Alex Bowman is an Oakland-based painter, illustrator and muralist whose figurative, colorful works mirror the diversity and vibrance of her community. Through painting, printmaking and public art, she uses gesture and linework to depict both real and imagined compositions of togetherness.

Clinton Burger grew up in the lush landscape of Ojai, CA. Surrounded by the wonders of nature, he felt an intrinsic, magic buzzing whenever outside beneath the oaks and along the sycamore lined creeks. He would collect found earthen objects to take home as tokens of appreciation for the natural world, recognizing them as special mementos. Clinton’s use of wood in sculptures is a reflection of being at home in nature, sculpture as found and tangible talismen, and painting as a rainbow bridge melding the two. The symbols in his work represent ordinary objects intended to spark curiosity due to an increase in spatial awareness. This scaling up of the object also allows the viewer to recalibrate what they consider important—an attempt to exhibit magic in the ordinary. After briefly attending California College of the Arts, Clinton graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz with a degree in studio art and film.

Annie Free is a self-taught artist. Raised by the sea on the Monterey Peninsula, she is a rule breaker by nature and began to draw and paint without direction at the age of 42. Following a successful career as the co-creator of skateboard brand, Huf, Annie made her way into the art world with the same “outside the box” approach to achieving her vision. Her brightly colored and quirky illustration work quickly made its way to the International commercial space with Converse, Mother Denim and Urban Outfitters. Her watercolor and paper creations burst with color and capture the imagination with wonder. Hidden characters and humor evoke a sense of enchantment, escape from reality and entrance into a magical world. Annie lives and creates in Carmel Valley where she spends much of her time tending to her “Rainbow Garden” and

bug-eyed chihuahuas. She is influenced by Japanese Pop Art, the vast variety of California landscapes and optimism.

Kristina Micotti is an illustrator and designer from San Jose. Her illustrations are playful, bold and simple. She likes to create anything that makes her laugh. In addition to her illustration work, she runs a small business where she has a line of illustrated products ranging from stickers to blankets.

Tess Rubinstein is a multi-disciplinary artist living in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her work highlights the beauty and intelligence of the natural world, and considers how we can learn from ecological narratives all around us. Primary themes include mutualism, cyclicality, curiosity and the role of attention. Her process is guided by an exploration in materials, primarily through paper pulp painting. Rubinstein received her BFA from the Pacific Northwest College of Art in 2017, and works as an illustrator, naturalist and teacher.

Jesse Silver is a self-taught artist painting primarily in gouache on paper. Hailing from the Southeast, she has worked hard to make her life journey fun. Having lived in a houseboat, a barn, a school bus, as well as numerous apartments and houses across various cities, she currently calls Marin County home. Her diverse career experiences—from ice cream truck driver to sous chef to set designer—have shaped her unique perspective, though painting remains a constant throughout. Jesse finds her deepest inspiration in quiet moments and challenging times, using her art as a form of therapy. Her work captures the fleeting, often fuzzy moments of life, serving as gentle reminders of hope found in small, everyday moments. Jesse lives with her photographer husband, their young daughter—a budding artist in her own right—and their beloved dog, Fox.