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Alexa Adamson

Visual Arts: Ceramics

Alexa is a ceramic artist currently living in Indianapolis, IN with her 3 cats. She spends her time being covered in paint and glitter as the art coordinator for the Boys and Girls Club of Indianapolis, while finishing her BFA in ceramics at Herron School of Art and Design.

Shelby Alexander

Visual Arts: Illustration, Mixed Media, Painting, Photography, Textiles

Shelby graduated from the University of Notre Dame where she studied studio art. She also received a certificate in fashion design from Pratt Institute in NYC and participated in a studio residency program at the South Bend Museum of Art. She is currently artist-in-residence at the Stutz Artists Association. 2016-2018 Exhibitions: 2018 Sugar Space Post-It Show, Tube Factory Art Space / Indianapolis, IN / Feb. 9 2018 The Nude: Brutal Beauty, Lexington Art League / Lexington, KY / Jan. 26 – Mar. 11 2017 Drawing Resurfaced II: National Contemporary Drawing Exhibition, Fountain Gallery, Purdue University / Lafayette, IN / Nov. 14 – Dec. 15 2017 TINY VI: Celebrating the Year of Vonnegut, Gallery 924 / Indianapolis, IN / Dec. 1 – Jan. 5, 2018 2017 SAA Art at Raymond James, Raymond James, Inc. / Indianapolis, IN / Dec. 11 – April, 2018 2017 Stutz Starry Night: Artists Holiday Open House, Stutz Business & Art Center / Indianapolis, IN / Dec. 1 2017 Art in City Hall: Textiles – The Use of Yarn, Thread, Fabric and Paper to Tell a Story, Fishers City Hall / Fishers, IN / Nov. 13 – Jan. 5, 2018 2017 The Englewood Project: Love Letter to the World, (cross-stitch participant) / iMOCA / Indianapolis, IN / Dec. 2017 2017 119th Annual Exhibition, Richmond Art Museum / Richmond, IN / Nov. 9 – Jan. 13, 2018 2017 All Our Best, Nickel Plate Arts / Noblesville, IN / Nov. 3 – Nov. 18 2017 Whitewater Valley Art Exhibit, Tom Thomas Gallery / Richmond, IN / Oct. 20 – Dec. 8 2017 Real People, The Old Courthouse Arts Center / Woodstock, IL / Aug. 3 – Sept. 24 2017 Michigan Fine Arts Competition Exhibit, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center / Birmingham, MI / June 23 – Aug. 25 2016 Weave Wars, Indianapolis Art Center / Indianapolis, IN / Sept 23 – Nov 19

Adair Allen

Graphic Arts; Visual Arts: Graphic Arts, Illustration, Media and Visual Communications

Hey there, it’s Adair! I am a graphic designer and barista. I have my bachelors of fine arts from Herron School of Art + Design at IUPUI. As a designer, I am a sucker for cute package design. That’s why I have an extensive collection of eyeshadow pallets (it’s not an obsession, it’s research on good design). I currently am using my design and coffee skills at The Tube Factory Artspace. Tube Factory is a part of Big Car Collaborative. The Tube Factory is located in Garfield Park and is a non profit contemporary art gallery. We believe in utilizing tools of culture and creativity to build community and social cohesion. I love doing design, but in my own time I love doing portraits and using markers, watercolors, and color pencils. Both my design and my art work feature soft round shapes and usually the color pink.

Lynda Worden Anderson

Visual Arts: Illustration, Painting

Growing up in a family of artists, I began painting at an early age. I am passionate about children’s literature and believe illustrations are a wonderful way to expose a child to fine art. In addition to maintaining an independent art studio in Butler Tarkington, I work as a commercial interior designer and have extensive experience with public space design.

