Breaking surfaces, seeking depths – layer by layer. Driven by an insatiable curiosity, NYCHOS creates art in order to examine a question that has always been with him: How deep can you go?

NYCHOS is an alter ego, created by a kid who grew up amidst a clash of cultures: A world, where Austrian Tradition and its Hunting Culture meets Eighties Pop Culture, Comic and Television. The visual input from back then still contributes to the output of the adult.

By the means of anatomy, NYCHOS investigates the living species across different contexts and different media. His favorite tool is the spray can, his favorite surface is large. Questioning contrasts, he unifies looseness and accuracy. Severity and irony. The inner and the outer world. The dark and the bright. And most importantly, life and death. Within his oeuvre, one embraces the other. All becomes one.

NYCHOS creates art from deep within his soul. Deeply rooted in Graffiti and shaped by the visual inputs of his early years, his work comprises murals, fine art, illustrations, sculptures and animations.

NYCHOS is the founder of Rabbit Eye Movement, co-founder of THE WEIRD and member of the LORDS crew. His artworks have been exhibited worldwide and his large-scale murals give character to cities all across the globe. He currently lives and works both in Vienna, Austria and Los Angeles, California.

I am Jimbo Phillips, an artist from Santa Cruz, California. Born and raised in the art world. My father, Jim Phillips, designed all the artwork for Santa Cruz Skateboards in the 70’s and 80’s and was the creator of the iconic “Screaming Hand” logo.

At an early age I began working for my father doing graphics for the skateboard industry, creating eye-popping artwork for t-shirt designs, decals, magazine ads, and skateboards. In the early 90s I started my own graphic art business continuing to work for skateboard companies as well as other major brands such as Toyota, Nike, Snickers, Volcom and so many more. Along the way I’ve won some awards for graphics as well as displaying in art shows internationally in Europe, South America and Canada. In 2005 my art was featured on Tony Hawk American Wasteland video game for the Xbox and Playstation2 where the game weaves in and out of my comic book format. I currently have signature artist series collaborations with Bell helmets, Electric visuals, Volcom clothing, Puma shoes etc. I also have a game app on Itunes called Skatetrash!

Art has been good to me so In my spare time I've donated artwork to Second Harvest Food Bank with a skateboard graphic where all the proceeds go to help “Grind out Hunger” feeding families in need.

I recently started an online store to offer high quality original art and limited edition clothing and prints directly to fans, collectors and consumers that want to buy products straight from the artist. I try to get all my products from local businesses using only high quality fabrics and materials. People are always asking me where they can find my stuff so I wanted a web shop where I could dream up anything I want without having to answer to a company and the response has been great. The products on my site are not available any where else and I have a lot of new ideas bubbling up that I am excited to show you. A lot of the rock posters and silkscreened prints on there are very limited so when they're gone, they are gone.

If you want art that stands out, is highly recognizable, very collectable and is a great conversation piece, then you’ve come to the right place. I am an artist who strives to push the envelope of what is possible on a skateboard, t-shirt, poster, sticker or any surface and continue to do so in a fluid yet eye catching style. Keep your eyes peeled for Jimbo’s graphic assault!

The Art of Chase is known for his psychedelic murals that create a joyous disruption in our day-to-day-lives. After moving to Los Angeles from Belgium in the 90s to skateboard and seeing a raw city open to creation, he began his foray into the street art world on a large scale, offering a new mode of communication through imagery and uplifting text. His determination, fueled by his mantra “where there’s a wall, there’s a way,” has given rise to international opportunities and over 450 murals painted worldwide. The graphic and positive aesthetic of his work add to the urban landscape but also seek to create a dialogue between city inhabitants and within ourselves.

Chase has worked with CBS, UBER, PACSUN, WholeFoods, Bella+Canvas, Microsoft, Pepsi, Vans, Google, Spotify, Ray-Ban, Snapchat, Katy Perry, KIK, Twitter, Evite, CB2, TOMS Shoes, Flip Skateboards, Dickies, Altamont, Evite, Corona, Vitamin Water, Western Union, GUESS, Variety, Red Bull, Rolling Rock, Comedy Central, Aquafina, General Mills, Ministry of Sound, Budweiser, Puma, Levi’s, Scion, Acura, Elwood, KR3W, Andaz Hotels, Bloomingdale’s and Palmer Snowboards, amongst others. His work has been commissioned by the cities of West Hollywood (CA), Long Beach (CA), Lancaster (CA), Greensboro (NC), Ostend (Belgium), Brussels (Belgium) and Bristol (England).

