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2026 Artists
Catie Michel
Catie Michel is a muralist, science illustrator, and devoted naturalist based in Denver, CO. Her background in field research and science communication grounds her creative work in attention, inquiry, and collaboration. Finding great community in shared curiosity, Catie examines themes of connection, access, advocacy, and the intersection of science and art. She has created public murals across Colorado and collaborates with organizations like the National Science Foundation, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, and State Parks. She is currently a Fireline Fellow at OSU researching wildfire and teaches science illustration for the Denver Botanic Gardens.
Megan Lingerfelt
Megan Lingerfelt is a visual artist and muralist based in Oak Ridge, TN whose work explores the border where the natural and built environments meet. Drawing inspiration from native plants, architectural forms, and the changing qualities of light, Megan uses a stylistic layering of color to create compositions with depth and contrast. Her murals often intertwine organic motifs with structural geometry, using color and pattern to express the quiet rhythms that connect people to place.
Oak Bloak
Max Coleman is an artist from Denver, CO. He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design 2015 where he was trained as a painter and illustrator. Since then he has worked as an artist with the chief aim of transforming spaces and minds with unconventional portraiture and dazzling color. His murals create spaces of reflection while his moody illustrations utilize techniques and visual tropes from centuries past to explore modern narratives. A lifelong fascination with science and an urge to venerate the natural world guides the artists’ hand in all he creates.
Patrick Maxcy
Patrick Maxcy is a painter, muralist, illustrator and adventurer known for his whimsical, animal-centered work. Based in Fleming Island, FL, his paintings tell stories of nature, wildlife and humanity’s relationship with it. His love of sea creatures can be found in his work alongside the moodiness and greenery of the forest with land animals both big and small. Patrick’s art is heavily inspired by his travels. His paintings juxtapose playfulness alongside detailed symbolism and explore child-like wonder and curiosity sparked by the experience of being a father. Patrick has painted murals all over the U.S., South America and Africa.
Savannah LeCornu
Savannah LeCornu is a self taught artist from Ketchikan, Alaska. She is Tsimshian, Haida, and Nez Perce. Savannah draws and paints in traditional and digital formats, working in formline and plateau art styles she strives to create modern, accessible art that celebrates Indigenous peoples while also inviting the audience to rethink preconceived notions they may have. She was the recipient of the Native American Fellowship from Ucross in Spring 22 and the Harpo Foundation Fellowship for Native American Artists from the Vermont Studio Center in Fall 23. In Fall 25 she completed a residency with Ma’s House and with Sealaska Heritage Institute as a demonstrating artist. Her work has been displayed in the Columbia City Gallery, the Ucross Art Gallery, The Yellowstone Art Museum, the Golden History Museum, and currently in the Tread of Pioneers Museum. She has also been a part of the Indigiversal Collective murals at Noisy Waters for the last three years.
SENHOR
From Lisbon, Portugal, Tomás Richter, also known as SENHOR, is a multidisciplinary visual artist with over 10 years of experience in street art, illustration, animation, graphic design, and set design. Inspired by nature, underground culture, and comic art, his work combines urban aesthetics with strong visual storytelling. He graduated in Set Design from ESTC and has developed projects and murals across Portugal, Europe, and the United States. Throughout his career, he has collaborated with platforms and brands such as CRACK KIDS Lisboa and POSCA. Recently, alongside artist WEK, he co-created the SPRAY THE SEED Project, an artistic initiative focused on urban art, collaboration, and cultural intervention.
Jessa Gilbert
From Squamish, BC, her paintings and drawings are inspired by her experiences in the backcountry, capturing playful moments of awe, adventure, and connection with the wild. Jessa’s work brings the movement and passing of time into the static medium of paint, creating pieces that uplift, enliven, and celebrate the joy of being outdoors. Her love of art and adventure has also led her to become a CSGA-certified backcountry snowboard guide. In winter, you’ll find her guiding across British Columbia; in summer, she’s out on the trails working on her #getoutoftownvibe series.
Wayward Walls
Jason Harvin is the artist behind Wayward Walls in Gibsonton, FL, creating bold, story-driven murals that transform everyday spaces into immersive visual experiences. Blending street art energy with fine art detail, his work explores movement, culture, and connection through large-scale public and private commissions. From community walls to custom interior design, Wayward Walls brings personality, color, and narrative to spaces that deserve to be remembered.
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Kaplan Bunce
Apache Nation
Kaplan Bunce, also known as Kapache1, is a Native American artist renowned for his innovative exploration of cultural identity, spirituality, and indigenous traditions. Born and raised in Washington State, Kaplan is of Apache heritage with ties to Albuquerque, New Mexico. He has resided on the island of Kauaʻi for the last 18 years, where he has become deeply connected to Hawaiian culture, finding parallels between its traditions and those of mainland indigenous tribes.
Kaplan is a multifaceted artist whose work spans murals, woodwork, and collaborative installations. His art often serves as a visual representation of prayer and sacredness, reflecting his engagement with the Native American Church and indigenous spirituality. His creative journey began as a carpenter, repurposing scrap wood into native figures and picture frames. Over time, his practice evolved into more expansive mediums while maintaining themes of ritual, positivity, and cultural reclamation.