Nathasa Rae Anderson

Artist of Color; Black/African American; Native American/Indigenous; Visual Arts: Illustration, Painting, Works on paper

Hello! I’m Nathasa Rae (pronounced Natasha). I am a hand-drawn neo pop realism ink illustrator and watercolorist. I create mighty fierce warrior women who embrace their inner strength and beauty. These warrior queens are created to empower others to embody their own power and stunning grace. For the little warriors and animal lovers, I create eye-catching animal artwork that makes a beautiful addition to any home. When I decided to pursue as passion and a career, My business started during the journey of self love and acceptance. During a time of combating self doubt and harshness I created warriors to heal. In the midst of all of this it dawned on me that I may not be the only one who needed this message. So in my small apartment I started creating illustrations and watercolors to encourage and inspire others to embrace their true spirit. My mother taught me how to draw and she is still the person I turn to when I have trouble with my art; my brother also is a great resource. My background in formal training includes traditional drawing, graphic design and pre-production animation. Once I turned 18 I began to have mystery medical issues; this lead to years of physical pain and mental struggles. I turned to art and my faith to cope. In fact, it was in the midst of all of this that I sketched my first warrior. A reminder to myself of the strength and grace other women in my family possess in tough times. This is why I believe in the healing power of art. I have used art to navigate through the storms and the sunny days. So I create art to help others bravely sail through their storms as well.

Junonia Arts

Artist of Color; Asian/Asian American; Visual Arts: Illustration, Mixed Media, Works on paper; collage

Shelley Hanmo Qian (last name pronounced as “Chan”) is a US-based freelance illustrator specialized in creating collage art for children’s books, editorial designs and more. Born and raised in China, Shelley moved to the United States for school when she was 18. She graduated from Indiana University with a Doctor in Music and a master’s degree in arts administration and earned her name as an award-winning pianist. In parallel to Shelley’s academic and musical accomplishments, paper art has been her creative outlet for many years. In 2019, Shelley decided to pursue her passion in illustration, hence she launched her art studio Junonia Arts to share her works with the world. Her art often features animals in nature, diverse characters, cultural stories, and imaginative plays, using mostly repurposed paper materials such as magazine pages, shopping bags, mailing catalogs, wrapping paper, etc. Through Junonia Arts, Shelley hopes to promote the awareness of reusing and upcycling while bringing joy to many others through her storytelling illustrations. Shelley has worked with clients throughout the US, including Mighty Kind Magazine, Truly Co Magazines, United We Dream, Indianapolis Zoo, Brooklyn Art Library, Surf Shack Puzzles, Kurandza, etc. She is an active member of SCBWI, Directory of Illustration (DI), and Illustrators For Hire (IFH).

Drew Avery Wagner

Graphic Arts; Media; Visual Arts: Ceramics, Graphic Arts, Illustration, Media and Visual Communications, Mixed Media, Murals, New Media/Technology, Photography

Drew Avery Wagner is a designer working with product design & development in Indianapolis’ IT sector. Drew recently graduated from the Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing with a B.S. in informatics where he specialized in human computer interaction. Underlying Drew’s goal of creating successful designs is a commitment to deliver accessible, useful, usable, and inclusive artifacts. Drew’s artistic products range from illustration to ceramics, as well as web development to interactive arts and experience design.

Marissa Ballesteros

Visual Arts: Illustration, Mixed Media, Painting

Marissa Ballesteros is an artist currently living in Indianapolis, Indiana. She attended Herron School of Art and Design and will graduate in December 2018 with a BFA in Drawing and Illustration. In May 2018, she had her first group exhibition at the Garfield Park Arts Center. The theme of the exhibition was adventures, and she created concept art based on an original story. The pieces comprised of three characters and three environments from that story. Moving forward, she is interested in creating concept art. She wants to explore how she can create original characters and environments that are engaging, dynamic, and unique. Her influences vary: fantasy books such as Harry Potter and A Game of Thrones, Greek and Egyptian mythology, historical figures, and illustrators such as Arthur Rackham, Lois van Baarle, and Wylie Beckert. Additionally, she wants to create original works that comment on issues pertaining to contemporary society through a fantastical point of view. She works in traditional and digital media. Her current goals include working on concept art for companies involved in film, video games, and animation and having original pieces shown in galleries.

