Artist Directory

Val Starr & The Blues Rocket (John Sandwich)

Composer - Musician - Performance Artist - Singer

Val Starr & The Blues Rocket is a Sacramento based Contemporary California Blues band, writing original blues songs, and covering some of the great blues songwriters. Val Starr and the Blues Rocket was a finalist in the 2012 International Blues Challenge local competition, recorded their first CD "Cool Ride" at... More

Van Der Neer .

Clothing Designer

Created by Nicole Kniss and Justin Johnson, these two designers have been able to portray a theatrical style by using vintage fabrics.

They choose textiles and patterns from an array of different colors and craftily sew together beautiful creations. The artfully chic clothing will catch the eye of many of... More

Rue the Night: A Tribute to Classic Metal

Musician - Music, Rock, Metal

If you like your hard rock & metal without cookie-monster vocals, you are not alone! Rue the Night was formed to play only songs we like from bands like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Motley Crue, Black Sabbath, Dio, Dokken, and other great hard rock and metal bands from the '70s... More

Bren Ahearn

Visual Artist

STATEMENT: Growing up as the son of a craft-loving English teacher, I spent many hours pursuing crafts and playing Scrabble. As I grew older, I believed that in order to fit in with my peers, I had to be in the closet about my crafting, eventually stopping my creative activities... More

Karl Alexander

Director - Filmmaker - Photographer - Storyteller - Visual Artist - Writer

Kinetic Illusions Creative Studio

Priscilla Ameneyro

Visual Artist

Midtown resident and fine artist Priscilla Ameneyro works primarily with acrylic paint and mixed media on canvas and paper to create art that is pure abstraction. Priscilla's work is often characterized by the exploration of a limited color palette. Rarely are her works created with a paint brush, instead she... More

Cathie Apple

Musician

Called by the Sacramento Bee a “fresh presence and welcome addition” to the Sacramento music scene, Dr. Cathie Apple is one of the founders of Citywater new music ensemble. She is a regular performer at the Music at Noon concert series, and plays with the Sacramento Baroque soloists, Camerata Capistrano... More

Shawn Aveningo

Performance Artist - Poet - Writer

Shawn Aveningo was voted one of "The Best Poets" in the 2009 Sacramento News & Review Reader Poll. As owner of The Poetry Box, she specializes in creating "Art from the Heart" to help you celebrate life's special moments. Shawn hosts a monthly poetry series called "Verse on the Vine"... More

Cristina Avramovici

Graphic Designer - Visual Artist - Mixed Media Artist

Born in June '83 in Timisoara, Romania, a university city full of history, unquestionable architectural beauty, museums, and a cult for art, into an intellectual family. From a very early age, I decided to enter the world of art, following my father's footsteps, and I was supported by my family. At the age of... More

James English Babcock

Visual Artist

As a self-taught landscape artist with a focus towards realism, James paints with inspiration from his backpacking and hiking adventures. At the heart of Wine Country in Northern California, vineyards heighten the beauty within his local surroundings. Although the rolling hillside vines will always be a part of what he... More

Prylosis Band

Musician

Since the release of their self-produced debut album, Rebuilding the Broken, in April 2009, Prylosis has been taking the Northern California music scene by storm. This cutting edge rock band has created a fusion of sound combining driving, rhythm-based rock with a melodic post-grunge/modern metal sound that turns heads at... More

Julia Baum

Dancer

Shaking the West Coast with a shimmy more powerful than a California earthquake, Julia is one of Sacramento’s most promising and in-demand professional belly dancers. A bright force and true “raq star” among belly dancers, her natural showmanship and dynamic artistry have Julia constantly in the media spotlight, including the... More

Victoria Belasco

Choreographer - Dancer - Performance Artist

Victoria Belasco

Education and Dance Training: California State University, Sacramento BA in Dance May 2011

• Advanced Beginning Ballet January 2011- May 2011 Instructor: Nolan T’Sani
• Intermediate Jazz January 2011-May 2011 Instructor: Lisa Ross
• Intermediate Modern January 2011-May 2011 Instructor: Lorelei Bayne
•... More

Suzette Belt Fanatic

Leather Belts and Cuffs Designer

Hello everyone! We hand make leather belts and leather cuffs to fit your daily fashion. You can personalize belts and cuffs to show off your personality. Whether you are wearing a dress, shorts, pants...we can customize the belts and cuffs to accessorize.

