The Downstairs

Got Your Back by Shannon Axelson ; Oil and Acrylic on Canvas; 40 x 30”; $375⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Shannon Axelson is an artist based in Portland, OR. She works primarily as a painter, utilizing a background in photography and design when forming compositions. Her work is vibrant yet sentimental; drawing inspiration from significant memories, relationships and shared experiences.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Out The Box by Gary Higgins II ; Acrylic on Canvas, Framed; 36 x 36”; $650⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Gary J Higgins II is Q***r, black creative from NYC. Gary’s primarily artistic focus at this time is painting and curating but he is designing floral, interior and event decore for clients all over the US. Gary also has a background in health and human services and is currently a Development & Engagement Specialist and in-house event planner for a global health organization. Gary has been able to tether his creative and health endeavors together to provide free art therapy workshops for LGBTQIA survivors of trauma, individuals living with chronic health conditions and or overcoming substance and other mental health diagnoses.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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I Chose Me by Ashly Sypherd ; Paper collage; 15 x 7 3/4"; $444⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Pomona based artist, Ashly Sypherd, has been cultivating her craft since 2016. Her works investigate the intersections of identity politics as a Q***r Multiracial woman; oftentimes referencing the past and present in the same breath. These intricacies lace together the complexities of race from an intimate, raw, space. Using her background in Black Studies and Sociology; she applied historical tropes to modern scenes. In turn juxtaposing unnatural elements with the natural.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Bare With Me by Lucci.Flyy .flyy $65 12 x 12" Acrylic on Canvas⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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Lucci is a BIPOC creative who loves to experiment in her art. She dabbles in a variety of mediums from drawing and painting to mixed media, collage, sculpture, stickers, and more. She incorporates illustrations or symbols in a lot of her work that reflect themes and events that are important to her and also loves reusing or upcycling items to create what she affectionately refers to as "trash art."⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
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