Beth Alcala
Beth is a SoCal lady born and raised, and been creating art of different mediums her whole life. Art has always been extremely important to her. She was diagnosed with a form of Autism and Dyslexia when she was 5 years old, and one of the only things that helped her get through everyday life, was creating. Beth has never set herself in any particular art genre, and continues to work with many different mediums like paints, pencils, wood, digital, etc., and she’s always looking to find new ways to express herself. Visit Beth’s website.

Katy Bishop
Much of Katy’s artwork is painted in reverse on glass, most often with alcohol inks because they can be deep or transparent, they can be controlled and sometimes, totally uncontrolled. Katy recognizes that the control we all want to exert in our lives is often paired with uncontrollable growth and change. Her work was honored with 43 juried on-line gallery exhibitions. She also had five in-person gallery exhibitions in Southern California, since becoming public in 2021. Her artworks are also in private collections from New York to California. Visit Katy’s website.

Anahid Boghosian
Anahid Boghosian is an American – Armenian multi disciplinary artist who’s works include paintings, assemblage and installation. Her exceptional skill of translating the familiar with color and configuration evokes stylistic lessons of the classics and is inspired by her rich cultural history, combining abstract and human form. Anahid’s art recalls a sense of joy through the broken or not so pretty. Boghosian’s has been regulatory exhibiting in galleries nationally and internationally for over 30 years. Visit Anahid’s website.

Vyara Brennan
Vyara Brennan is a young artist on the Autism Spectrum, born in Minnesota and now based in Los Angeles. She imagines original stories, characters, and settings, and works with canvas, wood, paint, acrylic medium, and found objects to create visual art. Her work has been seen at Jackalope Art Fair and Center For Artists – Eagle Rock, and she is currently working on her first graphic novel. Visit Vyara’s website.

Sharon Cannon
I didn’t start painting until later in life—after I retired, when I finally gave myself permission to make a mess and see what happened. I work mostly in oils, often with palette knives, rags, or my fingers—anything but a brush. I love using colors that clash or surprise. There’s no plan when I start; I just follow what feels right in the moment. Color is everything to me. I like the freedom of not knowing where a painting will go. Sometimes I struggle with self-doubt, but I try to stay open to accidents and unexpected turns. That’s where the interesting stuff lives. My work is about feeling, risk, and letting go. Visit Sharon’s website.

Monica Caram
MC is a Multimedia Artist, born and raised in a region populated by artisans in Argentina’s North West. She have been making arts & crafts for many years, mostly working with ceramics and paintings, and have always been interested in experimenting with every element to create unique art pieces. Graduated as a Ceramicist from Art’s School at the University of Tucuman in Argentina, and settled in Burbank, CA, where Moonstone Craft Studio is located. Visit Monica’s website.

Joanne Chase-Mattillo
Joanne graduated from CSU, Los Angeles with a Masters of Fine Art. She has exhibited throughout California, nationally, in Korea, France and England, Switzerland, Scotland, and Greece. Her work has also been selected for Lunar Codex, a very special project partnered with SpaceX to deliver the images of art in a time capsule to be permanently affixed to the surface of the moon, selected by Era Contemporary Gallery in Philadelphia as part of “Legends Of The Moon.” Visit Joanne’s website.

Shirley Chan
I am a self taught artist residing in California. I love to combine paper with acrylic on canvas, a technique that I developed. Visit Shirley’s website.

Mo Collins
Mo Collins is a longtime actress, comedian and painter. She hails from Minnesota, and has been thriving in Los Angeles since 1997. Visit Mo’s website.

Misa Doi
I am a Los Angeles-based artist and I love to create! Whether it is painting, drawing, writing, performing improv, or snapping photographs, I am happiest when I am being creative. Visit Misa’s website.

Jean Essa
Jean Essa is a local artist from Burbank. Growing up in northern Minnesota, she spent much of her time around nature in particular the cabin on the lake. Most of her art is inspired from scenes in the Midwest, Colorado and California and often from photos that she has taken while traveling. Watercolor is her main medium, but will occasionally paint acrylic on weathered wood. Email Jean for more information: jeanessa0917@gmail.com

Stefanie Girard
My current artwork is informed by the power of words and quotations. I strive to artistically elevate selected words through my choices of font, materials, application techniques and presentation surfaces. I strive to combine these elements plus additional images in ironic and unexpected ways to create something that is both aesthetically pleasing and meaningful. My work includes large modular installations created with sometimes unusual, sometimes mundane objects like bricks and paper, embroidery and wood along with traditional acrylic paint, watercolor and porcelain. Visit Stefanie’s website.

Tatiana Grudinina
Tatyana is a professional artist with experience as an illustrator of books and magazines. She emigrated to California, USA, from Eastern Europe in 2014. Currently, she works in various directions, creating contemporary works in various genres and techniques. Visit Tatiana’s Instagram.

