Carly creates nature-based art that focuses on textures and colors. A self-taught artist, she enjoys art competitions, commissions and selling pieces inspired by the local wildlife. Her preference is acrylic paint on canvas.

Mithas is reinventing her passion for art after a 10-year break. She is excellent at portraits and bringing back her love of watercolor.

Denise has been an artist for as long as she can remember. Her color of choice is always blue, and she is currently doing her version of pop art. Her skillset includes graphic design by profession, painting, sculpting with paper, creating signs using plaster, and wood metals.

Arcoiris wants art to be accessible to all and for us all to find art that speaks to us. She is a mixed media artist creating with acrylics, oils, alcohol inks, melted crayons, wax, watercolors and found objects. Arcoiris's skillset includes painting, photography, mixed media, and textile arts.

Gabriela tries to mix creepy, horror art with soft elements. She does everything from tattoo designs to portraits and loves turning everything she sees into an art style. Gabriela is also a musician and skilled at digital media.

Carol is a passionate visionary who, in the midst of drafting blueprints and designing structures, discovered a hobby expressing herself through painting. Carol says she transforms the ordinary into a canvas of possibilities, where the imagination and the spirit converge. Her skillset includes watercolor and architectural sketches.

Michel creates through illustration and drawing. He is looking forward to this new challenge and to make himself known to the community.

Theresa returns! She is self-taught and very sporadic in her artistic endeavors. In addition to painting, she also likes to work with pen and ink, pastels and pottery.

Ghi is back! Ghi is a figurative, symbolist painter. He enjoys watching the event and is excited to participate again.

Born in Africa and raised in rural Ontario, KPAT teaches life drawing and painting, as well as being a comic book artist at heart. KPAT’s favorite stylistic approaches are comic, surrealism, portraiture, landscape, and pop art.

Hala, an aspiring artist, has found a profound interest in painting self-portraits that have a touch of abstraction as a form of self-expression. Her two favorite mediums are oil and acrylic, but once participated in a competition using only potatoes!

Marty is back to Art Battle! A few years ago, he was a wildcard, and he has been painting ever since. He paints Bob Ross style landscapes, among other things.

Marie's art consists of pen illustrations and paintings of people's expressions, behaviors and emotions, as well as their environment. In addition, Marie also works in making graphic apparel, ceramics and other multi-media art.

Allan André is a Canadian-born, multi-disciplinary artist based in Ottawa Canada. André's work has been featured in exhibits in New York, Orlando, Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal. In 2014, André won the Ottawa regional championship for Art Battle Canada’s nationwide speed competition.

Jesse is a young and bright emerging artist, who uses her youthful perspective on Australian society to create bizarre and entertaining pieces of art. Additionally, she is the youngest finalist in the 2023 Mosman Art Prize, having won the Mosman Youth Art Prize earlier this year.

Patrick is an Ottawa based artist that paints almost everything and anything, within the studio and beyond. Patrick's art is filled with spontaneity, and skill which is forever changing based on the subject matter. Although he is best known for landscape and cityscapes, the lifetime of painting and interests in art has geared towards exploring most if not all forms of art.

Sarah is a self-taught, contemporary acrylic landscape artist with over 15 years of experience as a commission artist and large-scale exterior muralist. Sarah's painting style can be characterized as bold and detailed Canadian-based landscapes contained within dark outlines. She embraces the use of black in her landscapes to create depth, drama and definition.

Andrew is a lifelong artist who enjoys lifelong learning. They like to work in watercolor, acrylic and oil painting but they also do motifs and painting directly on people. In addition, Andrew likes to work with clay, do flower arrangements and book illustrations in pen and ink.

Cecilia is back! Cecilia paints mostly landscape with vibrant colors and impressionistic techniques. While she enjoys photography, painting, sketching, her favorite medium is oil and acrylic paintings.

Isaiah is a Sydney artist and illustrator. His art is rarely planned and evolves through his process. This allows Isaiah to be spontaneous and expressive when creating. His art focuses on removing a sense of place, creating a limbo where objects, people and nature interact or clash with one another.

