2026 Art Market at Tyler Featured Artists
Homecoming & Family Weekend wouldn’t be complete without Tyler School of Art and Architecture’s annual Art Market, featuring alumni and student artists.
This year’s Art Market at Tyler will be held Friday, October 9, 2026, 12-7 p.m. in the Lobby and Green Hallway of 2001 N. 13th St., Philadelphia, PA 19122, during Homecoming & Family Weekend. The event is sponsored by the Tyler School of Art and Architecture Alumni Association and Temple University Alumni Association.
The artists, all alumni or current students, will attend in person at the event to display and sell their art. You can find their artist features below, which include submitted samples of their work, information about the artist(s), and a link to their website/shop to view and purchase their work. Keep checking back as this page will continue to be updated! If you have any questions, please contact tyleralumniassociation@gmail.com.
Meet the 2026 Art Market Artists ⬇️
Clarita Bedoya,
TYL ’22
Mascot Madness
Clarita creates handmade crochet plushies, including mascot figures and animals in a variety of colors and sizes.
Ethan Carroll,
TYL ’22
Nahcroll Illustration
Ethan creates hand-drawn ink illustrations, which he transforms into prints, stickers, magnets and custom clothing.
David Karasow,
TYL ’96
Art HQ:71
David creates art inspired by nature, comic books, science fiction and comedy.
Gabriel Massalley,
TYL ’15
Status Apparel DC
Gabriel creates apparel and architectural designs, including premium clothing and goods through his Black-owned apparel brand, Status Apparel DC.
Ella Parker-Harley,
TYL ’26
Ella Metals
Ella creates intentional, handcrafted jewelry inspired by cultural history, architecture, antique craftwork and patterns.
Lynette Rodriguez,
TYL '15
Light Bird Crafts
Lynette creates meaningful and functional pottery, paintings and handmade accessories inspired by nature and the human experience.
Emily Trinh,
TYL '24
Lucky Cat Crafts
Emily creates playful, handmade accessories and art, including keychains, necklaces, stickers and prints.
Ping Zhong,
TYL '23
Ping Zhong
Ping creates ceramic vessels and sculptures exploring human connection, cultural collision and the transformative power of everyday life.
Ellyse Bendillo,
TYL ’18
Enamellyse
Ellyse creates handmade fine jewelry featuring traditional vitreous glass enamel.
Kieran Elliott,
TYL ’26
FragmentedArtistStudios
Kieran creates joyful artwork using a wide range of materials and mediums.
Sana Kewalramani,
TYL ’22
Sanashine Design
Sana creates vibrant, surreal illustrations and visual art featuring playful puns and dreamlike worlds, available as prints, stickers, pins and more.
Colin McCarthy,
TYL ’22
CMC
Colin creates colorful, bold illustrations and graphic designs inspired by everyday life, comics and his experiences.
Liv Potter,
TYL ’23
LivPotterStudio
Liv creates nostalgic illustrations and prints featuring whimsical colors and imagery.
Ela Sirin,
TYL '19
Ela Sirin
Ela creates graphic designs and illustrations inspired by nature, alongside her professional design work.
Francesca van Stolk,
TYL '13
Feramics
Francesca creates illustrated ceramics and locally printed greeting cards featuring ink drawings and coloring-inspired designs.
Tyler Ceramics
Creative
Student Group
Student-run collective to make ceramics more accessible to all students!
Justin Bernard,
TYL ’13
StudioRON
Justin creates two- and three-dimensional art using drawing, watercolor, woodworking and fabrication.
April Finfrock,
TYL ’24
April Finfrock
April creates charming linework illustrations.
Richelle Kota,
CLA ’18
Richelle Kota
Richelle creates original visual art exploring themes of culture, identity, isolation and politics, available as prints, stickers and postcards.
Kedrick McKenzie,
TYL ’23
The Brush Company
Kedrick creates handmade ceramic and fiber brooms and whimsical, functional objects that balance craft and creativity.
Victoria Rapak,
CLA ’20
Palette of Philly
Victoria creates sea glass jewelry, mini oil paintings, ceramics, resin art, screen prints and more.
Heather Steckler,
TYL '19
Heather Steckler
Heather creates printmaking, papermaking and textile art inspired by memory and domestic craft traditions, including prints, collages, stickers, magnets, zines and handmade paper.
Erin Witzel,
TYL '10
Bit of Witz
Erin creates colorful, whimsical illustrations inspired by animals and the natural world for children’s literature, surface design and merchandise.
Tyler Painting
Guild
Student Group
Student-led organization dedicated to fostering community among undergraduate painting majors at the Tyler School of Art.
Sahiti Bonam,
TYL ’18, ’23
Sahiti Bonam
Sahiti creates multidisciplinary visual art exploring portraiture, surrealism, magical realism, culture, language and space.
Samantha Henken,
TYL ’24
Screaming Toads
Samantha creates playful, colorful ceramic pottery and miniature figurines inspired by cartoons.
Cheryl Levin,
TYL ’84
Cheryl Levin
Cheryl creates intricate ink drawings on paper using repetitive lines and mark-making.
Lauren Mohr,
TYL '21
Mohr Does Art
Lauren creates humorous and joyful animal portraits using acrylic paint on wood.
Boni Ray,
TYL '25
Boni Ray Art
Boni creates detailed pen-and-ink illustrations exploring storytelling, identity, diaspora and fantasy.
James Ian Thomas,
TYL '14
J. Ian Thomas
James creates layered geometric sculptures from laser-cut acrylic and chipboard, inspired by astronomy and natural sciences.
Gianna Zaro,
TYL '21
Gia Zaro
Gianna creates vibrant digital illustrations, paintings and pixel art exploring storytelling, identity, nostalgia and queer joy, available as prints, stickers and original artwork.
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