Artist Art

“ Jose Campos (aka Studio Lenca) is an artist that doesn’t belong anywhere apart from the world he creates. Going by the name Studio Lenca. ‘Studio’ refers to a space for experimentation, a laboratory for praxis; ‘Lenca’ links the artist to the Mesoamerican indigenous people of eastern El Salvador. The artist was forcibly displaced as a consequence of El Salvador’s violent civil war, one of the first wave of child migrants moving to the USA. ”

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“In Mandarin, Bu means textile; Wu means objects. The studio designs and manufactures timeless fashion pieces including handbags, accessories and interiors using its exclusively designed fabrics. Each season the studio creates gorgeous handbags, accessories and interiors using lovingly designed fabrics. All products are made of the finest non-toxic fabric and are handcrafted by experienced local tailors. ”

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“Katrina Majkut (My’kut), a visual artist, curator, and writer, is dedicated to understanding how social traditions impact social and civil rights. She uniquely pushes the boundaries of observational painting by using embroidery as a painting medium to create form or challenge its inherent social bias and history. Her heavy use of still lifes pioneer new intersectional, fourth-wave feminist strategies. Majkut exhibits nationally in both commercial and college galleries.”

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“Kirk Sheppard was born in Penticton, BC, and was raised in the Okanagan and the British Columbia Rockies. He moved to Vancouver in 1999 to learn to tattoo, then his journey brought him to Victoria, back to Vancouver, and now as an internationally published, award-winning artist, he is back working in his hometown of Penticton, BC.”

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“Lizzy McNeil (she/her), a current OCAD University student studying a bachelors of design in illustration. Through studying tattoo imagery and styles throughout the entirety of my education, my work focuses mainly on the influence of black and grey illustrative tattoo work. Thus, resulted in gaining an apprenticeship at a tattoo studio, Timeless Tattoo Company located in Whitby, Ontario. This opportunity has allowed me to gain experience in design principles and assisting ”

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“D.A. Diaz, also know as Diego Alberto Diaz, is an artist and art educator from Eagle Pass, Tx. The 3rd child of Mexican immigrants, Diego was born, raised, and educated along the Texas/Mexican border. The only "yo no sabo" kid from his family, Diego's artwork reflects both his Mexican heritage and his upbringing in front of the American television set. Using Printmaking as his media of choice, Diego is a story teller by heart. ”

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“Steven Schmidt is an interdisciplinary and award-winning creative professional with a rich background in graphic design, marketing management and broadcast radio. His diverse set of skills and interests, ranging from history and science to sociology, music, architecture, design, and pop culture, lends a well-rounded, versatile and multidimensional approach to his work.”

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“Vridhhi is an interdisciplinary artist from India, based in Toronto. As an arts-based researcher, she draws from personal narratives and uses performative art to translate personal trauma into whimsical and tangible art. Her work honors the resilience of victims and survivors and how trauma bodies find ways to bloom in the gloom. Through her art, she engages viewers in conversations grounding her work in relational aesthetics.”

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“Nikki Telegan (b.1991) is an embodied, interdisciplinary performance artist from California currently based in Chicago. With a background in movement-based practices and erotic entertainment, they are primarily focused on questions of the abject body, spectacle, and liveness. They hold a MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.”

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“Efrain Vivas is a visual artist from Japan and Venezuela . They are currently living and working at Amsterdam.”

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