Teri Barnett

Visual Arts: Jewelry, Mixed Media, Painting

Born in Southeastern Michigan, Teri takes her inspiration from the lakes and landscapes of her home state and from quilt makers, both in her family and beyond. Teri often uses a minimalist approach in her paintings, depicting images at their most basic expressions of shape, color, and texture. The visual tension of rocky lake beds against sandy shores, man-made structures, and bright colored flowers figure prominently in her work. Her paintings have been exhibited in the Indiana State Museum and collected nationally. They reside in the permanent collections of Eli Lilly, Franklin College, Wellpoint, Rush Shelby Energy, NPCA, and Community Hospital, and others. In 2007, she was chosen to be one of the featured artists for the Arts Council of Indianapolis’ BeIndypendent campaign kick-off and, in 2008, she was juried into the Indiana Artisan Program.

Tasha Beckwith

Artist of Color; Black/African American; Ethnic Art; Graphic Arts; Portrait; Visual Arts: Graphic Arts, Illustration, Mixed Media, Murals, Painting

Tasha Beckwith is an Indianapolis-based visual artist. She studied painting and drawing at the Herron School of Art & Design, IUPUI, but honed her skills in graphic design and digital art on her own. Her portrait-based work combines expressionism, realism, and surrealism and she cites science fiction, fantasy, and Afrocentric themes as her inspirations. Recent work includes billboards encouraging participation in the 2020 census, participation in an artistic campaign encouraging people to #MaskUpIndy, and the neighborhood history mural inside the brand-new Martindale-Brightwood branch of the Indianapolis Public Library. Beckwith works in a variety of media including digital design, oil painting, and resin.

Callie Berndt

Visual Arts: Graphic Arts, Illustration, Painting

A passionate artist living in a dream. I’ve lived most of my life here in Indiana, focusing on my goals of creating meaningful art that shows my heart and helps communicate what words simply can’t.

Kelsey Bigelow

Visual Arts: Illustration, Murals, Painting, Works on paper

I have a fine arts background but I mostly draw cartoons for a living.

JD Bills

Graphic Arts; Media; Multi Arts; Visual Arts: Architectural Illustration, Constructions/Collage, Functional and/or Decorative, Graphic Arts, Illustration, Media and Visual Communications, Mixed Media, Murals, New Media/Technology, Painting, Printmaking, Visual Arts Instructor, Works on paper

Mural and commission based painter B.A. from Herron School of Art & Design

Margot Bogue

Graphic Arts; Visual Arts: Painting

I have spent more than 25 years involved in fine and commercial arts as a Graphic Arts Professional, Art Teacher, Painter, Museum Volunteer, Art Festival Organizer and student of art.

Kori Boone

Visual Arts: Illustration, Mixed Media, Painting, Works on paper

Artist Statement: Intuition is a guiding hand in my decision making process, from color schemes to composition and subject matter. I draw how I feel, and hidden meaning often lurks behind surfaces of oil paint, charcoal, graphite, and other various media. My hands are often my main instrument, bridging the intimate connection between maker and creation. Each work fluctuates in style, just as my day to day mood and demeanor do. My art is a refusal to remain stagnant; each piece a subconscious megaphone for my feelings, coupling dull colors with vibrant, intense hues. There is intention in each movement– even chaos can be calculated.

Mandy Bouso

Visual Arts: Illustration, Painting, Visual Arts Instructor; Comic Books

Using the power of stories as my inspiration I seek to tell them visually with expressive and stylized art. With book illustrations, comics, and story boards I bring my stories, and my clients ideas, to life. Through intricate detail, lighting, atmosphere, and the sublties of emotion I capture stories to share.

Devin Boyd

Visual Arts: Illustration, Mixed Media, Painting

Tyeesha Bradley

Visual Arts: Graphic Arts, Illustration, Murals, New Media/Technology, Painting, Works on paper

I am a freelance artist living in Indianapolis my coloring book is now on sale on Amazon! Au Naturale!: An Adult Coloring Book https://www.amazon.com/www.etsy.com/shop/TyeeshaBradleyStudio?ref=s2-header-shopname

Meredythe Braun

Visual Arts: Illustration, Mixed Media, Painting

Justin Brown

Artist of Color; Black/African American; Ethnic Art; Graphic Arts; Literary Arts; Media; Multi Arts; Performing Arts: Radio/Television, Spoken Word; Political Artist; Visual Arts: Architectural Illustration, Conservation/Restoration, Constructions/Collage, Earthworks, Film, Media and Visual Communications, Mixed Media, Murals, New Media/Technology, Painting, Performance Art, Performers and Writers, Printmaking, Textiles, Visual Arts Instructor, Works on paper

