ChickenBilly

@chickenbilly

ChickenBilly | Wm Hayes 🎨 Artist • Maker ✏️ Illustrator • Vector Illustrations ☠️ Graphic Design • Teacher 💰If you want something, just ask: billy(at)chickenbilly(dot)com

Juan Chavez

@juanchavezart

My art began in my grandmother’s kitchen, the same walls where my mother grew up. Her landscape painting hung there for years, and every time I passed it, those colors spoke to me. That’s where I first felt the need to create. I started with watercolors, chasing that feeling. But when I discovered acrylics, something clicked. The boldness, the texture, the way layers could build emotion—it freed me. Today, I work abstractly because it’s honest: no rules, just a raw conversation between color, shape, and texture. Every piece is a map of my inner world—chaotic, joyful, restless, or still. I push paint to find places words can’t go. When you stand before my work, I don’t want you to just see—I want you to feel, to wander into your own memories, moods, or dreams. That’s the power of abstraction: it’s not about my story alone. It’s about yours, too. I’m still that kid from Fort Worth chasing the thrill of a blank canvas. Only now, I know it’s not just paint. It’s a lifeline.

Michelle Martin

@michellemartinart

I paint primarily in oil, focusing on portraits. My work is not just about rendering a likeness, but about capturing the nuance—the subtle essence of a person that suggests something deeper than a simple image. For me, art is a key to unlocking emotion. When I encounter a work that moves me, I know it instantly because the feeling is involuntary, almost visceral. That is the experience I strive to create for others. I want my portraits to evoke an immediate response—something felt before it is understood. In a world where it has become easy to disengage or “check out,” my goal is the opposite: to invite presence, attachment, and authentic feeling. Through layers of oil paint and careful observation, I aim to create portraits that not only represent, but resonate—reminding us of our shared capacity to feel deeply and connect with one another.

Charles Jackson

@charlesjacksonjr

Charles Jackson Jr. (he/him/his) is a Tony Award ®-nominated and critically acclaimed producer and director from Fort Worth, Texas. He is committed to producing works that champion the voices of marginalized communities. Charles graduated from Southeastern Oklahoma State University with two Bachelor of Arts degrees and received his Master’s from Regent University. Charles was selected as the inaugural Producing Apprentice at Amphibian Stage Productions and previously held the position of Vice President of the Dallas Theater Center Young Professionals Board. As the Associate Producer of Jubilee Theatre, the oldest African American Theatre in North Texas, Charles was honored with the Bill Garber Young Theatre Artist Award by the Live Theatre League of Tarrant County. Charles recently served as the Black Theatre Coalition Producing Fellow at Alchemation and was the BTC Producing Fellow at ShowTown Theatricals for Oh, Mary! on Broadway. Charles’ Broadway co-producing credits include the revivals of Othello, starring Denzel Washington, and Gypsy, starring Audra McDonald. Charles is a proud alumnus of the BMP Producer Academy 2024 Cohort and the 2024 Cohort of Theatre Producers of Color.

Crystal Kiowski

@crystalkiowski

Organic abstract artist

Rachel Thompson

@lenoredallas

Former Soldier Present Creative Forever Artist

Keisha Smith

@keishaleighart

Although mostly a self taught artist, Keisha studied design and drawing at Abilene Christian University, as well as The Glassell School of Art/ Museum of Fine Arts Houston. She learned painting, art history and color theory in private lessons. After over thirty years as a nurse, Keisha took the leap into self employment as a working artist. She works in a realism style, drawing children, adults, animals, real estate/architecture, as well as vintage automobiles, mid century court motels and neon signs. She also enjoys painting and drawing abstract pieces. Keisha designs her own Christmas card, an annual tradition she has held since 1985. She is a member of the Colored Pencil Society of America and current member of In My Father's Eyes, a group of artists who create portraits for families affected by childhood cancer. The artist currently resides in her hometown of Arlington, Texas. She is resident artist at The Fielder House Museum in Arlington. She also serves on Arlington Historical Society board. Many of her pieces can be viewed on her website keishaleighsmithfineart.com and KeishaLeighArt on Facebook and Instagram

Junanne Peck

@jpeck

Junanne Peck is an interdisciplinary artist, with printmaking as her primary art form. Peck is a Demo Artist for Akua Ink (http://www.akuainks.com/akua-demo-artist-program) She is a seasoned educator and Teaching Artist in the DFW area. Peck also curates and juries exhibits. Junanne Peck is a TXO Artist (Texas original Artist) selected by the Texas Commission on The Arts. Her works are featured in solo and invitational exhibits. Visit Junanne at: http://junannepeck.com

James Anderson

@artistjra

ARTIST: James Anderson I am now seventy-five years old, raised in Des Moines, Iowa and have always loved to do art, since childhood. I have attended college at Grand View, Northwest Missouri State, Kansas City Art Institute, Iowa State University and Drake University. I am a graduate of Drake University, in 1973, with a BFA . I have lived in Fort Worth for over forty years now. I have won "Third Place" in the "Oil Category" five State, 31st Annual Texas & Neighbors Regional Art Exhibition in Irving, Texas. I have won first place for oil paintings in the 2016 Irving Art Association 61st Exhibition. I have won third place for oil painting in the 2016 Irving Art Association National Animal Art Juried Competition. I do photography, sculpture, oil and watercolor, drawing, paintings, and wood carving. My personal artistic goal is to constantly perfect my abilities in all the media's. I have a deep admiration for the artists from the past, and would love to achieve their skill level.

Jordan Brown

@thirdcoastperspectives

Photography and visual storytelling. With a special emphasis on Stories about Place in America's South.

Allison Bruning

@artistallison

Nature and history has always inspired me. I am a very creative person who loves art, writing and crafts. I paint with acrylics, draw with watercolor pencils, colored pencils, charcoal and pastels. When I'm not doing art, I can be found writing historical romance.

Nancy Lamb

@nancy_lamb

For over sixty years, I’ve painted the world around me—friends, neighbors, strangers at parties, people mid-conversation, cooking, laughing, playing games, or simply being together. I think of these works as portraits of social spaces, layered with memory, place, and connection. In many cases, I’ve photographed people I know during everyday moments and later painted from those images, always with a sense of deep affection and curiosity. I've been surprised over the years at how varied the reactions can be—some feel seen and celebrated, while others are less comfortable being depicted. Personally, I’ve always felt honored to be painted by another artist, so it’s never occurred to me that someone might feel exposed or uneasy. But I understand that being painted is an intimate experience; it can stir up all kinds of feelings. I’ve never stopped believing in the value of documenting the people and the community that shaped me. My work is rooted in where I’m from and in what I’ve lived through—and that includes both the joy and the occasional tension that comes with telling the truth of a place.