Born in Chicago raised in Los Angeles Rich "BournRich" Ingram discovered art, fashion, and the street scene early through his older cousin's collection of comics, drawings, graffiti mags and cassette tapes. As a passionate visual artist he uses any surface to create his art; walls, wood, glass, canvas doesn’t matter. Merging street art imagery and fine art painting BournRich is a fusion of both worlds. Using a free form of painting with vivid and bright colors to produce one of a kind pieces. He enjoys traveling and painting and impacting people in a positive way.

Black Parisian artist Nicholle Kobi creates work that promotes Black women and sisterhood. “My desire to focus on Black women is simply because I had the impression that they are excluded from the greater world of beauty, art, fashion, and especially in the intellectual sphere,” notes Kobi. “We are not less than other women. We are beautiful with our curves, our skin tones – from the most light to the most dark. We can be whatever we want!” Kobi has been featured in Ebony Magazine, Essence Magazine, BET.com, ABC Studios (Grey’s Anatomy), Nubian Skin, Ouidad and many others.

Fabian “Occasional Superstar” Williams is an Atlanta-based visual and performance artist best known for his fluorescent, symbolism-filled mural work depicting black cultural and civil rights leaders in modern and futuristic contexts. Williams is also known for his work depicting the seemingly state-sanctioned violence perpetrated ​against ​black ​men. Fabian’s works have been featured on CNN, Headline News, Great Big Story, in The Los Angeles Times, New York ​Times, ​Playboy ​Magazine, ​The ​Atlanta ​Journal-Constitution ​and ​a ​host ​of ​other ​media ​outlets.

MR PAUL (Atlanta, Georgia) documents his real-world experiences by creating illustrations, large-scale figurative paintings, experimental music, soft sculptures, animations, and short films to serve as a reference point for his existence and eclectic perspective. By studying sign processes, signification and communication, MR PAUL absorbs the tradition of remembrance art into daily practice.

Casual Captain is all about the experience. Bold colors and diversity that grabs your attention and inspires you. As a self taught artist his unique style and off the wall approach serve as a reminder of what contemporary art is all about. The Captain doesn't create art to match your couch or your current status; he creates art to make a scene and match your future goals and aspirations. To him, it's not really about being casual, it's about taking ordinary life and making it casual. Anyway, he's a casual guy, say hi when you see him.

Born in Chicago, raised in Atlanta, Sohail was always drawn to art. A habitual 'doodler' and occasional graffiti artist, he never formally studied what eventually became his passion - Art. He began taking his talents seriously around 2011 and hasn't looked back since. Mentoring under an accomplished realism artist in Atlanta, Sohail refined his oil painting skills into a surrealistic style. When it's not time for the corporate job and spending time with his family, Sohail escapes the real world, enters his studio and transforms into his own reality. Which reflects in his art, his muse.

Tiffany has been interested in the arts since her youth. At a young age, upon entering private school, she was tested and her attention to visual detail was noticed early on. Since middle school, she has had her work exhibited in coffee shops, libraries, and museums. As she grew, so did her skills in the visual arts and her acceptance for trying her hand at new mediums. Her most successful pieces have been abstract paintings that told stores of emotional distress through symbolism.

Hello, I’m Phree Hester. I grew up in the Inland Empire, CA. Graffiti was all over the IE and I actually found inspiration in it. Many of it was art, full of vibrant colors and interesting patterns. I think of this often when I paint.

We all should be more phree to wear what we want. I love putting my passion onto jackets, where others can be proud of the art. The jackets are worn around town and statements are made. I want to continue to develop my passion while providing affordable art to the world.

Melissa Mitchell is an Atlanta based abstract artist, with a love
of vibrant colors, unique shapes, and bold dark lines. As a self -
taught artist, she pulls inspiration from her Bahamian heritage,
melodic tunes, and the colorful world around her. Since
February 2014, she has created over 400 original art pieces,
painted over 40 larger than life murals, been featured in the
media and has work sold in stores. She has also turned her
favorite paintings into unique headwraps, pocket squares,
socks, bow ties, home decor, and specialty textiles. She
specializes in working with clients, to create one-of-a-kind
pieces for homes, offices, and other personal spaces. She aims
to create pieces that evoke emotion, to serve as a “light source”,
speak to the soul, but above all-----inspire people to follow their
passions and cultivate their dreams.

New Jersey artist “J Mitchell” traded in an unfulfilling career on Wall Street to pursue his creative passions. Channeling his experiences, J Mitchell experiments across mediums to express his vivacious style. Mitch, his iconic emotionless monkey, juxtaposes inner mundaneness with a life surrounded by positivity and color. Art has allowed this self-educated artist to bring to life his internal visions and make his audience feel a vast spectrum of emotion. J Mitchell recently opened The Working Artist, a gallery concept based in Belmar, NJ, to provide artists with a collaborative public environment to create and display their work.