Born in California in 1993, Maxfield Bala began pursuing art at an early age working under his parent's design business, co-developing toy concepts for companies like Hasbro and Mattel. This position lead to the absorption of diverse artistic styles, creative invention, and powerful iconography. Ultimately expressing itself as a teenager, through various multidisciplinary artistic mediums including illustration, and murals created throughout the San Francisco, Bay Area. Bala quickly recognized arts intense power to resurrect communities and reinvent the common forms of messaging we interact with through the painting of large-scale mural projects and artistic collaborations.

Known for his collage-like style filled with high detail, bold colors, and powerful imagery, Maxfield's murals, and fine art painting shave been the focus of gallery shows, festivals, and brand collaborations around the world.

Pat Milbery is a creator, artist, snowboarder and designer focused on positivity as a creative collaborator. Known as an inventor of joyful energy as well known for the large-scale murals he's created alongside some of the most prominent graffiti/street artists in the world as he is for the creative photo shoots and video parts he's participated in as a pro snowboarder.

His vivid street art collaborations adorn the walls of dozens of boutiques, coffee shops, architecture agencies, hotels, breweries, bars, and other businesses across the country, and he's helped curate and create major art installation projects for brands including The Denver Public Schools, the Downtown Denver Partnership, Visit Denver, The City of Denver, the RiNo Arts District, Pandora, the City of Paso Robles, Lyft, DEW Tour, Southwest Airlines, Stanley Tools, LIFEWTR, Mountain Dew, Cheba Hut, The Ford Motor Company, X Games, Budweiser, Zumiez, Vail Resorts, Breckenridge Ski Resort, Loveland Ski Area, Blue Moon, Pepsi Center, Northern Colorado University Greeley, Declaration Brewery, Wahoo Fish Tacos, Academy 360 School, Denver University, Pabst Blue Ribbon and Yeti.

He's also the owner/founder of the So-Gnar Creative Division, an umbrella collective responsible for a large majority of his mural projects, the community based So-Gnar Snowboard Camp Tour, the So-Gnar streetwear and apparel line he helps design, and lots of community based art projects. They also founded RKY MTN WALLS art/ mural festival in Granby, Colorado as well as are the co-founders of we. Create Art in Sand City, California.

The So-Gnar Creative Division specializes in both large-scale public art as well as design of products, digital creativity, commercial work and have had the honor of working together with local communities to create works of art for all to enjoy. As Denver-based artists and creators, the chance to contribute color and vibrancy as well as add value to the community is what the So-Gnar Creative Division team lives for. The goal with each project is to create a work of art that people from all walks of life can enjoy and take pride in. Milbery, Andre Rodriguez and the rest of the So-Gnar team design and implement high-quality art designs with subject matter that is universally enjoyed and timeless.

Milbery is also working on a solo body of work throughout the 2021 year that is focuses on western landscape merged with his modern, abstract, colorful geometric style. Some works are for private commissioned clients while a taste of these will be on display at this show. He also will have his multi mixed medium series titled “LOVED” available at this show as well. Wear your smile, make art accessible and let’s have some fun!!

Armando Silva is a painter, muralist, and performer who uses his artistic superpowers to tell powerful stories, build community, and inspire youth through art. As a recipient of a Governor’s Creative Leadership award from Colorado Creative Industries in 2018, Armando has been celebrated for his collaborations with cities, non-profits, businesses, and educators across the state and beyond.

Armando was born in Sombrerete, Zacatecas, Mexico. At age 5, his family moved to Northern Colorado to pursue the American Dream, and Armando submerged himself into visual and performing arts as a way to communicate and find his identity as an ESL student. After developing his talents throughout high school, he decided to invest in them and received a BA in Fine Arts from The University of Northern Colorado.

Armando believes his artistic abilities come with the responsibility to lead, educate, and give back to the community. His artistic practice focuses on compelling portraits that tell personal stories, sometimes created on canvases in his studio, or other times created through live performance in front of thousands. Armando’s large-scale mural installations give communities a way to communicate messages that can’t always be said in words.

Armando currently lives in Greeley, Colorado and is deeply embedded in creative leadership throughout the community. He co-directs the Colorado Dance Collective, a non-profit adult dance company. His art studio space contributes to the revitalization of Downtown Greeley, and he serves on the Greeley Creative District board. Armando is on the Think360 artist roster, an agency that places working artists in schools for workshops, residencies, and performances.

José Ortiz was only three years old when he’s love for molding the clay begun. It was then that his mother and family undertook a long journey from Chihuahua Mexico to Baja California Norte. While living in the city of Mexicali at four years of age, José was introduced to the pencil, and paper, and his tremendous passion for drawing was born. Five years later, his mother returns for him and places him in the city of Salinas, California where he’s career as a painter, and field worker began.

