Black Boy Joy

By Candice Alise Randall

Candice Alise aka Creative Alien, a Chicago native, began painting when she was five years old and became a professional commissioned artist by the time she reached 19. She graduated with a degree in Media Communications from Webster University in Vienna Austria (2017). It was there that she first began producing and curating events that would eventually include live music, visual art, photography, spoken word, and dance! Since then she has curated over 80 shows and events, with visual art always being the centerfold. She has helped hundreds of artists receive placements and opportunities beyond her small business. She have been featured and published throughout the years as well; Noisey [Vice News], The Loop, and her latest being in the Curious Publishing “Celebrations” Spring Issue of 2022. Currently she is a multidisciplinary artist specializing in acrylic on canvas paintings, with a focus on the relationship between grays, colors and negative space; while continuing to work in the fields of art, photography, marketing, design, public relations, events, audio production, and film.