Category: 2025 Artist
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Glen Kato
City: Oak Lawn Website: Www.thesmileonadog.com Type of Art: Painting, T-shirts About: Glen Katos art is a celebration of dogs, cats and nature. Garage: 138 Des Plaines Avenue
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Juan Ortega
City: Forest Park Website: DeathAndGlitter.com Social Media: @Deathandglittershoppe Type of Art: Printmaking About: Death has never been so….cute? Death and Glitter combine as an art brand to show us how unique and valuable day to day is and how important personal expression is to develop caring and curious cultures. We are printmakers and propmakers with…
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Natalie Ward
City: Midlothian Website: www.nataliewardart.com Social Media: Instagram: @natalie_marie_art Type of Art: Painting About: I’ve been drawing & painting since childhood. I’m inspired by nature & my 8 year old daughter to create colorful joyful art. I took art & photography classes in college. I use acrylic, watercolor and oils to create abstract art and landscapes.…
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Steve Metro
City: River Forest Social Media: metro_woodworks (on instagram) Type of Art: Mixed Media, Woodworking such as artistic cutting boards, crafts from logs, About: Artistic cutting boards, mirrors, earring holders, pen holders, coat racks, etc. Mixed media includes old growth pine (recycled lumber), logs, hardwood cut offs, etc. Garage: 509 Ferdinand Avenue
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gretchen jankowski
City: Forest Park Website: https://www.gretchenjankowski.com/ Social Media: jankowskigretchen Type of Art: Mixed Media Other Type of Art: printmaking/ceramics/sculpture About: Printmaking serves as a launching pad for my explorations into other mediums and forms of art making. Garage: 446 Thomas Avenue
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Caitlin Yarbro
City: Rockford Website: https://www.caitlinyarbropaperart.com/ Social Media: Instagram: @caitlinmyarbro Facebook: Caitlin M Yarbro- stationery & paper goods Type of Art: Paper Collage Art About: Caitlin Yarbro Paper Art consists of collage stationery and art. I am a collage artist with a primary focus in hand-cut paper collage. My work is small batch and sold in original form.…
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Becca Gasso
City: Oak Park Website: https://www.strasburgclay.com/ Social Media: Instagram : @strasburg.clay Type of Art: Pottery About: Perfectly imperfect pieces handcrafted for home and slow moments with the people you love. Garage: 517 Thomas Avenue
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Gretchen Colavito
City: Forest Park Website: www.gretchenc.com Social Media: @gretchencstudio (instagram) Type of Art: Jewelry About: I hand stitch jewelry for all occasions. I weave tiny seed beads with needle and thread, incorporating gemstones, metal and crystal beads. Garage: 1110 Thomas Avenue
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Julie Brown
City: Berwyn Type of Art: Mixed Media About: I embroider vintage postcards and attach them to wooden plaques. I also do commissioned paintings of homes. Garage: 609 Marengo Avenue
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Pamela Seatter
City: Chicago Website: pamelaseatter.com Social Media: @pamelaseatter Type of Art: Painting About: I am an artist, illustrator, muralist, and art director of children’s books. I work in several mediums but have always been inspired by the natural world: people, plants, animals, and interesting snippets of life. The human figure in water is one of my…
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Tanya Riveron
City: Chicago, IL Website: ko-fi.com/2natown Social Media: insta – @2natown_ Type of Art: digital artist, linoprint, zines About: 2natown (pronounced tuna, she/her) is a full-time digital queer artist that draws pretty women, D&D characters, leftist art, and other cute things. While mostly a digital artist, 2na is expanding to traditional media like linoprinting patches and zine…
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Alice Kaufman
City: Westchester Type of Art: Fused Glass About: I love to fuse images from nature in glass. I also enjoy fusing pendants. I hope my art brings you joy and inspires you in some way. Garage: 1322 Elgin Avenue
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Bianca Ingwersen
City: Forest Park Website: www.biancaingwersenart.com Social Media: Instagram: bianca_ingwersen_sketches Type of Art: ink drawings and paintings About: Drawings and paintings with a botanical focus in addition to custom home drawings from submitted photos. Garage: 828 Circle Avenue
