Anna is a mixed-media artist based in San Francisco. Although she has an academic background, her art is inspired by the children she teaches and their ways of expressing themselves in art. Anna works in all kinds of techniques and uses any available materials.

Let’s be festive and celebrate!

Ilse has returned! Originally from Puebla, Mexico, she first caught attention in kindergarten. Her passions include painting, 3-D sculpting, and caring for her cat and turtle.

Helloooo!

Cassie is a character designer and illustrator who combines both digital and traditional media to create vibrant, cartoony, and playful artwork. Her work is designed to bring joy and inspire others to embrace their own creativity. With a passion for painting, Cassie enjoys creating landscapes, still lifes, and portraits. Her art is known for its bold colors, intricate details, and an overall sense of fun.

I'm a Character Designer and Illustrator who uses digital and traditional media to make colorful, cartoony, and fun artwork. My art aims to bring joy and inspire others to think creatively.

With an engineering background from MIT, Wendy has a strong passion for sustainability. Many of her artworks are inspired by nature, and she often incorporates recycled packaging into her creations. Wendy uses acrylic paint, pouring techniques, and oil pastels in her art, preferring brushes and palette knives, while occasionally experimenting with unconventional tools like forks, foil, and old credit cards.

Xiaojun Cai is a visual artist specializing in painting and design, dedicated to exploring the rich interplay between history, culture, and personal narrative through her art. Her recent artworks are created on American newspapers over 100 years old, aiming to bridge the past and present by intertwining historical context with contemporary relevance. Through her art, she seeks to preserve collective memory while fostering dialogue across generations—a concept she defines as "The Value of Arts and Cultural Heritage."

Xiaojun Cai is a visual artist specializing in painting and design, dedicated to exploring the rich interplay between history, culture, and personal narrative through her art. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from the Academy of Art University. Her recent artworks are created on American newspapers over 100 years old, aiming to bridge the past and present by intertwining historical context with contemporary relevance. Through her art, she seeks to preserve collective memory while fostering dialogue across generations—a concept she defines as "The Value of Arts and Cultural Heritage."

Mace's artistic journey began with painting a flower on a sunny day, and she’s been creating ever since. Now focused on painting, collaging, writing, and photography, she often combines these mediums. Mace uses her deep understanding of human nature to express a unique perspective through her art, empowering others along the way.

Life is fragile; pick your poison, write some prose & tell your people how much you love them.

Chuck, a seasoned cartoon illustrator, now focuses on live online figure drawing sessions. He's also known for creating the sci-fi comic Urfspace and managing the band "Astrokitty & the Urfspace 5." His artistic skills include painting, drawing, cartooning, caricature, portraits, fantasy art, and illustration.

I’m excited to be back at Art Battle. Thanks so much to everyone who’s supported me so far - I’m looking forward to creating another original painting for you, live on stage! Follow me @urfspace for daily drawings.

Babe is a promoter, painter, makeup artist, crafter, digital illustrator, designer, and event partner. She taught a sip-and-paint class for 55 people at Lightning in a Bottle 2023. Babe primarily works with acrylics and Posca markers but also creates digital and mixed media art.

David’s art blends emotion, imagination, and memory. He works exclusively in black and white, using primarily charcoal, acrylics, and oils. A self-taught painter, sculptor, and artist, David creates from his own unique vision and experience.

I’m self taught and this will be the first time competing in front of a live audience.

Prabin creates figurative work, both with and without references, guided by the principles of time and speed. He is a trained fine artist who has traveled extensively around the world.

Find me where Time, Technique and Temperament collide. Rest is a surprise.

Tetiana is an experienced teacher, fine art artist from Ukraine, with over 25 years of experience teaching painting and drawing techniques to children and adults. She is proficient in a variety of techniques including watercolor, acrylic, oil and dry pastel, coffee. She has extensive teaching experience and gives master classes at her home studio "TBArt Studio" in San Francisco.

Tetiana An experienced teacher, fine art artist from Ukraine, with over 25 years of experience teaching painting and drawing techniques to children and adults. She is proficient in a variety of techniques including watercolor, acrylic, oil and dry pastel, coffee. She has extensive teaching experience and gives master classes at her home studio "TBArt Studio" in San Francisco. She paints clothing and handbags, and does custom paintings.