Artists

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August Velez Miller

August Velez Miller (They/He) is a Chicago-based multimedia artist specializing in printmaking and graphic design. Focusing on color and composition allows him to create work that is both attractive and impactful. August graduated from Columbia College Chicago in December of 2022 with a BA in Animation. He works in a range of artistic mediums– including silkscreen, gouache, the Adobe Suite, and Procreate. You can find his work at augustmiller.org.

Ralph Skunkie Davis

Ralph Skunkie Davis received their BFA in Sculpture and Literary Arts & Studies in 2023 from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in Providence. Ralph Skunkie Davis is a transdisciplinary transgender artist whose sculptures act as liberatory tools, complicating the perception of non normative bodies in space through biomimicry, installation, prosthesis, and body modification. They currently work in Chicago, and are always looking to collaborate. You can find their work at ralphskunkiedavis.com.

Simone Scigousky

Simone Athena Scigousky (She/They) is an interdisciplinary artist and educator based in Chicago, IL. After graduating from SAIC in 2022 with a B.F.A.A.E, Scigousky has taught visual art at Walter Payton College Prep High School, Gallery 37, and currently teaches an After School Matters program, Teen Arts Council, at Arts + Public Life. Scigousky seeks to empower young people through art activist and social justice centered curriculum while simultaneously growing their artistic practice and participating in group exhibitions inside and out of Chicago. Collaboration, communication, and community are the cornerstones of their pedagogy. In her own artistic practice, Scigousky enjoys intuitively playing with color, mark, and form through collage, mixed media, fiber art, painting/drawing, and sculpture. You can find their website here and instagram here!

Kaitlin ‘Mouse’ Rikala

Kaitlin ‘Mouse’ Rikala (They/Them) is the founder of The Living Room Exhibitions. They are an interdisciplinary artist, writer, and art historian. Mouse received their Master’s in Art History from the University of Chicago in 2023. You can find out more about them here.

Ana Kim

Ana Kim (b. 1995, South Korea) is an individual artist. She received her BFA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2018. Since then, she has been working as a full-time artist with studios based in two cities- Seoul and Chicago. She is now working in Chicago, IL. Not only within South Korea and the United States, but her works have also been presented on international platforms in France, Germany, Japan, and England. Ana also engaged in many art projects, including projects with the Korean government, residencies, and publications. In 2023, Ana took a bold step by launching her own art business — Ana Kim Art Studio. With a passion for pushing creative boundaries, she explores a diverse range of artistic expressions commercially.

Paweł Grajnert

Paweł Grajnert is a visual artist, writer and filmmaker working in Poland and the US. His films have premiered at the Venice Film Festival, the Gdynia Film Festival and the Polish Film Festival in Los Angeles. Among others, he has won the Sloan prize for science-focused screenwriting at Columbia University, and a Literary Arts Award from the State of Illinois. His film, “The Element of Surprise,” won best experimental film at the Kinomorphia Film Fest and was recently called “of the utmost relevance to the field of Experimental Fiction Film.” Founder of the Seattle Poetry Slam, his literary works and art are published and exhibited internationally.