Suzanne, a multidisciplinary artist from Edinboro, PA, has been featured in the Pittsburgh City Paper and Post-Gazette, with her couture shown at events like the Ecolution Fashion Show and Pittsburgh Vegan Festival. She founded the Busnegie Museum of Art, transforming bus shelters into free galleries for local artists. Suzanne has taught art internationally and at various Pittsburgh institutions, including Duquesne University. Her work, currently in multiple exhibitions, highlights marginalized materials and people, revealing the extraordinary in the everyday.

Lee is a multi-medium artist who prefers matte acrylic paint, crochet, and textile mediums. With a wide range of hobbies, they are passionate about creating art, making people laugh, and having fun. While they enjoy all art forms, Lee has a particular fondness for watercolor and matte acrylic paints. They also have an interest in photography, sculpting, and taxidermy.

I'm a multi media artist that enjoys music, I'm excited to be here for my first competition

Alexandria is a chef by trade but has a passion for painting and creating. She enjoys working on paintings, murals, and drawings as a fun way to step out of the kitchen and explore her artistic sid

Hannah is inspired by the natural beauty of the world, particularly the reflections of light in sunsets, clouds, and water. She uses acrylic paint on canvas to explore liminal spaces, blending the real and imaginary to evoke deep human emotions. Her goal is for each piece to offer viewers a unique experience, transporting them to an emotional state they hadn’t previously imagined.

Bernie Lukacs is a graduate student at Seton Hill University, working towards a Master of Art Therapy with a Concentration in Counseling. During his Art Intensive class in the summer of 2023, he created 92 individual pieces of art over the course of 10 weeks. He works with various media and recently took part in Art All Night in Pittsburgh, where he created a live painting during the event.

Come see me battle for the second time. I rarely create with a time restraint. Love the challenge!

By utilizing her New Orleans roots, ADHD, and emotional mindset, Kyla creates intuitive compositions that uplift and reflect the energy of the room. Use of abstract play, funky faces, and repetitive linework allows for her process to bring viewers into the painting with her. All of her eyes within her paintings are seeing her audience with "eyes of empathy", intended to create safe and playful spaces to unmask emotions in front of fine art.

By utilizing her New Orleans roots, ADHD, and emotional mindset, Kyla creates intuitive compositions that uplift and reflect the energy of the room. Use of abstract play, funky faces, and repetitive linework allows for her process to bring viewers into the painting with her. All of her eyes within her paintings are seeing her audience with "eyes of empathy", intended to create safe and playful spaces to unmask emotions in front of fine art. She is so excited to compete for her first time at Art Battle Pittsburgh!

Yusef is a multidisciplinary artist skilled in painting, digital design, sculpture, drawing, music production, and CAD. With a foundation in both traditional and digital techniques, his surrealist work blends realism and abstraction to create worlds that feel just beyond the familiar.

Can’t wait to paint live with you all!

Ellastaire is a local Pitttsburgh artist specializing in gothic fantasy acrylic painting. Her work uses a variety of classic inspirations inviting viewers to open their own imaginations and explore what kinds of new realms exist in magical spaces. Ellastaire’s work often includes themes of horror and mystery, as well as the eternal cycle of light versus darkness.

Hello All! I am beyond words to express how excited I am to finally participate in this year's Art Battle. Come out to Atithi Studios on March 27th to cheer me on as I paint something in 20 minutes!!

Cathy believes everything is abstract and artists should express that beauty without limits. She uses various mediums—painting, graphic design, and sculpture—depending on what best conveys her vision. Starting with photography at 12, she later studied ceramics and attended the Arts Magnet in Dallas. Cathy earned a Graphic Design degree from Texas State University and spent much of her life as a closet artist.

I hope everyone has their best life.

Dan explores dark and macabre themes using bright, vibrant colors. A self-taught artist and father of three, he works in drawing, painting, sculpting, gel printing, and some digital art.

Dan aka skullbutterarts creeps out of Monroeville, Pa. He is a primarily self taught mixed media artist. His subject matter is most often the dark and macabre paired with bright colors.

Makayla's art is raw, whimsical, colorful, and urban, focusing on hustle in the urban community. She uses acrylic, watercolor, and digital media, creating freestyle pieces that begin with characters before developing the landscape and background simultaneously.

I hope you like what you see