Emma's art is a mix of realism and fantasy. It seeks to bring the fantasy to our everyday lives through a little bit of magic and paint. In addition to painting, Emma draws and works with clay.

Melqui is all about bringing magical and funny nature vibes into her creations. He is all about creating organic magic and weaving tales behind every character to create guardian spirits of the wilderness.
Melqui creates through painting, drawing, and sculpting.

Alessandro is an artist from Italy who travels the world with his art. He states that his art has grown as he has matured. A set designer, he has a master's degree in art.

Andrew, from Colombia, is an empirical artist who loves to paint murals and through these she can generate positive emotions in the people who receive them. She had the opportunity to assist a great Australian artist on an important mural in Bondi where they painted the Matilda's in support of their great performance in that competition.

Chrissy returns! Chrissy's work is mixed media---book pages, recycled paper, gold flake, resin, and more. She hopes that her art will take you away from the everyday world.

Vishal is a spontaneous artist who loves to draw what comes to his mind. He considers his art very unique.
and says when he visits a place, he stores it in his memory to put onto canvas. Vishal paints nature, abstract, and intimate portraits.

Anna is an artist, innovator, art historian, and teacher. She is the founder of the art House Anna Aksenova. She paints with her fingers right in front of your eyes and is excited for the opportunity to collaborate with like-minded people.

Petra, a student, is forging her path in the art world. She says her art looks like someone took the subject, dragged it though Chernobyl then threw it in an Auschwitz furnace and slapped in on a canvas. Petra is also able to make colorful stuff but is currently in a certain art phase.

Petra, a student, is forging her path in the art world. She says her art looks like someone took the subject, dragged it though Chernobyl then threw it in an Auschwitz furnace and slapped in on a canvas. Petra is also able to make colorful stuff but is currently in a certain art phase.

Smeoaica sees art in whatever surrounds her. She loves to point out the perfection in the imperfect. She doesn't reporudce what she sees with her eyes, but rather what she sees through the alignment of her mind and soul. Smeoaica's favorite medium is painting.

Although new to the art world, Alecs is currently studying art in school. Alecs never gives up and his pieces have a lot of details with very structured composition. He considers himself very creative.

Andreea says she paints for fun and her life is a lot of fun. She mostly paints but also does charcoal drawing and photography sometimes.

Dumi is an urban planner and interior designer but is passionate about creativity and self-expression through artistic activities. Currently, her art is spontaneous and unexpected. Dumi's skillset includes drawing, photography, digital media.

Lately, Fanatic Vision has been fascinated by the subject of altering the DNA lineage. He illustrates not only the end result of DNA crosses but also the transition zone, a very fluid one and not necessarily clear in form. He alternates different techniques and fields of visual art. Fanatic Vision creates through painting, drawing, modeling, animation and digital sculpture.

Nicoleta is passionate about mixed media, collage and abstract painting. She believes that experimenting is part of the creative process. When she paints, she tries to bring to her works a unique blend of clean, sculptural forms, while giving meticulous attention to composition.

Irina loves making all types of art and can't pick just one genre. Her art varies from classical drawing and painting to animation and jewelry making. Irina considers her art, and her life, an organized mess!

Erik has been creating art for most of his life. What started as scribbles in his grade school notebooks turned into bright, beautiful images that pop off the canvas. He prides himself in continuing to grow as an artist by looking for creative opportunities anywhere that he can find.

Erin is a self-taught artist who is always looking to learn something new. Her passion is to paint animals and portraits with acrylic paints using high contrast colors. She uses a semi-realistic and detailed style to portray her subjects.

Natural is a poet producer, art teacher and graphic designer. He works in spray paint and clay.

Jada is an Ojicree artist from Constance Lake First Nation. For Jada, art is a form of self-expression, it is her safe place with no boundaries where she can freely express her ideas and thoughts that are often difficult to verbalize. She loves painting native floral designs, abstract work, and even anime style drawings!

Suzannah is back! Suzannah, a two-time Art Battle City Championship Finalist has been a paint night instructor since 2015. She considers her work colorful, playful and experimental.

