MEET OUR
ARTISTS
Meet the volunteer artists and designers behind our look, generously lending their talent to Uptown and the metro.
Mark Herman
Mark is an award-winning Minneapolis graphic designer and illustrator. He’s renowned for his distinctive, vintage-poster-inspired style featuring many of Minnesota’s favorite natural and manmade landmarks.
Check out more of his work at markhermanstudio.com
Jason Craig
Jason Craig (known online as JCLovely) is a Minneapolis-based illustrator and designer. He specializes in bright, cute, "kawaii" artwork, prints, and merchandise that makes you smile.
Check out more of his work on his Instagram @jclovely
Doug Peterson
Doug is a Minneapolis artist, art director and designer. His typographically-driven work and has been featured in Wired, Communication Arts, D&AD, Beautiful Decay, Fast Company and more.
Check out more of his art at doug-pedersen.com
Mike Fetrow
Mike is a Minneapolis graphic designer and visual artist who blends design, humor and community. He’s the mind behind projects like The Shirtshow, Participant, and I’m A Joke, using art to spark connection and impact.
Check out more of his work at mikefetrowecd.com
Scott Thares
Scott is an internationally recognized brand designer who’s been named to Time magazine’s “Style and Design 100” for design that shapes culture. Scott created all of the initial branding and design elements for the Uptown Farmers Market, from our eye-catching logo and T-shirts to the banner hanging above the crossroads of Lake and Hennepin.
Check out more of his work at wink-mpls.com
Our photographer, Deb, is passionate about farmers markets, photography and her Uptown neighborhood, so shooting fun photos to help promote the new Uptown Farmers Market is the perfect way to combine all three passions. Her beautiful photos of Food, Faces and Places have been featured in numerous publications, including the cover of Mpls-St.Paul Magazine.
Check out more of her work at foodfacesplaces.com
Joel Orff
Joel Orff is a locally based cartoonist who has had four graphic novels published in the U.S. and three in France.
Check out more of his work at jorff.com.