Justin Brown is a multidiscipline contemporary artist and curator. He is a native Hoosier and Cathedral graduate. Justin was an original founder and curator of Future Friends Holographic Magic Club in Fountain Square, IN. He is the founder and executive director of Hoy Polloy Art Gallery at 3125 E. 10th St, Indianapolis, IN. Justin was also the curator and director of Re:Public; a partnership between Indianapolis Contemporary and Hoy Polloy, which closed in April 2020 with the closing of Indianapolis. His visual work focuses primarily on federal and private surveillance data analytics, public and private scientific institutional research, federal and municipal law enforcement investigations, congressional investigation committees, historical documentarian texts, forced perspective, cognitive dissonance, and color theory.

Tiffany Brunton

Visual Arts: Illustration, Mixed Media, Works on paper

Bradley Burnell

Multi Arts; Performing Arts: Actor/Actress, Dance, Music, Spoken Word, Theatre; Visual Arts: Constructions/Collage, Functional and/or Decorative, Glasswork, Graphic Arts, Illustration, Jewelry, Media and Visual Communications, Mixed Media, Murals, New Media/Technology, Painting, Performance Art, Performers and Writers, Photography, Printmaking, Sculpture, Textiles, Visual Arts Instructor

What is Quixotic Artistry? It is first and foremost, my brand. It’s whimsy, it’s being able to look failure directly in the eye, and say “f*&# off”, and turn it into success. It’s my past heartbreak, and my feelings of insecurity. Ironically, it is my suit of armour, and my confidence. It is Assemblage, fashion design, makeup artistry, and graphics. It is choreography, it is design. It’s perfect balance. It is the rebirth of my failed attempts at becoming a fashion designer, yet is the new life of a new approach. It is the phoenix, that is rising from the ashes of what I thought to be the end of a journey. Alas, my journey is not over. What is Quixotic | Artistry ? It is whatever that I want it to be, and will be everything that I quixotically dream it to be.

Lydia Burris

Multi Arts; Visual Arts: Constructions/Collage, Illustration, Mixed Media, Painting, Portrait, Sculpture, Visual Arts Instructor, Works on paper; Installation

Lydia Burris is a mixed media and multi-subject artist. She often compares her work to the sense dreams: a place of ambiguity, emotion and surrealism, peppered with snippets of symbolism and meaning. The mind and how it works is a recurring theme in her artwork. In the studio she experiments with both 2D and 3D mediums. She playfully splatters, scrapes, constructs, destroys, and reconstructs her way through the creative process. Her subjects range from a deep darkness to delightful whimsy. Another of her passions is poetry, often through found and cut text creations. She is a fanatic about sketchbooks, and works in one daily. Her most recent series (2020) involved mixed media collages revolving around the yearning to travel mixed with her love of fantastic people and places. In 2004, 2005 Lydia traveled to Norwich, England where she received her Masters of Fine Art from the Norwich School of Art and Design. She keeps an art studio in Downtown Indianapolis, and teaches studio art part time at Ivy Tech. She shows her work in galleries, participates in art events, and vends at conventions such as GenCon and Horrorhound Weekend. (Pre-pandemic) A full list of events for each year can be seen on her website.

Rafael Caro

Visual Arts: Graphic Arts, Illustration, Murals, Painting, Printmaking, Works on paper

Blend Creative Minds was founded in 2016 by artists Rafael Caro and Erica Parker. The collective has grown to include other artists who bring their unique talent to the group. We work collaboratively in large scale paintings, murals, and public art. Aerosol and brush techniques.

Erin Case

Visual Arts: Ceramics, Functional and/or Decorative, Illustration, Mixed Media, Sculpture

I’ve been working with ceramics for over 20 years. Over these 20+ years, I’ve grown an appreciation for clay’s ability to deeply connect with its end users. There is something special about holding a handmade mug that industrially manufactured mugs simply cannot compete with. I akin handmade mugs to being able to shake the creator’s hand every day (literally). This connection to the creator spans time and space, creating a unique opportunity to get to know the maker on a personal level. I hope my audience can take this connection away from my work and to those that have, I am forever grateful for the opportunity to connect with you.