Cailey is a self-taught, 23-year-old local artist and a stay-at-home mom. She has been creating art for 10 years in many ways for many people! She loves to paint anything just give her a paint brush and watch her go!

Tyler is a multifaceted artist with a variety of different skills and abilities. Between skateboarding and painting at the same time, making hyper realistic portraits and designing merch for local bands, he still finds some time to work on his plein air landscape series depicting the colorful busy streets of downtown Toronto.

Yael is a Toronto based artisan who was raised in the Caribbean and skilled in illustration design and crafting. Often inspired by spiritual concepts, cultural motifs and graphic novels, Yael aims to bring emotional depth and beauty through his works. By also providing products and services through his business De Gale Design, his goal is to enrich the lives of others and cultivate creative culture using his art.

Armaș Ana-Maria's art is characterized by vivid colors and distinctiveness. It embraces a vibrant and diverse palette, creating a unique visual experience that captivates the viewer's imagination. She uses various techniques with imprints of several objects such as bottle caps or leaves in her paintings.

Regardless the subject and shape their art takes, Elyse always takes joy in the creation--even if they create out of anger and sadness. Their skillset includes painting (acrylic and watercolor/gouache), drawing, carving (lino) and photography.

Sairen is a multi-passion artist with hands in many different types of art. From painting to singing to cosplay, they do a little bit of everything. Their main focus is through acrylics, but they also love working with watercolors and oils. Sairen also loves using alcohol markers and general sketching both traditionally and digitally.

Pav is a Sydney-based artist and designer who works in mixed media. Her creative life started early but over the years has had many different forms. Her work is deeply intuitive and gathers so much by being truly present and grasping the endless experiences in her day-to-day life. Her artwork takes her somewhere new each time!

Paul has been sculpting and creating since the early 2000’s. Choosing various forms of media, a sensitivity to water flowing paired with acute observations of weather in its many forms can often be found reflected within his pieces. Using ecologically sourced native hardwoods and working in the fashion of our ancestors with rough tools and fire, Paul often feels a spiritual connection, with the wood speaking to him - suggesting a work or spirit within - waiting to be released.

Ellis is a freehand artist based in Toronto, currently working as a graphic artist in the film and television industry. He is known for his freehand art skills and drawing from memory. His skillset includes using visual art to elevate his music, drawing and illustration, painting, digital painting, pencil, pen and ink, and even 3d sculpting.

Dima Alexandra is an impassioned artist whose creative journey is an emotional odyssey, seeking to translate the depth and nuance of human feelings into tangible, visual expressions. Her work endeavors to encapsulate the essence of joy, sorrow, love, and vulnerability.

Mihai, based in Bucharest, is also a musician. Mihai's art is based on him wanting to express his thoughts and the things around him. He mostly uses oils and acrylics.

Teodora's art is realistic-abstract. Her art is momentary and is about the vibe of the moment. She is inspired by her careful observations of her surroundings.

Adewole is a young Nigerian artist who has been making waves in the contemporary art scene. His passion started at a young age, and he has since honed his skills through various apprenticeships and formal education. Adewole participated in the Life in My City Art Festival in 2023 and has showcased his works in various art markets.

Alice is currently studying for her Masters in Painting at the Royal College of Art made possible thanks to being awarded an achievement scholarship from the Vice Chancellor of the RCA judged on the standard of her application portfolio. Painting has helped her to re-engage while living with epilepsy.

Jay Santiago returns with his portraits and bold colors.

Rauliz grew up in Lynn, Massachusetts and started getting into art at a young age. After taking a course at Raw Arts, it pushed his creative thinking and helped him figure out the kinds of mediums he is interested in. Now, he experiments with concepts and mediums outside his comfort zone and is inspired by Hip-Hop and graffiti culture.

Jacqui paints somewhat creepy, somewhat hopeful nature-based works of art. Most paintings are done of wood recycled from old furniture in an effort to reduce trash and increase beauty on the planet.

Javier is an artist and designer. His portfolio is comprised of a wide spectrum of creative mediums including canvas, installation and illustrations.

