Holly is a multidisciplinary artist, born and raised in BC. They spent their whole childhood and teenage years drawing portraits, in addition to exploring the realm of surrealism. They create through performance art, visual art and photography.

Hannah is a multimedia artist raised in west Texas, and her love of Texas flora and fauna shines through every piece she creates. Hannah focuses on playing with color and shape to exaggerate the beauty that can be found in nature.

Kat makes art to express the chaos of her brain. She uses a mixed media of acrylic, colored pencils and occasionally what she finds on the ground (flowers, grass, leaves, etc) to incorporate decay and the flow of time into her art. She also creates art through graphic design.

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 student studying to be an astrophysicist, Dakota's art is mainly inspired by outer space and the female figure. In addition to painting and drawing, Dakota is also a photographer.

Eduardo paints grayscale realism with a bit of urban graffiti. Coming from the dangerous streets of Chicago, Eduardo moved to Canada in an attempt to escape the gun violence. He has been spray painting since the 5th grade.

Moira is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Chicago, Illinois. They have 12+ years showcasing and creating conventional & digital art and illustrations as well as 8+ years working as an in-house and freelance graphic/brand designer. Moira’s body work explores emotional strife and the disconnect between their physical and emotional self. They use their work as a means of bridging this gap and as a way to visually explore difficult, often traumatic, emotions, themes, and events.

C. Marlo, an ambidextrous artist, is inspired to capture images of counterculture, architecture and nature in a distorted way. She enjoys painting, oil and acrylic, and drawing.

Emily, a self-taught painter, has been painting since she was 5. Her art is figurative and colorful, where both go hand-in-hand in order to get the emotion Emily wants to convey. For Emily, art is a way to speak without speaking and it has become as natural as writing.

Kit enjoys finding new styles to make portraits with a lot of color and a surreal aspect to them. They taught themselves realism through their childhood and is looking to branch out while incorporating what they learned into their art today.

Pioxi likes creating weird, imaginary creatures and plants. She picked up drawing again at the age of 20 and hasn't stopped! She worked as a tattooer for three years while building her painting skills. She paints with acrylic and oil and also enjoys graffiti.

Cristina's art is very figurative, and you will find surrealism in every piece. She likes to create one-colored artworks, with crayon and carbon technique preference against dark backgrounds. her art aims to connect with people and set fire to emotions within them, making them wonder and question themselves and the art piece.

Alex, a Canadian artist, is based in Edmonton, Alberta. He loves to get inspiration from a wide variety of places, genres, and pop culture. He considers his art like a fun, twisted circus.

Reece paints and creates murals. She considers her art to be fun, bright, and maximalist. She is looking forward to Art Battle to try something new.

Emily has been a commercial mural artist, LGBTQA portrait artist and a women's empowerment boudoir photographer for decades. She started a photography and textiles program at a Vancouver Island high school and is a vocalist and keyboard player for a Victoria band.

Liam thrives in the abstract and the chaos. Most of his work is process based and he enjoys working with mistakes to balance out his work. Liam uses form, color and contrast to achieve harmony. Coming from a street art background, he is no stranger to working fast.

Drone has a graffiti background and has been a tattooer for 6 years. He went to school for illustration and has done over 10 group gallery showings and exhibits. He has done live painting before (over 20 times!). His preferred medium is ink and markers on cold press paper.

Rob is back! He likes to paint nature, some abstract, some realism. He is fascinated by what makes us like abstracts but also appreciates realism skills. Rob enjoys drawing, painting and pouring acrylics to create abstracts.

Born and raised in Tehran, Simin has always been interested in art and painting. A self-taught visual artist, Simin practices in the expressionism genre with elements of realism. Most of her works are improvised and are created by charcoal, pencil and pastel.

Dia loves drawing inspiration from nature and create tranquil, serene paintings that reflect on peace and harmony that surround us in the world

Jessalyn started painting in her college dorm room right before Covid lockdowns and got hooked. She has been painting ever since, focused on experimenting with mixed media and collages. She has lived in Omaha and surrounding areas for my whole life but am really inspired by her trip to Washington state. Her ultimate goal is to become a middle school art teacher!

