Artist Type: Visual

Dammit Wesley is a creative community influencer, a trained multi-disciplinary artist, and an experienced educator. He has played an active role in the Charlotte arts community since 2013, beginning with curating monthly pop-up exhibitions highlighting local emerging artists. As an artist, Wesley holds a Bachelors in Fine Arts & Graphic Design from Winthrop University. His…

Lo’Vonia Parks brings her colorful energy and art to Charlotte through murals, guided art tours, and doggy caricatures. She has over 5 murals in Charlotte (South End, Queens University, Spectrum Center, Valerie C Woodard building, Pauline’s Tea-Bar Apothecary) and the latest can be found in the Five Points neighborhood. One of her highlights was participating…

Dylan Bannister is a visual artist whose interdisciplinary works explore memory, nostalgia, and liminality. Aiming to highlight the beauty in the everyday, Bannister’s images often feature utilitarian fixtures such as payphones, sign frames, buildings, and powerlines. Bannister’s works have been included in group exhibitions throughout the southeastern U.S., and his 2023 solo-exhibition Dialing Out presented…

Veda Saravanan is a self-taught artist based in Charlotte, NC, known for her vibrant and experimental use of color in her abstract work. Her art is inspired by her travels around the world, which have introduced her to a range of cultures and artistic expressions. Veda explores how colors and forms can merge in unexpected…

Trish Boyles is an emerging mixed media artist in Charlotte, NC. Her work is about how we solidify the collection of salient moments in our lives into constructs of identity, beliefs, and narratives about ourselves, others, and the world. She works to create her own visual syntax to render a disorganized unity appearing as a…

Matt Metzgar is an artist from Harrisburg, North Carolina who specializes in whimsical cartoons, comics, and zines. His playful, imaginative style has been showcased at popular events around Charlotte, including Zine Fest, Charlotte Boom, and Matthews Comic Con, captivating local audiences with his unique blend of humor and creativity.

Honey bees have a big impact on our world! As bees gather nectar, they pollinate plants and fertilize a wide variety of vegetation. Bees pollinate 1/3 of all flowering plants! Those plants produce the oxygen we breathe and the food we and other animals eat. Without bees, our ecosystem would suffer and our food system…

Dominique is a Charlotte-based brand strategist, graphic designer, and illustrator passionate about using art and design to uplift communities. As the founder of DAP Designz, she has spent over a decade crafting impactful brand identities for businesses while also engaging in public art projects that celebrate culture and storytelling. Dominique’s work blends creativity with strategy,…