FrontCover: GeorgieO’Brien “Britland” MixedMedia 48inx48in
Top: EnriqueBeltran “Bakunawa” MixedMedia 12cmx16cm
BackCover: GeorgieO’Brien “AvigilforPa�enceand Libera�on” MixedMedia 54inx54in
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FEATURED ARTISTS
KATYVAUGHN
KatyVaughnisaMiami-basedabstract ar�st,designer,mother,andcloudobserver. Herartisinspiredbynatureandtheconcept oflivinginflowwithboththenaturalworld anddailylife.Shebelievesthatwhen individualsenterastateofflow,they experiencetrueconnec�on.
Asanar�stdeeplya�unedtothebeautyof natureandtheharmoniesofeverydayliving, Vaughnseekstocapturetheessenceof exis�nginrhythmwithone’ssurroundings. Herworkcelebratesthereciprocitybetween humanityandthenaturalworld,with par�cularinspira�ondrawnfromtheeverchangingformsandmovementsofclouds.
Throughtheuseofgravity,brushwork,and spontaneousgestures,Vaughncreates abstractpiecesthatembodythedynamic energyandvibrantcolorsfoundinnature. Eachartworkbecomesacontempla�ve explora�on,invi�ngviewerstoimmerse themselvesinthejoy,wonder,andbeauty thatsurroundthem.
Herhopeisthatherartservesasa remindertopause,observe,andappreciate flee�ngmomentsofbeauty—whetheritis cloudsdri�ingacrossthesky,wavesgently lappingattheshore,orpetalsunfurlingin thebreeze.Throughherwork,Vaughn seekstoevokeasenseofconnec�onand harmonywiththenaturalworld,inspiring otherstodiscovertheirownflowand embracethebeautyofthepresent moment.
Image: “Bled”
AcryliconCanvas 25.4cmx25.4cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/katymvaughn/
Image: “Tides”
AcryliconCanvas 27.92cmx35.56cm
Image: “Inset”
AcryliconCanvas 25.4cmx25.4cm
BETHANIEPROVAN
Bethanieisavisualar�stspecializingin vibrantdepic�onsofAustralianbirds,na�ve wildflowers,andinsects.Withabackground inthearts,sheearnedherBA(Hons)degree fromtheLondonSchoolofContemporary Dancebeforedevelopingherpassionasa largelyself-taughtar�st.
Herworkcapturestheintricatebeautyof Australianwildlife,celebra�ngitsrichcolors, textures,anddelicatedetails.Herpain�ngs reflectadeepapprecia�onfornatureanda fascina�onwiththerela�onshipbetween faunaandflora.Throughherart,sheseeksto highlighttheuniquenessofAustralia’s ecosystemsandinspireadeeperconnec�on tothenaturalworld.
Bethaniehasrecentlycompletedaseriesof localwildflowerpain�ngsdesignedtobring awarenesstolesser-knownspeciesaswellas afewiconicflowers.The�nysugar-pink aniseedboronia,whichusuallyhides beneathtreecanopiesontheforestfloor,is magnifiedtomonumentalscale.Similarly, thefeatherflower—anothersmallgem—is givenamacrotreatmentthatrendersit
almostabstract.Eachpain�ngservesboth asatributeandapersonalresponsetothe landandtheextraordinarydiversityfound inhercornerofWesternAustralia.
Astrongbelieverinthehealingpowerof naturalimageryinourhomesanddaily lives,Bethaniehopesherartconveysnot onlybotanicallikenessesbutalsoasenseof placeandemo�onalconnec�ontothe environment—whetherthroughnostalgia, recogni�on,ormemoriesof�mespentin nature.
Finalprepara�onsarenowunderwayto exhibithercompleteWildflowerCollec�on inearly2026.
Image: “AniseedBoronia” 76cmx60cm
Photographer:ChurchillImaging h�ps://www.instagram.com/inmysmallspace/
HAOCHENHE
HaochenHeisanarchitecturaldesignerand visualar�stwhoseworkmovesfluidly betweentheconstructedworldandthe image.Withabackgroundinarchitecture,he approachesphotographyasanextensionof spa�althinking—amediumforexpressing form,absence,andtensionbeyondthe boundariesoftangibleconstruc�on.
