Artists

Chelsey Austin

Chelsey Austin is an artist from Melbourne, FL who has been chalking professionally for the past four years as part of the Florida Chalk Artists Association. She is best known for her freehand method and use of color. Her normal subject matter depicts a mixture of realism and fantasy to bring an image to life, something she has been especially focused on in 2014. Aside from street art, Chelsey works professionally designing sports memorabilia as well as other freelance opportunities in graphic design, pencil, and photography. To find out more about her art, click here.

Carrie Bennett

Carrie Bennett is an artist and art teacher for grades K-8 in Lighthouse Point, Florida. She has a passion for inspiring young artists and reviving the arts in her city. She received 'Best in Show' at Ft. Lauderdale's ArtServe Exhibit last month and was a featured artist at Lake Worth's 2013 street painting festival. She loves the experience of street painting & telling stories on the pavement through her art! Click here to learn more about this artist.

Jennifer Chaparro

Jennifer Chaparro is originally from San Diego, but has lived in Florida since 1999. She has a degree in Design from UCLA. She began street painting 10 years ago. Jennifer has won many awards for her chalk art, and travels the world creating custom works of art for festivals and special events. She received her Maestro Certification in 2011, and is known for her exquisite portraiture, but also for exciting 3D anamorphic street art that boggles the mind. Jennifer won the Marietta ChalkFest People's Choice Award in 2013. Click here to visit her website.

Hector Diaz &
Ken Mullen

Hector Diaz and Ken Mullen are the "Chalk Guys". First introduced to street painting through the Lake Worth Street Painting Festival, Hector was hooked from the start. He quickly paired with lifelong friend, Ken, to recreate a William Waterhouse painting, which would soon become the first of many collaborations. More recently, they started a journey into the realm of larger-scale pieces, as well as the exciting world of 3D chalk art- they have not looked back since. In the past few years, having officially dubbed themselves the "Chalk Guys," they have shared their 3D street paintings all over Florida and throughout the United States. For these chalk guys, street painting is not just about an image on a street. It's about the process, the crowd interaction, and the great friends that they have met along the way. Click here to learn more about them.

Beatrice Flaig

Beatrice Flaig resides in West Palm Beach, Florida. She teaches middle school science and has always had a tremendous appreciation for the arts. After her first attempt at street painting as a means to reconnect with her daughter, she fell in love with the medium. Beatrice enjoys the challenge of large scale art and visualizing the transformation of each piece as it is created . There's also a great sense of accomplishment and excitement as the public participates in watching the process take form. Beatrice enjoys working with high intensity colors and the opportunity to share her talent with other artists. As a member of the Florida Chalk Artist Association, she is delighted to be invited to various festivals and given the opportunity to create drawings that turn streets into outdoor Museums.

Julie Graden

Julie Graden, from Land O' Lakes, FL, is an award- winning and certified "Master" Street Painter through Florida Chalk Artist Association.
She began street painting in 2003. Julie's sister Rebacca Graden assist her at many festivals. Julie attended Florida School of the Arts in Palatka, FL.
Julie works in acrylic, watercolor, color pencil, chalk, and in computer-aided graphic design. Chalk Art is a Performing Art. It brings my art into the public eye. The viewer becomes part of the process. Watching the artist create a masterpiece on the streets and sidewalks. "The interaction is what makes Chalk Art so magical for me". Click here to visit Julie's website.

Photography by Craig Houdeshell

Lori Hughes

Lori Hughes is an artist from Galloway, OH. This Youngstown State University grad earned her BA in Art Ed in 2003, and in 2005 competed in her very first chalking event. Her styles range from realistic to animated with bold use of color. In the off season (fall/winter) this artist creates custom painted shoes, wall murals, and three dimensional wrapped gifts. She also has recently created and completed a successful chalking event in her hometown in 2013. Click here to see more art by Lori Hughes.

Cynthia Kostylo

Cynthia grew up in Illinois and graduated from Southern Illinois University with a degree in Art Education. She taught art at the high school level for a few years before taking time off to raise her 3 sons. It wasn't until her kids were nearly grown that Cynthia began drawing, painting and sculpting again after a long but important hiatus. It was during this hiatus that Cynthia was introduced to the art of the Madonnari, but it wasn't until 2007 that she begin getting serious about it. Cynthia immersed herself fully by participating in every festival that was feasibly possible, mostly in her neighboring California cities. Today Cynthia travels worldwide to share her "street chalk art" and while at home in Southern California enjoys painting murals, drawing pastel portraits and currently writing/illustrating her first children's book. Click here to visit her website.

David Lepore

David Lepore has been illustrating since a young age and briefly attended art school upon moving to South Florida. While building his company outside of the art world, David has always kept it in his life, most recently in the form of street painting. He is able to show a range of style from cartoon to comic to portraits-most often in black and white. David prefers painting iconic heroes and villains, using off-beat movie clips as inspiration. David lives in West Palm Beach, Florida where he continues to operate his flooring business.

BK Lyons

Bridget "BK" Lyons is a Florida Artist who focuses on colors in her paintings. That love of color has become a staple in her choices for street painting. In just over three years, she has moved on from flat, bright images to develop her passion for colors and just how far she can push the limits. Her style continues to evolve in street painting, by her mixed use of carefully selected reproductions and inspired original pieces. Visit her website by clicking here.

