Artist Matching Program
Connecting local artists with local businesses and property owners
seeking vibrant, large-scale murals & art installations.
For businesses and property owners interested in discovering artists and their portfolios, please scroll down. Artists eager to join the program, please click here to participate.
Available Artists
Trudy Tran
Artist Style: Trudy expresses her ideas through many different forms, including oil painting, pen drawings, digital illustrations, and animations. She enjoys exploring a wide range of Asian culture and ideology in her pieces, and she loves to experiment with colors and different styles.
Connection to Columbus, GA: Trudy is a 20-year-old artist who grew up in Columbus and graduated from Columbus High School. Trudy hold’s a Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts with a concentration in Digital Animation and Painting. She was chosen as an Artist for the Painted Spaces Project, and designed/installed The Food Mill Mural.
View More of Trudy’s work here: @trudytranart
Carlie Hedges
Artist Style: My art style can vary but mostly stays in a cartoon/children’s book style. I currently make illustrations for a company that makes product for big box stores - like Walmart, Aldi, Dollar Tree, Five-Below, etc. I enjoy the use of bright colors and big bubbly imagery. I also enjoy incorporating type and design into my work as well. If you’d like to see my full portfolio, it is available on request. Most of my work is unable to be shared openly (or on social media) due to contracts with other companies. However, I can share my work upon request.
Connection to Columbus, GA: I graduated from Shaw High School and Columbus State University. I’ve represented Columbus and CSU at the national level for design and illustration. My family has lived in and around Columbus for generations. My grandparents owning and supporting local businesses. My mother drove race cars in support of a local business. We have many ties and connections to Columbus. Carlie was also chosen as an Artist for the Painted Spaces Project, and designed/installed The Great Futures Mural.
View more of Carlie’s work here: @stayhella
Andrew Tatum
Artist Style: I am skilled in using various media including graphite, charcoal, ink, watercolor, acrylics, oil paints, and digital media. Most of my work consists of realistic portraiture, urban scenery, and landscapes expressed through drawings, paintings, digital illustrations, and murals. I love exploring a wide range of subjects in my art such as family, community, culture, and history.
Connection to Columbus, GA: I was born and raised in Columbus. I graduated from Kendrick High School here in Columbus and currently pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Art Education at Columbus State University. I am also involved in the community by working with multiple nonprofit organizations that focus on providing much-needed resources to teens and community members. Andrew was also chosen as an Artist for the Painted Spaces Project.
View more of Andrew’s work here: https://linktr.ee/Andrewtatum
Mackenzie DeClue
Artist Style: I am a painter of memories and mundane moments. I connect my own story and the histories of my community by putting paint on canvas. I define my style as twofold, creating landscapes of the natural world around me and abstract conceptual work. My work is an ethereal, romanticization of our world and the memories we share.
Connection to Columbus, GA: Columbus, GA is my home. I came here as a little kid and never would have guessed growing up that I would grow deep roots in this community. I have built my life here on the banks of the Chattahoochee.
View more of Mackenzie’s work here: @mackenziedeclueart
Christine Cannon
Christine Cannon is an artist and educator. She was born and raised in Lagrange, GA. She shows her work regionally throughout the southeast. A graduate of Columbus State University, she earned a BFA in Studio Art. While a student at CSU, she became involved in the local community where she has maintained an active presence for the last two decades.
After CSU, she continued to pursue her education at the University of South Carolina School of Visual Art and Design where she earned an MFA in Studio Art with an emphasis in Painting. After earning her MFA, she relocated back to this area. Christine is a professor at Chattahoochee Valley Community College where she has taught art and graphic design for the last decade.
View more of Christine’s art here: @cannonarts
Jacob Narde
Jacob Narde is a contemporary artist, muralist, sign painter, and style writer from Columbus, Ga. He began using acrylic paints and spray paint in 2010 to create public outdoor artwork focusing on typography, signage, and realism.
Recently Jacob has painted murals and signs for many locally owned businesses including; Monty Tile & Stone, Plant Magic Market, Reed Electric Co., Bmoski's Flavor Wings & Cafe, and others.
View more of Jacob’s art here: @nardesmuralsandsigns