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@a.c_inkdesigns | Mi Hermanito El Luchador, 25 by 25 inches | My work blends traditional American tattoo iconography with contemporary forms like hand-painted skate decks and illustration. I draw heavily from early 20th-century tattoo art, bold lines, strong silhouettes, and symbolic imagery,…

@akira_lightthatheals | Water Has No Enemy, photograph, 13×19 | Akira is an Undocumented farmer and artist to Turtle Island. Using photography to write stories about futures for the purpose of creating new myths and changing the way we relate to land. 5…

@alelemus.g | Arrecifes y petróleo | 13cm X 18cm | I studied for a degree in Arts Education in Morelia, Mexico, where I grew up from the age of four until three years ago when I moved to Chicago, and it has…

@red_cave_ | redcavee.com | TRUST THE PROCESS | Relief printmaking on hand-made paper, paper created by (@JGuzman) | 12×16 paper/ Frame 16×20 | Redcave is inspired by Mexican/Indigenous folk, Ancestry & Symbolism. Through illustrations and surface textures, Redcave is in tune with…

facebook: anna.silivonchik | Suspended State | 2024, 1.10 min, Video From the Video: Beneath my steps, the earth remains concealed, My existence wrapped in a foul ordeal. Yet, I’m no pessimist, heed my call, This life’s tapestry, I won’t let it enthrall.…

@arte_duran_charicata | Indigenously DACAmented? | 28.5 X 23  inches | Acrylic on Canvas | Duran Charicata was born in Cheran, Michoacan, Mexico and is an artist and educator. She was primarily raised in the Southern Illinois area where her family decided to settle…

@bane.xxa | El Santo Niño Huachicolero | Painting; 14in x 18 in | Bane.xxa is a local Pilsen artist originally from the Southeast side of Chicago. Bane.xxa’s artistic endeavors are a private exploration into their labor, material conditions, Latinidad, disability, and friendships.…

@christian_varela___ | Nova | 2025. mixed media fiber piece, dimensions vary | I am a Mexican-American queer and gender nonconforming artist born and raised in Chicago Illinois. My practice explores the consequences of colonization in contemporary Latin American culture, the sensitivity of…

@catt.co_ | Letras Para Gume | Mixed Media, 17in x 20in | Framed Photo and letter | 12 in x 16 in I am a multidisciplinary visual artist with a BFA from UIC. My work explores the shifting nature of memory and…

@tinaworrierprincess | fairy444.com | Memoria Antigua | 18×24 oil on panel | Cristina Marquez is a Mexican-American artist who was born and raised in Indiana. She earned degrees in Art History and Painting at the University of Saint Francis Fort Wayne before…

@diadenko_elena | elenadiadenko.com | Oh, this is the way my soul sings today / Ой, так сьогодні співає душа моя | 2026, tempera on paper, 18 × 24 in Oh, I’m not drunk; I’m simply in love / Ой, я не п’яна;…

@elenapach_art | elenapach.com | Self portrait with the sun | Painting, 30×40 | Portrait of my mother | Painting, 48×36 | My name is Elena Pach. I live and work in Chicago. I began drawing as a child, growing up in Kyiv…

@emni_arte | Luchando por la Libertad | 16×20 Acrylic and Oil Pastels on Canvas EMNI is a multidisciplinary artist working across painting, photography, poetry, and mixed media to explore survival, tenderness, and memory. Rooted in personal experience and shaped by her observations…

@duckiegabe | Tata Miguel | Chromogenic Print; Dimensions: 11 x 14 in (framed) | (left) Roman Family Altar in Tijuana | Chromogenic Print; Dimensions: 11 x 14 in (framed) and (right) Nana Maria Luisa echando las Cartas | Chromogenic Print; Dimensions: 11…

@gsolorioart | BIT THE HAND THAT FED YOU | Charcoal and graphite on paper, 24x32in | I make figurative works on paper that explore—with a combination of criticality and devotion—themes of love, passion, vulnerability, and faith. My primary focus is to create…

