0HU44IE5U7467346W/eric%2Bperez%2Bheadshot.jpg)
Eric Perez
[US Marine Corps veteran]
Charlie Reynolds
[Navy veteran]
![Gregory Rick [US Army veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1790129044661-7HV5REC9B40E45PJ35HH/2025-05-07%2B09.34.15_web.jpg)
Gregory Rick
[US Army veteran]
Gil Rocha
Sarah Ross & Mira Simonton-Chao
![Gerald Euhon Sheffield II [US Army veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1790129328703-S39MKP58AIKCA7AZQVWU/GeraldEuhonSheffieldII-Headshot.jpg)
Gerald Euhon Sheffield II
[US Army veteran]
Nancy Spero
![Ehren Tool [US Marine Corps veteran]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/630d2ea6eaadb722d8c08796/1790118558225-YK2FQ1ME8OMPNTB07CMM/EhrenTool-Headshot.jpg)
Ehren Tool
[US Marine Corps veteran]
chip thomas
Yiran Zhang
[Singapore military veteran]
