Claudia, a 21-year-old neurodivergent artist, creates large, colorful abstract and portrait works using mixed media. Her art explores themes like feminism, mental health, and personal experiences. She loves adding random phrases and details, aiming to make art that reveals something new each time. Claudia’s work challenges viewers, and she still enjoys painting eyes in the corners of pages.

my name is Claudia, i'll be in art battle on the eighth of may and look forward to competing. i'll paint fast and well, and good luck to other contestants 🙂

Brooke captures nostalgia, joy, and self-reflection through her art. She commonly works with oil and acrylic paints, charcoal, oil pastels, and pencil. With years of experience developed through art school and personal practice, she creates most of her work in a rented art studio. Brooke encourages those struggling with imposter syndrome to embrace it and keep creating. Her focus is primarily on drawing and painting, with a strong emphasis on charcoal.

Painting is way easier than talking

Kraulite is an artist blending realism and anime, aiming to inspire others to pursue their goals. A 3D design graduate, he creates 2D animations and illustrations, along with live traditional and digital illustrations for events. Skilled in pencils, inks, markers, and watercolors, he is versatile in his artistic approach.

Hello everyone, I am excited to join and have fun with all these very talented artists. I hope that I would be able to give my best and let you enjoy the art that I will be making for the event.

Gus is a street artist from Manly Beach. His art is about creating a connection through eye contact—inviting the viewer to feel something, to be moved, and to be seduced.

Gus is a street artist from Manly Beach. His art is about creating a connection through eye contact—inviting the viewer to feel something, to be moved, and to be seduced.

Javier, also known as OKTO, has expertise in printing, graphics, and illustration, with experience in merchandise design. A curious and evolving artist, he works across multidisciplinary projects like murals, illustrations, and graphic design. Using techniques such as acrylics, spray, oil, and chalk, his work spans pop art, surrealism, portraits, and splash painting, while recently exploring augmented reality.

Bravo is an expressionist and abstract artist from Sydney, of Filipino and Irish descent. Having been a hobbyist painter throughout her life, Bravo began painting full time two years ago, after stepping away from a career in music festivals and concert touring. Bravo is strongly influenced by street art, contemporary abstract landscapes, and neo-expressionism. She works primarily with acrylic, pastel and markers, dissecting surface and space with line work and a strong sense of color.

Super exciting to be competing in Art Battle at the Other Art Fair this year - two amazing events coming together! It's going to be such a vibe! Really looking forward to sharing the stage with so many talented artists from around Sydney.

H.Rayne is best known for their use of Stop-Motion Animation, having short films feature in film festivals and art galleries alike in Sydney, New York, and Johannesburg. They explore the correlation between thought and experience, and how our perception of self can profoundly shape how we see the world. Through a unique artistic lens, Rayne examines the dynamic interplay between internal emotion and external physicality, offering viewers a deeper understanding of the human experience.

H.Rayne is best known for their use of Stop-Motion Animation, having short films feature in film festivals and art galleries alike in Sydney, New York, and Johannesburg.

Tim Burden AKA the morbid shepherd is a local Sydney artist and comic creator known for his twisted art style and humor. You might recognize Tim from local comic conventions, alternative art exhibitions, zine fairs, "Read to Me's", and dark damp basements under the banner Morbid Sheep Comics where he likes to expel his dark gothic stories onto unsuspecting fans/victims.

Tim Burden AKA the morbid shepherd is a local Sydney artist and comic creator known for his twisted art style and humour. You might recognise Tim from local comic conventions, alternative art exhibitions, zine fairs, "Read to Me's", and dark damp basements under the banner Morbid Sheep Comics where he likes to expel his dark gothic stories onto unsuspecting fans/victims.