Jo Van Lambalgen is a queer, non-binary, interdisciplinary artist in Saskatoon, SK, with a focus on large scale geometric and abstract murals and artwork. Their background in the trades informs their work, transforming ordinary spaces with paint, simple building materials and ingenuity. They have spent the last 20 years exploring different mediums and have landed on paint as their favorite. Jo believes in the power of colour, and how it can transform any space into something amazing. They showed their first solo show at Alt Haus, "Lost in Space" in December of 2023, and are now working on a new collection, which will be released sometime in 2024. Jo is co-owner of Alt Haus in Saskatoon, a colourful home décor, furniture and lifestyle store, which they run with their partner Miranda Young. Jo and Miranda also work together on residential and commercial interior design projects, with an emphasis on “happy design.”

Jillian Bogan has been an artist in Saskatoon for the past 13 years. She is primarily known for her thick brushstroke portraiture of “badass granny’s” and has expanded her practice into commission portraits in the past 4 years. She is inspired by the brush-strokes of  Van Gough and Monet as well as the whimsy of Miro and Dali. Her original works are a part of private collections in The United States, New Zealand, Scotland and all over Canada.

Jillian's art is influenced by her curiosity of the human experience and communicating in expressions without words.

Jillian studied biology and fine arts at the University of Saskatchewan, as well as curatorial studies at the Salzburg International Fine Arts Academy. Jill spent 3 years working with wildlife before pursuing art full time.

Emily Zdunich is a Saskatoon based interdisciplinary artist who has developed a figurative practice in painting, installation sculpture, and printmaking. Emily is a recent graduate of the Bachelor of Fine Arts Honours, and Art History department at the University of Saskatchewan. Emily investigates the concept of the body though gendered experience, birth, mortality and time. Her focus is on the human condition and exploring connections between the physical body and the emotional body. As well as searching for links between human relationship patterns and patterns found in the natural world, both on a micro and macro scale.

Stephanie Cheng is a Toronto-based freelance designer, illustrator and screen printer. Her in-house line is mostly inspired by the human form, exploring strong colours and negative space.

Over the years she has worked on band posters for Goldenvoice and Live Nation, among others. Illustrating and hand printing her original artworks for bands such as Radiohead, Lizzo and Childish Gambino to name a few.

Allie Kell is an abstract painter and mother of two based in Saskatoon. Art became a vital source of solace and identity during motherhood, offering a space for self-expression and independence. Painting allows her to process emotions beyond words, serving as both a creative outlet and a grounding force in her daily life.

Her minimalist compositions and neutral tones foster presence and patience in chaos, while her vibrant palette encourages connection with the inner child, promoting freedom and play beyond conventional norms. Painting has been a profound part of her personal and artistic growth, revealing her strength and capability. It provides a space where she can tune out the world and be her true self without expectations.

June20 / Sharon Overmars is an artist/designer, born in The Netherlands. After 10 years of working as an Interior Designer, she decided to start painting to express herself more freely. Among other things she draws inspiration from African art, Mexican folklore, Greek Mythology, but most of all from her inner quest for happiness. Her works are vibrantly colorful, sensitive and each one transmits their own identity.

She calls her subjects ‘shapeshifters’ as they often seem to exist in different realms.

Chi Nwosu (them/they) is a Black, nonbinary, queer Nigerian artist. Their art invites viewers to imagine collective liberation, envisioning communities rooted in kindness, compassion, and care. Their practice moves with spirit and the wisdom of feeling, shaped by kinship with the more-than-human world and by our living histories of international resistance.

Amery Sandford is an animator, illustrator, musician, and printmaker based in Montreal, Canada.

She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from NSCAD University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, where she studied from 2010 to 2014. After completing her BFA, Amery moved to Newfoundland to do the Don Wright Scholarship residency at St. Michael's Printshop in St. John's. She became heavily involved in the local art scene and even served on the board of directors at Eastern Edge Gallery. It was there that she started to make gig posters for local shows and tried her hand as a guitarist in a few punk bands.

