Ikon Artists

Cody Zimmer, known professionally as CZ, is a Las Vegas–based artist originally from Baltimore, Maryland. After a 26-year career in the food and beverage industry, Zimmer returned to his first passion: painting. Encouraged by his children and supported by his fiancé, he reignited his artistic practice with a fresh approach—embracing bold expression, unrestrained creativity, and a focus on personal exploration.

CZ’s work fuses abstract expressionism with a raw, street-art edge, reflecting a fascination with emotion, color, texture, and storytelling. His pieces range from custom portraits and gothic mixed-media designs on longboards to wild, highly personal compositions. Each creation is intended to feel alive, honest, and full of attitude, with the ultimate goal of imbuing personality into the canvas.

For CZ, art is successful when it moves its audience—evoking feeling, sparking curiosity, or simply capturing attention.

Cody Zimmer- Resident Artist

Jordan Queira, professionally known as Gxminii, is a self-taught artist originally from Toronto, Canada. Her work embodies a dark, mysterious, and seductive energy, blending bold surrealism with a contemporary edge that challenges conventional notions of beauty.

Now based in Las Vegas, Queira has exhibited extensively in Los Angeles and maintains a growing presence in the city’s emerging luxury art scene. She has collaborated with global brands such as Adidas and participated in numerous group and solo exhibitions that showcase her provocative, boundary-pushing style.

In addition to her studio practice, Queira has curated exhibitions in Los Angeles and currently serves as the gallery director of Ikon Homes Gallery in Las Vegas, where she champions emerging artists and presents original artworks and immersive experiences that reflect her distinct vision.

Jordan Queira- Resident Artist

Dr. R is a neo-expressionist, abstract contemporary artist whose bold and expressive work channels raw emotion and lived experience onto canvas. His paintings explore themes of heartbreak, triumph, and spiritual transformation, reflecting a journey shaped by resilience and personal growth.

Dr. R has exhibited widely and is represented in multiple galleries throughout Las Vegas, where his practice continues to captivate collectors and audiences alike. His work stands as a testament to the power of art to transcend struggle, embodying what he describes as his God-given gift to reveal truth through creation.

Dr. R- Resident Artist

Jeff Lewis is a contemporary artist whose work is a colorful whirlwind of creativity, inspired by the vibrancy of Las Vegas and the eclectic energy of the 1980s. Through bold and playful colors such as pink, purple, and blue, Lewis captures the essence of popular culture while infusing it with an edgy, artsy twist.

His pieces reflect the carefree, effortlessly cool attitude of the 1980s, evoking both nostalgia and a sense of transcendence. Each brushstroke represents a journey into the vibrant pop art scene, inviting viewers to immerse themselves in a world of vivid color and embrace the quirky, whimsical side of modern art.

Jeff Lewis- Resident Artist

Addy Sorce, professionally known as Addycat, is a versatile artist whose work spans painting, tattooing, custom airbrush, murals, and art education. With a lifelong passion for creating, Addycat’s current focus is on acrylic paintings that explore fantasy, the afterlife, and floral themes, all rendered in bold, vibrant colors that command attention.

Her work reflects the concept of life as “bittersweet,” often highlighting contrasting elements such as life and death, sweet and sour, or fire and ice. Through these contrasts, Addycat creates meaningful, thought-provoking pieces that are both visually striking and emotionally resonant, inviting viewers to explore the depth and richness of her imaginative world.

Addy Sorce

Adam Keene is an artist whose work reflects a fascination with humanity’s quirks and foibles, using observation, satire, and wit to engage viewers. Through his art, Keene demonstrates the enduring power of cartooning and symbolic imagery—a practice as old as humankind’s first markings on cave walls.

Stylistically and thematically, he draws inspiration from a wide range of influences, from the great masters of classical antiquity to contemporary lowbrow art innovators. Now based in Las Vegas, Keene’s work continues to explore the humor, complexity, and unpredictability of the human experience.

Adam Keene

Tagz is a contemporary portrait artist whose work centers on a simple yet powerful intention: to transform the ordinary into something undeniably cool. What began as a search for deeper artistic definition evolved into a clear purpose—to create imagery that sparks wonder and immediate visual impact.

Working primarily in acrylic, Tagz focuses on female subjects, exploring the many dimensions of strength, confidence, vulnerability, and allure. Through bold brushstrokes and avant-garde color theory, he amplifies subtle expressions into striking visual statements.

