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American Artists

Below are our 48 American Artists. To learn more about an individual artist, or to view an example of their work, please see below.

California

Will Barton

Will Barton, from San Diego, was studying to follow in the footsteps of his Artist parents when a tragic incident left him paralyzed in both arms and one leg. After leaving friends, Will was walking home talking to his cousin

Cindi Bernhardt

Cindi Bernhardt became a quadriplegic at the age of 18, when she broke her neck in a fall from a second-floor window. While in the hospital, she learned to write using a specially adapted pen between her teeth.

Francisco Estrada

Francisco Estrada was born in Los Angeles. When he was teenager, he was caught in the cross fire of a drive by shooting, which left him quadriplegic. He was moved to Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center

Frank Espinosa

Frank Espinosa was born in West Covina CA in 1972. At 18 years old Frank was shot in the head and neck leaving him quadriplegic. Even before his injury, Frank had a strong affiliation toward art art but had never before applied

Dennis Francesconi

Dennis Francesconi was 17 years old when he broke his neck in a water skiing accident. This injury left him paralyzed from the chest down. A few years later during his rehabilitation, he met his future wife, Kristi.

Jesus Montoya

Jesus Montoya was born in Michoacan, Mexico in 1977. He came to America at the age of 13 to better his life. Sadly, at the age of 21, he was in a serious car accident which left him with a severe spinal cord injury.

Paul O’Lone

Paul O’Lone was born in Philadelphia. Paul began body building when he was seventeen years old and fell in love with the sport, earning the title of Mr. North America in 1993. However, everything in Paul’s life

Kenzi Robi

Kenzi Robi, from California, has loved to paint for as long as he can remember. As a small boy, his father would return home from his job at a paper factory with giant spools of paper that Kenzi and his five brothers

Esvin Rodriguez

Esvin Rodriguez was born in 1979. Gunned down in a gang-related shooting at the age of 16, Esvin was fortunate enough to have been exposed to mouth painting while rehabilitating at All Saints Healthcare in North Hollywood.

Ann Ruth

Ann Ruth, from Rolling Hills Estates CA, was only five years old when she suffered a spinal cord injury whilst playing with her brother on a gymnastics balance beam. The accident resulted in complete paralysis

Peter Soby

Peter Soby was born in 1967 in Chicago, IL. For as long as he can remember, art was a large part of his life, from painting and sketching to playing a variety of musical instruments. In high school, Peter was well known

Alana Tillman

Alana Tillman, from California was born with Arthrogryposis; a birth defect that left her without the use of her arms and hands. As, a result Alana began to drawn and write by using her mouth or feet. As a child Alana endured

Alex Biagi

Alex Biagi developed a rare autoimmune neuromuscular disease called CIDP that left him without the use of his arms or hands and limited use of his legs. Before his disease, Alex was extremely active

Everin Quintero Bealer

Mrs. Quintero Bealer was born on the 11th of September 1972 in Bogota, Colombia without arms and legs. After Primary School she completed the sixth year of secondary school in a long-distance study program.

Christopher Kuster

Christopher Kuster was in a tragic swimming accident which left him a quadriplegic in 1992. During his long months of recovery in the hospital, Chris searched for a focus for his new life living in a wheelchair.

Sara May

Sara May from Florida, had always been artistic, spending many hours Scrapbooking and engaging in arts and crafts. However, Sara was diagnosed with Progressive Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis in 2005

Tony Ryals

Tony Ryals was born May 28, 1959 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was born with arthrogryposis, a rare disease which cripples the body. He is therefore unable to use his arms and legs.

Jesica Gacuson

Jesica Gacuson, from Hawaii was born with a birth defect known as bilateral congenital disorder which means she has no use of her arms and limited use of her legs

Moses Hamilton

Moses Hamilton was born on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Mo, as he is known by his friends, began sketching at a young age and since that point, art played a pivotal role in his life.

Alex Vicente

Alex Vicente was 18 years old when he was involved in a tragic car accident, which left him completely paralyzed from the neck down. While he was in rehab, Alex met a mouth painter

Linda Bannon

Linda Bannon was born with a congenital amelia and Holt-Oram Syndrome, meaning she was born without arms and learned to exclusively use her feet to accomplish

Antonio Davis

Antonio Davis was born on March 24, 1975 in Chicago. In 1994, he suffered a gunshot wound to the chest that left him quadriplegic. Prior to his injury, Antonio was studying graphic

Corey Hyslop

Corey Hyslop was injured in motorcycle accident in 2007, which rendered him quadriplegic. Since his accident, Corey has worked tirelessly to achieve his dreams and