Hisphotographyischaracterizedbya sensi�vitytolight,composi�on,andthe performa�vequalityofs�llness.Muchlike architecture,hisimagesareshapedbyan awarenessofwhatishidden,obscured,or implied,aswellasbydeliberateframing. Drawingonmythologyandritualas metaphorsforcontemporarysystemsof visibility,power,andiden�ty,heexplores howthebodyoccupiesspacebothphysically andpsychologically.
Throughhisengagementwithboth architectureandimage-making,Haochenis
abletoexaminethepoe�csofabsence— howsilence,ambiguity,andpar�al presencecanserveasinstrumentsof ar�s�cinquiryandsubtleresistance.His designphilosophy,rootedina�en�veness tothresholds,livedexperience,and context,seamlesslyinformshis photography,resul�nginworksthat challengeviewerstodiscerntheboundary betweenshadowandstructure.
Image: “ThemisinGesture” Photograph VariableDimensions h�ps://www.instagram.com/ r0bin___haochen_he/
Image: “Cassandra’sPause”
Photograph
VariableDimensions
Image: “PersephoneUnseen”
Photograph
VariableDimensions
LEILAMONAHAN
LeilaMonahanisaFlorida-bornlesbianar�st whoseworkprimarilyconsistsofselfportraiture.Withadeeploveofhistory,they considertheirplacewithinit,andtheir pain�ngscommunicatetheirpersonhood throughthislens.
Leilamanifeststhetug-of-warbetweenpast andpresentthroughlayeredapplica�onsof paint;workinginacrylicallowsthemto quicklybuildtheselayers,packingeachwith informa�onandexpression.Theirworkseeks toconveyexperiencesandmoodsinwhich fellowqueerpeoplecanfindkinshipand solace—whilealsomakingthosewhoresist anydevia�onfromthenormuncomfortable.
Image: “KinginYellow”
AcryliconCanvas 112cmx157cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/leilamonahan_/
Image: “LocalDykeLovestheOldTestament”
AcryliconCanvas
107cmx168cm
Image: “Cardinal”
AcryliconCanvas 107cmx168cm
GABRIELLECASTLE
GabrielleCastleisa24-year-oldfigura�ve andportraitar�stbasedinthewestern mountainsofMaine.Herworkblendsthe precisionoftradi�onaloilpain�ngwitha contemporarysensi�vitytocolor,mood,and humanconnec�on.Drawingfromclassical influencessuchasRembrandt,DaVinci, Renoir,Sargent,andDegas,shefinds inspira�oninthe�melesslanguageoflight, form,andexpression.
Eachportraitbecomesanin�matestudy, capturingnotonlyalikenessbutalsothe emo�onandstorybeneaththesurface.With afocusonsubtlegestures,naturallight,and thequietpowerofpresence,Castle’s pain�ngsinviteviewerstopauseandreflect. Herartrevealsthebeautyofs�llness,the strengthinso�ness,andthedepth containedwithinasinglegaze.
Image: “Sun-Kissed” OilonCanvas 92cmx61cm
Photographer:ErikThomas h�ps://www.instagram.com/gcastleart/
61cmx46cm
Photographer:ErikThomas
Image: “PortraitofLukeMcGowan”
OilonCanvas
Image: “PortraitofOrlandoBenites”
OilonCanvas
31cmx23cm
Photographer:ErikThomas
AYOBAMIADELAYE
AyobamiAdelayeisaUK-based mul�disciplinaryar�stworkingacross abstractandfigura�vepain�ng,with occasionalexplora�onsinsculpture.He beganhiscareerasagraphicar�stin2014 beforetransi�oningtotradi�onalpain�ngin 2017—ashi�thatdeepenedhisengagement withtexture,gesture,andemo�on.
Guidedbyspontaneity,Adelayedraws inspira�onfromcontrastsandthe immediacyofcolorinhisenvironment, crea�ngworksthatarebothrawand intui�ve.Hisprac�cehasbeenshowcasedin exhibi�onsandauc�onsinNigeria,theUK, andtheUS,reflec�nghisgrowing interna�onalpresence.
Image: “Wateroverbridge” OilonCanvas 29.7cm×42cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/a.adelaye/
“Imustbedreaming”
Image:
OilonCanvas 61cmx50cm
Image: “Sorry,we’reclosed”
OilonCanvas 100cmx100cm
ENRIQUEBELTRAN
EnriqueBeltran(akaSpunin)isanillustrator originallyfromthePhilippinesandnow basedintheSanFranciscoBayArea.His crea�veprac�cebridgesbothtradi�onaland digitalmediums,withapor�oliothatspans comics,zines,andrichlydetailedpain�ngsof surrealfantasyandmythicalcreatures.
