Artists
jihad dennis
May 2024 - August 2024
seeking refuge, I
gaze beyond the distant peak—
my song finds its way
Jihad Dennis is an artist, designer, photographer, writer, and videographer based in Akron OH. A graduate of Pratt Institute Jihad has produced work for SLAM Magazine, Milk Studios, and Redscout Agency. Jihad started Jihad Paints in 2019 as a painting studio but quickly expanded its reach to web shows, music collaborations, and animation.
His artwork combines mixed media, photoshop, and photography to create memorable energized images of celebrities, friends, and family. He continually paints as a gesture for continued exploration and refinement of craft, viewing fellow creatives as friends, and encouraging their continued creative endeavors alongside them.
jon kvassay
February 2024 - April 2024
Jump Until Sleepy
Walk Into Cold And Hot Sand
Keyboard Music Tapes
Jon Kvassay (b. 1984) is an artist and designer from Los Angeles, CA, whose work stems from a love of open spaces, folklore and the unknown. In all of his creative work, Jon is most focused on space, color and scale. Creating imagery that tells a story and engages viewers brings him joy.
Jon has a BFA in Illustration from Art Center College of Design. He currently works and lives in Old Brooklyn, Ohio, where he hikes, jogs and naps with his wife Katy and dog Boomer.
Learn more about Jon’s body of work here!
nick lee
September 2023 - November 2023
Faceless people seek
A mirror bathed in sunlight
Reflections bring warmth
Nick Lee (b. 1996) is a painter and 2021 Kent State University graduate. Lee lives and works in Akron, Ohio. Lee’s work is inspired by the diversity of human experience. As a Japanese-American, Lee’s visual art strives to better represent minorities like himself in American portraiture and western art. Another motivation for Lee is self discovery. Lee uses symbolic Japanese objects in his paintings to connect with a culture that was never taught to him growing up. Lee is the 2023 recipient of the Distinguished Citizen for Art Education for the Northeast Ohio region.
Learn more about Nick’s body of work here!