Category: 2025 Artist

in 2025 Artist, Painting

City: Palos Hills Type of Art: Painting About: Hand-painted watercolor and alcohol ink paintings and watercolor-painted Plantable greeting cards. Garage: 1321 Harlem Avenue

Diane Daly

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City: River Forest Website: Chicago Calligraphy Collective Type of Art: Calligraphy About: I create in calligraphy poems, quotations, certificates, and family trees. I also address invitations. Garage: 626 Beloit Avenue

Jess Hewett

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City: Forest Park Website: https://jessicahewettdesign.com/#/hewett-house-co/ Social Media: @hewetthouseco (on IG) Type of Art: Jewelry About: Jess Hewett is a multi‑disciplinary artist based in Forest Park, blending graphic design, illustration, and handcrafted jewelry. She creates polymer clay earrings, illustrated postcards, and various print goods with a focus on simplicity and modern design. Garage: 904 Hannah Avenue

Maeve Terranova

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City: Oak Park Website: https://maeveterranova.wixsite.com/my-site-1 Social Media: @banjobagel on instagram @maeve2000 on Youtube Type of Art: Mixed Media Other Type of Art: Magnets, Paintings, Prints, Good Luck Charms About: I am primarily an animator, this is my first time tabling an event! My art is colorful and often inspired by space, magic, and the mundane.…

Rose Sherwood

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City: Oak Park Social Media: Art kissed by Rose (Instagram) Type of Art: Painting About: My art is an abstract form that comes from my whimsical side. Garage: 1106 Circle Avenue

Pat Battle

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City: Forest Park Website: instagram.com/sightsampler Social Media: IG: @sightsampler Type of Art: Mixed Media About: Mixed media analog collage that takes an absurdist tone, exploring the darker nuances of the human experience within the context of celebrity worship and political absurdity. Garage: 1247 Elgin Avenue

Veronica Pena

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City: Oak Park Type of Art: Painting About: Abstract Acrylic on Wood Panel Garage: 1117 Thomas Avenue

Dima Ali

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City: Oak Park Website: https://www.dima-jewelry.com/ Type of Art: Jewelry About: Handmade jewelry Garage: 1110 Thomas Avenue

Jessica Hannah

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City: Oak Park Website: jessicahannah.com Social Media: Instagram @jessicahannahartist Type of Art: Fiber Arts, Tufted fiber art Garage: 418 Thomas Avenue

Maria Gedroc

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City: Elmwood Park Website: https://mariagedrocart.weebly.com/ Social Media: https://www.facebook.com/maria.malo.505 Type of Art: Painting Other Type of Art: I also have prints, note cards and other products based on my original paintings About: My art work is mixed media in nature including acrylic paint, paper, wood, photography, and found objects. Many of my ideas, themes and content…

Rosemarie Dagostino

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City: Oak Park Website: Rosemariedagostino.wixsite.com Social Media: Facebook.com/rose.dagostino.750 Instagram :dagostino_rose Type of Art: Painting About: Original watercolor scenes are offered in miniature and in larger sizes. Framed pieces and matted pieces are available. I also offer oil and cold wax scenes which are more abstract. Garage: 1026 Lathrop Avenue

Hunter Bloom (Stuckemeyer)

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City: Forest Park Social Media: Hunterbloomart https://www.instagram.com/hunterbloomart?igsh=MTVzdG8zY2dncjRlcg== Type of Art: Painting About: Acrylic paintings based in a combining the styles of real life and various cartooning styles. Garage: 424 Beloit Avenue

Amanda Pesch

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City: Chicago Social Media: @artbyamandanic Type of Art: Painting About: In the fluid acrylic and standard acrylic painting mediums, @artbyamandanic paints abstract works with vivid color palettes and striking neutrals. Garage: 1306 Marengo Avenue

Alex Ptak

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City: Forest Park Website: ptakstudio.com Social Media: ptak.alex@instagram Type of Art: Painting About: Still life oil paintings Garage: 432 Thomas Avenue

Doug Besser

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City: Berwyn Website: https://axis-earthenworx.square.site Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/axisearthenworx/ Type of Art: Functional Ceramics About: Spinning clay is an act of defiance. It challenges the laws of physics, capturing a fleeting moment in time with every mark, each one a testament to that instant. Art mirrors life, revealing beauty in the seemingly impossible. When crafting a vessel,…

Jessica Patterson

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City: Chicago Website: https://linktr.ee/jesstimeless Social Media: Instagram: https://instagram.com/_jesstimeless Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JessiPatterson Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jesstimeless?_t=8qm4bylCjPC&_r=1 Type of Art: Painting About: My artwork is a vibrant celebration of cultural connection, self-confidence, and mental well-being. Through a bold, cartoonic style and the energetic warmth of bright colors—especially an orange hue—I create imagery that highlights the shared human experience. Centering women…

Matthew Sharos

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City: Skokie Website: https://www.degenpoet.com/ Social Media: @degenpoet Type of Art: Typewriter Art About: Custom framed typewriter art and prints. Garage: 504 Thomas Avenue

Sam Agins

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City: Forest Park Social Media: instagram.com/sammakespottery Type of Art: Pottery About: I create wheel-thrown decorative and functional ceramic pieces that are hand painted, carved, and glazed as unique, one-off designs, all of which showcase bright colors, botanical motifs, and exploration of textures. Garage: 616 Lathrop Avenue

RoseMary Gange

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City: Oak Park Social Media: INSTAGRAM R_Camille_Art Type of Art: Mixed Media About: Acrylic abstracts and collage paintings Garage: 432 Thomas Avenue

Robin Quackenbush

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City: New Buffalo, MI Website: mittenbeachdesigns.com Social Media: Instagram – @MittenBeachDesigns. Facebook- Mitten Beach Designs Type of Art: Jewelry Other Type of Art: I also hand embroider repurposed kids Jean jackets and sweaters About: Mitten Beach Designs is a unique collection of up-cycled whimsical jewelry & sustainable kids clothes. Each jewelry creation is one of…

Alexandria Hampton

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City: Forest Park Website: www.Alexpearlswearableart.com Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/alex_pearls_wearable_art Type of Art: Jewelry About: Specializing in handcrafted Jewelry Garage: 517 Thomas Avenue

Elyse Townley

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City: Chicago Website: instagram.com/elan.arts.28 Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/elan.arts.28/ Type of Art: Painting About: Prints and stickers of original watercolor pieces with a focus on Chicago cultural icons Garage: 839 Circle Avenue

Jill Jeannides

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City: Oak Park, IL Website: https://jilljeannidesart.com/ Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/jilljeannidesartestate/ Type of Art: Painting About: Contemporary impressionism, acrylic on canvass, local Chicago subject matter of Architecture and family life as well as scenes from update New York and botanical paintings an drawings. Garage: 1114 Beloit Avenue

Mia Hamilton

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