Susan Lanoue, owner of the eponymous gallery, echoed Donovan’s thoughts on inspiration. “I’ve been passionate about the visual arts since I was a child growing up in Baltimore. I was surrounded by paintings and sculpture at home, and I developed a strong affinity for creating things with my hands,” Lanoue said. “As the years passed, I came to realize that my strengths did not lay in making art so much as giving a platform and voice to those who did.”