​The Yellow Collective is a think tank of creatives that understand that by communication and community, we can accomplish goals and set a strategy that shines a light on Contemporary Mississippi Artists. It's a group of people who need each other.

Meet The Gang

Derek C Smith

"The pursuit of connection and understanding drives my work. A greater connection to myself and others through the empathy of shared experiences."

Church Goin Mule

​"Church Goin Mule paints hopeful work for a weary world. Song shiner and story miner, her paintings are acrylic on wood or found objects."

Denise Hopkins

​"I work with oil paint and palette knives to create nature-based images that emphasize color and texture."

Bob Brzuszek

"My obsession is Abstracted Mississippi landscapes and Multimedia and acrylics are my jam."

J'Marcus Alfred

Allen Cotton

"I love to capture the people and places I love."

Anthony Washington

"I’m primarily a tattoo artist that focuses on pop culture, organic imagery, and combining styles that create a unique juxtaposition in my work."

Elaine Maisel

​"I primarily paint miniatures on feathers, which I’ve been doing since 2011. My emphasis on miniatures and details spills over into my play with photography, my work on larger paintings on traditional media, and miniature paintings on other surfaces such as razor blades. Almost all of my painting is done with acrylic."

toasted wobble

"toasted wobble… observing the wobble of this whirled… some we find. some we see. some we show. some we create. but always, you will notice that certain wobble, always a little off and incredible"

Angee Montgomery

"My paintings not only expose, but also celebrate how beautiful our vulnerability can be. Through layered and gestural brushwork, I collage objects, figures, and other symbolic subjects to craft simple, poetic visuals. Direct observation mingles with memory, imagination, and play as I unveil very personal, but at the same time universal stories."

Jon Rappleye

"Emphasizing process and content, my work conveys an eclectic layering of media and imagery. Decorative, decadent, and satirical I combine a historically rich vocabulary with popular culture. Humor is used to irreverently dissect established hierarchies and deconstruct pop culture."

Kimberly Wooten

"I am a graffiti pop artist and what I express through painting can be best described as candy-coated trauma. For me, my art is healing; my therapy, if you will. Through my work, I try to remind myself and others that love is the highest priority. Love your people louder and never let them walk away without knowing how much you care. You never know which opportunity to connect with someone might be your last. Chase love. Consume it. Don’t be afraid to be vulnerable."

Mary Hardy

"I am a mixed media painter exploring depth and surface, incited by the transformational qualities of dreams, memory, myth and lore."

Jane Randell Cleek

"As a visual artist, I aspire to communicate an awe for life. Through my work, I seek to celebrate humanity found in the mundane and chaos of everyday existence, and I seek to offer a moment of peace and calm to the viewer. My realistic renderings draw attention to and provoke personal connection to the objects, creatures, people, and places themselves. The goodness of life can be found all around us, and ultimately my intention is to communicate this and offer this through my works."

Robin Martéa

​"I like to think of my paintings as a window into my daydreams. Chasing my dreams is often done in the most unconventional way: through a brush and a canvas. My art, which is a direct reflection of my imagination, is illustrated through drawings that are grounded in hope. What motivates me are the works of artists and illustrators whose art tells a story in an imaginative way. When viewing my work, I’d like for the audience to bring all their aspirations to the table. Whether young or old, my hope is that they leave with their minds full of imagination and their hearts full of inspiration."

T. Pleman

Lawson King

Shambé​​ Jones

Sabrina Howard

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