Anthony Coleman (b. 1969) was born and raised in Philadelphia. Fueled by a desire to create, Coleman began drawing his unique portraits at a young age. Coleman drew on whatever he could find, cutting out each finished figure and carrying it in his wallet wherever  he  went. Many of these early portraits were created on discarded cardboard boxes while Coleman was working at Pizza Hut. Coleman infuses his distinct style—elongated noses, exaggerated features, antenna-like protuberances, and highly saturated colors—into his colored pencil portraits. Favorite subjects include cartoons from the ‘70s and ‘80s, celebrities, aliens, and circus clowns. Coleman's work is collected internationally and has been exhibited in shows at Fleisher/Ollman and Amanita, as well as group shows and two solo shows at SAGE Studio.

Acclaimed outsider artist Ike E. Morgan (b. 1958) has always enjoyed painting portraits.  His earliest known paintings from his high school days were historic portraits and he painted George Washington from the dollar bill when he was in the Austin State Hospital, where he resided from age 17 through age 41. Morgan works in series based upon the materials he has on hand and what is in his mind.  His work can be created with a wide range of materials. Morgan paints every day,  enamored with historic portraits and occasionally adding in pop culture figures from his youth, birds, or animals. Morgan's work is included in numerous private and public collections and has been shown in exhibitions across the country.

Montrel Beverly (b. 2003) is an Austin-based artist whose practice focuses on sculptures made out of pipe cleaners. These art objects are often kinetic, with moving and detachable parts that add to viewers' joy and wonderment. Beverly began sculpting at an early age, using common household materials like paper towels and straws to create original characters. He started molding pipe cleaners in elementary school after his teacher introduced him to the medium. Pipe cleaners provide Beverly with an immediacy that is important to his process, a material that he can quickly manipulate and begin solving the puzzle of his sculpture with. "When you bend it, it stays. I like that. I can put things in different poses and change things."  Though pipe cleaners are often dismissed as a craft material, Beverly elevates them to fine art, building elaborate creations that include automobiles,  Ferris wheels, and buildings.

Montrel Beverly (2003)
The Birth of Venus, 2024
Pipe Cleaner Sculpture
17 x 32 x 3 in
Price upon request