Her newfound interest in illustration and music led her to do an internship at Hatch Show Print in Nashville, Tennessee in 2016, a printshop situated within the Country Music Hall of Fame. During her time at Hatch, Amery got to work with clients and design and print posters the old-fashioned way, using letterpress typefaces and photo plates. She learned a great deal about design basics in a very hands-on way and also enjoyed exploring the city's honky-tonk bars and making many new friends along the way.

In 2019, Amery went on to earn a Master of Fine Arts degree in Print Media from Concordia University in Montreal. During her time at Concordia, she focused on producing large-scale print installations using screen printing and creating soft sculptures that incorporated fibres and recycled materials. Her MFA Thesis show Once in a Lifetime was exhibited at Atelier Circulaire, an artist run center that focuses on printed matter in Montreal.

After graduating, Amery worked as an artist assistant for notable Canadian illustrator Raymond Biesinger. She has since become a respected artist in the music industry, creating show posters, music videos, and other projects that showcase her fun and floppy illustration style. She also runs a small riso printing press out of her studio in the Mile End neighbourhood of Montreal called Amery Press.

In addition to her visual art practice, Amery is also an accomplished musician. She is a member of two bands: Born At Midnite with her collaborator David Carriere (TOPS, Marci), and her solo project Amery.

Phoebe D’Souza is a multidisciplinary artist originally from Perth, Australia, whose vibrant abstract works explore the dynamic interplay of colour, texture, and form. Her practice spans painting, print media, drawing, material exploration, and small-scale sculpture, focusing on geometric abstraction and more fluid, organic compositions.

Rachael Meckling is a Canadian fashion illustrator. She completed her studies in Fashion Communication with her Bachelor of Design from Ryerson University in 2011. She is now a multidisciplinary artist. Rachael is currently focusing on fashion illustration in traditional and digital mediums, working on a new printed fabrics series, and always painting in her favourite; watercolour & gouache. Her ‘girls’ translate into so many mediums. Laser cutting wooden wall hangings, and working with Canadian designers to create LED “neon” light pieces has brought so much life to her 2D illustrations! Rachael offers on-the-spot fashion portraits, ‘whipping you up into one of “her girls”' in about 15-20 minutes’. Her favourite LIVE fashion portrait clients include Holt Renfrew, CHANEL, Louis Vuitton, Saks Fifth Avenue. You can hire her for any event, anywhere in Canada & USA, and beyond. She has an art studio in Saskatoon where she offers LIVE fashion portrait sessions.

Brody Burns is a Cree artist from Treaty 6. Territory Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Art had taken the form of graffiti and illustration in his teens. During elementary and high school he was always doodling in class. He didn't realize at the time that it would lead to something bigger. During his time at the University of Saskatchewan, studying psychology, he began to take art more seriously. He started to combine Indigenous ways of knowing with concepts in psychology and other fields of study. Spiritualty, Energy, and Vibration are at the core of his artwork. Brody is interested in representing a combined perspective of Spirit and Science through abstract forms and color.

Katie Scarlett Griffin is a Brooklyn based illustrator and animator. 

Using vibrant colors and interesting perspectives, Katie brings a fresh way of looking at familiar settings. She typically illustrates scenes of home like dining rooms and kitchens, and sometimes other spaces like tennis courts or swimming pools. 

She often incorporates the plants, furniture, and other decorations she has in her home into her art. She also takes inspiration from photos that she has taken during her travels. Pictures of plants and interesting rooms fill her camera roll.

Katie discovered her love of digital illustration while attending Georgia Southern University, where she received her BFA in Graphic Design in 2019.  

Ash + Chess is a stationery & gift company run by queer and trans couple Ashley Molesso (she/her) and Chess Needham (he/him), based out of Kingston, NY, and are the owners of recently opened brick & mortar store Everywhere Shop in November 2023. They create greeting cards, art prints and more in bold, retro color palettes, often using their artwork to uplift the queer community.

Lonely Coyote is the creative outlet of Tracy Niven, a graphic designer by day and wannabe cowboi by night. Based on Treaty Six Territory, they're inspired by the western landscapes and wildlife, country music, and queer life on the prairies. As a queer designer, they aim to create quality goods for lonely cowfolx, or anyone who has felt alienated by growing up on the prairies.

