OUR PHILOSOPHY

Close-up view of colorful transparent resin butterfly wings, including green, pink, and blue, arranged on a white surface.

The Butterfly Art Collective is an artist-led studio dedicated to creating sculptural works that transform perspectives and invite reflective pause. Through light, color, and material, each piece is designed to slow perception and hold attention—creating an environment where reflection, conversation, and presence can emerge.

Colorful glasses of resin with popsicle sticks resting on top.

In a world defined by urgency and constant attention demand, we believe art offers something different: not more information, but a place to remain. A sculpture alters how we move through a space. It creates curiosity, invites dialogue, and, at its best, deepens our awareness of what matters.

Close-up of a marble effect with resin including swirling blue, purple, white, and pink colors.

BOLD COLOR

Each work is made by hand. In an age shaped by automation, speed, and generative systems, we choose a slower, more deliberate path—one rooted in physical labor, material mastery, and sustained attention. We believe that something essential is carried through this process: that meaning is not only conceptual, but embodied, and that the presence of the maker endures within the work. As these sculptures move into homes and institutions, they extend beyond themselves—with certain bodies of work structured to direct their proceeds toward organizations engaged in meaningful work on the ground.

A splash of light purple resin with irregular edges and a thick texture.

We do not attempt to address everything at once. We believe the modern condition is not defined by a lack of care, but by an excess of it—spread too thin across too many concerns. Our response is to choose. To commit deeply, and to build with clarity in one direction at a time. Each body of work reflects this focus, inviting collectors and communities into a shared field of participation. What begins as a single act of making becomes part of something larger—not through uniformity, but through many individuals choosing, with intention, to contribute where they can, authentically.

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Three artists posing together against a white background. Artist Cheryl Najafi is sitting in the center on a stool with a ladder behind her, Kelsey Vinas is standing on the ladder, and Gabriel Vinas is sitting on a chair with his arms crossed.
Close-up of a resin signature that says Najafi-Vinas in cursive script.

THE ARTISTS

Portrait of Cheryl Najafi, Artist and Founder of the Butterfly Art Collective, whose vision and philanthropy help transform remembrance into collective action.

Cheryl Najafi

Cheryl is an artist and activist whose work centers on agency, care, and collective responsibility. Her practice is guided by a long-view approach, engaging big questions about the kind of world we are building and how creative work can meaningfully participate in that process. Through art, she brings people and communities together, connecting shared values to purposeful action in pursuit of a safer, more humane future.

Portrait of Gabriel Vinas, Artist and Co-Founder of the Butterfly Art Collective, whose craftsmanship brings each butterfly to life with precision and care.

Gabriel Vinas

Gabriel is a sculptor whose work is grounded in craftsmanship, structural integrity, and disciplined problem-solving. Born in Cuba and raised in the United States, his practice reflects formative environments shaped by ingenuity, efficiency, and care in making. Working across a range of materials, he emphasizes sculptural clarity, patience, and the earned authority of well-made objects in an era defined by speed, convenience, and replication.

Portrait of Kelsey Vinas, Artist and Co-Founder of the Butterfly Art Collective, ensuring the creative vision turns stories of loss into symbols of hope and resilience.

Kelsey Vinas

Kelsey is an artist and designer whose work explores how thoughtful form and visual language can hold memory and create connection. Drawing from a multidisciplinary background, she brings clarity and intention to each artwork, merging aesthetics with meaning to create work that communicates creatively and resonates with viewers on a personal level.

STUDIO TEAM

Our mission is as ambitious as the colors of our pieces are bold. We are thrilled to work each day with a professional team of production artists that make this work possible.

Portrait of Brandi Read with shoulder-length blonde hair, blue eyes, and a nose piercing, smiling and wearing a white tank top and brown overalls with black straps.

BRANDI READ
Production Artist

Portrait of Julian Silva with long wavy black hair, wearing a cream-colored jacket and white shirt, against a plain light background.

JULIAN SILVA
Industrial Designer & Facilities Manager

Portrait of Audrey Wilbourn, with long dark wavy hair and light skin, smiling gently, wearing a white blouse and a gold necklace, against a plain light background.

AUDREY WILBOURN
Graphic Designer