Britni Mara

It’s always been important to me to create bodies of work that say something to the viewer. When I returned home from studying abroad, I moved to Chicago where I decided to truly chase after my dream. Read more>>
Hannah Leadley

I believe in the power of joining art and nature. Throughout the process of becoming an artist I also started painting how I saw the world, emotions, and situations in my head. Read more>>
Evelyn Espinoza

I’ve always been drawing and painting. Primarily, I work in oil and watercolor. I like to think of my style being between Realism and Impressionism. My grandfather was an artist painting in oils. Read more>>
Josie Koznarek

Like most artists, I’ve been drawing for as long as I can remember. I grew up constantly drawing on paper, on walls, on myself, literally anywhere with a blank surface. Read more>>
Anthony Camastro

As much as I loved writing, I always wanted to find a visual art form I could do to express my creativity. It really just started as a dumb hobby in all honesty. Read more>>
Barbara Lea Stewart

I believe art and music became and also saved my life. It helped me deal with my mothers death even before art therapy was developed. Read more>>
Brittany Hanks

I discovered my love for art at an early age. Taking all of the art and painting classes I could through school, I got my BFA in painting at Florida Atlantic University. Read more>>
Yvette Kaiser Smith

Art gave me “me”. At SMU, Southern Methodist University, I focused on sculpture and photography. I married a Texan and followed him to Chicago. I received an MFA in sculpture from the University of Chicago in 1994. Read more>>
Spencer Hutchinson

My name is Spencer Hutchinson. I was born in Knoxville, Tennessee (U.S.A.) on July 16,1984. Read more>>
Jeremy Kyle

My story begins as struggling child with dyslexia who was naturally drawn to creativity. I was surrounded by friends and family members who were natural academics. I didn’t fit in, and I certainly didn’t fit in at school, I failed english and struggled with math.. Read more>>
karen gagich

Navigating my life through the labyrinth of learning art has comedy , tragedy, drama, hard work and mystery all playing themselves out simultaneously.I studied art ,more specifically painting,drawing, and art history at S.I.U.E. Read more>>
Indya Smith-Johnson

I have been creating art for as long as I can remember, and it wasn’t until freshmen year of high school that I had the opportunity to take art classes. It was there that I got to really expand my collection of works and build my skill level. Read more>>