Molly Rose Duggan is a keen young art student still finding her style. Her works often flow between surreal, realistic and impressionistic with the use of strong complementary colors and conceptual themes. Molly believes that the process of creating art is one of the most valuable tools she has. Her skillset includes drawing, acrylic painting, watercolor, pastel, sculpture, and textiles.

Creatur, a contemporary visual artist and designer located in Sydney, utilises his art as a medium to delve into self-identity, life experiences and to inspire his audience to find their inner creature within art. Influenced by street art, popular culture, and personal narratives, Creatur has showcased his work in various art exhibitions throughout Sydney.

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.

Raised in New Zealand, Freddy draws inspiration from their countries extensive flora & fauna to create plein-air gouache paintings bordering between realism & fantasy. They're dedicated to creating a unique and personalized art experience that captures the essence of nature and their own creative vision.

Roberta is a contemporary visual artist from Brazil who has lived in Aotearoa, New Zealand since 2001. She has also lived in Portugal and Japan and influences from places and cultures she comes across are continuously shaping her identity and informing her work. Her background is in architecture, and she is interested in the relationship between the artwork, the viewer and the space.

Christian has worked as a full-time artist since 2006. Each year, Christian has a solo painting show and these exhibitions often share Christian's history in a way that relates to others. Christian also paints expressive landscapes which have been featured in a number of book publications. Christian's skillset includes painting, photography, screen-printing, printmaking, sculpture, installation and film.

Even though Leo graduated as an engineer, his true happiness lies with art. his creations are a mix of everything he loves--animation, movies, traditional art, caricatures, and pop culture. By day, he is a graphic designer which allows him to bring his creativity to the table. Leo is always up for a challenge and learning new techniques.

Caroline is a local Pittsburgh artist. She primarily focuses on portrait work using colored pencils and/or acrylic paint. She started creating celebrity portraits and discovered she loves drawing faces and capturing different emotions. Caroline's newer work is inspired by the human conditions and the emotions we all can experience.

Chrissy is a painter, tattooer and sculptor who works as a full-time artist. She uses art as a form of healing both for her own growth and for those around her. Chrissy is looking forward to Art Battle as it is a new and exciting way to create art.

As an artist, Lauren's quest towards finding her painting style has been filled with exploration. It began in her grandparent's art studio as a child. She found herself drawn to blending different styles together in one piece and colors became her playground. Now, her art is a reflection of her journey to today.

Dana is a portraiture and figurative artist. Her mediums are oil colors, watercolors and charcoal. She says if you look at her work, and it makes you feel something, even if it is not the same feeling she put into the piece, then she did her job well.

Anyse is a visual artist, working in both digital and traditional media. She likes to dabble in all sorts of representational art, but her passion is dark fantasy illustration---fantastical characters and magical creatures. She loves spending time in nature as well as reading fantasy and classic horror, which influences her art.

Stéphanie has loved art since she could hold a pencil. Her art varies from pigment to pixels, from painting to digital. Stéphanie likes to bring out the colors in her art, whether they are in harmony or contrasting. Her skillset includes acrylic paint, colored or lead pencils and digital drawing.

Sawsan is an exceptional artist who has gained a reputation for her unique style and attention to detail. Her artistic talent spans across various mediums, including painting, drawing, and sculpture. Sawsan's work is characterized by its vivid use of color and dynamic compositions, which often reflect her passion for nature.

Ana is skilled at creating depth and detail in her paintings. She is thrilled to be able to create beautiful, incredible pieces within a short time frame at Art Battle.

Sofia is an artist who finds inspiration from life and her experiences. Her preferred medium is mixed media, where she delights in weaving together diverse materials to craft visually dynamic and textured artworks. A lover of the outdoors, she thrives in the spontaneity of plein air art, drawing inspirations from the landscapes around her.

Isabelle focuses on surrealism and mixed media. She likes originality and experimenting with all mediums. She's most excited for the challenge and the adrenaline rush!

Ant Kassabji is an interdisciplinary artist specialized in painting, drawing, dance and performance art. She is interested in movement, fluidity, rhythm, history and the elements. She looks for ways to merge different artistic disciplines to create dream like scenery.