Emmy Tran (She/They) is a self-taught visual artist based in Toronto. Her art is a response to her lived experiences, centering decolonization, collective liberation, and her queer identity. She specializes in acrylic paint, and her signature style frequently explores vulnerable human emotions as well as sociopolitical issues using vibrant colours and text commentary. 

Born and raised in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Emmy immigrated to Canada in 2017. She dedicates her work to elevating voices that are often missing in visual arts and uses her platform to fill in representation gaps for her 2SLGBTQIA+ and BIPOC communities.

Based in Budapest, Enikö Eged is an accomplished graphic designer and illustrator trained at the Hungarian University of Fine Arts. Known for her unique, intuitive narratives, she seeks a simplistic, somewhat abstract graphic language that provokes a strong mood and sense of familiarity.

With over 4 years of experience as a pattern designer, she often conceptualizes her pieces days in advance, associating her ideas with her mood at the time of creation. Her artistry lies not only in her visual representation but also in capturing a distinct feeling.

Based in the UK, Ibi Meier-Oruitemeka, known as Studio IMO is a self-taught artist who first discovered her passion for painting in May 2024. Drawn immediately to acrylics, she found in them a soulful medium for expressive, intuitive work rooted in her British Nigerian identity.

IMO’s art celebrates Black figures, often rendered in tactile, intimate poses, a hand on a shoulder, elbows on a table, a gesture mid-caress. Dominating the pictorial frame, her bold, graphic forms transform the canvas into a space of affirmation. Rather than shrinking or fading into the background, her subjects demand presence, standing unapologetically in all their glory, embodying themes of human connection and solitude.

Jae Polgar is a self-taught ceramicist and visual artist located in Calgary. She brings her illustration and designs to life into her functional work. Each piece is designed to bring excitement and awareness to everyday objects and spaces.

Jae Polgar Ceramics would like to acknowledge the land on which they reside and create: the traditional territory of the Blackfoot Confederacy, and all the people who make their homes in the Treaty 7 region of southern Alberta.

Meghan, otherwise known as Phthalo Ruth, studied fine art with a focus on oil painting but stepped away from their practice after feeling pressured to create “deep” work. Rediscovering their love for art years later, they taught themselves graphic design, landing a role as a designer at a stationery company. There, they embraced the joy of creating art purely for happiness rather than profundity.

Inspired by Spanish, French, and Italian cultures, Phthalo draws heavily from their transformative time studying art in Florence, Italy. Memories of painting in the streets, hosting dinners overlooking the Duomo, and exploring the city continue to shape their work. Through their art, they aim to inspire others to celebrate small joys and manifest their dreams while cherishing the beauty in the present.

Elin Palmaer Karlsson, is a Swedish illustrator and graphic designer. She has been studying different forms of art and design since 2016, and today she’s doing her masters degree at HDK-Valand in Embedded Design.”

She would describe her style as nativistic, playful and colorful! Sometimes she wants to communicate thoughts and stories, and sometimes, she just wants to make the world a little happier with her shapes and colors.

Carla Petelski is a Belgian artist, born and raised in Brussels. Her artistic practice involves various tools, such as pencil and pastel drawing, as well as painting. She creates structured botanical compositions and expresses herself through a rich palette inspired by fauna and flora.

Carla depicts demonstrative characters using a very saturated color palette and subtle expressions.Her work explores themes of love and loss in human relationships, inspired by her own experiences. She captures the emotions and sensitivity of everyday life. Her characters reflect self-awareness and deep thought, portraying the distorted beauty of daily existence.

Luisa Stömer and Eva Wünsch are illustrators, graphic designers, and authors. These disciplines function both independently and collaboratively, much like their partnership.

Longtime friends and professional partners, they form büro wünsch & stömer, where they focus on dialogical work and design processes, emphasizing collaboration. Their creative approach involves one starting a project, the other taking over, making changes, adding ideas, and passing it back. The result is always an interplay of various techniques, ideas, reflections, and influences, all crafted by four hands and two minds.