Gerardo's art is made from recycled materials. He always includes the theme of hearts because he believes that art should help heal and transmit what comes from our hearts. Gerardo creates paper mache sculptures which he creates and paints entirely by hand./sf

The Art is the way

Juliana is a visual artist creating art under the name Createasea. She is a local artist from Bakersfield, CA who got her start during the pandemic. Createasea creates work inspired by emotion, pop culture and current events. She specializes in acrylic paint, painting canvases and murals. She often uses vibrant and fluorescent colors in her work. She explores combining different art medium techniques to express her ideas./sf

Cheers to my first art in Oakland.

As an artist, Lauren's quest towards finding her painting style has been filled with exploration. It began in her grandparent's art studio as a child. She found herself drawn to blending different styles together in one piece and colors became her playground. Now, her art is a reflection of her journey to today. /sf

Let’s unleash our inner child. Paint like no one is watching.

Carla is a painter and muralist of abstract landscapes that capture the beauty of light and the natural world. She recently finished a big mural of Mt Hood on the side of McPeet’s Pub on me Fremont. Carla also earned a BFA from Pacific Northwest College of Art./sf

Hi I’m Carla Deal, Looking forward to painting and competing at the Oakland Art Battle! Will be fun!

Tommy Perkasso is back. He considers himself the middleman between the paint and the canvas. Tommy grew up drawing and graduated to a paintbrush. His art is often a mashup of multiple techniques utilizing his vivid imagination./sf

im just the middle man between the paint and canvas. they do all the work, whereas all i do is point and take the credit. As the artisans we are, our sole purpose is to create and bring to life something the world has never seen. rarely witnessed by others, most commonly something accomplished in solitude. All of you will bear witness to an incredible act of transition from a mere thought inside my brain, brought to fruition into the world for you to hold, see, and most importantly.... experience my creation in which did not exist 20 minutes before. Welcome to my turf. Born here, Bred here, and one day will be dead here. Oakland, California paves the road the whole world follows and is about to gain a lil more history in the books tonight. Fortunately, you get to tell your grandkids "I WAS THERE when tommy origami the salami tsunami desribed what PERKASSO is, without saying a word!"

Briana's goal for the audience is that her art touches you in some way that brings inspiration, entertainment, and an emotional impact on your perspective of the world. Her skillset as an artist came from her own inspiration to try and try again and again to put what she sees in her mind onto the canvas./sf

Live and love

Evenezer grew up learning to create art from his oldest brother. In addition to painting, he enjoys drawing, dancing, chemistry, math and teaching ballroom. Fun fact, he can speak four languages!/sf

Jennifer's informal arts education began through her love of Argentinian tango and living in Buenos Aires. She speaks four languages and specializes in watercolors, mixed media, acrylic, and sacred geometry./sf

Cori expresses their dreams and ideas through bright, multi-dimensional artwork. They consider their art "modern psychedelic with a story". /sf

Kelly is a multi-media artist, video artist and muralist. She likes to combine her passion with art through video and music that she edits with the poetry that she writes. Not only is it therapeutic for her but hopes it will heal others./sf