Ramon was born in the Dominican Republic where he is one of the leading visual artists. He founded the ‘Luz Color y Sombra’ association to influence young artists in his field, and he continues to exhibit and sell his work all over the world.

Richard Strohmeyer hails from Texas! He is a painter, toy designer and world class pod caster on Talk About Paint Club. Tonight, Richard will be taking high fantasy color theory and entertain you with a 20-minute display of gonzo painting.

The Blind Picasso is back and hopes her art will inspire others. Strength and empowerment, and perception describe her paintings. Her artistic set includes abstract art and inspiring art.

Dan teaches art and music to adults with disabilities. He has been drawing since he was two and has been playing drums for 21 years. His art ideas come from childhood memories, inspiration from various decades, and culture.

Cali is a graffiti artist under the tag name King Cali Hustle. With graffiti, he is attracted by the excitement and colors of it. He's stoked to show the world his work.

Genea is a self-taught artist and creative entrepreneur based out of Seattle. Her interest in art began in 2012 but it wasn’t until 2021 that she started to play in paint. Her journey wasn’t always easy, she often opens up about her struggles with imposter syndrome and how she continuously works on her insecurities surrounding her late start to painting. She now creates paintings that tell her story, a story heavily influenced by her history with religion and spirituality, overshadowed by her exploration of her sensuality.

Denise is a lifelong artist, a former graphic designer and a high school art and design teacher. Ever since she was a little kid, she has been drawing and painting portraits and fashion illustrations. Her influences include David Downtown, Rene Gruau, Antonio Lopez, and Antonio Soares.

Infinity bunce's paintings range in subject matter from bacteria and virus imagery in a pop art style to bombs in landscapes and children smoking on estates in North London. Infinity bunce is a process painting using household paint. She paints on large circular canvases to vinyl and MDF with gloss.

Sira considers herself an all-around artist. She uses only acrylic paints. She also creates through drawing, poetry, rap and singing.

Dave Pop! is a Brighton-based artist creating traditional fairground style art with a generous topping of seaside sauce. Dave has painted several large pieces of street art around Brighton, and a mural on the pier. He was also the creative head of Choccywoccydoodah, making outrageous chocolate sculptures for the rich and famous.

Shana's art is mostly figurative with abstract elements. She is inspired by street culture, fashion and strong faces from all over the world. Shana loves portraiture but also loves objects from the art deco era and folk art.

Caroline is a mixed media artist with an interest in the weird. She considers her art folklore meets cyberpunk meets 80s goth. She discovered her passion during lockdown, finding time to discover a new way to be creative.

Louis is a visionary artist who combines figures, creatures and landscapes to create surreal, magical artworks. She is also a live painter, touring NZ last summer and completing live painting at 9 festivals. Louis is drawn to hands-on materials, such as clay, paintings, drawing, sculpture, fabric/clothes making.

The Smol Painter is a landscape artist and long time urban sketcher. She spends her time outside of the office, studying the complexities in landscapes and buildings, as an Artist & Electrician. Her primary medium is Gouache. Her recent focus has been on painting sceneries which transports the viewer to another place.

Hilary is a mixed media artist, typically working with acrylics, charcoal and ink. She likes to incorporate things like glitter, foils, metallic leaf and stencils into her art. She also creates through writing and illustration. Hilary is inspired by the drive to express difficult situations by creating emotionally moving pieces that shed new light and perspective on those topics.

Trinidad says his art is an interrelationship between nature and man. A traditional painter, he wants the public to know his style, technique and colors of his art.

People, and their everyday lives become the main subjects on Jovana's canvases. She hopes to create an interaction between the viewer and the image. With a knowledge of Photoshop and Illustrator, she combines traditional painting with a contemporary style with free and determined strokes and a vivid color palette.

