I am a multidisciplinary artist whose work is rooted in self expression, healing, and nostalgia. I’ve been creative since childhood, starting with bubble lettering and cartoon drawings, and eventually finding my primary medium in painting during the COVID pandemic. My style is bold and emotionally driven, often exploring themes of mental health, inner dialogue, and the human experience. I participate in art shows and host painting events that bring creativity and community together. As a psychology student pursuing a future in social work and art therapy, my art is deeply connected to my passion for healing through creativity.

Courtney has been creating her whole life, focusing on sewing, sculpting, and painting. She’s worked in TV and film and created an award‑winning sculpture for Redbull. In 2022 she became a firefighter, and art has recently become her way to find peace and process the realities of the job. Her work is abstract, textured, whimsical, and organic, usually made without a plan—just going with the flow.

I'm a Chicago artist embracing the weird and grotesque, while combining and displaying it in a jovial light. My art has always been inspired by the weird colors used in cartoons during the 90s and early 2000s, as well as the intrest in the gross and grunge.

Chicago-based visual artist whose work transforms lived experience, faith, and vision loss into bold, emotionally charged paintings. Diagnosed with keratoconus at a young age, Justin is legally blind, a reality that deeply informs his artistic process. Rather than relying on perfect sight, he paints through memory, touch, intuition, and emotional perception, turning limitation into a powerful creative advantage.

Working across live painting, figurative work, and expressive portraiture, Justin’s art explores themes of resilience, identity, sensuality, and spiritual awareness. His practice is rooted in vulnerability and presence, often created in front of live audiences, where the act of making becomes as meaningful as the final piece.

Justin has participated in over 60 exhibitions and live art events across Chicago and beyond, building a reputation for fearless expression, technical confidence, and magnetic energy. Through his work, he aims to challenge how people define “vision,” showing that true sight comes from feeling, intention, and belief.

Fartingsky/Metzli is an artist from Chicago who mainly works with acrylic and oil paint. She tends to lean towards realistic features in her paintings while also creating pieces that are a pleasure to look at. She works with not only still life, but also portraits and other mediums of art./sf

multimedia artist with no plan B.