Jazmin Dua b. 1991 a multidisciplinary artist focusing on photography and printmaking. Her art is a form of visual storytelling, interested in conveying moments of surveillance, life, and interactions. She devises rituals within her work creating photographs and prints of everyday experiences.
Yewon Kwon is a Chicago printer, publisher, and sculptor. She is also a recent graduate from SAIC, is part of the artist collective T.H.C, and edits and curated the Pallor Pink series. She also runs an instagram of dog paraphernalia and dreams of wrestling
Jess Cadwell is a current fellow at Spudnik Press who works in both print and illustration. She received her BFA degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2015, and continues to develop her work via thoughts on faux luxury, wishing she could live at the spa, or alternatively how to spatially reconcile a very large swimming pool in a typical Chicago apartment.
Recognized nationally in her field, Amy has reinvented traditions and reinvigorated business for both major retailers and independent businesses. From big box to boutiques, she helps businesses explore and leverage tools to attract customers and drive sales. Amy can help align your storefront, signage and displays to work together to build your brand and increase revenue.
People often come to learn about the surrounding world through separating out and analyzing one entity. Through this process, people form distinct concepts such as the interior and exterior, the gallery and the natural environment. How do we come to understand these ideas as related instead of opposed to one another? My artwork explores the connection between interior and exterior by creating a space that allows insight into their intersection.
My practice is rooted in my immediate surroundings – a walk down the sidewalk, the weed fighting to grow out of the cracks, the whitewall of a studio, or the empty foundation in a vacant lot. With my works on paper and installation, I play with layers to subvert the expectations of certain types of spaces. I use an existing structure, such as a gallery wall or piece of paper, in conjunction with found, cut, and painted materials. I physically connect these materials by glueing, cutting, and patching to make a moment that references the intersection of the constructed and natural environment. Although these concepts are thought of as distinct from each other, I aim to create a place where these elements can be experienced as unified.
Born in Seoul, South Korea Currently living in Chicago, USA I make narrative images and objects to tell the stories about the experiences you and I have to encounter everyday.
I’m a designer, illustrator, comic book geek, self-proclaimed cat lady and Miami native.
By day (and night), I’m a Senior Art Director at the Leo Burnett Group and the Lead Designer for two startups: The Bubble Music Festival in Madison, WI and Snorf Industries, a dog apparel company.
I’m inspired by ideas, art and design that tells great stories and creates smart, beautiful solutions to solve even the smallest problems in people’s lives. I have always loved design and illustration equally, and I try to blend both in my work as much as possible.
If you’d like to know a little bit more about me, here are some quick facts! As a Miami expat, it’s my personal quest to find the best Cuban food across the country. (If you’re interested in my findings, just let me know. I’m more than happy to share.) Abe Lincoln is my favorite president.
If we’re talking comics, Marvel beats DC any day of the week.
So, if you’re interested in saying hi, grabbing coffee, discussing the meaning of life, or even swapping opinions on your favorite Internet-famous cat, I’d love to hear from you.
“I’m a graphic & web designer, or whatever you want to call it. I help people create or update their branding, visualize their message, design their website or app and illustrate things. My goal is to provide the best quality work I can for a fair price.
I have been lucky enough to have worked at some cool agencies and studios through the years. I’ve had the opportunity to work with a lot of different types of companies and learned a ton about what it takes to get projects done.
I got obsessed with this stuff when I was in grade school, but didn’t realize there was an occupation called “Graphic Design” until I went to college.
I could make a living doing this stuff?
Not in my wildest dream.”
A.Martinez is a writer and bookmaker living and working in Chicago, IL.
“Hello! I’m Dan. I’m a freelance writer, illustrator, and photographer based out of Chicago, Illinois. Originally from Northeast Ohio, I’m currently a public health researcher at the University of Chicago and freelance in my spare time.
I’m an expert euchre trash talker. I can hold a piece of toast in my mouth for a solid 45 seconds without dropping it. And my hand fruit game is on point.
About two years ago, I founded I’m Sorry Mark Jackson with a friend and have been writing and drawing about basketball since. I regularly contribute to both Hardwood Paroxysm and Fear the Sword. And I’ve also written for Fansided, Waiting for Next Year, and Chicagoist. “