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.

Ana is skilled at creating depth and detail through her paintings. She's thrilled to be able to create beautiful incredible pieces within a short time frame at Art Battle.

Christine has been painting since high school. She loves color and using acrylic on canvas. She calls her style abstract expressionism.

Kelly, a self-taught painter, is fairly new to the art scene. She found the love of painting when she took her first paint night. Working with acrylics is her favorite medium but she has dabbled in a bit of everything. Kelly considers herself more of a re-creator as she uses pictures she has taken as references.

Chloe grew up with art, as her mother is an artist. While it often was just a hobby for her, she has recently rediscovered it. For Chloe, art allows her to get lost in her thoughts and forget she exists for a few moments. She tries to draw every day, even if only for 5 minutes.

Kareem Mitchell is a Toronto Artist and Architectural/Urban Designer who combines various visual techniques through creative exploration. With a passion for innovation, Kareem has studied animation, videography, architecture, fashion, illustration, and creative/art direction. Kareem's visual approach has gained him visibility among industry experts, leading to collaborations with diverse clients in architecture, fashion, technology, education and film.

Michel creates through illustration and drawing. He is looking forward to this new challenge and to make himself known to the community.

Ajibola is an impressionist who hails from Lagos. Nigeria. As an artist, his aim is to create work that only captivates the viewer visually but also evokes a deeper sense of connection and understanding. Ajibola understands the importance of representation in art and believes that art has the power to transport us to different worlds.

Somto is an artist from Lagos, Nigeria who loves to draw and paint. He makes art of things around him every day and loves to challenge himself to new experiences. Somto majored in painting in school and enjoys creating unique illustrations and designs.

Oladunni's art is a reflection of life's beauty. He is more passionate about culture and blending with the modern style of art which makes his work unique. He uses mediums such as acrylic, oil, pastel and watercolor.

Oyewole is a young, Nigerian artist. His passion for art started at a young age and he has since honed his skills through various apprenticeships and formal education. Oyewole's works are based around the trajectory of his life. They are a thought provoking, soul stirring exploration of human lives and experiences.

DaProphet says art teaches him and is like therapy. It is needed to help DaProphet show how he feels so he can help others. He is a graffiti artist and likes to paint visuals and write poetry, placing words into his art. DaProphet enjoys focusing on painting skin, hands and the sky.

Rasheed paints females and animals with vibrant colors. He loves to express himself with the use of different mediums. He is excited about the freedom of expression with limited time he will experience at Art Battle.

Real1art is a young, self-taught artist who likes to show the unseen emotion on human beings through his art. He likes to paint reality and uses his art as a motivation for talented people. Real1art likes working with watercolor, charcoal, pencils, oil and acrylic. He also does body art.

Osinaike is a passionate painter from Lagos. Inspired by the vibrant colors of his surroundings, Osinaike creates bold and expressive abstract artworks that aim to evoke emotions and spark imagination. His work has been exhibited in several local galleries and has garnered recognition for its unique style.

Javier is an artist and designer. His portfolio is comprised of a wide spectrum of creative mediums including canvas, installation and illustrations./sf

Vero Lyn Esque is a multidisciplinary artist with a technical and business savvy mindset. This big picture thinker has a diverse background spanning across traditional and digital art content. Vero is also an interactive stage performer and speaker for women in games and web3 over the course of her career.

Regardless the subject and shape their art takes, Elyse always takes joy in the creation--even if they create out of anger and sadness. Their skillset includes painting (acrylic and watercolor/gouache), drawing, carving (lino) and photography.

Anyse is a visual artist, working in both digital and traditional media. She likes to dabble in all sorts of representational art, but her passion is dark fantasy illustration---fantastical characters and magical creatures. She loves spending time in nature as well as reading fantasy and classic horror, which influences her art.

Isiah's art is solely based on fantasy and creating stories with his work. He was inspired to draw by comic books and his dad. He uses traditional paints such as watercolors and acrylics and enjoys digital painting as well.