Bill McCaffrey

Bill McCaffrey attended Tyler School of Art/Temple University. In Vietnam, he was the battalion artist. McCaffrey now does plein air painting (oils, pastels, or watercolors). In 1996, he went to see the Lake Worth Street Painting festival and his wife said, "You could do that." He's been doing it ever since. He is inspired by history, street painting images that people can relate to. McCaffrey is known for allowing children to assist with his art, and loves when he returns the kids to their parents covered in chalk. All is temporary. Street painting is temporary, embrace it.

Shawn McCann

As an artist, Shawn McCann is one who loves to explore the relationship of art, space, and interaction. Having graduated the Minneapolis College of Art and Design with a BFA, Shawn has grown into a multi-media, multidisciplinary artist whose work explores color, texture, form, and content. This approach has led to the many areas in which Shawn’s work has encompassed including; 2D and 3D street painting, murals, fine art, children’s books, installation art, temporary and permanent art and commercial illustration. From the creation of children’s books, installation of a temporary 4000 square foot mural at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, to a mural at IIT Bombay in Mumbai, India, each work of art is produced with a fresh set of ideas, parameters, and ways in which to enliven the space within its grasp. Click here to see more of his art.

Shane Mesmer

Shane began her professional art career in 1997 when opening her Washington, DC based graphic design firm, Eye Candy Grafix. Upon moving to South Florida in 2004, Shane attended her first chalk festival and was instantly hooked on the street painting culture. Unfulfilled by graphic design, Shane found the challenges of chalking to be extremely rewarding artistically. "I get paid to create art for other people, but street painting is just for me. Some of us golf, some of us garden. I rub chalk on roads. It's my therapy, my hobby, my passion." Today, Shane continues to operate her graphic design studio from her West Palm Beach, Florida home. Click here to see more of her artwork.

Lee Mobley

Lee Mobley is a self-taught artist from Douglas, Georgia. He has enjoyed expressing his creativity through art since an early age. He enjoys creating large-scale acrylic murals but was introduced to street painting in 2012 and has developed a passion for this art form. His profession as an early childhood educator influences his chalk art, which has been described as bright, kid friendly, and often times comical. He is often assisted by his wife Holly or one of their three children. You can find more information on this artist and examples of his work at www.337designs.com

Anat Ronen

Anat is a self-taught artist, focusing on street art: murals and street painting in particular. She paints mostly with brushes, using latex (house paint), acrylics, tempera, and also uses pastels, pens, markers and even does digital work on her tablet. Anat’s murals are so good, one could be forgiven for mistaking them for reality. Originally from Israel and now based in Houston, Texas, Ronen creates work with a playful charm and an appreciation for nature. She painted over 400 murals throughout Houston and beyond, including public spaces like interstate highways, bridges, buildings, schools, churches and more. Click here to learn more about this artist.

Dorothy Sabean

"Dee" Sabean is an award-winning chalker from St. Petersburg, Florida- originally from Massachusetts. She teaches and performs street paintings throughout Florida. She is a self-taught artist who works in different media including pastel, charcoal, acrylic paints, papier mache and recycled materials. She has had solo exhibitions of her paintings in Lakeland and Tampa, FL. Dee recently created a 12-foot tall walking Salvador Dali puppet who was hired to represent the St. Petersburg Dali Museum. It won Best In Show among 150 floats in a parade. Dee and her husband Gary Davis look forward to returning to Marietta this fall to create more magic on the street. To see more of her art, click here to visit her website.

Craig Thomas

Craig Thomas is a military brat that has lived most of his adult life in Missouri. Street painting has taken Craig to Europe, the Caribbean, Canada and throughout the United States. "Street Painting is an addiction for me. It's extreme yoga. Dealing with the weather, surface, crowds, physical endurance, and time window can become a religious experience for me" Craig enjoys bring art to the people with street painting. Craig is also known for his fine art, murals, and plein air painting. Click here to learn more about this artist.

Janet P. Tombros

Janet P. Tombros, a resident of Apopka, Florida, is a certified "Master" Street Painter through Florida Chalk Artist Association and an established acrylic artist on both canvas and murals in the central Florida community. Janet has been a featured artist at many Chalk Festivals through out the United States andhas been teaching students the art of Street Painting at local festivals for many years. "I like to pick an image that will draw comments from the spectators. This interaction keeps me energized while I am working. People are an integral part of my performance." See more by clicking here.

Cass Womack

Born in Philadelphia and raised in Minnesota, Cass Womack is relatively new to street painting and has devoted her life to education and the arts. After discovering computer graphics in early 2000's, she decided to attended college for interactive media. She has taught college classes in programming and animation. Today, Cass works for a video game company in Tampa, FL as full time production artst. In her spare time she will attend street painting festivals as a way to give back to the community and share the importance of art with the public. When not at events you can find Cass painting and teaching for free on her livestream channel. Click here to see more of her artwork.

Stacey Williams-Ng

Stacey is a painter and illustrator based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. One of her favorite chalk-art jobs is at the Bristol Renaissance Faire at the Illinois/Wisconsin border, where she performs as a "madonnara", making 16th-century chalk paintings while in a historically accurate costume. When she's not doing chalk art, she's a children's book illustrator and award-winning Art Director for an indie press. Click here to learn more about her or check out her Tumblr.

Willie Zin

William Zin (Willie) graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration from Cal State Long Beach. Unable to pursue the arts due to financial circumstances, he worked in the Freight Industry for many years. In 2007, he suffered from a heart attack. During his recuperation, he had rediscovered his love for art and was determined to live life and do what he loves most. Willie entered his first chalk art event in 2009 and fell in love with this art form instantly. He loved the immediate result and the connection and interaction with the onlookers. Since then, he has traveled around the US and participated in over 50 events. He has won several awards for his work. You can see more of his art by clicking here.