Michael Mejia (25, Queens, NY) – An American-Colombian artist with a diverse international background in art, a versatile, mixed-media skill-set and a unique conceptual vision, Michael is best known for his hyper-realistic animal body paintings. He says his style is inspired by realism and a limitless imagination. Completely self-taught and body painting for over six years, Luis often practices his craft by videotaping himself painting celebrities on his own torso and uploading the videos to YouTube. Luis Martinez (21, Atlanta) – A third-generation clown performer, Luis came from Mexico to the US at age 5 and began developing his artistry at age 13 when he started his own clowning business, often painting faces. Now following her dream to be a professional artist in Los Angeles, Kyera is ambitiously pushing herself to higher levels of creativity with every project. After earning a BFA in Graphic Design from Virginia Commonwealth University, Kyera worked as an art instructor and manager of an international company. Kyera Dalesandro (25, Virginia Beach, VA) – She started her own artistry business at age 17, specializing in beauty, bridal, and high fashion makeup, as well as face and body painting. With a long career of custom painting cars, trucks, bikes, boats and mailboxes, he added human bodies to his list of canvases almost 6 years ago. Joseph “Otto” Ott (38, Winneconne, WI) – An industrial painter by day and body painter by night, Otto grew up on a dairy farm. She is both a circus performer and director of the black-light body art circus “LUMINOUS” in Australia. Jess Watson Miller (24, Sydney, Australia) – An internationally recognized body painter, Jess was named Australian champion in professional body painting three times and in 2014 ranked 4th at the World Body Painting Festival. He describes his artistic style as a blend of urban-realistic and urban-contemporary. Jermaze Wade (36, Decatur, GA) – When he’s not managing his own airbrush shop in Atlanta, Jermaze uses his art to inspire the community and its youth. He began his career in the fine arts arena at age 15 when he left home to sell his art on the streets and is now an internationally known visual artist and muralist who has worked on films, music videos, commercials and Los Angeles Fashion Week events. Hans Haveron (36, Los Angeles) – A former fashion model, Hans comes from a family of professional artists. In her spare time, Brittney teaches art to children with special needs. She has already competed at the World Body Festival the past two years. Now, the mother of a four-year-old son, Alison is a children’s birthday party expert- Penney the Clown- and specializes in branded body painting for corporate clients.īrittney Pelloquin (28, Broussard, LA) Body painting for four years, Brittney primarily works as a visual artist, painting portraits and murals, but says being able to evolve her talent by using the human body as a canvas is both exciting and fulfilling. Her resume also includes professional wrestling and Argentine tango. This season’s body painting artists competing for the title include:Īlison Kenyon (44, Grass Valley, CA)– Alison joined one of the nation’s first modern burlesque troupes at the age of 21, and later moved on to circus school where she practiced contortion, hand balancing, and fire swallowing. Natalie Fletcher of Bend, Oregon, and Lana Chromium of San Diego were the winners of seasons 1 and 2 respectively. The winner of SKIN WARS season three will receive a $100,000 cash prize, an all-expense paid trip for two to the prestigious World Bodypainting Festival in Austria and a custom-made stencil line from Bad Ass Stencils with their name on it. In its third season, twelve contestants will compete in elaborate body painting challenges to avoid elimination and win the approval of judges, including legendary entertainer RuPaul Charles and body painting icons Craig Tracy and Robin Slonina. Television’s first-ever body painting competition show and GSN’s most-watched original series ever, SKIN WARS seeks to find the most innovative body painter in America. GSN, the leader in game shows and competitive entertainment, will premiere its third season of SKIN WARS, hosted by actress Rebecca Romijn (X-Men), on Wednesday, April 20 at 10:00 PM ET (9pm CT).
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