@niduman | idilduman.com | Cherry wood and polished copper | Seat: 16”x17”x78,” Mirror: 26”x2”x14” | This duo combines cherry wood and copper, both popular and traditional materials in Anatolia, and erects a “tree of life” motif from West and Central Asian motifs,…

@arte.galvan | isaacgalvan.org | Ek Balam | oil on canvas mounted on board, 8” x 8,” 2025 | Pao en Teotihuacán | oil on canvas mounted on board, 8” x 8,” 2025 and w/in Palenque | oil on canvas mounted on board,…

@sharvanichittemart | @janis._.appleton | @_javiervinuela | @christian_varela___ | Group Project | Portrait Kites | Screenprinted Fabric (bedsheets from Trump Tower) that are dyed with cochineal and marigolds (the color of remembrance). Created for the Broadview ICE Detention Center Memorial for children who…

@kaltra | kaltras.com | Over Nena and Gjyshi’s Grapevine Garden Wall | Glass and Resin Beads, ribbon, embroidery floss, wax thread, butcher paper, crepe paper, cardboard, gesso, glue, paint, wood, metal wire, moss, foam board, cotton fabric; 11″x9″x6.” | Kaltra Seferi is…

@brekkie.rice | Dawn at the Taro Patch | 2D Visual Art 2′ x 3′ | Kybo is a multimedia artist in pursuit of creation in all its many forms. They are moved to make art as a tool of transmission through paint,…

@katallages | Wing in Wing | Photography; 8×12 Power In Numbers | Photography; 8×12 and Curious Distinction | Photography; 8×12 Mariana Perez, also known as katallages, is a Chicago based photographer primarily focused on nature and street photography. Mariana’s mission is to…

Airport | Watercolor on paper; 4 x 6 Aerial | Watercolor on paper; 4 x 6 and Afters | Watercolor on paper; 4 x 6  Aerial | An abstract of an aerial perspective. I used to wave to planes with my dad…

@pam.dsign | Skylines of our memories | Mixed media, collage, and threads, 2024 | Mexican graphic designer and printed arts specialist. I’m an immigrant who settled in Chicago when I was an adult after living back and forth between the US and…

@peauxline | Priced out childhood | Acrylics on wood canvas, 3D, 18” x 18” round | PEAUXLINE is an immigrant from Southeast Asia who came to the United States in search of better education and overall quality of life. Her Art provokes…

@natural_brutalism | Cadena Suelta | 18g Carbon Steel, ~5″ x 4″ x 15″ | I’m an LA-born, Chicago-based metalworker. I see my work as an ode to what I admire in the natural world. I combine fragile elements into the harshness of…

@riesling_dong | rieslingd.com | Circa 1943 | artist book, 8″x10″ | Riesling Dong is a Chicago-based book artist and graphic designer focusing on the interactivity of the book form and experimental publishing across print and digital formats. Currently teaching at SAIC and…

@chiocabreracoz | El Sol | Materials: Paper mache, recycled materials, cardboard, tassels, and painted fabric. 5 Questions 1. In 1994, the economic collapse of the Mexican peso left the country devastated. My parents were young and my mom was pregnant. They knew…

@sailee.charlu | Swallowed by Silence | Digital Print 19×13 Painless Thorns | Digital Print 13X19 Sailee Charlu is a visual artist and spoken poet based in Orange County, CA. She has spent five years training in an arts conservatory for visual arts…

@salamzadeh.art | salamzadeh.art | Temporary Folder | video, 3:55 Shalala Salamzadeh (b. 1995, Baku, Azerbaijan) is a multidisciplinary artist and designer whose work spans video art, generative processes, and post-internet aesthetics. Her practice explores the psychological states of the individual in the…

@stefskills | stefskills.art | Dignity for Humanity | 2026 12×12″ ceramic glaze on terracotta | I am a public artist and painter who works primarily within the cultural parameters of traditional graffiti. Each year, I create several public spray-painted murals on large surfaces…

@beautyvictoriapaint | Kpop | 12×16, Acrylic painting | I am a Korean artist based in Chicago. I use vibrant colors and brush strokes to express my emotions. I consider myself art in combination of fine art, pop art and Korean cultural art.…