Katie Stahl is co-founder and Executive Director of SAGE Studio. She is a practicing artist with over ten years of experience working with adults with disabilities in an art setting. In her own art practice, Katie paints under the name Houndoggle Art.

Lucy Gross is co-founder and Director of External Relations at SAGE Studio. She is a practicing social worker with over eleven years of experience working with adults with disabilities. In addition to her work at SAGE, she currently works at AISD’s Go Project, a transitional program for special education students ages 18–22, and The University of Texas in their inclusion program for adults with disabilities.

Lucy and Katie founded SAGE Studio (@sagestudioatx) in 2017. They have represented SAGE as speakers at SXSW EDU in 2019 and co-curated exhibitions at the Outsider Art Fair in New York City in 2019 and 2020. They are passionate about integrating artists with disabilities into the contemporary art scene in Austin.

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