Ariel is a full time self taught artist, born and raised in Toronto. She offers services as a face painter, live painter, apparel and bottle painter, murals, commissions in watercolours and acrylics. Her style comes from her vivid imagination, her dreams and visions. Her goal in creation is to make you feel something, no matter the emotion as long as it arrives she believes her art has accomplished what it had to.

Farmin is a self-taught visual artist whose work explores the emotional landscapes of the natural world through vivid color and bold contrast. Rooted in surrealist expression and abstract realism, her paintings often blend elements of dreamlike scenery with symbolic forms—such as lone trees or expansive skies—that evoke reflection, solitude, and transformation.

Drawing inspiration from the intensity of dusk and dawn, Farmin uses layered acrylics and expressive brushwork to invite viewers into immersive environments where emotion and environment converge. Each piece becomes a portal into inner worlds shaped by light, shadow, and movement.

Currently based in Acton, Farmin continues to develop a body of work that speaks to the emotional texture of moments we often overlook—those fleeting intersections between nature’s fury, movement and serenity.

Gianfranco Bozzo is a painter and educator whose work connects classical realist technique with contemporary culture. Trained at the Florence Academy of Art, he explores dignity, identity, and modern life through still-life and figurative painting.

He has taught art in Toronto, Berlin, and Kuala Lumpur. Beyond painting, Bozzo has developed an independent art brand, sold an NFT, and created viral sports-themed works.

Giovanna Galuppo is a dynamic multimedia artist and passionate activist based in Toronto, originally hailing from Caracas, Venezuela. Her artistic journey began in her hometown, where she studied Illustration at the Instituto de Diseño de Caracas. In 2012, Giovanna moved to Toronto to broaden her horizons and deepen her engagement with the arts, culminating in a Visual Arts degree from York University.
Giovanna’s vibrant paintings celebrate the richness of life. Her distinctive style radiates joy and movement, capturing the essence of human experience and the sheer vibrancy of being alive. A lifelong fascination with the natural world, fueled by countless hours of nature documentaries, scuba diving, and global travel, deeply informs her work. She explores the essence of humanity and our impact on the world through her art, delving into social and physical interactions with a keen, inquisitive eye.
As an ardent believer in the political power of art, Giovanna creates works designed to move, challenge, and confront ideas. She is deeply passionate about human and natural rights, embedding these themes into her art to provoke thought and inspire change.

Being self-taught in visual arts, I am still discovering my artistic style at the age of 18 years old. That said, the majority of my works tend towards a mixture of abstract and figurative. I draw inspiration from remarkable artists such as Kehinde Wiley, Camila Salinas and Van Gogh, whose techniques influence the way I paint. Furthermore, I also get my ideas from the people around me on a daily basis, such as my family and friends. These people and ideas not only give me subject matter for my paintings, but also emotional and narrative direction. Through my works, I like to tell stories, learn from others and share their vision of life. I aspire to honor their journey, their passions and their struggles, while celebrating what they accomplished with determination and resilience.

JOSUE BETANCOURT (jo)

(1982- )

Biography

Jo Betancourt was born in Hato Mayor del Rey, Dominican Republic, in 1982. He graduated from high school at the school of plastic arts (fine arts) of Santo Domingo in 2000 and shortly after moved to that city to enroll in the advertising career at the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD), in 2009 he entered the high school of design of Chavon and attended the basic year, participating in several anonymous collective exhibitions.

Jo seeks to project situations and attitudes. Fruit of a usual vision. The culés end up being the main factor that leads the human being to an individualism and a lack when creating for ourselves. It uses real images by its own means, the reorientation of popular culture for personal expression. Celebrities, models and politicians are taken out of the panel and placed in a new space, devoid of the usual history. His paintings are not controlled by cartoon contexts. On the contrary, the figures of these portraits are reinvented through the artist's hand. His mixed technique, with the participation of layers of ink, spray and brush, on the same canvas. They allow their paintings to be simultaneously ethereal soft and at the same time have a shrill raw energy.

Jo has worked in some artistic collectives such as: arte amor 2011, colando alegría 2013

He currently lives in his hometown where he has his studio and teaches drawing classes of the human figure and art history at the school of visual arts (step) in that city.

Kyla is a Toronto-based, New Orleans bred full-time artist with a passion for utilizing her ADHD and Mental health to intuitively guide her paintbrush. Her process is playful, colorful, and maximalist, so every viewer will see something different, depending on their perspective. With a background in both realism and abstraction, her work embodies hyper detailed psychedelic abstractions with a cubist touch (mostly facial organs) that represent emotional states and the energy of the room.

Montina describes her process as channeling repressed emotions onto the canvas, resulting in expressive, figurative art with distorted gestures and irrational flesh tones. Drawing from psychological theories and deeper, often overlooked topics, she translates these ideas into dynamic, aggressive mark-making.

I started drawing at an early age of seven mostly Michelangelo religious themes and drawing portraits of my siblings.In my teens I started following Robert Bateman and doing wildlife and sold my drawing at art gallery’s at sixteen ,I then moved on to fantasy artist like Boris with figures and beast .At 45 I entered joined the Academy of realist art and fell in love with French classical art.My watercolour paintings were chosen for the movie wish upon where they are displayed all over the walls of the main characters house. I was also chosen to display my art in my home country of Portugals newspaper.And now I am in the Lindsay area and building my dream of a artist resort with studios &supplies and also working with the Kawartha arts Network where I founded a plein air Committee with three other great artist.

Tyler crafts powerful, dynamic pieces with remarkable speed and intensity, reflecting his passion for art. By blending various styles and techniques, he brings a fresh approach to each Art Battle. Prepare to witness the vibrant artistry of Tyler Ball, whose passion for painting is as bold as the colors he chooses. Renowned for transforming scenes into life within moments, Tyler is more than an artist—he’s a storyteller, with each canvas telling its own compelling story.

I am a professional hairstylist in Toronto who loves Art and Impasto oil pallet knife painting ,