Cya The Creator @cyathecreator
I am an artist from Denver Colorado. I go by Cyathecreator, I am a multimedia artist currently working with oil acrylic aerosol cans and digital animation. my work focuses exclusively on black joy and resilience. As I continue this work I find new ways to tell that story and show the beauty of my community. The stories and experiences are important to be seen because the act of being black and having joy is a protest to the white male patriarchy. I also do this work by holding events and holding spaces for black and brown communities to experience joy together.
Mike McPuff @mikemcpuff
Fort Collins based Painter and Visual Artist, Mike McPuff, has been focusing on Murals for the last several years. His typical medium of choice is Acrylic paint for Indoor projects, and Spray Paint for larger outdoor projects. Originally inspired by the D.I.Y , "Do It Yourself" mentality of his peers, McPuff began to focus on creating a career as a Visual Artist, around 2013. The style McPuff developed over the years, seems to engage the viewer with whimsical, yet surreal concepts, and a kaleidoscopic array of colors. In 2014, McPuff began to use digital software as a means to create art, which quickly lead to his art appearing on television and the front of a well known magazine. While working as a dish washer for several years, McPuff promoted his art in his free time, hanging paintings in coffee shops and networking on social media to create a following . McPuff finished his first outdoor mural on the day of his birthday in 2017. Shortly after, McPuff transitioned from working at a cell phone store to becoming a full time Freelance Visual Artist, which allowed much more time for him to focus on doing murals and other projects. McPuff has since created several large outdoor murals, as well as a number of indoor murals and installations.
Kai Gaynor @momoxoart
Kai Gaynor is a Colorado Springs based artist specializing in portrait art. Inspired by women and nature, Kai's artwork celebrates the beauty and complexity of the human experience.
Her work is inspired by the essence of femininity and the natural world. In addition to portraiture, she is also exploring subjects like space, metaphysics, and nature of both terrestrial and cultural aspects. Her creative process involves a blend of digital and traditional techniques, where she uses traditional media such as drawing and painting to create sketches and compositions before further bringing them to life through digital media. In addition to her creative work, Kai has extensive experience working as an art teacher both privately and for her part time job at Concrete Couch, a Colorado Springs nonprofit. She has also planned vending and art events, such as AFC (Art Flow Collective) Nights, which was a series of events that offered a fun environment for multidisciplinary artists to socialize and create together. In addition, she has conducted numerous art-based workshops for businesses like Lil Miss Story Hour and has created murals for various organizations, including the Pikes Peak Children's Museum, CC Mobile Arts, and Simple Body Products to name a few. She has also designed logos and sells her merchandise under her business, Momo-XO Art, which features a variety of art prints, stickers, apparel, and more. Her shop is located both online and at local shops in her area.
Through her artwork and teaching, Kai aims to tell the stories of the people she portrays and encourages viewers to embrace their own unique identities and creativity.
Nicolas Heilig @heilig_art
Heilig is a performance painter born and raised in the Green Mountains of Vermont.
He creates artwork to uplift humanity and restore balance with Mother Earth. His signature dendritic line work is a reflection of Nature's genius witnessed firsthand throughout his formative years. Heilig commands a unique technique fusing modern art with the elegance of Japanese wood block artists like Hokusai and Hiroshige. Balancing chaos and intricate pattern, Heilig coalesces complexity with simplicity to the great dance of Yin and Yang
Jorge Cuartas @jorgecuartas
Jorge Cuartas (Born in 1972) has been painting graffiti since 1985. Heralded as one of the Pioneers of the art form, Cuartas has been credited with being the first graffiti artist to paint in Costa Rica, and Colombia, while also having the distinction of being the first Miami graffiti artist invited to paint at New York City’s Legendary “Wall Of Fame”. In 1990 (his freshman year at the Savannah College Of Art & Design), Cuartas began traveling the United States in order to paint in as many cities as possible while earning his BFA in Illustration and Graphic Design. By 1994, he had painted every major city on both Coasts, as well as just about every town in between.
Dan Levinson @dlevi_studio
Daniel Levinson earned a BFA degree in Art from the University of Colorado at Boulder and an MFA in Painting/Drawing from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn. His art practice is a steady mix of drawing, painting and murals. His work has been featured in Medellín/Bogotá, Colombia and Brooklyn, NY. Returning to Colorado, his work was exhibited at the Colorado State Capitol as well as a number of venues across the front range. Levinson was featured in Studio Visit Magazine, Pueblo Chieftain, Channel 13 news, and Westword Magazine. Levinson is represented by Blo Back Gallery in Pueblo, CO. Levinson works as a full time art educator and visual artist. He taught art at Colorado State University at Pueblo (2016) and has been a high school art teacher since 2017. He currently lives and works in Littleton, Colorado.
Grace Gutierrez @gracerspeedracer
Grace Gutierrez is a Longmont, Colorado based artist working in a variety of mediums including painting, ceramics, sculpture, and video art. Her work celebrates her mixed-race, Chicanx identity, and is a response to deeply personal experiences as well as her family’s experiences navigating culture, heritage, and stereotypes. She is inspired by Mexican folk art, folklore, and literature. Constant reflection of community and cultural pride helps Grace build sentimental narratives to encourage empathy, equity, and pride within our communities.
Victor Escobedo @victor_j_escobedo
Victor Escobedo has developed a compelling style expressed in various forms of expression through the use of ceramic masks, marionettes, murals, paintings, and performances rooted in reimagined ancient iconography with dynamically textured installations. Heavily influenced by Hip Hop, graffiti, and culture Escobedo explores mythology, intuition and Shamanistic practices as inspiration for contemporary transformation. His artwork is a reinterpretation of ancient, indigenous art and mysticism for a contemporary audience, that integrates seemingly unrelated disciplines in search of something universal.
Hayley Knowles @_arts.n.cats_
Haley Knowles is an emerging artist from the foothills of Colorado. She uses art as an instrument to explore the relationships we develop with our surroundings- bringing to light the small things in life that influence our behavior.
Creating public art is one of Haley's ongoing goals because it is accessible to everyone. Instead of being barred behind a paywall or gallery, it's part of our community.
Zaida Seiver @zaidasart
Among art’s many powers, the ability to capture the viewer’s empathy is among its greatest. I strive to tell the truth in the imaginary situations I paint, sketch, and design. I’ve found art to be an incredible outlet for expressing my love for being a biracial person, even when I’m white-passing and I physically do not represent my black heritage. Thus, much of my personal works are often love letters to black women and the multicultural experience from my perspective.