Kelly Clark

Kelly Clark

Art has been an essential part of my life, serving as an outlet in ways words never could. For as long as I can remember, drawing and sketching has always been a way for me to navigate complex emotions and connect with others who share similar experiences. My...
Nex Sherbahn

Nex Sherbahn

I’ve always been an avid artist, even when I was young as my mother also paints and draws. I’d beg her to draw me after getting dressed up, marveling at how she was able to take what she saw and put it on paper. This was always my pushing force that...
Carina Taylor

Carina Taylor

Hi! I’m Carina Taylor, it is very nice to meet you. I am originally from Seattle, Washington! When I was a baby my family moved to northern Utah, to a town called Farmington, and then back to Seattle when I was 12 years old. Some of my oldest memories are...
Darby Strong

Darby Strong

My earliest memory of doing art is with my grandma. My mom raised me with the help of my grandparents. We lived with them until I was six years old. I was 9 months old when my mom and grandparents found out I had cerebral palsy, that I had a stroke before I was born....
Brook Ferris

Brook Ferris

Born and raised in Alaska, I am interdisciplinary artist working across photography, watercolor, and sculpture. Deeply influenced by landscapes, movement, and environmental change, my work explores the intersections of personal memory, place, and transformation. From...
Diana Issa

Diana Issa

Art makes people think, wonder, dream: things that authoritarian governments, like the Belarusian one, hate. There I was told that my thoughts were dangerous because they could give me hope. In 2020, Belarusians allowed themselves to dream about freedom and protested...
Lauren Fairbanks

Lauren Fairbanks

Over the years, I have consistently pushed through the boundaries of creativity by experimenting with different mediums and techniques to develop a personal style. I truly started to get into painting and drawing in middle school when I got sick leading me to be home...
Heather Orme

Heather Orme

Originally, I was going to school for athletic training and only changed my major to fine art my last year of college. I still love science and the medical field but taking the big jump in completely changing my career trajectory has been intimidating yet fulfilling...
Ella Johnson

Ella Johnson

I have been creating art for all my life, I vividly remember finger painting at daycare. I grew up in Edmonds, Washington with my family. I was lucky enough to have parents who supported me and my art endeavors. They provided me with art classes throughout my...
Chloe Elmore

Chloe Elmore

I have always created art ever since I was really young. Being very shy when I was younger, I found art as an outlet. A place where I could express everything and something that really developed me as a person. I feel like I’ve never lost that childlike feeling...