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Gwendolyn Hammons
City: Forest Park Social Media: none yet Type of Art: Pottery About: Functional wheel-thrown porcelain and stoneware ceramics, including mugs, bowls, vases and more. Made at the local Via Clay studio Garage: 426 Beloit Avenue
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Katherine Einhorn
City: Palos Heights Website: https://kaaeinhorn3.wixsite.com/reflectionswithkate Social Media: Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Reflections-with-Kate-171648133693442/ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/reflectionswithkate Type of Art: Mixed Media About: I create crystal trees, 3-D art on canvas, Pyrography (burnt wood), Drawstring bags, ornaments, shadow boxes Garage: 517 Thomas Avenue
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Pat Williams
City: Forest Park Type of Art: Other Other Type of Art: Mainly jewelry, but I am a creative explorer so there will be a variety of work About: A focus on jewelry with a smattering of other creative pieces. Garage: 625 Thomas Avenue
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Ted Gordon
City: Oak Park Website: www.TedGordonArt.com Social Media: http://instagram.com/motionimpossible Type of Art: Drawing and Painting, Traditional and Digital Garage: 137 Des Plaines Avenue
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Angelika Kuehn
City: Berwyn Social Media: Instagram aunt.angelika, Facebook AngelikaKuehn Type of Art: Mixed Media About: Our city streets and walks are humble servants of our travels. But do they have tales to tell once noticed. These collages/ enhanced image transfers highlight the stories that our urban streetscapes reveal to the attentive. Garage: 1322 Elgin Avenue
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Bret Juliano
City: Addison Website: http://comics.dustbunnymafia.com/ Social Media: http://www.facebook.com/DustBunnyMafia http://twitter.com/DustBunnyMafia http://www.instagram.com/DustBunnyMahfia Type of Art: Illustration About: Bret Juliano is a cartoonist and creator of the all-ages Dust Bunny Mafia comic, a newspaper-style comic that has been running for over ten years, Mobimals, and co-author of the Detective Potatoes novels. Bret has published three full-length Dust Bunny Mafia…
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Heather Hug
City: Riverside Social Media: Instagram-hugmunculus and Believe in Your Demons on Facebook Type of Art: Other Other Type of Art: Ceramic and found object sculpture and acrylic and mixed media paintings. About: Heather’s ceramic sculptures are figurative, often combining objects or functional elements with anthropomorphic creatures, or as she refers to them, her “Demons.” Heather’s…
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Kerry Obrist
City: Chicago Social Media: https://https//Instagram.com/KerryObrist Type of Art: Photography About: Kerry Obrist is a legally blind photographer who captures images in a variety of settings and offers them in multiple formats including matted prints, canvas prints, tote bags, scarves, and greeting cards. Garage: 137 Des Plaines Avenue
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Paul Michalowski
City: Brookfield Website: https://www.facebook.com/NaturalSelectionsArt Social Media: Instagram @naturalselectionsart Type of Art: Paper quilling, insect taxidermy, woodburning, tumbled glass About: My artistic style is varied and eclectic, drawing inspiration from the things that bring me joy – nature, science, and nerd culture. Whether I’m woodworking, pinning insects, paper quilling, or tumbling glass, I simply love to…
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Theresa Steinbach
City: Forest Park Social Media: Type of Art: Jewelry About: Silverware Reinvented to be Re-loved…Earrings, Rings, Pendants, and More Garage: 541 Thomas Avenue
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Dominique MacLean
City: Aurora Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/nani_ovo/ Type of Art: Printmaking About: Dominique’s art is nothing short of whimsical. She portrays reimagined classic folklore and fairy tale, taking the language of flowers and incorporating it with an Art Nuevo feel. With a combination of botanicals and figurative work, she is sure to bring your imagination on a journey.…
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Bridget Lane
City: FOREST PARK, IL Social Media: Bridget lane Potter Type of Art: Pottery About: My connection to clay is both a desire to make practical items and to enjoy the peaceful feel of centered clay. I first met this medium in high school and have pursued constant improvement for more than 50 years. My passion…