In Derrick's paintings, he focuses on the bold nature of art, aiming to depict and capture life's moments in color that are relatable to all families and available for the world to see and enjoy. With over 500, paintings under his belt, Derrick is now a seasoned professional.

Absurdeus is an emerging artist living on Gadigal Country. Captivated by both the studio and the streets, he has stolen away enough time from the easel to glue over 200 hand painted works on walls around the inner west of Sydney. As a self-taught creative, Absurdeus finds peace through painting.

Maryellen is a full-time freelance graphic designer/illustrator by profession. She is very multidisciplinary (perhaps chaotically so)—her passions range from writing music to oil painting, digital art and even writing poetry (she recently self-published her first anthology). Maryellen's art style draws on themes of freedom and femininity and is inspired by the nature on the Northern Beaches, where she calls home.

Mario has been painting for over 23 years and specializes in painting, illustrating, digital art, toy photography, sculpting, amateur photography. Mario is most excited about the rush and the challenge of Art Battle.

Melissa considers herself a contemporary painter of livestock, wildlife, wild places, childhood memories, days and places long forgotten. She loves the juxtaposition of images. In doing so, it enables Melissa to give her audience a glimpse into a memory or feeling that resonates with their childhood that they may not get from a single image.

Marc is a self-taught artist who has been creating art since he was young. His first project was 25 years ago but now he works in car restoration. Growing up, he won a lot of drawing competitions and he prides himself on how fast he can make art.

Kassandra believes painting is a way for her to express my feelings of the present moment and to let her audience live their own emotion through her works. Each creation is a surprise for her and the audience.

Sunitha is a banker by day and impressionist painter by night. She also does paint nights for birthday parties and workplaces. She is constantly learning and bettering herself. Sunitha enjoys painting flowers, scenery, and even people.

Anthony's art is photo realism, abstract and pop culture all rolled into one. He is most excited for the community and the support of the arts at Art Battle.

For Charlene, drawing led to painting. She continues to learn with online or live model sessions with an occasional plein air excursion in the summer. The emotional energy of the human figure drives Charlene forward to learn how to convey with tools such as color.

Laura is an Indigenous artist who specializes in a variety of mixed mediums but more specifically acrylic. Her arts peaks boldly as she loves working with bold paints that celebrates our rich cultural diversity. Laura is a self-taught artist with many creative talents.

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.

Valeriya is back! She considers her work vivid, bright and imaginary. She's excited to try this and open up all the possibilities.

Camille is a young, black artist who enjoys expressing herself and her interests through visual mediums. Her art often consists of little doodles and small passion projects. However, Camille finds herself most proud of fan works she makes and uses.

Jane returns to Art Battle! Her art is a mixture of flow, fantasy, and femininity. She looks to bridge the influence of fine art, art nouveau, and Japanese Anime together.

Emily dabbles in almost every medium. In her personal work, she focuses on expressing comfort in one's own self regardless of the angle. She mostly does traditional work. Her favorite media is charcoal, although most of her current work has been in oil paint.

Mykie returns! Portraits or pop culture icons tend to be Mykie's favorite thing to illustrate. He enjoys drawing, painting, fine art, digital art, and logo design. He is looking forward to meeting (more) fun and creative people at Art Battle.

Pauline says art is her happy place, that she can draw for hours. She considers her art abrupt, genuine, and spontaneous. She is inspired by beauty, people mostly. Pauline works with charcoal, oil paint, chalk, and soft pastels.

Kay is a marketer by day, illustrator by night. She has art in her blood and a tremor in her hand, but she is a fighter. She does both digital and traditional illustration but also paints in acrylic and watercolor.

Moises is an artist of dark specters of the human mind. He says he has the vision to materialize the emotions of souls.

Bianca has been drawing and painting since she was 12 and gets her best ideas from her son. She loves working in all mediums but says acrylic is her favorite. She's hoping to get some motivation from participating in Art Battle.

Anthony has been drawing since he was 9 but didn't start painting until age 30. He can work with any type of medium such as pastel, acrylic, spray paint but currently works with oils. He can paint anything, but his art usually consists of people and flowers and at time provides messages.