Above all, Tagz’s work is driven by the desire to evoke joy, awe, and that unmistakable reaction from the viewer—to simply make it look cool.

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Jurissa Tellez-Pratt is a first-generation Nicaraguan-American artist based in Las Vegas, originally from Miami, Florida. Working primarily in oil and acrylic, with occasional explorations in 3D, Tellez-Pratt’s art explores themes of self-discovery, spirituality, symbolism, and family.

Raised in art-focused schools and trained through both formal study and self-directed practice, she has been creating since childhood. Inspired by her experiences as a mother, wife, and woman, her work is rooted in healing and transformation. Each piece reflects her belief that true generational change begins within, inviting viewers to trust their own growth, even through life’s challenges.

Jurissa Tellez-Pratt

Darien Fernandez, professionally known as Mix City, is a New York City–born mixed-race artist whose work fuses the energy of graffiti and street art with the intimacy of oil painting. Growing up in Washington Heights and Harlem, he was immersed in cartoons, graffiti, and urban culture, which laid the foundation for his bold, dynamic style.

Trained at the High School of Art and Design in Manhattan and the State University of New York at Cortland, Fernandez explored a wide range of media before discovering the spray paint stencil techniques that define his current work. His paintings often combine large-scale, hand-cut stencils with oil-painted accents, creating a striking contrast between vibrancy and detail.

Influenced by personal passions—sports, music, fashion—and by his New York City roots, Fernandez creates artwork that celebrates friendship, family, and culture, bridging diverse perspectives through electrifying, nostalgic, and evocative imagery.

Darien Fernandez

Janessa Urbano is a Las Vegas–based self-taught artist and tattoo artist known for her exceptional skill in realism and hyper-realism. At just 21, Urbano has developed a distinctive approach that blends precise technical detail with signature color palettes and carefully curated hues unique to her practice.

Driven by the challenge of translating fleeting moments into vivid, lifelike imagery, her work captures emotion, atmosphere, and narrative with striking clarity. Whether on canvas or skin, Urbano’s pieces are marked by depth, intensity, and a commitment to authenticity.

Her realistic approach allows her to preserve expression and story in a way that feels both intimate and timeless, solidifying her presence as a rising talent within Las Vegas’s creative community.

Janessa Urbano

Known as Diego's Vision, is a Los Angeles-based artist whose work pulses with raw energy and unapologetic color. Blending the language of street art with pop culture nostalgia, his canvases explode with neon hues, bold outlines, and playful yet powerful imagery.

From pixelated icons to reimagined portraits of animals and heroes, Diego transforms the familiar into something surreal and electrifying. Each piece carries the essence of graffiti culture-spray drips, tags, and contrasts that reflect both chaos and beauty.

What fuels his passion isn't just the art itself but the community it inspires. Diego is always seeking ways to bring artists together-whether through collaborations, shows, or simply creating spaces where creativity can thrive. For him, art is a shared vision, and every canvas is also an invitation to connect.

Diego Rafael

Jeffrey Roberts, professionally known as Stick and Stones 909, is a Southern California–born artist who recently relocated to Las Vegas, Nevada, to expand his artistic pursuits. A painter, graphic designer, and clothing apparel creator, Roberts has made a significant impact on the Las Vegas art scene with his dynamic, hand-painted canvases.

Known for his nightly street performances, he employs a mixed-media approach—combining acrylic paint, spray paint, and ink—to create captivating works of art in real time. His hip-hop and graffiti–inspired style is bold, expressive, and unmistakably unique, earning him recognition for both his technical skill and performance-driven artistry.

Jeffrey Roberts

Nicole Young Cochener (b. 1980, Wichita, KS) is a Las Vegas–based mixed media artist whose work combines post-consumer materials, digital media, and traditional fine art techniques. Her layered compositions merge organic imagery with themes of modern consumer culture.

Her recent series, Digital Deserts, explores the intersection of technology and nature, blending the raw beauty of the desert with the neon energy of Las Vegas through digital collage.

Nicole is the founder of Squishy Studio in the Las Vegas Arts District and the creator of Gallery to Go, a series of art vending machines located throughout the city, including Meow Wolf Omega Mart at Area15 and Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. Her work is held in private and corporate collections in over 20 countries and has been featured by CNN and other media outlets.

Nicole Young Cochener