Chris Uphues is a painter, street artist and designer best known for his signature hearts that can be found wheat pasted and in murals throughout Chicago, New York and Los Angeles. His art is inspired by a range of popular references including comics from the 1950s and 1960s, Walt Disney, Osamu Tezuka, chinese opera, persian calligraphy, and hindu art.
Megan Whitmarsh is a painter (even when she's embroidering) who likes to be neat, doesn't have a favorite color, and loves yetis!
Misaki Kawai is a Japanese artist known for her playfully childlike work. She has a passion for world travel and much of her work contains a tongue-in-cheek sense of humor. She creates colorful pieces across all mediums, including installation.
Kindah Khalidy is a painter and textile designer from the Bay Area. Her paintings are supposed to be open to interpretation and she loves to experiment with different surfaces. She gets inspiration from listening to music and loves to evoke happiness with her colorful work.
Ann Marie Coolick is an impasto painter who paints exclusively with pallet knives and heavy body paint straight from the tube. Her artwork is unique in texture and color, and she focuses her paintings on geometric abstractions and expressionist landscapes.
"It's a designer idea put into childrenswear. Clean, conservative, but very pretty and odd," says Todd Oldham.