Matthew was born and raised in Texas. He studied art at Midwestern State University and believes art should be like life, chaotic and beautiful. He paints more now as a hobby/stress relief. Additionally, Matthew has a wild number of art opinions, most of them are probably unpopular!

Pimpi does graphic design, painting and tattooing. She loves working on creative design projects, using different mediums and techniques to approach storytelling, giving them its own modern twist.

Jirasak’s work demonstrates the life experience and the passage of time through the wrinkles on the elderly’s face. A desire for working on charcoal is to create dramatic and realistic drawings. This allows him to produce high-contrast images that are visually bold and emotionally expressive.

Hayley is a self-taught artist with endless creative interests. She loves working with color and bold shapes in her illustrative designs. Hayley is always looking for new and unique ways to create eye catching pieces!

Olena is a Ukrainian, professionally educated musician and music teacher who has been passionate about the arts since the early years. She has held a few exhibitions of oil and acrylic canvas artworks in Ukraine and Dubai. Olena painted her first mural in 2020 in Vienna and fell in love with wall art since then.

Macouzet believes that the spiritual connection with the world is the key for an artistic creation. Besides painting, he loves drawing and photography. He is looking forward to this new experience.

Krystlesaurus is a visual artist from Portland, Oregon. She primarily creates with acrylic, watercolor and mixed medias, but is also studying oil painting. Her works tend to reflect her love of Halloween and all things creepy, although she also creates beautiful abstract works in acrylic.

Casey was born in Mt. Shasta, CA; and has lived by the rivers, forests and oceans of northern California, Hawaii, Iceland & NYC. He paints figures and animals juxtaposed within spiritual and metaphysical connections; regularly serving as guides, co-protectors and healers. His preferred materials are spray paint & acrylic.

Luis is inspired by the struggle for the people of Myanmar are going through for democracy. He is a painter that can paint anything. He is looking forward to the challenge and competitiveness of Art Battle.

Nila is a multidisciplinary artist currently living in New Orleans. Her work goes from painting, drawing and sculpture to installation, mixed media and digital. Nila tries to capture movement and atmosphere in every one of her paintings and uses color and dynamic tracings to emphasize her message.

Jeanne, a passionate west coast artist, finds joy in painting romanticized realism landscapes of Galiano Island, British Columbia. Her work celebrates Galiano's beauty and speaks to preserving its uniqueness through art. As a student of nature, her brushstrokes bear witness to local landscapes and their statements.

Matt, an artist from Canada, creates paintings and tattoos. His art is performative, outgoing, and out there.

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.

Christie is an outsider artist, located in the south hills of Pittsburgh, who has been creating for over 20 years. Within the past 4 years she has started to explore and develop her skills in mixed media and abstract expressionism. She creates through painting, drawing and sculpture/ceramic work.

Naiomi's art is inspired by the likes of Tim Burton, Roald Dahl, and Edgar Allen Poe. Drawing inspiration from all things weird and spooky, she loves taking elements of nature and anatomy and transforming them into something unique. Naiomi prefers to draw with pen and ink and paint with acrylic.

Ellie is a new and upcoming artist with a knack for combining horror with reality. They hope you enjoy their work and encourage you to ask about it!

Aimee is a self-taught amateur artist and goat farmer. While figure drawing is her first love, she also enjoys painting trees, animals and landscapes. Aimee likes to tell stories with paintings and has a whole set of paintings based on Greek mythology.

Garry's art leans towards impressionism. New to the traditional art scene, he worked in tv and games for the last decade and even helped build worlds for the Gears of Wars franchise.

Aaron paints what he sees and aims to put the right color, using the right brushstroke, in exactly the right place. He creates by painting in oils, egg tempera and encaustic. He often grinds his own pigments and blends his own media.

Priya Arts' paintings are dreamy, mystic, and realistic. The art is powerful and vibrant. She uses the glazing technique for realism. She also creates landscapes.