New York based and North Carolina native, Tatiana Camice is a self-taught artist whose work is centered around femininity, self-love, and appreciation of Black women. Using several mediums – oil, acrylic, and watercolor – Tatiana illustrates women of color majestically living their lives out loud. Through melaninated faces, her art defers us from the unwieldy “angry black woman” trope that is so frequently replicated in the media. “Representation is so vital, because fine arts doesn’t present young girls with relatable images – images that look like them (us),” Tatiana explains. She hopes that her art will continue to penetrate today’s culture and stimulate society, specifically black women, to become “as comfortable with our curls and coils as we have unconsciously become with blondes and blues.”

Ryan “Amerrikaz Most” Matheson is an American artist who specializes in Pop Art/Street Art, incorporating elements of popular culture with vivid colors and eye catching designs to create a distinct look in this increasingly popular form of visual art. Amerrikaz Most is an innovator whose thoughts and ideas can be harnessed only by a brush, a blank surface, and a unique blend of vivid color, varied textures, and unforgettable designs. His paintings are as thought provoking as they are entertaining, his style both distinguishable and memorable. He is a unique talent and a force to be reckoned with as the popularity of Pop Art/Street Art continues to soar.

Born in Washington, DC and raised in Bowie, MD, Sasha-Loriene is a self-taught painter who uses acrylic paint as her medium of choice. Sasha-Loriene weaves together different themes and techniques to capture her thoughts, feelings, and interpretation of the world in every piece. The goal of her art is to tell a story and create a personal experience for all, where the audience is encouraged to not only reach deeper within each painting, but also within themselves. As such, Sasha-Loriene aims to understand, conceptualize, and find peace through the arts. By becoming a better person, she inadvertently lets her inner beauty become more vibrant and wildly contagious on canvas.

I am a visual artist currently working out of upstate New York. Through exploring light and love, my most recent drawings and paintings look into the importance of connecting with your inner intuition and your deepest self. I am inspired by my own personal experiences as a woman, nature, fashion, and the inner workings of the soul. My mixed media works, often centered around a women’s figure, combine hints of realism with abstract design. Some of the ladies that I create are figments of my imagination and others are modeled after real women who I've found to be inspiring. I strive to create work that spreads messages of peace, empowerment, and unity between women and cultures. 

Hello I am Kevin baylis aka " The Heartist ", world renowned artist born and raised in Philadelphia Pa. I call my self the Heartist because every piece of art I have created in my career has been made with love and compassion. I create art based off of pain I see and feel from the people. When people are hurt and in need of healing, I've always made it my top priority to create a heartwarming piece of art to heal that person and bring them comfort. My heart is huge, and within it there is an entire world of creativity, waiting to be released in a way that will change lives forever. 

Born and raised in Tampa, FL, Artist Tiffani Glenn creates artwork using acrylic paint that promotes the beauty and diversity of African American women. Her background in animation is reflected in her artwork as she chooses to create images of Black women from a stylized and animated viewpoint. She wants Black women to be able to relate to her artwork in some way; whether it be the full lips or natural hair that you’ll often see in her work. Tiffani’s work is often considered vibrant, edgy, and fun. Her main goal is to continue to grow as an artist while creating art that promotes positivity in the Black culture.

  Autumn Lundberg is a Wisconsin native. She is entirely self taught and has developed her own style through trial and discovery. Lundberg has been praised for her bold curiosity and whimsical uses of mediums and materials. 

 Lundberg was featured in the art magazine Quiet Lunch in May of 2016, which highlighted her work with epoxy resin. She is currently pursuing her education as an Industrial Designer at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design. She hopes that her bold artistic creativity will be a breath of fresh air to the design world.

Aramis O. Hamer is a visual artist and muralist living in Seattle, WA. Her subject matter is inspired by the cosmos, music, nature, divine femininity, and the complexities throughout the Black culture. From a very young age she always loved to create, but at the age of fifteen she discovered her love for acrylic paints. With the supportive art community in the Pacific Northwest, Aramis has been able to exhibit her colorful creations at many different exhibitions in the greater Seattle area- including the EMP Museum, Paramount Theater, Martyr Sauce Gallery, Columbia City Gallery, and more. Originally from the south-side of Chicago, Aramis is a self-taught artist that lets the pull of her imagination be her guide. Her adventure is just beginning, and she invites others to join her on this journey. Learn more about Aramis’ work at www.aohamer.com

Michael Cerease (NYC, New York) was born and raised in Jamaica until he moved to the United States at the age of 12. He fell in love with art after that and was used as his emotional and creative outlet to keep himself away from trouble and stress from ending up in the foster care system. His art now consists of combining pop art with street art and fashion.

Raised in NYC and surrounded by the graffiti and street art scene growing up, ZERA's works are heavily influenced by the urban scenery of New York, it's culture, as well as a constant pursuit to push the boundaries of pop, urban and contemporary art laced with her own twist. Her works revolve around hip-hop/graffiti, the 'hustle' and the pursuit of happiness as well as purveying elements of the natural world and our relation to it. Outside of personal works, ZERA works as a freelance designer and illustrator for independent brands and artists primarily in the fields of branding, fashion and digital illustration.

