I’ve done many jobs, all related to using my hands, my eyes, intellect and imagination. I snapped pictures with my Kodak box camera, called in the cows before dawn, cleaned cars, sorted and welded automobile parts, designed cutting tools, treated children with smallpox in Nigeria, entire families in Zimbabwe, (photographing everything around), researched damage of […]
My creative practice is a holistic investigation of how we humans connect to nature, finding intimate dimensions of our psyche that are spiritual, experiential and individuated. I gather inspiration from investigating specificity of environments that produce unique forms. My research involves studying and documenting plants and animals, deconstructing humans’ perception of nature, and connecting biological, […]
Kadie DiCarlo fuses linear abstraction with heavy atmosphere to create stark mental landscapes. Drawing from life experience, she nods to chaotic calm and aims to destroy familiarity in the schematic realm. By creating said mental landscapes, she attempts to untangle her neurobiological malaise.
I love to express myself in various mediums, paint, wood, wire, design, pretty much anything i can find.
Cheyne Ellett was born in Torrance and received a B.F.A. in Illustration from California State University of Long Beach (CSULB). His visual language centers around being bold and playful at the same time. Cheyne is influenced by the local imagery and music culture he encountered around him growing up in the city of Pomona. Although […]
My art is inspired by the following. A love for the sea 🧜♀️. My Nikkei, Japanese-American culture 🍙. A fascination with architecture and Long Beach life 🌈. I was born n raised n lived here since the last century. – Emily Kiwa Tanaka Art Practice Emily Kiwa Tanaka trained for 12 years in Japanese brush […]
As a professional in the style industry, Alex Leighton has a consistent, keen eye for texture and product. Her work navigates numerous mediums, branching from grooming to design, wearables to street art. Leighton utilizes a visual magnet to create poignant themes surrounding femininity and womanhood, and their respective connections to nature, to deliver striking products […]
Born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska, artist Nick Sawyers has been living and working in Long Beach, California for over a decade. Drawing from his passion and strong hold in the BMX and off road community combined wide range of skills and dedication to constantly expand and challenge his abilities. Sawyers has subsequently built and […]
I see the world in vibrant colors and crave to share my perspective with everyone. I believe color has healing properties and can enrich urban environments dramatically.
iAm the statement that engages one to speak up on a Peace of Truth. It’s an element of life not all embrace but still exist beyond comprehension. To define oneself. To be one in one. The mir am I or iAm. I am a creative being. I enjoy art that portrays a message. Music that […]
I am a mixed media artist, muralist, illustrator, designer and student. I use paint, pigment and pixel to explore the boundaries between abstraction and representation. My paintings feature a range of mediums, including acrylic, gouache, spray paint, pastel, and collage, among many others. I limit myself to no particular form of artistic output, be it […]
My work is about the representation of women in film and television. It questions what it means to be a woman and how we learn or are conditioned to take on traits of femininity. The work is usually done in watercolor, a medium that is hard to control.