As a realistic artist, Biniyam's art is grounded in capturing the essence of the physical world with precision and attention to detail. He is deeply inspired by the beauty and intricacies of the natural world, and he strives to bring them to life on canvas or paper.
Nova Sachs is a visual artist who makes paintings, photos, and conceptual and mixed media artworks. With a conceptual approach, he uses references and ideas that are integrated into the process of composition and making the work. Nova Sachs considers himself a visual communicator who uses painting, photography & digital media as a tool of expression.
Melina is back! 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.
Teanna Maia's art is a mixture of realistic and imaginative. The subjects are usually people or animals, but sometimes she will focus on buildings. She uses different media--watercolor, acrylic, ink, gouache, collage and digital. Teanna Maia's art varies in size from postcard to 5ft canvas.
Thabang is a self-taught artist from Soweto who started art at the early age of 6. He specializes in portraits and uses my form of medium to execute his masterpieces, even though he is fond of pencils.
Thabang is a self-taught, professional, visual artist. He focuses on portraiture and realism and his art topics are mainly about his life experiences. Thabang is a very versatile artist who uses many different mediums to express his work. His motto is "through art I speak."
Fridom is a multi-disciplined artist and designer, whose work is a captivating tapestry woven from a rich blend of influences, transcending cultural boundaries and harnessing the evocative power of stories from the past. His artistic journey has been a captivating fusion of creativity, ignited by the world of graffiti and later fueled by the enchanting realm of visionary arts.
A self-taught artist, Rubaiyet finds herself in art. She specializes in watercolor, and acrylic, occasionally doing hand building and oil painting occasionally. She tends to get lost in her art and forgets the outside world.
Michel started painting prior to the pandemic. He considers it a form of therapy. Michel believes his skills keep improving. He is an impressionistic creator with acrylic on stretched canvas.
Émi loves life to be filled with beauties and realizes that sometimes you have to create the beauty. In addition to painting, Émilie also does drawing, DIY projects, photography and dance.
ManLou's art is mostly colorful and inspired by his Ndebele culture, the love of color, and celebrating life in color. ManLou is always evolving and ready to learn new skills. Some of his artwork has been created in its first attempts after seeing something. He puts his mind to it and goes!
Nkululeko is a Soweto based artist of Koi heritage. He produces contemporary pieces that transcend canvas and street art. His subject matter has a significant focus on African antiquity and lends dialogue to the historical and cultural influences of modern-day Urban Youth in a current paradigm.
JusGomo is a digital artist and illustrator. Her work is deeply influenced by her identity as an artist, black woman and entrepreneur. Through her creations, JusGomo strives to express vulnerability and showcase her personal growth.
Gillian Hebert is an experienced visual artist, graphic designer, marketing specialist and business owner with experience in the illustration industry. Gillian aims to provide high-quality illustrations to bring visions to life.
Acer is back! Acer has been drawing as long as they can remember. They mostly do digital art but also creates with watercolor, acrylic, pencil crayons and a few other mediums!
Samantha has been drawing since she could first pick up a pencil. Pen and watercolor are her preferred mediums. She tends to draw small 'slice of life' pictures of her surroundings, the things in her day-to-day life that make her smile. Samantha's art is heavily influenced by cartoon and manga stylized line work, bathed with washy, drippy ink and color.
Peona paints realistic works with a little bit of abstract. She learned how to paint from YouTube videos and does traditional sketches and paintings. Peona is looking forward to being able to showcase her art at Art Battle.
Mkhatshwa Bonginkosi Ligo is an emerging visual artist. He was introduced to art by his uncle who used to paint in his spare time. He explores the notion of rurality, such as underprivileged education, water scarcity, and load shedding through symbolism, printmaking, painting, and drawing. His work investigates the enduring spirit of village dwellers in his region.
SenzArt911 is a street artist from Soweto and his work reflects multi-cultural diversity using African masks. His work, African pop art, started as a movement called Amasweedi. He loves working alongside other artists, musicians and DJs.
Tebogo is a visionary, visual artist hailing form Johannesburg. From the inception of his journey, Tebogo exhibited an extraordinary artistic flair that would become the driving force behind his creative pursuits. Tebogo is currently exploring the concept of "Home as Self," acknowledging the intricate link between an individual's sense of self and their physical, emotional, and non-material connections to their home.
Bonginkosi's art is an allegorical representation of humanity. He uses bright and high-contrast colors in an impressionistic manner to render the human form. For Bonginkosi, concentrating on a warm color palette to accentuate the flesh tones gives his portraits a much livelier look.
Francesca explores the natural world in a bold way, using various mediums from acrylics, oils, spray paint, found materials and mark making accentuating their form and color to catch the eye of the viewer and bait them to spend a little more time "in nature". She has a bold use of color and brush strokes and the ability to bush the boundaries of various mediums.
A self-taught artist and self-proclaimed night owl, Yasmine's art is dark and grotesque. She tends to draw goddesses, witches and cats. She is looking forward to challenging herself at Art Battle.
Liz is primarily a digital illustrator who likes to work in a mid-century minimalist style using simple lines and bold colors. She loves to explore with new materials and genres including comics, portraiture and of course, painting.
Tamina is a professional Minnesota based artist that is highly recognized for her face and body painting. Her art represents strong black women and her Native American ancestry.