His family lived a migratory condition while moving from place to place following the field working seasons. José carried his drawing, painting and reading supplies and settled in any little corner to continue his self-taught studies. Jose’s drawing skills went unnoticed by his siblings so José was often tossed around while residing in the many temporary shelters he called home. At thirteen, José recognized that the streets, buildings, and walls as they became his sketchbook and canvas.

At seventeen, José attended Hartnell City College where he’s sculpting abilities were recognized and was named sculptor in residence for the theater company of the same school. It was there that José discovered his need for studio spaces. After a few long years studying Critical Race and Ethnic Studies, José returns to Salinas and after pursuing various career options unsuccessfully, he knew what he had to do, what he was created for. Jose began the quest to introduce studio spaces to he’s young contemporaries, those who like him, continue to emerge with the same passion for illustration, painting, and born into the same human conditions.

Kaitlin Ziesmer is a fine art painter, muralist, and illustrator working out of Denver who has been featured in numerous exhibits across Denver and throughout the country. She makes brightly colored, poppy paintings that typically incorporate/combine human and natural elements of various textures, mixed with nostalgia. With a light-hearted sense of humor, she creates art and her color palette with an “it’s for fun” approach.

The 1960s and '70s revolutionized popular music, and some of the album covers from that time were just as cutting-edge. Drawing inspiration from the colorful and psychedelic images associated with the classic rock era, artist and muralist JB Snyder uses continuous lines, bright colors and hidden images to add a sense of musicality and intrigue to his designs.

He got his start in the Arizona hip-hop and DJ scene in the early 2000s doing live painting, and eventually took his style from the canvas to the street. From abandoned buildings to boring beige wall, he strives to add a sense of life and vibrancy.

As the world continues to change, we all must change as people and continue to share our love for each other, wether through art or music or just being human.

Oakland based artist Matthew Floriani has been honoring his skills in painting and drawing for the past ten years. Originally a large scale studio painter, Matthew has blended his studies focusing on walls as his main area of attraction and creation for murals. Matthew uses the dynamic of the communities surrounding his site-specific pieces to create thoughtful and meaningful murals that relate not only to the people of those communities, but also the histories of those public arenas.

Matthew’s evolution into mural painting allowed him to introduce elements of adversity to this union and extend the range and details of his talent even further. His use of line and achromatic painting skills allows Matthew to depict diverse communities within his aesthetic, utilizing a gothic inspired style to tell stories, which explore the depths of community and diversity.

Hannah Brimer is a visual artist based out of Monterey, CA. Her work is inspired by her direct environment and the female experience. Utilizing symbolism and recurring themes throughout her work serves as a healing modality and invitation for dialogue with the viewer.

Hannah completed her BA at Cal State University Long Beach in 2019. Since graduating, Brimer has been developing a body of work addressing societal standards, female archetypes, and its correlation with nature.

Basic Lee is a world class, all around artist Salinas-based Monterey High alumni, who specializes in a variety of styles distinguished between realism and urban pop art with a distinct look full of color and contrast.

Influenced by life's constant struggles and the beauty of the natural and the spiritual. His method of work is defined with a variety of apocalyptic variations of somber reality to dark filled fantasies that leaves the viewer constantly thinking in mystery through the projection from his creations. Heavily inspired from a rich cultural background and growing up in the 90's golden era, his imagination and style reflects his vision to a unique level where he projects his talents and abilities to a canvas painting or to concrete walls into a beautiful mural.

Justin Lupien is an artist based in Monterey, California. He grew up in Sacramento and loves exploring the variety and beauty California has to offer. He has a deep appreciation for cultural diversity as well as the plants and animals that cover the California landscape and the world. He enjoys working with various mediums such as ink, graphite, acrylic paint, water color, photoshop, and collage. His work consists of anything he feels like creating. However, he especially enjoys lettering, typography, and nature.

The subject matter of his work is inspired by street art and the natural world. Justin started drawing letters at an early age and has interest in the presentation of letters and the power of words. Though much of his art is ink on paper, Justin is passionate about creating mural paintings. One of his murals can be found on the CSU Monterey Bay Campus, building 72 titled: Illuminate.

Justin has received a Bachelors of Arts degree in Visual and Public Art at California State University Monterey as well as an Associates of the Arts degree in Art History from the Monterey Peninsula College.

