AB4019 – Wilmington
January 31 @ 5:00 pm EST
Art Battle Wilmington – January 31, 2026
Doors @ 5:00pm / Painting @ 5:30pm
The Queen – 500 N Market St, Wilmington, DE
We’re back in Wilmington @ The Queen!
Be a part of the electrifying energy as skilled artists engage in a high-speed showdown, flinging paint with every stroke.
Cast your vote and crown the champion in three pulse-pounding rounds. And as the night unfolds, snag a one-of-a-kind masterpiece as every piece created goes up for auction. Don’t miss this unforgettable evening of live art\!
Be a part of the fun as a spectator, or participate as one of the featured artists by applying online at artbattle.com/artists!
Art Battle Wilmington is an All Ages event.
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
Art Battle Wilmington
11 confirmed artists
Brian Mills
Brian is back for another Art Battle after having a blast last year. He’s a contemporary artist mixing pop culture, fashion, and bold pop art into his signature style, “Miscel.” He created Kiro the Tiger Bear and has collaborated with artists like Chris Brown, DDG, and Kevin Gates. With acrylics, markers, spray paint, and glitter, he pushes color and experimentation as far as they’ll go.
Deepa Iyer
Deepa Iyer, a multidisciplinary artist from Middletown, Delaware, creates mandala art, dot art, acrylic paintings, clay and mirror work, mixed media, and textured pieces. Inspired by nature and culture, she blends tradition with creativity across diverse mediums.
delia king
Delia is a multi-award-winning Philadelphia muralist, glass artist, and craft-maker with 35 murals across the city and several in Florida. Known for her geometric style and portrait work—from honoring gun violence victims to live rapper portraits—she blends visual art with sensory experiences. As a community arts organizer and Special Educator, she now creates sensory toys, fashion accessories, and paintings.
Donald Lambert III
Donald is an artist who, for decades, has made illustrations and comic book art that combines his cultural heritage with his vivid imagination and desire to see images that reflect not only his surroundings but his vantage point of Afro Futurism. Armed with an intense knowledge of the human form and structure as well as self-study (and experience within) of the Diaspora; Donald has created custom characters for indie comics, developed an entire universe of stories and lives as well as done work through commissions to turn even the average person into the heroes of their dreams.
Heather Capezio
Heather loves color, texture, and tactile art. She blends collage, textiles, natural elements, and heavy textures into her paintings, creating work that sits between painting and sculpture. Her pieces often explore abstract or whimsical takes on nature, plants, and still life.
Hemali Kane
Hemali is a Middletown, DE–based artist and founder of Hem’s Harmony. She creates dot mandalas and abstract pieces inspired by mandalas, mehndi, nature, and her Hindu faith. Since discovering dot painting in 2020, she’s been making colorful work on canvas, wood, and handmade cement pieces, and she’s now developing a series centered on spiritual symbols and holidays.
Jordan Alyse
Jordan has been making art her whole life, starting with sketching and later teaching painting classes. She found her true spark in the metaphysical world, blending her art with intuitive card readings to create her own healing tools and decks. She’s designed multiple decks so far and has plenty more in mind, believing art can reach people in ways words can’t.
Jordan Young
Jordan is an Art Battle Philly winner heading to Wilmington next. He’s inspired by the balance of life and the esoteric beauty in nature, studying and recreating what he sees in both his subjects and backgrounds.
K.O. Simms Fine Arts
K.O. Simms is an impressionist artist who works mainly in acrylics with palette knives, backed by decades of experience in watercolor, pen and ink, and pastels. He’s spent over 20 years painting landscapes, cityscapes, and figures along the Atlantic Coast. With a background in graphic communication and media, he’s also a natural teacher, known for making art feel easy and approachable for any age.
Rey MEGAS
Rey is an illustrator, comic artist, and writer inspired by manga and comics. Drawing since childhood, Rey began seriously pursuing art in 2020. A Philadelphia art high school graduate, they’ve also taken online courses but mainly improved through independent study. Rey is soon publishing their first mini-comic, Almost 30, with updates on Instagram.
Rudy Velez
As a native New Yorker, living in Wilmington since 2012, Rudy has been involved in the local Downtown community for the last few years. Passionate about the arts, his desire to see creativity and true innovation woven into the growth of the changing local community has driven him to become a more active member, especially as a leader in the local hospitality culture. As a result, Rudy enjoys being immersed in the energy of Wilmington's growing creative collective.
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