The artist for this banner is James Kelly. James Kelly graduated from John Herron School of Art & Design. After graduating from Herron, he studied commercial art and graphic design at the Colorado Institute of Art. In 1999, he moved back to Indianapolis to pursue his fine art career. In 2003, he rented a studio space on south Madison Avenue, which had been an old chemical plant. He named his art studio Mad Lab Studio.

James specializes in portraiture, and is known for his ability to capture his subject's unique personality in a lively, colorful painting. In 2012, he was commissioned by the City of Indianapolis to complete ten portraits of famous Hoosiers for The Georgia Street Legacy Project. Please visit his website at www.madlabstudio.net for more information.