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AB4080 – Philadelphia
May 29 @ 6:00 pm EDT
Art Battle Philadelphia – May 29, 2026
Doors @ 6:00pm / Painting @ 6:30pm
Spin Philly – 211 South 15th Street, Philadelphia, PA
Art in motion. You choose the winner!
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 Philadelphia is an All Ages event.
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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 Philadelphia
16 confirmed artists
ACTBio - Anna Thum
Anna Thum, also known as ACT‑bio, focuses on lived‑experience artwork. Their creations draw from the raw, emotional parts of their life, using art to communicate stories when words aren’t enough. A self‑taught artist and photographer, they channel personal experience into honest, expressive work.
Alaina Joy Cook
Alaina Joy is a multidisciplinary artist whose work centers on reclaiming the female body as a site of power, autonomy, and resistance. Through bold, provocative imagery and saturated color, she challenges the systems that shame, censor, control, and commodify women’s bodies, transforming them instead into symbols of agency, defiance, and self-ownership. Her practice draws from pop and street art influences, blending mixed media, found materials, and graphic elements to celebrate the female form in all its complexity—sexual, vulnerable, furious, soft, political, and unapologetic.
Damon Bain
Damon is a full‑time muralist and portrait artist from Philadelphia, specializing in oil painting. A Philadelphia native and CAPA graduate, he focuses on studying the human form. His fine‑art approach is influenced by the Renaissance masters, shaping the style and technique he brings to his work.
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.
Emmanuel Gray
Emmanuel Gray, otherwise known as Worldsgraytest Art, is an artist from Philadelphia known for his abstract creations. Emmanuel creates vibrant works that touch on various aspects of mental health, often through the portrayal of emotions. Emmanuel, taught as a special education teacher for two years and also has experience in behavior health as well. With this experience, he seeks to create beautiful works of art for business and residential areas to promote positive mental health for customers and families.
Geraldo TheKingofTransit Gonzalez
Geraldo is a Puerto Rican American artist based in Wilmington, Delaware. He is first and foremost a transit artist, known colloquially as “The King of Transit.” He sources material for his artwork from his trips on local transportation systems in Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. Geraldo is a prolific multimedia artist, working in colored pencil, acrylic paint, watercolor, digital photography and video. He has been a member of the Creative Vision Factory in Wilmington since its opening in 2011, fostering a mutually beneficial, long-lasting relationship with the organization. Geraldo has exhibited widely throughout Delaware, in solo shows at the Creative Vision Factory and MarketPlace Gallery, and group exhibitions at the Delaware Art Museum, the Delaware Contemporary, Chris White Gallery, and more.
Jared Alex Jackson
Jared Jackson is a surreal landscape artist working in acrylic, oil, and blacklight fluorescent mediums. His work explores the space between inner experience and the external world, translating emotion, reflection, and consciousness into immersive visual environments. Drawing inspiration from spirituality, self‑care, and futuristic design, he creates pieces that feel both calming and otherworldly, offering viewers a moment to pause and connect more deeply. As the founder of JacksonGemstones, he blends art with a refined, modern aesthetic, treating each piece as both an experience and an expression of personal evolution.
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.
Lindsey Gill
Lindsey is a freelance designer, event organizer, and sign painter living in Philadelphia, PA. She publishes and hosts events for Collide, a Philly-based art and poetry zine, with her friend Katie Dempsey. She occasionally vends her personal work at art markets, which are inspired by her passion for people, nature, and yogic philosophy.
Mardi Russ
Mardi is excited to take on another Art Battle as her confidence grows. An artist and advocate with Russ’s Angels, she is a self‑taught painter working with acrylics and fabric paints. She and her sisters formed their team in 2010 for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in honor of their father, later walking for both parents, with teams now in Maine and Delaware. All profits from her art support Alzheimer’s research and outreach, and she works at every show to educate and support those affected. Her creative journey has expanded from garden flags to onesies, coasters, canvases, and more.
Sharazar
Sharazar has loved creating art since she was three years old, finding joy in making anything with just pens and notebooks. Pursuing art as a career has been one of her biggest goals, and she enjoys working with alcohol markers, pens, and colored pencils while experimenting with various media. Inspired by fantasy and Japanese culture, Sharazar also enjoys baking and playing video games, especially RPGs, fighting, racing, and party games.
Sharon Kulik
Sharon is an acrylic painter with seven years of experience in the paint‑and‑sip industry. As an art instructor, her style is shaped by the community she works with and the people she serves, hosting classes and workshops for a wide range of audiences. Her personal work leans comedic, often reflecting her own internal ironies. Extroverted and people‑loving, she thrives in creative spaces filled with connection and energy.
Taniel Harvey
Taniel is an experienced designer, illustrator, marketing artist, painter, and now author! She creates assets, visual collateral, and packaging that help bring digital and physical content to life. She’s passionate about using digital illustration to help people grow and learn.
Tiffany Horne
Tiffany Horne, aka Jewel z Artist has been creating vibrant and expressive artwork for over 10 years. Tiffany is an accomplished artist with awards stretching back to a congressional art competition in 2014. She was also featured in the book "Unpublished: The Visual Writing and Art Collaborative 2015" as well as being featured in the recent "Stay Woke" art show in Philadelphia. With no Allegiance to any one medium or style, she is dedicated to allowing every work to come to fruition in the form that that she feels best suits the piece.
Veronica Varela
Veronica is a Chilean artist who has been living in Philadelphia for the past five years. Nine years ago, she took her first oil painting class, and that moment sparked a new version of herself—the artist. She now works in both oil and acrylic, creating expressive paintings and hand‑painting clothing, accessories, and just about anything that can hold color.
Xyare Patrick
Xyare Patrick (Indigo) is a mixed-media and ceramic artist whose work is deeply rooted in African American culture. She is known for depicting voluptuous figures and vibrant, richly colored compositions that center powerful female subjects and evoke intense emotion. Through her art, Xyare explores themes of identity, strength, and presence.
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