Maryia Crabbe is a Monterey Peninsula artist. Her skills range from watercolor, fine art, illustration, stencils, portraits, custom artworks, and murals. She has displayed her work in the former Alternative Cafe, created original wine labels for Boja Bo wines, and has been a part of a variety of murals around town, such as The Reef’s whale mural.

Every day she works as a decorative artist alongside Lisa Haas, beautifying private spaces and mastering the classic skills of trample l’oeil, woodgrain, marble, grisaille, etc. Her passion is to bring more beauty and color to the world.

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Mike is an artist who has lived in the Monterey Bay area since 2015, originating from the Silicon Valley. He is a CSUMB graduate with a Bachelors in Visual Public Art and was a former local artist at The Shop in Monterey.

In his own work, he specializes in pyrography but has made multiple large- sized paintings, including one that sits at the historical Harvey House in Salinas. As a new player to the mural game, he is excited to leave his mark during the we. Art Gathering.

Rachel Corvese finds inspiration in nature, community, ancient archetypes and mythology. She believes that expression is a form of spirituality, and connects us to the rest of the known and unknown universe.

She grew up in the SF bay area, then moved to the central coast of California where she now pursues different mediums of expression such as dance, music, and of course, painting.

Through her energetically charged surreal visions, she hopes to empower her community to seek solutions, meditate, explore connections, and always be a student of life.

She has painted under the guidance of multiple Visionary artists such as Amanda Sage, Olga Klimova, and Li Lian Kolster, and will continue to experiment with a variety of mediums, styles, and expressions.

Born and raised in the Bay Area, painting professionally for the past 11 years, art has provided a pathway for me to travel and discover new communities to impact and share my craft.

Three years ago, I moved to Monterey and made a home with the local art community and partnered with other local artists to collaborate on murals and other art projects together. Mural painting is my first love in art but I've learned to be a versatile artist working in multiple mediums.

Lisa Haas has been working full time in the architectural and artistic finish field for the last twenty five years. She has established herself as one of the leading decorative artists in Northern California as her artwork graces homes and businesses from Carmel to France and in between.

Her day to day art mediums are so incredibly diverse that she consistently adjusts and transforms any surface into an art piece. She has an incredible eye for color and her work includes classic woodgrain, marble, grisaille, chinoiserie, custom murals, custom stencils, and artwork for any space in all genres.

She is a longstanding member of IDAL (International Decorative Artisans League) and also participates with “Salon” an annual global gathering and show of renowned artists in this field.

Lisa’s style is based upon a purely personal connection with the client and the space involved. She approaches her work with a critical, scientific eye (given her biology background ), that completely aligns with an innate artistic sensibility. Once finished, there is literally a “Wow” factor and letters of praise are filled with heart-felt thanks for creating a space that has literally transformed their lives.

Based out of Monterey, California, Lisa Haas Design has established itself as a major force in the world of interior design and artistic talent.

Lisa paints a range of realism, to whimsy, to just plain color concept, love, and balance for self satisfaction. She loves all artistic form and is eager to explore any challenges. She is currently working on painting just anything that inspires her in her “spare” time yet people pleasing is truly her expertise.

Cassidy Vincent, otherwise known as ‘CassyVStudios’ is an up and coming self taught artist born and raised in Monterey County, California. Creativity played a major role in her life growing up and at age 16 decided she wanted to saturate her life in art, thus transforming her into the acrylic painter that she is today.

While flexible with her mediums, the majority of her work is acrylic on canvas. She enjoys painting wild animals of any species, and loves to breathe life into each and every creation that she makes. Some of the paintings she is best known for are her aquatic works including; great whites, mola molas, exotic fish, nudibranchs, and jellyfish. Nonetheless, she also paints a wide range of mammals, her favorite animal being bears. In addition, she has worked on murals, scuba tank bells, business signs, logos, clothing, jewelry and more.

Cassidy’s artistic style can be thought of as ‘semi-realistic’. She addresses each painting carefully to create an emotional connection between the viewer and the animal, using prominent, and striking colors. Because she grew up surrounded by wildlife, she finds great importance in the bond between mankind and wild animals. She aims to pull on the heart strings of those who view her art, by displaying the raw mystery, power, and sheer beauty that each and every animal holds true.

CassyVStudios is Cassidy’s platform name that she uses on social media such as instagram, facebook, and Tiktok. In recent years, she has expanded her base of followers by showing time lapse videos, small clips, and photos sharing both her painting process and finished work. She loves to share her work with the world and has been pleased to form a community with her fellow art lovers.

