Nick Lalowski, 20, Edison Park. Creative director, photographer, ice hockey enthusiast

In My Room: Six Emerging Chicago Artists at Home

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January 8, 2026

In Chicago bedrooms, six young artists show the mess and magic of early careers where privacy, practice, and personality share space.

JENNY FLORES, 27, Lakeview. Aspiring musician, stylist, and vintage furniture collector

 

KATHERINE WEI, 19, Chicagoland suburbs. Aspiring fashion designer and Neon Genesis Evangelion fan

 

MYLES IGUNBOR, 22, Buena Park. Aspiring fashion designer, artist, clinical psychology researcher, youth mentor

 

LUCY RUBINSTEIN, 22, Evanston. Emerging DJ, trained opera singer, London bound

 

WILLA RAE, 20, Burr Ridge. Aspiring model and dancer, vinyl record collector

A version of this article originally appeared in Sixtysix Issue 15.