Reimagining PhinneyWood Signal Boxes

Katana Sol is a multidisciplinary artist, designer, and performer blending storytelling, community, and cultural reclamation. She merges art, accessibility, and tech with the storytelling powers of nature and intuition.

Allison is a Seattle-based artist who was born and raised in New Jersey. A former PhinneyWood resident of 10 years, she is grateful to have been part of the area’s wonderful community. Working with acrylics and ink, her art is inspired by interpersonal dynamics, dreams and nature. 

Blanca Santander is a visual artist who immigrated to Seattle from Lima, Peru. Her artwork comes in many different mediums as well as settings. She has extensive experience in public art across Washington State, and is proud to help communities flourish and feel represented.

Brooke is a prolific full-time, award-winning artist working out of Wallingford, Seattle WA. She has been painting for almost 20 years and earned her BFA from the University of Oregon in 2010. 

Alexandra Nason is a Seattle-based artist and muralist whose work spans realism, illustration, and abstraction. She is passionate about engaging communities with their creativity, and she believes in the power of public art to foster connection, inspire joy, and evoke a sense of belonging.

Bryen here, just spelled a bit different. I am a Seattle-based senior graphic designer/freelance creative, avid cyclist, cancer survivor, a lifelong Washingtonian and a soon-to-be father. I am energized by the beauty life holds in every corner, and I hope to inspire others to embrace that beauty too.

Andrew received a BFA in Visual Communications from the University of Kansas. After graduation he worked at various daily newspapers before transitioning to advertising, where he created campaigns for clients such as Target, 7-Eleven and Cracker Jack’D. He has worked full time on Factory 43 since 2014.

Nalisha Estrellas Rangel is a visual artist and muralist. “My art is a love letter to the Pacific Northwest, blending botanical beauty and landscape with an abstract lens.” Nalisha has installed several public murals in King County. Clients include Amazon, Belltown United and Pacific Place.

Justin Kane Elder is a multidisciplinary artist born in 1978 and raised in the rural countryside of Washington state. Most of his youth was consumed by Skating, Snowboarding, and Surfing at extreme levels. 

Jen Vickers weaves together geometric shapes and symbolic plants to create vibrant tableaus of movement and connection based on place. Her influences are Peter Max, Kusama, and Haring. She’s on the Washington + Seattle Public Artist Rosters, and an International Design Awards winner.

Nicole is a Seattle-based Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and Board-Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) specializing in printmaking, textiles, and multimedia work. With her background mental health she combines art and emotionally processing in her work.

I work in the games industry as a concept artist and art director. When not making art, you can find me in the mountains, reading, gaming, doing any physical activity (especially backpacking, karate, running, and weight lifting), or adventuring around.

Rosie Alyea is an artist and the founder of Wide Eyed, a multi-disciplinary design studio based in the upper left USA. Specializing in site-specific murals and installations, their sights are set on bringing joy to community through meaningful, colorful, and visually engaging experiences.

Sidney Hauser is a visual artist, designer, and professional saxophonist from the enchanting Whidbey Island, Washington. Since childhood, curiosity has driven her to explore various artistic outlets. Whether drawing humorous caricatures, painting, practicing saxophone, capturing moments with a trust.

Keith Russell is the founder of Keith Russell Design, a Seattle-based graphic design studio specializing in branding, illustration, environmental graphics, and more. A fourth-generation Washingtonian, Keith lives in Phinney-Greenwood with his wife and two children.