Adventure, Aptitude, Aesthetic. Adam Gota, a multifaceted Artist & Designer from Monterey, California. He is a contemporary mixed media painter whose work identifies with his own family’s history, the Japanese American diaspora, and today's social and political climate. His heritage, in combination with his work, has given him his sense of social justice.

The icons from his past and today's symbols of status and luxury is a juxtaposition of the past and present, combining traditional and digital media. His work is a blend of his own personality and life within the fictional and propagated American dream, he explores his unique American experiences and his own identity. Focusing on his art and finding peace of mind, he is still passionate about his creative expression, time in nature and advocating for our environment.

Pushing it every day one step further, he hopes to inspire others to make bold moves and push boundaries. Always experimenting with new materials and mediums, his work is constantly evolving.

Jess Soriano is a mindful explorer and visual creator. The search for endless adventure led her to Seaside, CA where she currently resides. With a background in health science, she ventured into the world of science illustration, and from there, her perspective expanded from medical science to environmental conservation. Knowing there was much more to learn, she switched her focus inward, exploring the deeper parts of the psyche for spiritual growth, healing, and inspiration.

The desire to combine all these different aspects of herself is reflected in her work. From children’s book illustrations to murals, she’s adept in a variety of artistic mediums. She continuously discovers different ways to encourage others explore our innate connection to the universe, nature, ourselves, and one another. Endlessly enthralled by our inner and outer worlds, she hopes her creative expressions will inspire others to explore their natural surroundings, see love in all living things, and open their minds to the beauty in unity.

My name is Chris Powers I am a local screen printer \ airbrush artist. I’ve been into art as long as I can remember. Growing up on a skateboard has influenced the lifestyle I live and the way I express it. Now at this point in my life, realizing money is something you need to survive, I began opening businesses related to art. Looks like I’ll never have to grow up!

I’m an artist based out of Monterey, CA and I am happy to create in any way, shape or form.

Natalia Corazza is an artist based in the Bay Area. While her work is primarily in oils and acrylics, she also works in graphite and charcoal for her drawings.

Her work explores a variation of subjects from Latinx identity, Colombian country life and landscape, to various forms of magical realism.

Corazza graduated with a BFA in painting and drawing from California College of the Arts in 2019. She has teamed up with other local artists to form La Neta Murals.

Taylor is from Los Angeles, California, & currently attends California State University Monterey Bay. She works in digital art, photography, illustration, sculpture, and mixed media.

While growing up in the city of Los Angeles, Taylor fell in love with the community, as well as the wilderness that surrounds the city.This vibrant environment influenced her work to include urban imagery, bright colors, diversity in culture, and community.

She uses her art to display societal issues, such as self identity, beauty, mental health, and loss/absence. Critical thinking and education play a large role in the dialogue she is creating, with imagery ranging from playful to serious.The purpose of her work is to evoke emotion with the use of surrealism, escapism, and nature.

I lived in Sand City in for a year when was 7 and my fondest memory was when my younger cousin came to visit from San Diego brought me a large pack of Crayola Crayons. Even then my family knew that I took to drawing naturally as a child.

I have been drawing since I could remember, but only in April 2017 was I inspired to start painting and push my art skills further to start a movement through Art Battle live Painting Competitions in 2019 to create a community around me to push me to my potential. Fast forward to COVID-19 2020, I started painting murals for the first time with my artist team “La Neta” while businesses were closed and decided to color their walls during the pandemic and that’s how we got here.

Anthony Jimenez is a Seaside resident, and holds a B.A. in Visual and Public Art from CSU Monterey Bay. His mediums include acrylic on canvas, pencil/charcoal, and digital painting/illustration. His goal is to create dialogue about environmentalism, social issues, human condition, and vulnerability — by exploring themes of nature, politics, self-reflection & imagination.

Anthony has participated in two residencies, which include the Last Chance Mercantile in Marina CA, and Sunbeam Arts in San Francisco CA. He has been featured in multiple journals & zines, such as Sink Hollow, Never Board Magazine, Toho Journal, Sandpiper Journal, Call & Response Journal, and The Hut Magazine.

He currently works as a Museum Educator at the Monterey Museum of Art, where he engages with the public through gallery walkthroughs and creative programs. His current focus is on digital artwork and developing his online presence through social media with this new medium.

Avelino S. is an artist who was born and raised in Mexico City. His work is inspired by life's moments. Having lived half of his life in Mexico and half of his life in California, United States, his bicultural perspective produces bold, energetic and colorful pieces. 

He has many artworks on display in Silicon Valley, including the Chicano Center at Stanford University and at popular fine dining restaurants. 

Avelino's philosophy is that art should be accessible to all, in all walks of life.