Sara Jean-Baptiste is a Brooklyn-based visual artist who creates illustrative work inspired by strong and confident women that uses vibrant images and bold colors to produce a dramatic yet calm feel. Jean-Baptiste studied illustration at the Fashion Institution of Technology in New York. After graduation with an AAS in Illustration, Sara has continued to pursue her career as an illustrative painter taking on freelance illustration projects, live painting and developing fine artwork. Inspired by a combination of her family's Haitian heritage, her upbringing in New York, and the influence of fashion and glamour, her work sends a message about the perspective from the strong, ambitious women of color who are often overlooked in our society. She most recently worked as a paint assistant to Jeff Koons in New York where she sharpened her skills as an oil painter, and adding the technique of color mixing into her process. Recent clients include, Budweiser and Shondaland.com

Vanessa Ayala is a painter and singer songwriter. Classically trained in fine art, she studied at the California College of Arts in San Francisco. Fascinated by pop culture her art is an observation of her generation. In the selfie era she focuses on painting vibrant portraits. The selfie has evolved into a marketing tool to brand oneself which has inspired Vanessa to explore the new movement of entrepreneurs on instagram. Her glamorous portraits include celebrities and strong women building their empires. As a Colombian Latina she seeks out imagery of other Latina lady bosses who are a reflection of her artistic philosophy. She currently resides in New York where she continues to create.

“SLADE” is the alias for Artist Hunter T Slade, originally from Washington D.C. The artist has resided most of his life in Tampa,Fl, he also is a single father to his 2 year old boy. Hunter has work hanging, and murals all over the united states including Los Angeles,New York,Miami etc. His art style is influenced by pop culture, current events and trending fashion used with spray paints , acrylic and water colors, stencils and resins. Hunter graduated from Ringling College of Art & Design in 2014 obtaining a bachelors degree in fine art painting, following graduation he moved to Miami with his 2 year old son to pursue his art career, and now currently goes back and forth from Miami and Tampa producing art for clients such as;  Lil Pump, Justin Bieber, and many Instagram celebrities

Dizz Gavins also known as Dizzuane, is a creative designer born and raised in Baltimore,MD & currently based in York, PA. The self taught graphic designer and painter uses his talents to create a vibrant wave of art, he calls "Dripped Gawd". His most recent painted canvases have been on classic shoe silhouettes for the likes of Swizz Beatz, DJ Khaled and Pusha T. His latest design work was a product created for DTLR X PUMA, called "The High Voltage Puma."

Shlome J. Hayun is a multi-media artist with a vast background in fine arts and music. He has the great ability to see art in everything in life and creates unique pieces inspired by all around him. As a Los Angeles native and self-taught artist, Shlome has developed an unmistakable signature – one that bridges beautiful colored abstract design with elements of street and pop art. Shlome draws from his spirituality, cultural roots, and daily life to develop his own pieces infused with love and light.

Daniel López is a twenty year old multi talented artist. 

Daniel discovered his passion for art at an early age. His visions explode onto canvases with ease. 

Guided by his exsestezntial philosophy, Daniel currently travels the world seeking genuine experiences that mold his art. 

Painting•Film•Photography• Fashion

Owen Rogers was a fixture within the New York City nightlife and music community before moving to Tokyo where he continues to curate and docuement contempary urban culture. Over the last decade, he has captured some of the industry's most iconic moments. A native New Yorker and avid Harlemite having studied Journalism at Penn State, his gritty urban perspective is paired with a keen eye and desire to make every image tell a story. His intimate access to his subjects allows for clear narratives of music and personality to seep through each photo. As the "glue" binding together several of New York's most exclusive scenes, he orchestrates and captures moments with a gritty authenticity.

An intuitive and peaceful soul. If I care about it, it becomes my passion, whether it’s people or paintings. I love to observe life. Landscapes are my specialty as I get most of my inspiration from nature. Constantly learning and changing , my art transforms with me. “An artist’s duty is to reflect the times” (Nina Simone), and I try to do just that.

 My name is Aaron Alexander and I have developed two beverage brands and through that, I have been able to create a beverage company called Bklyun Blue. Bklyn Blue llc now sponsors major events throughout the tri-state area, as well as have a client base in Miami, L.A. , New Orleans and Toronto. I've recently merged with my partner's art and apparel company called C.A.N.V.A.S. ( Creating A New View Around Society ) Canvasraw.com
Together we have been able to open our own art galleries in Dumbo, Brooklyn. Where we host pop-up events every month as well as feature other artists of all genre.

 “C.A.N.V.A.S.” is an acronym for Creating A New View Around Society, it was created by Tyler Jordan a Bed Stuy Brooklyn native who believed in this as his mantra for creating art. Over the years what started as just a phrase evolved into a Art & Apparel business, that has found a home in the Dumbo section of Brooklyn as an art gallery and launchpad space called “Artportunities” for undiscovered artist in the NYC area in need of a space to showcase their work. His work has been featured in The Village Voice, Long Island University, Rolf Benz (Studio Anise), Tesla Science Foundation, and is affiliated with many galleries and programs in NYC, and Tokyo.