Hampton Boyer is a figurative painter working in Norfolk, Virginia. A self-taught artist, Boyer creates graphics, paintings, and murals. He has exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions. In 2014, Boyer co-founded 670 Gallery in Hampton, Virginia. While there, he served as Creative Director until 2017. Boyer currently works as an advisor, curator, and business developer for The Contemporary Arts Network (CAN). The CAN serves as advisors for corporations and private individuals in the coastal region and beyond.

Hampton Boyer has spent much of his life in and around Hampton Roads. Layers of bright, clear colors and geometric forms with complex texture and composition make his work bold, graphic and arresting. Inspiration and influence come to Boyer from many sources: street art, graphic novels, music, contemporary artists, and art history.

Carbon Studio’s house engineer and producer, Travis Sykes is a musician and producer based in Hampton, Virginia. As a teenager, Sykes was a member of local bands, playing gigs for large crowds throughout Hampton Roads. While at Bethel High School, he led one such band to several national competition championships. He went on to attend Berklee College of Music where he studied Songwriting and Production.

In 2016 he became the touring bassist for New York rock veterans, Glassjaw, and participated in their national and international tours until 2019. Sykes currently leads the CAN music department and is the house engineer and producer of Carbon Studios at The Contemporary Arts Network Headquarters in Newport News, VA.