I can’t believe how many great artists came out this afternoon to the 2025 Chula Vista ArtFest! The annual event, which celebrates local artists from South Bay, was held in the outdoor courtyard of Chula Vista City Hall.
A big crowd gathered to meet artists and view some live painting. Most of the creators I saw had a table overflowing with completed works for sale.
The festival also featured representatives from the City of Chula Vista, community organizations, art-related vendors, live music on a stage and plenty of food.
I met many of the artists, and was wowed by their amazing creativity. As you’ll see, one of the artists was winner of a super prestigious Eisner Award!
Consider supporting these artists by clicking links to their websites or social media.
First, let’s meet some smiling people working for the City of Chula Vista. They were providing information that helps residents care for the environment.
On Saturday, October 18, you can join others in your community to Beautify Chula Vista!
Learn more about this great volunteer activity by clicking here.
Now a few fun photos before we meet some artists…
First artist is Tanisha McCullough, aka Nini, a super talented youth who loves to create portraits in oil paint!
Here’s her Instagram page.
The next creator, Tony Washington, won a 2024 Eisner Award at Comic-Con! He’s also a New York Times best selling artist!
His professional accomplishments, which include work in comic books, animated movies and video games, will blow your mind. See them here!
Next artist I met was Ed Roeder. Check out some of his awesome pop culture stuff!
He and his wife, both artists, operate the website Castle by Design.
Next is cool self-taught artist T. Jay Santa Ana. He’s fascinated by Time, Space, and Line… an expressionist and a surrealist experimenting in a framework of abstractions.
Here’s his website.
If you’ve followed my blog for any amount of time, you know artist/muralist Shirish Villaseñor! She’s so prolific, I keep running into her!
Her website is here!
Next artist with a heart is Melissa Salgado, aka Melicha. Her work has been in many exhibitions.
Learn more about her art at her website.
Next artist, David Lo, was working on this Joker artwork. He paints lots of cool stuff, including an Iron Man I really liked!
See his Instagram page here!
Here comes artist Iz Inocencio! I also saw him last weekend at the FilAm CreatorCon at the Chula Vista Library.
He’s an educator–some of his young students swung by and I took a photo for them!
I see on his Instagram that I’ve photographed some of his National City street art. He’s had other art displayed in the Chula Vista Library.
Here’s his website!
Next cool artist (you might see him often in Balboa Park) is Keith Mitchell, aka MARYIEDWITHCHILDREN. I love his super dynamic abstract art.
Here’s his Instagram.
Here’s artist Attiba Royster. He’s an illustrator, designer, and creator of pop culture and horror art!
Learn all about him at his website.
@GRASSHOPPERCV.OFFICIAL was airbrushing shirts and stuff at Chula Vista ArtFest.
Last, but certainly not least, is Chicana artist Isabel Garcia (@artbyisbl) from Southeast San Diego. She was just as nice as the first time I met her, years ago! Still going strong!
Check out her website here!
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