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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, multi-disciplinary 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; street painting, murals, fine art, children’s books, installation art, temporary and permanent art and commercial illustration.
He has been featured at numerous street painting festivals throughout the us and overseas and has worked on projects such as Exhibition sized pieces and corporate clients. His work has won numerous awards, been a NEA grant recipient, and is held in private and public collections, and has also been featured twice at the LA Times Festival of Books as a featured illustrator. Shawn was one of the few American artists chosen to participate in the Dubai Canvas, one of the most prestigious street art festivals in the world, and currently organizes 6 street art festivals throughout the midwest.
Allison Severson
St. Paul, MN
Instagram @alleycreations
Allison is an Illustrator, Painter, Chalk Artist, Muralist, and Photographer. In recent years, she has earned a Certificate in Visualization Technology from Saint Paul Community & Technical College which built upon her BA in Illustration received in 2005 from The College of Visual Arts in Saint Paul.
Allison recently illustrated a children's book, which was completed in 2017. She has also been hired to create fine art, character and t-shirt design, murals, and illustrations for holiday cards and family portraits. Her studies in Chalk art has recently promoted her from an Amateur Artist to Professional.
AnnMarie Geniusz: Duluth, MN
Instagram @ageniusz_art
Annmarie Geniusz is an interdisciplinary artist/illustrator. She is best known recently for her botanical illustrations, and large scale chalk murals at festivals. She has been working at national level chalk art festivals for several years. Her work often involves whimsical characters and narrative inspired scenes. She draws inspiration from her long history as a conservation volunteer, her hiking addiction, and her love of sci-fi/fantasy.
She graduated suma cum laude, with a B.A. in Studio Art and Geology from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. She received art training at the University of Montana-Missoula, and the University of Alaska- Fairbanks, as well as at the Memphis College of Art, and the Milwaukee Art Institute. Her current volunteer work includes assisting with set up/planning for Duluth All Souls Night, and as the Art Coordinator for Wussow’s Concert Cafe.
She is a Canadian-American indigenous artist of Cree-Metis descent, who has called Duluth, Minnesota home for 19 years. She grew up in Wisconsin. She is married with a fine fleet of feline children.
Joel Yau
San Rafael, CA
Instagram @studioyau
A successful commercial artist, Joel Yau brings to his visual arts a wealth of knowledge and a curiousity to explore new ground. He is accomplished working with oils, acrylics, and chalk pastels and most recently in ceramics. Though the subject and medium may vary, Joel’s well honed skills as a draftsman and designer are evident in his all of his work. Since 1997, Joel has been invited to participate in street painting festivals in major cities in North and Central
America, Europe and Asia. These festivals allow him to create large format reproductions in 2d as well as 3D anamorphic design. His skilled hands, outgoing personality and love of this ephemeral art have made joel a very successful chalk muralist and his work in this arena has won many accolades and awards.
Joel has a degree in Illustration from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco and Visual Communications in Advertising from the University of the Philippines. He is a professional Graphic Designer, Illustrator, and Art Director who lives in beautiful Marin County just a few miles north of San Francisco
Instagram @chalkunity
Community Mandala Specialist, MN, ND, GA. CommUNITY, creativity & the power of play are my jam! Sandy has created unifying and community engaged mandalas across the country and specializes in bringing people out of their shell to help create public inspired pieces
Rylee Slivicki
Wahpeton, ND
Facebook @rylee.slivicki
Rylee Slivicki, owner of Creative Rose is a self taught spiritual artist that uses everything & anything to bring love & light to this world. She's always loved art because it gives individuals the ability to self express beyond words, & hope to bring about change through the creation of art that speaks to the soul.
Allison Olstad
Faceebook AllisonOlstad/ChalkGnome
Instagram @Chalk_Gnome
TikTok chalkgnome
Allison is a junior who has been chalking for just over six years. She discovered the medium at a chalk camp in the summer of 2017 with Shawn McCann. He has been a tremendous mentor and resource for her. She loves the excitement of watching a piece come together and learning something new along with spending time with her "chalk family". She enjoys sharing chalk art with kids at chalk camps and communities through events. When she isn't chalking she can be found at the lake, playing sports, being with family and friends. and listening or making music.
Mia Vue Jennings
Twin Cities, MN
Instagram miavuejennings
Mia Vue Jennings is a young Hmong-American artist based in the Twin Cities. She’s been creating art for as long as she can remember and her Hmong identity has been a huge inspiration and motivation for most of her work. Throughout her life, she’s worked with many different mediums, but her current focus is mainly on digital art, paintings, murals, and street art. Something that she always strives for in creating art is bringing joy and encouragement to others, because she believe that art always has the power to do good.
Craig and Jamie Rogers
Wahpeton, ND
Instagram @mr.rogers_studio
Facebook @Rogers Create
Richland Center Wisconsin Art Teacher Duo, Jamie and Craig Rogers have been collaborating since they met in high school. Both graduated from UW Oshkosh for art education. Their collaborative efforts started focusing on street painting when they decided to celebrate their wedding by joining their first chalk festival in 2010. Since then they have been featured artists at several events and festivals, taught chalk art workshops, presented a lecture on ephemeral art in nature to UW Oshkosh’s Artscore, and taught thousands of students in the public school system. Their current source of inspiration is music, human interaction with nature, and their two children.
Lakeville, MN
Instagram @brielle.freeburg
Brielle Freeburg is a freshman at Lakeville North High School. Inspired by her chalk-hero, Shawn McCann, she completed her first piece in this chalk festival when she was 11-years-old. She has since been featured at numerous festivals and has won awards from them as well. She loves skiing, paddle boarding, track, summer, hanging with her friends and family, and the color pink.
Laurie Oleson
Andover, MN
Instagram @Epic Chalk Lady
Facebook @Epic Chalk Lady
Stay-at-home mom who discovered a love chalk drawing in 2020. I tried to brighten up the lives of my community during the darkest days of the covid lockdowns by chalking driveways. By 2024, 3 years had passed, and I had done over
400 chalk drawings! 2024 is also when I started entering chalk events and even took home a 1st place prize in St. Paul! I am a self taught chalk artist mostly drawing animals and characters. All my work is 2D but some can be more interactive when viewed from above. I hope one day to learn how to do 3D chalk art! I want to make the world a better place... one chalk art at a time!
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