Arielle Wilkins -02 Self portrait she earned a BFA in

she earned a BFA in Illustration from Pacific Northwest College of Art

Nicole Williford is a representational painter living in Portland

flowing shapes that evoke movement

Gia Whitlock blends art-making and caregiving into a colorful life of food

Souther Salazar's installations transport the viewer into a vibrant and endless world of overlapping drawn

Arielle Wilkins -02 Self portrait she earned a BFA inArielle Wilkins is a visual artist and art director based in Portland, Oregon. While painting is her primary medium, her practice spans multiple forms of expression. Through a vibrant, joy filled lens, she reimagines portraiture by creating characters who live in emotionally rich, cosmic worlds. Her work blends galaxies with Black figures and natural hair, braids become constellations, curls echo nebulae, and skin radiates like starlight. These