Do you have loved ones you want to... More

Gabrielle Beniston

Photographer - Visual Artist

I am an artist that thrives off of using a combination of mediums. In this mixed-media series I focus on acrylic and oil paints, along with a hands on transferring technique that is applied to a two inch bordered canvas. These canvas’ black borders allow them to take hold of... More

Joshua Bennett

Musician

We are a band that plays rock n' roll and ready to give a great show no matter what the circumstance. Just came out with our demo about a month ago and have been getting calls ever since. So contact me is you need a band that can put some... More

Tanya Bermudez

Visual Artist

As a mixed media artist, Tanya Bermudez has created her art adventures through a series of moves that took her from her hometown of Roseville, California to the state capitol of Sacramento. Through the years she saved her pennies to travel across Europe, study in Spain, and enjoy parts of... More

Marianne Bland

Visual Artist

I'm a mixed media artist with a focus in realist painting. My art is typically characterized by vibrant, colorful cityscapes encapsulating the rich energy of metropolitan areas.

I began my art career at the age of 16 when I became the youngest person in the history of my hometown to... More

Jason Bove

Musician - Visual Artist - Visionary

Jason Bove (doctorbove) is a local Sacramento artist. Mr. Jason Bove was born Jason Bove, in the gorgeous midwest sector of the United States. He has presently found an even more pristine setting on the west side to reside and may now be your neighbor and friend. In his free... More

D. Pierre Butler

Performance Artist - Photographer - Poet - Singer - Visual Artist

I started working in clay for the first time just about five years ago, with the intention of someday being able to contribute back to the people of Jamaica in the form of teaching ceramic arts as a trade. Pookie is a given nickname and hence the name "Pookie Pots"... More

Alex Calder

Graphic Designer - Visual Artist - Conceptual and Iconographic Theme Photographer

Alex Calder is a Sacramento based artist and a science graphic communication student that in the last year started to specialize in conceptual, emotive, and iconographic social themes photography both through digital and film formats. The images which contain icons, signs, and symbols are part of a collection that would... More

Lindsay Calmettes

Photographer

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John Cameron

Visual Artist

Southside’s visual and performing arts studios provide new choices. Our visual arts program may include painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpture, woodworking, wire sculpture, knitting, mask making and many other choices. We encourage our artists to create their own projects and methods of working, in order to develop their artistic voice. Many... More

Jackie Carroll

Visual Artist

Member of Chroma Gallery and Sacramento Fine Arts Center, oil and pastel artist, primarily impressionist local landscapes and natural settings

Choral Studio Catherine Fagiolo

Musician

Women’s Choral Studio is a chamber vocal ensemble based in Fair Oaks and committed to presenting, promoting, and developing live performances of choral music; creating events that sample a broad range of the choral art; educating and enriching public audiences with musical works from new composers and master composers of... More

Clemon Charles

Musician

About Clemón: Clemón was born in beautiful Barbados where music is rooted in all aspects of the culture. At 21 years old, Clemón pursued his career as a singer songwriter by moving to America. Eventually settling in South Lake Tahoe and Sacramento, Clemón work as a musician in... More

Emil Chendea

Visual Artist

I was born in Transylvania, Romania, a long time ago. I studied painting, drawing, and art history at the Fine Arts High School in the city of Cluj and graphic design at the Fine Arts Institute in Bucharest. Many of my works (designed and illustrated books) were awarded with national... More

Amy Cluck

Graphic Designer - Visual Artist

IndieSacramento is the brainchild of native Sacramentan, Amy Cluck. Amy is a writer, web designer, baker, lover of all things pink and covered with sprinkles, hostess-with-the-mostess, and all around crafty gal. You can visit her online at peptogirl.com and at pimpstitch.com.

Tim Collom

Visual Artist

Tim Collom works mainly in thickly applied oils, with vibrant hues that capture a variety of subjects and landscapes. Collom went public with his art less than three years ago, and his simple and straight forward style has sold well. In 2012, the Sacramento Bee called him a "local art... More

Charr Crail

Graphic Designer - Photographer - Visual Artist

Charr Crail has flaming red hair, which makes perfect sense because her mind is on fire. Her brain sizzles with a multitude of projects including fabric designs, digital illustrations, handmade clocks all in addition to her ongoing career as a photojournalist and artist. Her career began in newspapers and has... More