Introducing the Next Year of feverdream Artists!
feverdream welcomes the next year artists, which consists of 3 promising emerging local artists! Chronologically, the artists are Jihad Dennis, Jules Briggs, and Crystal Miller.
Jihad Dennis (Photo Provided by Artist)
Jihad Dennis
Summer 2024
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.
Jihad has already started his residency as of May 15th, and will finish his stay on August 15th!
Check out Jihad’s work on his instagram!
Jules Briggs (Photo provided by Artist)
Jules Briggs
Fall 2024
Jules Briggs is a Cleveland, Ohio based artist with a studio in Lakewood's Screw Factory. She holds an MA in Philosophy & The Arts from University of Warwick, England, and a BA in Studio Art from DePauw University, Indiana.
Following her undergraduate career, Jules worked for two years as a bronze foundry artist at Odiyan Copper Mandala, a small Buddhist monastic community in Northern California. Her countless life-size and miniature sculptures contributed to the revitalization of Tibetan art and have been donated to monasteries abroad. Jules’ time spent at Odiyan influenced her decision to study eastern philosophy for her master’s degree in the context of sacred art creation.
Jules' personal paintings and sculptures have appeared in galleries both nationally and internationally. Notable exhibitions include Carlisle Arts & Learning Center (Carlisle, PA), McCord Gallery (Chicago, IL), Wasmer Gallery and Valley Arts Center Cleveland, OH), Ohio Artist Registry Exhibit (Columbus, OH), and 6 Spin Street Gallery (Cape Town, South Africa) during an artist residency with renowned apartheid photographer and activist, Jenny Altschuler.
In her free time, Jules likes walking to Lake Erie from her home in Gordon Square Arts District of Cleveland, training her dog, and reading fiction novels.
Check out Jules’ work on her instagram!
Crystal Miller (Photo by Emily Metger)
Crystal Miller
Spring 2025
Crystal Miller is an interdisciplinary mixed-media artist currently living and working inCleveland, Ohio. Crystal has an Associate in Graphic Design, and a BFA in Painting andSEM (Sculpture and Expanded Media) at the Cleveland Institute of Art, 2023. Her paintingsand sculptures explore Afro-futurism using unconventional materials including beads, glitter,rhinestones, and foam. Recent exhibitions include “DRMWRLD” at Maria Neil Art Project inCleveland, OH, and “Black Spaces: Defying Social Constructs” at Summit Art Space in Akron, OH.
Check out Crystals’s work on her instagram!
