Artists of Riding Up Front – Riding Up Front

Annie Haines

California Bay Area artist Annie Haines has been drawing, painting and printmaking since the mid 1980s. She received an Associates Degree in Commercial Illustration from Lansing Community College in Michigan. Working for many years as the Art and Design librarian at the University of Michigan in the School of Art & Design also had a lasting influence on her art education. Librarianship exposed her to thousands of books, magazines and other materials in the collection she managed. Being an artist herself helped her to understand and teach other artists to navigate the vast quantities of information available at the University. Working at the School allowed her to meet many talented artists, take workshops, attend lectures, see demonstrations, sit in on classes and absorb a world-class education. Throughout decades of working in the library profession, she actively dedicated herself to furthering her own artistic skills. Annie’s move to the California Bay Area in 2015 from Michigan was a remarkable opportunity for her to devote herself fully to art making and explore an exciting and diverse natural environment. Her work has been exhibited nationally and abroad and is held in private collections in many areas of the world.

Liana Lucier

Liana is a visual artist currently living in Asheville, NC. She hopes her work will inspire viewers to question ourselves, our leaders, and the world we live in.

Nina Rupena

Nina Rupena is a visual artist based in Melbourne Australia. With background in fine art, illustration and industrial design, she tends to work across mediums and practices. Her interests lie in people, stories and creating connections through art. For more info visit her page www.ninarupena.com.au

MJ Cooke

When not caring for their collection of houseplants, hauling hay for their farm animals or studying the mysteries of the stars and dreaming of how to reach them, MJ can be found digitally doodling or painting people’s pets and farm friends. And though their goal is to one day be researching the mechanics of the universe as their career, you can find a collection of MJ’s other work for sale in their Etsy shop at www.etsy.com/shop/ArtsByMJ

Wanni Wang, artist

Wanni Wang is an artist/illustrator based in Honolulu, Hawaii (USA). A transplant from Hong Kong from many moons ago. Through drawing people and things to manifest the stories in between, she uncovers the underlying common thread of humanity. Her recent works #DaBusPplHNL depicts ppl she encounters on her commute by bus or walk. View her ongoing #100DaysOfTiltBrush project of creating images in virtual reality on instagram @wwanni

Paula Vrinceanu

Paula Vrinceanu: "I am a Romanian visual artist working in this field for about 10 years now. Before this, I was a pianist: my life has always been an interesting and creative journey. I still play the piano when I have time, but now I'm focusing on visual art. I work in an advertising agency in Cluj, and at night- for few hours ( because, unfortunately, I need to sleep), I freelance and work on my own art business which I've started this year.

Kayla Younkin

Kayla Younkin is a traditional and scientific illustrator living in NYC. She enjoys creating anything from digitally rendered medical graphics to whimsical watercolors of animals, mermaids, and caricatures.

Alexandra Burda

Alexandra Burda is from Romania and currently lives in Helsinki, Finland. She loves traveling, people, animals, history, emotions and the wonderful world of imagination. If she were not an artist, she would like to work as a scientist, or a professional athlete. Some of her portfolio can be found at http://alexandraburda-illustration.com/

Royale Cadar

Building upon a degree in Industrial Design Technology, Brooklyn based artist, Royale Cadar, migrated from Seattle to New York to continue her education at the Fashion Institute of Technology, graduating with a BFA in Fashion Design. With over a decade of experience in the fashion and graphic design industry, Royale's entrepreneurial side gained ground with the founding of a line of baby shower supplies titled Freshly Pressed. Drawing inspiration from her love of flea marketing, healthy cooking, and DIY projects, Freshly Pressed products produce crisp ideas for the baby shower scene, and can be found on Etsy at http://shopfreshlypressed.etsy.com

Iris Hopp

Iris Hopp loves traveling and exploring the world. Her illustrations here will help you travel to the world of "Riding Up Front!"

Fabian Parente

Fabian Parente, Buenos Aires, Argentina: "Im a itinerant ilustrator and martial artist curretly traveling all over Latin America.

Laura Sallette

With a day job in the energy industry, Laura enjoys doodling, sketching, and traveling during her free time. As the daughter of an immigrant and having lived in NYC and the Bay Area, she has a deep appreciation for the positive contributions that arise from a diverse and colorful community.

Courtney Zell

Courtney Zell is New York City and Los Angeles based artist. Some of her favorite things are urban sketching, comics, letterpress, and travel. She is the illustrator of the ongoing comic series The Wonder City currently running on the NYC blog Untapped Cities as a web comic. See more of her work at www.courneyzell.com.

Pedro De Elizalde

Pedro De Elizalde is 25, and a Concept Artist from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Check out more of his work on his Instagram: @pdeart

Dina Muhic

Dina Muhic: "I am a Bosnian-born film and television scholar based in Oregon, with a passion for studying people and places through art. Fictional characters are my favorite subjects." Visit Dina's site: http://dmuhic0.wixsite.com/sometimes-i-art/fan-art

Jessica Eastburn

Jessica Eastburn is an artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Originally from Oregon, Jessica's fascination with cartoons and comics devloped at an early age. Her work now encompasses drawing, painting, illustration and murals. Jessica's interests lie in capturing the mundane and the absurd in her work. One of her favorite mediums is gouache, for its ability to shift from precise to loose with a few drops of water. You can view examples of Jessica's work on her website: www.jessicaeastburn.com.

Loraine Yow

Loraine Yow is a self-taught illustrator hiding in Portland, Oregon with her outlaw cat. Her home on the web can be found at www.lolo-ology.com

Cintia Troitiño

Cintia Troitiño: I am from Argentina, and I’m a freelance illustrator and writer with four years of experience. As an illustrator, I use a variety of techniques: digital, traditional and mixed media. I have done work in drawing, manga/comic, animation, film and video making. I enjoy projects that allow me to improve.

Sandro Sulakauri

Sandro is from Tbilisi, in the country of Georgia. He is twenty-one years old and studies fine arts, specializing in acrylic and oils.