Matthew Farrell grew up spending his time building forts, box cars, bike jumps, and anything else out of scrap wood and metal. Now living and working in Grand Rapids, as an artist he uses these materials through sculpture and printmaking to explore his personal relationships. Placing emphasis on materials, space, and interactions between forms. He received his BFA in Printmaking from Colorado Mesa University and his MFA in Printmaking from Kendall College of Art and Design.

Finding beauty in the broken, Barbara works steps away from traditional art media to embrace the deep red of an old traffic sign, or the sheen of a vinyl record, or the jumble of possibilities hidden in old telephone wire. She connects these fragments by painting, weaving, sculpting, and fabricating and give them new life in celebrating the flora and fauna of our world.

Nick Nortier is an illustrator, mural painter, and printmaker, but also enjoys woodworking, performing spoken word poetry, and the overall process of making creative work. Growing up, his main interests were skating and drawing, two hobbies which would eventually merge into one. From skating, he learned to look at the environment in new and creative ways, which would end up influencing how his work interacts with the area that it’s placed in. He believes the role of street art and murals is to be an art form that is accessible to everyone.

My name is Hallie LeBlanc. I have an MFA from Kendall College of Art and Design and currently live in the Creston neighborhood of Grand Rapids, Michigan. In between taking care of my small toddler and making artwork, I teach in after-school art programs. I hike a ton and love finding wildflowers in all seasons, watching migratory birds, and keeping an eye out for gnomes.

Kate Westbrook is an artist currently residing in the Creston neighborhood and is pursuing a B.F.A. in Printmaking at Kendall College of Art & Design in Grand Rapids. Although working primarily as a printmaker in her personal practice, Kate takes interest and inspiration through painting, textile art, and natural dyeing as well. Her work is focused on the observation and contemplation of the natural world, and the relationship we as humans have with it.

Kelly Allen is a visual artist who works with both traditional and non-traditional materials to create paintings, drawings, and sculpture. Allen's work has exhibited in New York, London, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and Seattle, Tokyo and Melbourne, among other creative epicenters. She holds an MFA in Drawing from Kendall College of Art and Design and a BA in Painting from Humboldt State University, and teaches a wide range of artistic practices to people of all ages and abilities.

With a natural proclivity towards realism, self-taught artist Diane Nguyen only recently found joy in creating quirky illustrations and abstract work after a years-long creative dry spell. A Kalamazoo native, she currently resides in Grand Rapids. She’s inspired by nature (especially flora and fungi), organic shapes, eclectic patterns, and dynamic explorations of color. Her works now vacillate between the realistic, cheeky, and abstract.