Stephanie Anne Gregorich

Stephanie Anne Gregorich, from Crest Hill Illinois, was born with Arthrogryposis & Scoliosis. Stephanie has both an Associate’s degree from Joliet Junior College,

Mariam Paré

Mariam Paré became a quadriplegic at the age of twenty after surviving an act of gun violence. The injury caused Mariam to lose the use of her hands, so she taught herself to paint

Dawn Smith

Dawn Smith, from Rochelle, Illinois was born with a condition known as Holt-Oram Syndrome, a genetic syndrome which primarily affects the heart and hands. In Dawn’s case

Robert Florio

Robert Florio is a remarkable quadriplegic artist from Maryland who, at the age of 14, suffered a life-altering spinal cord injury from a diving accident, rendering him paralyzed

Jesse Cuellar

Jesse Cuellar, from Missouri, was only 28 when he fell of a roof while working in construction. Before his accident, Jesse’s passion was art. He loved drawing and painting and despite

Doug Landis

Doug Landis was born February 15, 1959 in Fresno. In January of 1975 at the age of 15 he suffered from a wrestling accident in high school that left him quadriplegic.

Letisha Wexstten

Letisha Shelton, from Missouri was born with several severe birth defects which include a clubbed left foot, a curved femur and no arms at all. This made life very difficult for Letisha

Grace Day

Grace Ranae Day was born without arms on 26 February 2008 in Omaha, Nebraska, due to a rare, non-genetic condition. Her family supported her in everything she did. From an early age

Nancy Hall

Nancy Hall, from New York was involved in a tragic motorcycle accident rendering her a C 3-4 quadriplegic. Soon after her accident, Nancy got divorced and she was left to raise her five children

Linda Ospina

Linda Ospina was born without arms due to a poorly prescribed medication given to her mother whilst she was pregnant.With the support of her family, Linda was able to adapt to using her feet

Mack Johnson

Mack Johnson was born in 1960. A Native American artist, Mack has two passions: painting and saving lives. He’s able to do both by communicating a message of sobriety through his mouth-painting.

Anna Marecka

Anna Marecka, from North Carolina, was born in Poland. She is a congenital bilateral shoulder amputee and does everything using her feet. She first came to the U.S. with her mom at a young age

Jaime Rankin

Jaime Rankin, from Ohio, was diagnosed with Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis in her late twenties. The advanced nature of her disease caused irreparable damage to her spinal cord

Jayden Tranby

Jayden Tranby was born a bilateral congenital amputee in PRC. When he was two years old he was adopted by an American family and moved to Oregon. With the love and encouragement of his adoptive

Julie Ann Mills

Julie Ann Mills was born April 30, 1963 in Orange, California with Arthrogryposis, a birth defect that has left her without the use of her hands and limited use of her legs. Julie began mouth painting

Glen Dick

Glen Dick always loved nature and drawing. He studied at Temple University, where he earned a degree in landscape architecture. One year later, in 1995, Glen broke his neck in an accident,

Belinda Jacay

Belinda Jacay was born in 2006 in a small town in the Andes of Peru called Tarma. Belinda was born with Gastroschisis (open abdomen) and Congenital Multiple Arthrogryposis AMC

David Nolt

David Nolt was born in 1980 with Multiple Congenital Arthrogryposis, a birth defect that left him without the use of his arms and hands. David began painting as a child, using oils to duplicate images

Michael Platzer

Michael Platzer, from Pennsylvania was involved in a diving accident when he was just 13 years old that left him a quadriplegic. After being taught how to paint by holding the brush in his mouth by an artist friend

Dianne Baughman

Dianne Baughman was born without the use of her arms or legs due to a spinal cord injury she received during birth. Fiercely independent from a young age, Dianne went on to pursue a degree in psychology

Scott Sahli

Scott Sahli was born on 15 August 1960in Oceanside, CA. He grew up in Rapid City, South Dakota. He is the father of two sons and the grandfather of three grandchildren. Scott Sahli was a passionate hunter

Jared Dunten

Jared Dunten was born on August 1, 1974 in Texas. In 2000, he was left quadriplegic due to a diving accident. Prior to this, Jared was involved in painting. After his accident, his family and friends

Sara Jane Parsons

Sara Jane Parsons was born in 1964 and grew up during the 60’s and 70’s, loving the art of tie-dye, batik, ceramics and macramé. All that changed when a tragic car accident occurred and at the young age

Ray Robbins

Ray Robbins was born January 20, 1965 in North Carolina. In 1984 he was left paralyzed from the chest down due to a serious accident involving a garbage truck. During his stay in a rehabilitation facility

Brom Wikstrom

Brom Wikstrom was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. His father, a commercial artist, passed along his artistic interest to Brom, who began painting as a child. Brom continued to study the craft