Kaplan Bunce, also known as Kapache1, is a Native American artist renowned for his innovative exploration of cultural identity, spirituality, and indigenous traditions. Born and raised in Washington State, Kaplan is of Apache heritage with ties to Albuquerque, New Mexico. He has resided on the island of Kauaʻi for the last 18 years, where he has become deeply connected to Hawaiian culture, finding parallels between its traditions and those of mainland indigenous tribes.
Kaplan is a multifaceted artist whose work spans murals, woodwork, and collaborative installations. His art often serves as a visual representation of prayer and sacredness, reflecting his engagement with the Native American Church and indigenous spirituality. His creative journey began as a carpenter, repurposing scrap wood into native figures and picture frames. Over time, his practice evolved into more expansive mediums while maintaining themes of ritual, positivity, and cultural reclamation.
Jason LaClair
Lummi Nation, Nooksack
Jason LaClair is a local artist of Lummi and Nooksack heritage who has spent his life in the region. Raised around several carvers and artists he was inspired to start his own journey at the age of nine. For many years he practiced in Northern Formline Art and today has been learning and practicing in the shapes and traditions of Coast Salish art. His work represents a simple yet deliberate style with linear designs that were used for spindle whorls and expressions of spirituality.
Jason LaClair is a local artist of Lummi and Nooksack heritage who has spent his life in the region. Raised around several carvers and artists he was inspired to start his own journey at the age of nine. For many years he practiced in Northern Formline Art and today has been learning and practicing in the shapes and traditions of Coast Salish art. His work represents a simple yet deliberate style with linear designs that were used for spindle whorls and expressions of spirituality.
Sophia Jackson
Quechan, Dine, San Juan Southern Paiute
Sophia Jackson is a local artist of Quechan, Dine, San Juan Southern Paiute, Mexican and Irish descent. She was raised in the PNW in a nest of creativity with her artist father and sisters, drawing at age 2. Predominantly a painter, her earliest artistic influences were cartoons , anime and comics which still inform her rich taste in storytelling, color and contrast today. She is passionate about using her artistic gifts to translate to the world just how beautiful indigenous culture is, and has worked with native non-profit Whiteswan Environmental as their graphic designer and scientific illustrator of native plants and animals. Branching out to beadwork and Navajo rug weaving has deepened her connection to her people and strengthened her belief that native art is worth preserving and passing down.
Sophia Jackson is a local artist of Quechan, Dine, San Juan Southern Paiute, Mexican and Irish descent. She was raised in the PNW in a nest of creativity with her artist father and sisters, drawing at age 2. Predominantly a painter, her earliest artistic influences were cartoons , anime and comics which still inform her rich taste in storytelling, color and contrast today. She is passionate about using her artistic gifts to translate to the world just how beautiful indigenous culture is, and has worked with native non-profit Whiteswan Environmental as their graphic designer and scientific illustrator of native plants and animals. Branching out to beadwork and Navajo rug weaving has deepened her connection to her people and strengthened her belief that native art is worth preserving and passing down.
Thayne Yazzie
Navajo, Cherokee, Mohawk
Thayne Yazzie was born and raised on the Navajo Reservation and has lived in the Pacific Northwest most of his life. His mission is to combine science and art through an array of mediums including illustrations, paintings, digital art, games, stories, and multimedia experiences.
Over the past several years, Thayne has worked with various organizations, schools, and multi-scale projects where indigenous perspectives as well as contemporary art are used to convey the importance of place, culture, and the environment.
Thayne Yazzie was born and raised on the Navajo Reservation and has lived in the Pacific Northwest most of his life. His mission is to combine science and art through an array of mediums including illustrations, paintings, digital art, games, stories, and multimedia experiences.
Over the past several years, Thayne has worked with various organizations, schools, and multi-scale projects where indigenous perspectives as well as contemporary art are used to convey the importance of place, culture, and the environment.
Isabella Conover
Bellingham, WA
Isabella Conover is an artist based out of Nooksack and Simiahmoo, Coast Salish Territory, Bellingham, WA. Her work has mainly been in a digital medium, but she also explores acrylic paint, clay, and felt fiber art. The characters she designs evolve out of a collaborative story telling process, as well as creative connection with the plants and animals of the Pacific Northwest.
She has been learning about Coast Salish art under the mentorship of S’Klallam artist Brian Perry. This is her fourth year helping with the Indigeversal Collective; she is not a tribal member but greatly appreciates the opportunity to work with and learn from the artists of the Collective.
Isabella Conover is an artist based out of Nooksack and Simiahmoo, Coast Salish Territory, Bellingham, WA. Her work has mainly been in a digital medium, but she also explores acrylic paint, clay, and felt fiber art. The characters she designs evolve out of a collaborative story telling process, as well as creative connection with the plants and animals of the Pacific Northwest.
She has been learning about Coast Salish art under the mentorship of S’Klallam artist Brian Perry. This is her fourth year helping with the Indigeversal Collective; she is not a tribal member but greatly appreciates the opportunity to work with and learn from the artists of the Collective.
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