Mandykae Cherry

Visual Arts: Illustration, Mixed Media, Painting, Portrait, Visual Arts Instructor; Art Director

Kalleen Chilcote

Visual Arts: Mixed Media, Painting, Portrait, Printmaking, Visual Arts Instructor; Drawing

I am a visual artist, printmaker and art educator living in Indianapolis, Indiana. I am also a feminist who finds unfading inspiration in the complexity, beauty and danger of the natural world.

Mary Clouse

Visual Arts: Illustration, Mixed Media, Painting

Born in Ohio, Mary grew up with a love of two things: animals and art. From an early age she began drawing creatures of all types. In an effort to keep up with their budding artist her parents enrolled her in private art lessons with a commercial cartoonist as well as lessons at the Dayton Art Institute. As a high school student her illustrations and creations frequently took top honors. Always finding new ways to incorporate her passions, she combined her love of pets and imagery with a short stop-action animation film, “Jungle Beasties in Jeopardy.” She attended Marian University and majored in Fine Art. When she wasn’t busy drawing human figures, creating ceramic sculptures, setting stained glass or silk screening the latest posters for campus theater productions she could be found in the painting studio, working in oils. During her summers she worked at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The area commander noticed her creative skills and commissioned her to do a large plate glass painting for the entry to International Logistics Headquarters. Her diversity and dedication to the artistic craft were recognized when she was awarded the All Department Art Award, Outstanding Senior, during her final year of college. After graduating, Mary turned her flair for design into a career as an interior and retail designer, working for several private design studios, department stores and retail fixture design and manufacturing firms. She volunteered her knowledge of liturgical art by serving as the head of liturgical art at her church. When the parish undertook construction of a new, multi-million dollar sanctuary, Mary was asked to serve on the design committee. Her illustrations and patterns were turned into fifteen foot etched glass panels that illuminated the Blessed Sacrament Chapel (St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic Church, Indianapolis, IN). Over the years she enjoyed various creative outlets, including illustrations, murals, design and marketing materials, and a number of crafts. In 2011, The Adventures of Frissle the Bear, a children’s story written and illustrated by her, was published; once again combining her love of animals and art. In 2013 Mary returned to her love of painting, this time exploring the medium of watercolor. She has studied extensively under the tutelage of noted watercolorist, Sandy Ezell. Always looking to explore new avenues in the world of watercolor, Mary is an active member of the Watercolor Society of Indiana and has attended a number of workshops, including an intensive workshop with renowned international watercolorist, Frank Francese. She exhibits her work in the Midwest region and her paintings have won numerous awards and entries to juried shows such as the Watercolor Society of Indiana Show (Indianapolis Museum of Art), Indiana Heritage Arts Exhibition, Hoosier Salon Good Old Summertime Exhibition, Indiana State Fair and Riley Festival, including a first and second place sweep (Professional Division). Mary continues to explore new methods and techniques in painting with recent additions of alcohol inks, cast epoxy and watercolor, as well as media mixing with the aforementioned.

Justin Coelho

Visual Arts: Illustration, Painting

I was born in Miami, Florida but grew up in Indianapolis, primarily in Broad Ripple. Ever since I was a child I was obsessed with drawing. I was involved in the arts through out my time at Broad Ripple High School, studying AP Visual Art. I got my first bit of experience in the real world when in my sophmore year I helped create the mural outside Einstein’s Bagels in Broad Ripple. I have always loved illustrating unique and mysterious imagery, creating a concept hidden within the subject matter. After high school I went to Ivy Tech Community College and recieved an Associates Degree in Fine Arts and then transferred to Savannah College of Art and Design where I graduated with a B.F.A. in Illustration/Communication Arts. My illustration work can be applicable to the graphic design, editorial, advertising, and book market place.

Christina Coraggio

Graphic Arts; Visual Arts: Illustration, Media and Visual Communications, Murals, Painting, Works on paper

After being told for years that pursuing art wasn’t a viable source of income or success, I was finally able to abandon the discouraging notion that what I truly loved doing was insignificant. Perhaps I’m a bit late to the game of exhibiting my work…or maybe I needed to wait until now. Either way, it’s my time to take a risk and really start focusing on that which fills me with joy.

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