Wagner is the Founder and Creative Director of Drawing on Earth. Drawing on Earth has creatively worked with over 40,000 kids and adults, drawn on 3 continents, has chalk drawing two world records, and has created six pieces of art photographed by satellites.
Wagner’s first artistic adventures were in rural Pennsylvania as a second grader when he began to draw monsters and spaceships. Fast forward several years ago he worked on the Pixar/Disney feature film “John Carter” drawing monsters and spaceships. Wagner credits his brother for sparking a desire to draw, and his mother for her encouragement.
He has a MA from John F. Kennedy University in “Art & Consciousness”, and a BFA in “Art & Design” from Pratt Institute. Wagner’s clients have been the Smithsonian Institution – Museum of Natural History, Pixar/Disney, SpaceX, Target, CBS Interactive, PG&E, Oakland Museum, Oakland Zoo, and Tomorrow’s Women.
Wagner has worked as concept artist in the film industry, graphic designer, illustrator, author, musician, and fine artist. Wagner has taught art and creativity in digital art colleges, graduate school, state prison, and is currently teaching art live and online at Chabot College in Hayward CA. He spends half the year in Oakland CA, and the other half in his studio in rural Northern New Mexico.
A lifelong creative, Leslie has explored contemporary and ecstatic dance, stilt walking, improv theatre, and recently, painting and drawing. After a career in public service building teams and nurturing the best contributions of each individual, Leslie believes in the power of collaboration and creativity to build communities where everyone’s ideas are needed and valued.
Leslie joined the Board of DoE in 2021 and has assisted MLW on several large-scale chalk drawing projects and has facilitated group drawings in schools and children’s museums. In addition to her work with DoE Leslie helps co-create collaborative murals with people of all ages through Unity Through Creativity Foundation. In 2025, Leslie began working with the Crescent Moon Center, an equine-assisted learning and expressive arts program that supports people recovering from mental health challenges, trauma, and addiction.
Leslie’s desire to create art with people is driven by a belief that the path to personal development is not linear but is a dynamic journey that is supported through the creative process, collaboration, and compassion.
Bobbie is an artist, teacher leader, educator and community artist. Following the 2018 Camp Fire, she has been engaged in the re-building processes of thriving communities, and weaves in her artistic endeavors towards making, visioning, creating, dancing, singing and drumming together. Developing the muscle of the imagination, she has gained a novel set of skills in trauma-informed care and healing-centered practices within the individual and groups.
At the state level, she serves with teacher leaders in The California Arts Project advocating for equitable arts programs in TK-12 public education. Currently a resident in Paradise, Ca she especially loves facilitating collaborative art projects within community, believing arts is the answer to social problems.
Zoe P is a visual artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. They grew up spending many evenings in Mark’s (AKA Dad) studio – painting and drawing and covering their whole body in art. When Zoe P was a kid at Franklin Elementary School in Alameda, Chalk Day was their favorite day when their dad came to draw giant killer whales and snakes.
Zoe P also works in relief printmaking and paper mache, with an emphasis on large-scale puppetry. Since 2024, they have worked with non-profits and community groups to create giant puppets for their movements, utilizing community-engaged research to help create symbols that share messages with a greater audience. They have started their own group, We the Species Puppet Collective, to bring together puppeteers, activists, and artists alike to build puppets for creative resilience in these times. Zoe P’s printmaking looks at the relationships between queerness, life, and death. Their work is often inspired by the natural environment and looks for the intersections of storytelling, mythology, and activism.
