Experience an unforgettable evening of creativity and competition at Atithi Studios in Pittsburgh!
Watch as talented artists transform blank canvases into stunning masterpieces in just 20 thrilling minutes per round. Be part of the excitement by casting your vote to help crown the champion.
Don’t miss the chance to take home a piece of the magic with a silent auction featuring all the original works.
The painting begins at 7:30 PM! The venue is wheelchair accessible, making sure everyone can enjoy the arts.
Be a part of the fun as a spectator, or participate as one of the featured artists by applying online at www.artbattle.com/artists!
Art Battle Pittsburgh is a 21+ event.
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Artists
Artists can apply to compete. Also, most events have a ‘Wildcard’ easel, where artists leave their names at the door and we draw at random to pick the Wildcard Artist. To be a potential wildcard artist, just buy a ticket and show up!
Confirmed Competitors
Art Battle Pittsburgh
10 confirmed artists
Bernie Lukacs
Bernie is a multidisciplinary artist based in Pittsburgh, known for his abstract work across various media. In addition to his artistic practice, he is also a trained Art Therapist, integrating creativity with emotional and mental well-being.
Bob is an award-winning American artist from Pittsburgh, PA. His work draws on childhood memories and insecurities, reimagined through his subjects. Inspired by his two young children, he often paints with them, embracing joy and play. His art is deeply personal, serving as a release and a way to express his memories, thoughts, and secrets.
Chloverfeld creates his “fantasyscapes” intuitively, without sketches or plans—just colors, a sense of adventure, and his imagination guiding the brush. He enjoys working with acrylics on canvas, often mixing in spray paint or markers. Previously, he spent years drawing detailed mandalas with permanent markers, finding the process therapeutic. He also finds satisfaction in building intricate collages, carefully collecting and arranging each element over time.
DRVLE is a Lancaster, PA–based digital illustrator, photographer, and filmmaker. Specializing in monster, furry, and creature art, he often works in Procreate and occasionally paints. He also illustrates anthropomorphic characters and has professional experience as a video editor, videographer, assistant camera, director of photography, grip, and motion graphics animator.
Emily Paige Armstrong is a Pittsburgh-based muralist, visual artist, and advocate whose work bridges fine art, community storytelling, and social justice. Working primarily in large-scale murals, mixed-media illustration, and digital art, Emily Paige uses color, symbolism, and expressive mark-making to explore identity, embodiment, and the interconnectedness of people and place. Their creative practice is deeply rooted in a feminist lens, investigating personal and societal narratives while reclaiming and reimagining the power held within the female form.
MacKayla is a hobbyist artist who works across many mediums, most often acrylic. Inspired by nature and drawn to fantasy themes, her art blends real-world influence with imaginative creations.
Madeleine’s art embraces the uncanny, humorous, and self-reflective. She plays with the provocative and unsettling to spark emotion, often beginning with experiments or questions answered through the process. After a tumultuous journey, she now creates purely for pleasure—stress-free, expressive, and open to wherever her creative expedition leads.
Rae is a Pittsburgh-based artist and college student earning a bachelor's in fine arts. Self-taught and working mainly in inks, Rae explores all mediums while seeking to inspire growth and self-discovery through art. A First-Place winner in the 2-D section of the Carnegie Library Teen Media Awards, Rae is currently an intern at Bunker Projects Art Residency and Gallery on Penn Ave.
Suzanne is a Pittsburgh-based artist and educator whose work explores the silly, the sacred, and the sublime. She transforms overlooked materials and uplifts marginalized voices through portraiture and installation. As founder of the Busnegie Museum of Art—a gallery in a bus shelter—she showcases local artists and reimagines public space as a platform for connection and visibility.