2025 Festival Artists
Katelynn Mai-Fusco
Katelynn’s work focuses on the molecular nuances of the human experience, bringing them to the forefront as a deeply personal and interactive experience.
She is dedicated to creating spaces that are full of wonder and tranquility.
Katelynn is based in Greeley, CO.
Nicholas Ward
Nicholas Ward's work explores the mythologized image of the American West—a vision shaped less by historical fact and more by cinematic fantasy, collective memory, and personal dreaming. Reanimating fragments of subconscious narrative into surreal compositions of scale and form, Ward evokes a world that feels both uncanny and familiar, inviting viewers to question what is remembered, imagined, or invented. His paintings probe the porous boundary between truth and fiction, particularly in the context of 18th and 19th century frontier narratives, when storytelling, emotion, and the fragility of memory blurred the line between history and myth.
Kevin Cincotta
Kevin Cincotta is a Baltimore born Artist based New York City. His work combines vibrant colors, rhythmic structure, and symbolic forms drawn from the natural world. In both his painting and mural practice there is an exploration of ecology and modern folklore.
Over the past several years of painting murals, while traveling nomadically, Kevin joined art residencies, exhibited work, toured with bands and laid the foundation for an art practice rooted in observation, rhythm, and honest engagement with place.
Through this Kevin gathered a wide range of visual and emotional references that continue to fuel his creative world. Creating both a conscious and unconscious dialogue between audience and maker.
Working between the studio and public spaces, he balances intuition with structure, from this emerges familiar imagery evoking wonder, memory, and transformation.
Chelsea Lewinski
Chelsea Lewinski is a Denver-born, internationally recognized street artist known for emotionally charged portraits that blend surrealism, abstraction, and raw human truth. Her layered, expressive style spans from intimate canvases to large-scale public murals, offering visions of strength, softness, and survival.
Her work has appeared on walls and in galleries around the world, with collaborations ranging from major brands to grassroots collectives. Currently, Chelsea is expanding into tattooing, working independently out of Nest Art Collective and bringing the same soul-driven approach to skin as she does to walls.
A single mother and full-time artist, Chelsea’s practice is a living exploration of healing, growth, and the complexity of the human spirit.
BlackBox Arts Collective
BlackBox is a group of artists from the Greeley area who bring together their various backgrounds to create and share multidisciplinary works. BlackBox is founded on the idea that the arts should be accessible, and they strive to give a platform to voices who don’t always get a chance to be heard. Their work is created with a DIY approach. BlackBox believes that art comes from a place of exploration and learning. Leading and designing this project is Greeley native, August Moss.
Medy Reckling (Featured UNC Student Artist)
Medy Reckling is a Colorado based artist working across a variety of mediums. She is currently earning her B.A. in Studio Art with a concentration in sculpture at the University of Northern Colorado. Her work centers on feminism, social change, and mental health, blending personal and collective experiences with inspiration drawn from the world around her. Medy’s practice is driven by a desire to use art as a form of resistance, reflection, and a catalyst for conversation.
Lydia Cruz
Lydia Cruz is a Greeley-based artist and writer most interested in drawing people eating foods and drinking beverages. Dogs are a close second.