Kellie paints luminous character portraits. Each face and setting is enhanced with light, color, texture, and personality. Her characters are represented in oils and mixed media on canvas or panel surfaces. She also creates through graphite, watercolor, acrylic, fiber arts, ceramics, and upcycling.

Eric's paintings consist of bright and colorful acrylics on canvas, both large and small. He uses different methods of application in layers to create energy. He believes that energy is the source of everything that exists and therefore the force that gives life to his paintings.

Jessica is an artist with a wide range of creativity and vision. Her unique style of art ranges from paintings, murals, art film, performance and installation art. Her paintings have been shown in several well-known galleries in Mexico City, including Casa Milan and Galeria Málaga. Her expositions are interactive and one of a kind, both individual expos and collective.

Dionicia's work deals with the colors of life. Her inspiration comes from changing the things people tell her she can't do into a positive.

Nic is a self-taught illustrator based in Montreal. His art is inspired by surrealism and is a reflection of his experiences. His mediums are ink pens, oil paint markers and pencils. He has had his works in various public spaces over the last 3 years.

Willie, as a lover of graffiti and abstract art, has gravitated towards the work of other abstract artists Cryptoart and Non Fungible Token (NFT). Taking abstract concepts and turning them into literal pictorial interpretations is his passion. He embraces the desire to let the art take him where it needs to go.

Sheeja is a textured artist who loves to experiment with the silkiness of paint, the texture of wood, sand, and sawdust. She is captivated by the things that bring joy and fun to painting, and her deep love for experimentation has drawn her to this artistic journey.

His art, like Miguel, is ever changing and evolving. Through Art Battle, Miguel is coming out of a cocoon. He tends to isolate when he is working on a project, saying that sometimes isolation and creativity go hand-in-hand.

Matt's work plays with traditional notions of composition and color expression. It tends to explore spaces: what was there already, what of us is there, and what isn't really there at all.

A.A. makes acrylic and mixed media paintings with interwoven themes of existentialism, mental illness, environmentalist, classic horror and fantasy. He has leaned the trade through thousands of obsessive hours, an explosive imagination, and a deep, indescribable love for creating.

Madeleine is a self-taught artist from a family of artists. She is inspired by nature as well as the strange dream-like quality of surreal work. Her main medium is acrylic paint, though she enjoys sculpting and music as well.

Judah is a surrealist artist who specializes in bizarre portraiture intertwining unnatural circumstances, nature, animals, and people all in one image. He also is a content creator, photographer, musician, and writer. Judah’s style is representative, spiritual, and has a unique aesthetic.

Informally titled "The Plein Air Pope", Callum works primarily from life, feeling that this is the closest he can come to genuinely capturing his subjects. The time pressure of life painting puts him in a flow state that permits immediate decision making through his intuition, a skill that should come in handy during Art Battle.

Juan paints living images with vibrant colors, surrealist magic, a portal to dreams. In addition to painting, he creates through drawing, photography, oil, watercolor, acrylic, resin, sculpture, video, film, and music composition.

Smackas, A.K.A Sam McAleer, is a talented and innovative artist hailing from the vibrant city of Sydney, Australia. With a unique artistic style that defies categorization, Smackas has captivated audiences with his bold and thought inducing creations from the street to his canvas works.

Vani is a portraiture artist based in Sydney. She considers her work a celebration and affirmation of life. Each portrait is an adventure that explores a person's unique personality and personal strengths. A love of people and a deep interests in the human experience and expressions are keys to Vani's work.

Rachel's artwork primarily focuses on capturing the details of found treasures such as feathers and leaves. She grew up in the Blue Mountains and has always felt a strong connection with nature. She works primarily in watercolor, acrylic and pencil.

Agustin is an Argentinian, living in Australia. His works talk about feelings and its association with nature. he has presented his artwork at several local expositions and has worked locally and internationally as a cultural manager. Agustin creates through pen drawing, clay sculpting and painting.

Brianna is an intuitive, mixed media artist and astrologer. She makes trippy, witchy paintings.