Arrow likes to tell stories with what they create. They love to show the abstract parts of life and embrace the flaws in everything around us. Arrow left home senior year to pursue art, and they are currently living on their own and attending art school, proving them all wrong. To Arrow, growing as an artist is one of their biggest inspirations.

It's the last competition of the season and I'm so excited! My goal is to try my best to move on to regionals and compete side by side with my mentor hillarie. I'm so glad to be back and can't wait to meet my competitors.

Yana is an artist from Belarus who now calls Seattle home, where she continues her creative journey. She draws inspiration from nature in all its forms and embraces a wide range of materials and techniques, though oil paints and pastels are her preferred mediums. Passionate about both painting and photography, Yana’s work reflects her love for capturing the beauty of the world around her.

Belarusian artist, inspired by nature.

Tasia’s art style blends vibrant colors with dark, fantasy-inspired themes, often leaning into the macabre and natural elements. For her, art serves as both a means of overcoming life's challenges and expressing the good. It is a deeply therapeutic process. She primarily works with acrylic paints and occasionally explores watercolors.

Thanks for supporting a nerdy science teacher who loves art! 🥰 (also it’s my birthday week!)

Michelle started as a self-taught artist, using painting as a form of meditation and flow. Over time, her intuitive style evolved from colorful abstracts. In 2020, she trained as an Intentional Creativity Coach, incorporating intention and inquiry into her work. Her current approach, called Medicine Painting, channels meaning and movement into layered, character-rich stories.

I am so excited to be returning to Art Battle! Come to see what happens when you take an intuitive artist and put her on stage with a blank canvas - anything goes! See you there!

Dozfy’s 30-year journey in art has been an incredible ride, fueled by his passion and love for creativity. He started by learning portraiture painting in Texas, but a transformative experience in Yosemite, inspired by Ansel Adams' photography, led him to shift his focus to landscapes. Over the years, Dozfy has created murals and completed private commissions, now working from Seattle, Washington.

Seattle’s best Live Artist

Deniz is a 2D artist creating surreal worlds that blend chaos and whimsy. His work features eccentric characters and intricate landscapes, using bold lines and vibrant colors to provoke thought and challenge societal norms. Primarily digital, Deniz embraces any medium that leaves a mark, quickly translating his ideas with energy often fueled by Rage Against The Machine.

We gotta take the power back

Johana is a Salvadorean-American artist, whose art often features vibrant creatures and bright landscapes. Through her art, she explores themes of place and identity. Johana enjoys using bold colors, patterns, markers and acrylic paint.

Johana is a Salvadorean-American artist, whose art often features vibrant creatures and bright landscapes. Through her art, she explores themes of place and identity. Johana enjoys using bold colors, patterns, markers and acrylic paint.

Annie, traditionally trained in landscape painting and realism, enjoys challenging herself to strike a balance between abstract and realistic styles. She works with various mediums, including oil paints, acrylics, and gouache.

Hey hey, welcome to art battle! Thanks for coming to indulge with me in my favorite hobby. Take time to stop intellectualizing today — and just sing and dance and paint and laugh and stare at trees, like we were all born to do!

Find me and tell me about something you wish people asked you more about but never seem to do. Let’s chat and hang out sometime 😇

Athena finds inspiration in curiosity, celebration, and healing, always thinking outside the box to manifest her thoughts in art. She cherishes the profound in the simple and delights in all aspects of life, aiming to capture these moments through her creations. Her work offers a sense of healing that she hopes others can also experience.

Thank you all for being here and supporting artists! I’m excited to meet everyone and share my work!

Sana is an aspiring artist who works with acrylics, watercolors, oils, and digital painting. She believes colors are a powerful way to express emotions and loves creating vibrant, expressive art. In addition to painting, she practices photography and fashion illustration. Her art is a way to spread love and light, with a focus on exploring color in abstract and conceptual styles.

So excited to be back for my second Art Battle and the last local competition, bringing up the magic of colors and the boundless realms of fantasy that enchant both your eyes and your soul.

Holly has been passionate about art her whole life. After studying ceramics and sculpture at the University of Northern Arizona, she moved to the Pacific Northwest to pursue her career. There, she found a love for heavy acrylics and palette knife painting, blending her 3D background into vibrant, textured wall art inspired by nature and personal experiences.

Thanks so much for coming and supporting the arts. I have no idea what I was planning to create but I never do. All I know it’s going to be textured and colorful!

Juan Vega makes a comeback to Art Battle! His artwork merges influence from comic books and graffiti art, blending vibrant tropical and South American styles with elements of traditional and modern pop art and street art illustration.

Born and raised in Wisconsin, Em moved to Seattle late in 2021 to pursue art, adventure, and a fresh start. Hiking, kayaking and road trips, while taking in the views are some of the ways they like to enjoy the PNW and gain inspiration for future work. Frequently taking photos and searching for the next best hike and view, they create art from the adventures they take.

SIZE is an artist influenced by cinema, sports, and pop culture, reimagining iconic moments as hand-painted storyboards. Raised on '80s cartoons and R-rated movies, his passion for art led him to a career as an art director in NYC, working with brands like Nike, Adidas, and Budweiser. His live paintings combine Prismacolor markers, graphite, and acrylic markers to tell vibrant, visual stories.

Our love for pop culture, be it fashion, food, dance, or music videos drives me to create snapshots which peaked my senses.

I hope to make art that uppercuts you with nostalgia and serenades you with a warm feeling in your heart! ❤️