Adika Bell

“Untitled,” by Adika Bell

ADIKA BELL is a self taught visual artist from Tacoma, Washington. The majority of his focus is portraiture, but he has a wide range of styles that vary from still life to abstract expressionism. Adika has a poetic use of bright and contrasting colors that have a way of telling a story by themselves in his artwork. Inspired by the lack of exposure and African American representation in the art world growing up, Adika desires to paint the beauty of blackness in addition to his heroes and legends as well as his experiences. The African American image is something that he embraces and celebrates, capturing often-overlooked elements of black people in an attempt to counter-balance how we view ourselves in art and as artists in America and worldwide.

Find his work at adikabellart.com.

Kerry Cole

“The Falconer,” by Kerry Cole

KERRY COLE talks to bugs and people she can’t see. She thinks trees have feelings and paints what she feels coming from all around us. She dreams of people she has never met who offer advice, or ask for her help. She often ends up painting them as an offering of healing. Her family is tolerant and curious.

Find her work at kerrycolefineart.com.