Melina, a geology student, uses things she finds in the field to inspire her art. After seeing a live event, she is thrilled to now be a participant./sf

A Minnesota born and raised artist, Sara is looking to fill the world with love and color. She has done murals around Minneapolis and LA. /sf

Ghi is a figurative, symbolist painter. He enjoys watching the event and is excited to participate./sf

James is an artist who often draws the human figure./sf

Jade is a self-taught artist from Minnesota. Her multi-media style includes painting, drawing, mixed media pieces and recently textile art./sf

Adriana considers her artwork style as "all over the place." She enjoys painting clouds and people to remind her about the beauty in the world./sf

"Linnea is a Minneapolis based visual artist. Her artwork encompasses illustration, murals, digital painting, virtual reality, and live art collaborations with musicians. Her artwork and performances are exhibited nationwide and internationally."/sf

Josiah paints sci-fi, fantasy, and other surreal and cartoony content. He hopes to push his imagination and better himself in this competition. /sf

Michelle is a printmaker who also enjoys making mixed-media art, pottery and welding. She once had her art shown in a traveling art show to military officials in Germany and the United States./sf

A high school student, Julia's art mainly stems from her take on current issues in the world or her current emotions. She mostly uses acrylics on stretched canvas./sf

Justice “mostly makes imagined worlds inhabited with strange creatures, such as a tree made of squirrel heads or a seven-eyed flaming duck monster.” Justice’s “most prominent influences are expressionism, surrealism, and cartoons.”/sf

Jah’Nyah, a college student, believes her art is very eccentric and soulful. She does a lot of character designs but also loves to indulge in deep feelings and colors that allow her to express herself to the world./sf

Jess, also known as Pickles, has been an artist as long as she can remember. She focused on ceramics but also studied being an art teacher with a focus on painting and sculpting./sf

Narvicto's art is emotionally powerful while remaining quirky and imperfect. He gives all his characters and settings a life of their own and pack them with intention./sf

Self-taught Ananda tends to be vulnerable in their work. She enjoys collage art, painting, small metals, ceramics and glass blowing./sf

David just started painting but as a huge competitor, believes he can win this competition. His works are vibrant and textured./sf

Self-taught Elton would say his style is illustrative. He loves to work with all types of mediums. In addition to his many mediums, he is also a tattoo artist./sf

Maggie likes to make observation-based art that makes people happy. She works in pen, drawing in cafes and in pain. She recently has begun working on a series of Boston paintings based on photographs submitted by social media followers./sf

Olga is a self-taught painter and sculptor. She loves incorporating vibrant colors to highlight how beautiful nature, wildlife, and our influence on the natural world can be./sf

Iana was an architect, graphic designer, and interior decorator but is now a muralist. She loves to create unique walls and make space special for someone who lives there./sf

Originally from Quebec, she has loved the arts and colors as far as she can remember. Her mother, also an artist, gave her her first brushes when she was very young and got serious about art during the pandemic./sf

Nancy's works are filled with powerful and quick strokes to emphasize on passion and emotions. The works are also heavily influenced by music and sound./sf

Emma Bandos is a High School Art Teacher and an Artist based here in the Grand Rapids Area! She loves to create bright and fun works that incorporate realistic and nonrealistic aspects together utilizing a variety of medias./sf

Kate's painting is a form of meditation, influenced by the sounds and energy around her. She hopes to inspire others to take themselves outside of what they believe is possible./sf

Foster's art is best described by the genres that influence it the most: surrealism, impressionism, and romanticism. They thrive on challenging their abilities and testing new things./sf