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AB2440 – Portland
May 6 @ 6:00 pm PDT

Art Battle Portland – May 6, 2023
Doors @ 6:00pm / Painting @ 7:00pm
Jaja PDX – 819 SE Taylor St, Portland, OR
Get charged up for a electrifying Saturday night featuring live, pulse-pounding art!
Come watch the paint fly before your eyes and help vote to determine the Winner as artists battle the clock & each other in 3 rounds of just 20 minutes!
All artwork will also be available for auction during this incredible night of community and creation!
REGISTER NOW TO VOTE
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
Chrissy groh
Chrissy returns! Chrissy's work is mixed media---book pages, recycled paper, gold flake, resin, and more. She hopes that her art will take you away from the everyday world./sf
I’m excited to compete in art battle - this will be my second time competing! I like to fuse my love of abstract and contemporary art with the appreciation for neon, pop art and surrealism. I’m looking forward to meeting all the other participants and painting in front of such a lively audience again!
Trevor Capps
Instagram: Trevorcappsart
Trevor Capps' art represents a unique combination of freehand methods and vibrant colors, which captures the beauty of abstract concepts. His art portrays a vision of the world that instills a sense of self-awareness and reflection in its viewers./sf
Trevor Capps' art represents a unique combination of freehand methods and vibrant colors, which captures the beauty of abstract concepts. His art portrays a vision of the world that instills a sense of self-awareness and reflection in its viewers.
Dustin Williams
Dustin, with a background and education in art, takes a unique approach to landmark and landscape portraiture and implies a mood or emotion through a limited color pallet. They had work on display at the Stutz Building and the Herron Student Gallery as well as having been published in two coloring books./sf
Art Battle wouldn't happen without You. Thank you for your support and devotion to fine art.
Molly Gregory
Instagram: m.a.gregory
Molly has worked the spectrum of black and white drawings, coffee and watercolor paintings, and industrial light art. Molly likes to call their newest style "Black Light Bob Ross"...So many happy accidents!/sf
Molly has worked the spectrum of black and white drawings, coffee and watercolor paintings, and industrial light art. Molly likes to call her newest style "Black Light Bob Ross"...So many happy accidents!
Aaron Gardener
Instagram: Aarongardenerart
Aaron is back! Aaron uses art as therapy. She is an oil painter and art teacher by trade./sf
Whooo hoo! Art battle is fun! Can’t wait!
Tomie Rae
Instagram: Tomieraetattoo
Tomie is a tattoo artist from Woodland, WA, and has been creating her whole life. Her art is a vibrant psychedelic-inspried expression of soul, human experiences, emotions, and life filtered through her my own perception. /sf
I am so excited to participate in this art battle! I am so grateful for the chance to compete with such talented creative individuals! I am a tattoo artist from Woodland, WA, and Ive been creating my whole life. My art is a vibrant psychedelic-inspried expression of soul, human experiences, emotions, and life filtered through my own perception. Thank you for looking and I hope to do the best I can!
Roger Porter
Instagram: rogerjporter
Roger is inspired by the Pacific Northwest but not just nature. Modern buildings play a huge part in the landscape. Nature and man made structures have had to learn to play together in the landscape and this is shown in his art which is done digitally, by painting and drawing./sf
I’m pumped to be a part of this party. Get ready for some amazing art.
Nate mccosmo
Instagram: Natemccosmo
Nate McCosmo is a rock balance artist that picked up painting in July of 2022, and has missed very few days since. Nate is a surrealist, optical illusionist, and intuitive visual artist born in Portland./sf
Nate McCosmo is a rock balance artist that picked up painting in July of 2022, and has missed very few days since. Nate is a surrealist, optical illusionist, and intuitive visual artist born in Portland
Rubaiyet Abedin
Instagram: Thedreamcatcher_art
A self-taught artist, Rubaiyet finds herself in art. She specializes in watercolor, and acrylic, occasionally doing hand building and oil painting occasionally. She tends to get lost in her art and forgets the outside world./sf
Sheeja Puthanhouse
Instagram: @artbysheejamohan
After completing her studies and working as a statistician for several years, Sheeja decided to pursue her passion for art and took up painting full time. She began creating works that were inspired by her surroundings, experiences, and emotions, and over time, her style and techniques evolved./sf
As a statistician turned artist, my journey into the world of art has been an incredible adventure. From my early days, I was always interested in the visual arts, but my academic pursuits took me down a different path. However, my love for art never waned, and I continued to explore and learn more about it.
After completing my studies and working as a statistician for several years, I decided to pursue my passion for art and took up painting full time. I began creating works that were inspired by my surroundings, experiences, and emotions, and over time, my style and techniques evolved.
Matt O'Tousa
Instagram: mattotousa
Matt's work plays with traditional notions of composition and color expression. It tends to explore spaces: what was there already, what of us is there, and what isn't really there at all.
Lately, he's been thinking about doors./sf
Do not mourn the dream when the day comes