Artists

Art would not be important if life were not important, and life is important. —James Baldwin

Cey Adams (IG: @ceyadams) is a New York City native and was the Creative Director of Def Jam Recordings. His work focuses on themes including pop culture, race and gender relations, cultural and community issues.

Micah Bazant (IG @micahbazant) is a trans visual artist whose work is inspired by struggles to decolonize ourselves from white supremacy, patriarchy, ableism, and the gender binary.

Sheila Pree Bright (IG @shepreebright) is a nationally recognized, award-winning photographer from Atlanta presenting dynamic and poignant works of cultural anthropology and movements.

Dan Buller (IG @danbuller) is an artist, muralist, and founding member of the Heavyweight Art Installation. His work has appeared on walls in Montreal, and Los Angeles, and in group exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles and Montreal.

Kate DeCiccio (IG @k8deciccio) aims to deconstruct the prison industrial complex through authentic storytelling, community building and counter narratives.

Shepard Fairey (IG @obeygiant) is a street artist, graphic designer, activist, illustrator, and founder of OBEY Clothing whose work includes the iconic Obama HOPE image.

FAKE (IG @iamfake) is an Amsterdam-based street who puts a smile on people’s faces through irony and humor. He is affiliated with Amplifier.

Das Frank (IG @tattoer_das_frank) is a tattooer and painter who loves finding the inherited beauty in even the darkest of subjects. He is affiliated with Amplifier.

Brian Herrera (IG @brianherrera.art) is a Define American Undocumented Art Fellow whose work explores themes of immigrant identity and queer culture.

Kali Jennings (IG: @kali.jennings) does art, politics, and sometimes both at the same time as a graphic designer based in Washington, D.C.

Buena Johnson (IG @buenavisionart) is a fine artist, painter and photographer whose art weaves together jazz, blues and gospel with the spiritual realm. Artist statement.

Jon Lion (IG @jonlionfineart) uses pencil portraits and paintings to breathe life into our visions of prominent figures and everyday people.

Lmnopi (IG @lmnopimaize) is an activist and artist who amplifies messages of social, economic, racial, and climate justice in her work with mediums of painting and printmaking. Artist statement.

Michael Massenburg (IG @mmassenburg) is a teaching artist, community organizer and activist whose work investigates the relationships between class, race, and culture through ritual.

Ernesto Yerena Montejano (IG @ernestoyerena) uses his art to reflect his observations of the views and interactions between the Mexican communities living on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border.

Christian Rincon (IG @christian_rincon) is an artist and designer who draws inspiration from architecture, street art, environmental design, and film. He is affiliated with Amplifier.

Halle Robbins (IG @hallerobbinsart) is a Las Vegas-based artist who creates images of the communities through the West that bring her joy. She is creating art for the Viral Art Project.

Brian Robertson (IG @berlinprintery) blends fine art and design to blur the lines between social commentary and local life and culture. He is producing work for the Viral Art Project.

Favianna Rodriguez (IG @favianna1) is an artist, strategist, and activist whose work and praxis address migration, economic inequality, gender justice, sexual freedom and ecology.

Chris Stain (IG @chrisstain1972) uses spray paint, stencils, and paper to illustrate the triumph of the human spirit as experienced by those in underrepresented urban and rural environments.

Randy Stolinas has been a screenprint graphic designer for more than 25 years. Throughout his career, he has primarily developed graphics and assortments for the MLB, NFL, NBA, and NHL. He is affiliated with Amplifier.

Lisa Marie Thalhammer (IG @lisamariestudio) is a Washington, DC based artist who creates large scale paintings that use portraiture, symbolism, and color to communicate uplifting messages.

J. Michael Walker (jmichaelwalker.com) is an artist working in painting, drawing, photography, and digital media whose work confronts issues of erasure, misrepresentation, and fetishization.

Carrie Mae Weems (carriemaeweems.net) is an internationally renowned artist who has used multiple mediums (photography, video, digital imagery, text, fabric and more) to explore themes of cultural identity, sexism, class, political systems, family relationships and the consequences of power. Weems has also created a growing body of work in theater and performing arts.

Thomas Wimberly III (IG @thomaswimberly) is an artist and designer whose work questions the iconography of American life. He is affiliated with Amplifier.

Ida Woldemichael (IG @ida.woldemichael) is a New York City based creative director who served as a lead designer on the historic presidential campaign for Hillary Clinton. She is creating art for the Viral Art Project.

Mer Young (IG @youngmer) is a Long Beach artist who has created a body of artwork manifested in collages, drawings, paintings, and public artworks. A regular collaborator with Big Bowl of Ideas, Young’s artworks aim to inspire, celebrate and elevate repressed indigenous, first nations and native cultures, and women of color.