About the Artist

At 18, Mac Bradshaw moved across the state to earn what their parents called a “reasonable degree.” While there, they also earned an unofficial art degree by sneaking into art classes and learning from art-major friends.

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After four years of packed schedules, Mac realized they couldn’t spend their life doing something they didn’t love. Instead of starting a traditional career, they bought an old van named Solace and hit the road. For nearly five years, they traveled across the United States searching for passion and discovered it through creating art.

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Mac has always been an artist, even before recognizing it. As a child, their desk was filled with paper cities and eraser people instead of textbooks. Today, their work often explores care—for ourselves, others, and the planet—while also serving as a space to express and process the strange, tangled thoughts that come with being human. For Mac, to stop creating would be to stop living.

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Their journey as an artist began by gifting pieces to people who showed them kindness. When their art started to pile up, Mac began setting up free art stands while traveling. Watching strangers connect with their work and trade food, money, or even cool rocks inspired them to pursue art more seriously.

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Now more settled, Mac continues to grow their artistic practice. Their work has been exhibited at the Rudd Art Gallery, the New Orleans National Art Show, the Federal Way Art Explosion, the Wild Exhibition at Overt Space Gallery, the Small Art Exhibit at NOLA 'Nacular, and much more.