Allison Braaf Hardaway
Allison Braaf Hardaway is an immigrant from Australia born to South African parents , she now resides in Los Angeles. Braaf uses acrylic paint on canvas and Fine Paper when hand crafting her own greeting cards. Painting passionately since 2018 she is a storyteller especially of her own rich South African Camissa Culture. Visit Allison’s website.

John Kafka
John Kafka’s art aspires to be appealing & accessible. From a background as a trained fine artist and an award winning animator, John creates limited-release California landscapes, character portraits, and animal portraits that evoke a playfulness and intellectual repartee. Visit John’s website.

Karen Sharp-Lancaster
Karen works in Mosaic, Found Objects, Metal , Glass, Wood and Shells. Her style is eclectic and creates when life inspires her.

Carol Lewis
Artist, poet, wife, mother, grandmother and believer. “Be fair, be kind, be you!” Visit Carol’s website.

Susan Magine
Susan Magine is a Southern California-based artist whose work blends abstract realism with vibrant storytelling to explore the interconnectedness of nature, humanity, and technology. With a background in writing and formal training from the Milan Art Institute, she creates immersive oil and mixed media pieces that invite viewers to transcend perceived boundaries and embrace transformation. Visit Susan’s website.

Thais Mendonca
I am a visual artist and designer, and my work moves between illustration, textiles, and costume design. I specialize in creating pieces that are both delicate and meaningful — from watercolor paintings and print design to embroidery and handcrafted details. What connects everything I do is the storytelling: my art is always about memory, affection, and the beauty of small, poetic moments. See more about Thais here.

Grant Merritt
Grant Merritt is a Los Angeles-based author and storyteller whose debut picture book A Puppy’s Tale was inspired by his late dog, Achilles. The book has received multiple national awards, including the Purple Dragonfly Grand Prize, and continues to touch the hearts of readers of all ages. Visit Grant’s website.

Donal O’Sullivan
Donal O’Sullivan’s work includes landscape, portrait, nature and what can be described as ‘emo-graphy’, an attempt to translate moods and feelings into photo-graphy. His mixed media work emphasizes color, boundaries and encounters. “Crossing boundaries and exploring cultures and societies lies at the heart of my artistic endeavor. To reflect on the challenges of life, to indulge in the beauty of nature. Creating images that generate emotions, inspire and engage. Chasing the light to capture the essence of a ray of sunshine or expressing feelings on paper and canvas”.

Julie O’Sullivan
Julie O’Sullivan is an abstract painter focusing on the details of the world with acrylic on canvas, sometimes texturized, embroidered, bedazzled and/or beaded. Her pieces explore microbiology and what microscopic creatures might look like in a playful manner. She also explores the inner workings of the mind by abstractly showing how they might behave in different environments. Having a background in architecture, Julie loves to build cities, loosely defined, and organic. Her next focus is on painting on a larger scale. You can find her studio at The Makery in Little Tokyo, on Intagram: @osullivanarts Visit Julie’s website.

Grant Palmer
Grant Palmer is an award winning Australian portrait photographer and writer, now living in Southern California. He has lived and created all over the world and continues to explore his art around the globe. He has been involved with photographing the fire community and is a documentarian for the Burning Man Project. His ongoing work and links to select publications may be viewed at here.

Cynthia Pease
As well as an artist, Cynthia serves on the Burbank Cultural Arts Commission has received the Character and Ethics Project Award from CA Senator, Jack Scott and is certified by LA County Arts on the CA State Standards for the Arts. She is also a fellow member of Activate, LA.

Alan Pulner
Los Angeles-based visual artist Alan Pulner uses oil paint on puzzle-shaped wood panels to create complex overlapping fields. The paintings are nearly overloaded with imagery, creating mini-excursions into different ways of seeing. The imagery may be distortions of the familiar or the distorted made familiar. Visit Alan’s website.

M. Rossi
Born and raised in Los Angeles California, her style is as eclectic as her background. Creating a piece with ‘any means necessary,’ she uses a variety of techniques and mediums to achieve the visual look she envisions. Visit Mimi’s website.
She is also a voice actor – take a listen!

Ally Santana
Ally Santana is a mixed media artist whose work explores a wide range of creative practices, from photography to printmaking. A graduate of The New School with a degree in Journalism and Design, she blends her storytelling background with hands-on experimentation across mediums like sewing, drawing, and collage. Her work reflects a deep curiosity and a passion for pushing artistic boundaries. Visit Ally’s website.

Diana Simon
Diana Simon is a mother, psychologist, and self-taught artist living in southern California. Representing both the disabled and the neurodivergent communities, Diana seeks to provide thought-provoking social, psychological, and cultural commentary from an atypical perspective.  Her work is primarily done is watercolor and ink. Find Diana on Instagram @artforair

Galina Veretenova
I came from Russia and have been living in California for 18 years. I discovered God’s talent for painting 6 years ago. I paint the nature of the Creator in oil. Visit Galina’s Instagram.

Randall Williams
Find Randall on Instagram @randall.williams.raw.batman
Read his interview in CanvasRebel HERE.