Traviesa, born and raised in Chicago, is a multidisciplinary pop artist who began painting at the age of 10 to escape reality. Most of her artwork centers around women empowerment. /sf

Super honored an excited to be apart of this experience and compete with so many amazing artists! Thank you to everyone that voted for me and made it possible for me to get to this point! 🙂

Julie is passionate not only about creating but teaching it to others so they can experience how it nourishes the soul. She has been recently working on chalkboard art, Zentangle style illustration and portraiture./sf

I'm so excited to return to battle! The energy from the room is transcendent! Let's create something amazing!

Kyla returns! Her artwork can be categorized as pop surrealism. She creates very vivid murals, acrylic paintings, and clay figures. Her art captures people of colors as Gods or Goddesses with surreal backgrounds./sf

I’m excited to come back and compete with the best of the best! I will be sure to wow the crowd with amazing art and showmanship! Connect with me on this journey of art. I’m glad to experience this with you

Tattianna is a painter, community organizer, teaching artist and muralist from Chicago's West Side. Her paintings explore the emotions of pain and evolution, reflecting herself in a sensually macabre, symbolic, feminine imagery./sf

Danielle is a self-taught artist blending reality with a bright, beautiful world of color. She works mostly with acrylic paint, canvas and mixed media such as wire sculpting and beads./sf

Saul Palos aka Palos de Santos, in addition to painting, makes music! /sf

Ken is an artist based in Chicago, and a graduate of DePaul University's Computers and Digital Media school. After graduation, he focused his lifelong passion for visual art into a regular practice of expressive figurative oil painting./sf

Ken is an artist based in Chicago, and a graduate of DePaul University's Computers and Digital Media school. After graduation, he focused his lifelong passion for visual art into a regular practice of expressive figurative oil painting.

Inspired by a love for social dancing and hip hop culture, Kenneth uses dynamic brush strokes and layers of abstract shapes to depict surreal figures that bend and twist with their environments.

Pitiz has a passion for capturing facial expressions and emotions. While he does that, he finds that humans are always searching for human connection./sf

JUJU is back again! An artist from Chicago, he is considered a bridge between street art and expressionism paintings. He is inspired by being able to showcase his works./sf

After so many different cities it feels good just to come back home and participate!

Arturo describes their naturalistic painting style as “fine art with a mix of concept.” Arturo’s favorite thing about being in creative communities is “meeting others who enjoy painting” too./sf

Exited to paint and challenge myself.

Jane returns to Art Battle! Her art is a mixture of flow, fantasy, and femininity. She looks to bridge the influence of fine art, art nouveau, and Japanese Anime together. /sf

Let's paint, Chicago~! 💖✨