Beltran’sworkisdeeplyrootedinstorytelling. Heo�endrawsonthefolkloreandtalesof hischildhood,aswellasinfluencesfrom genrefic�on,videogames,andhisown boundlessimagina�on.Eachpiecereflects hisfascina�onwithconstruc�ngalternate reali�es—worldsthatfeelatoncein�mate andexpansive,invi�ngviewerstowander andlosethemselveswithinthem.
Throughhisart,Beltranseeksnotonlyto refinehisownconceptualstorytellingbut alsotosparkcuriosityandwonderin others.Hisaimistocreateimagerythat resonatesemo�onally,offeringmomentsof escapeandreflec�onwhileblurringthe linesbetweenthefantas�calandthe familiar.
Image: “CarnifexofNerys” MixedMedia 12cmx16cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/spunin_art/
Image: “Bakunawa” MixedMedia 12cmx16cm
BARBARADROBOT
BarbaraDrobot(b.1994,Kyiv,Ukraine)isan ar�standeducatorcurrentlybasedin Georgia.ShegraduatedfromtheFacultyof Architecture,UrbanPlanning,and EnvironmentalDesignattheNa�onal Avia�onUniversityinKyiv.Since2014,she hastaughtdrawingandpain�ngtoboth childrenandadults,combiningclassical trainingwithahighlyindividualized,studentcenteredapproach.Shehasalsopar�cipated ininterna�onalexhibi�onsandartprojects.
Herar�s�cresearchcentersonsilence,inner rhythm,andthefragilestatesofhuman existence.Inherpain�ngs,Drobotexplores embodimentandthewaysemo�onsare carriedandrecordedwithinthebody.She worksprimarilywithoiloncanvas, employinglayeredtextures,traces, abrasions,andfric�on.Forher,itisnotthe purityofformthatma�ers,butratherthe incompletenessandroughnessthatsuggest movementwithins�llness.
Throughherart,sheseekstocreate contempla�vespaceswhereviewerscan pause,slowdown,andengageininner dialogue.Herworksinviteaudiencesto reconnectwiththeirownemo�onal presence,torecallforgo�enfeelings,and toexperiencemomentsofs�llnessbeyond externalnoise.
Image: “NowhereInside” MixedMediaonCanvas 100cmx100cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/touch_the_color/
Image: “WhereStrengthEnds”
MixedMediaonCanvas 60cmx60cm
Image: “TheThreshold”
MixedMediaonCanvas 60cmx60cm
MARGARETJENZEN
MargiJenzenisacontemporaryvisualar�st knownforherexpressiveworkinacrylicand oilpaints.Withastrongcommandofcolor, texture,andform,shecreatesevoca�ve piecesthatexplorethemesofnature, blendingrealismwithabstractelementsto cra�artworksthatarebothdeeplypersonal anduniversallyresonant.
BasedinPerth,WesternAustralia,Jenzen hasbeensteadilycul�va�ngherprac�ce, drawinginspira�onfromthenaturalworld. Herprocessisrootedinintui�veexplora�on, allowingeachpiecetoevolveorganically throughlayeredpaint,movement,and inten�onalcontrast.
Sheoffersaselec�onofworksforsaleandis currentlyaccep�ngcommissionsand consignmentprojects,collabora�ngclosely withclientstobringtheirvisionstolifewhile maintainingtheintegrityofherar�s�cvoice.
Whetherdevelopingapersonalprojector workingonacommission,Jenzenbrings passion,technicalskill,andthough�ul crea�vitytoeverycanvas.
Image: “BushBotanics” MixedMediaonCanvas 770cmx770cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/Belleartdesign1/
Image: “SecretGarden”
MixedMediaonCanvas 75cmx58cm
Image: “WildflowerSymphony”
63cmx79cm
MixedMediaonCanvas
FRANCENELEVINSON
FranceneLevinson,aresidentofBainbridge Island,Washington,isoriginallyfrom Brooklyn,NewYork,andholdsanM.A.inArt fromBrooklynCollege,C.U.N.Y.Sheisbest knownforheroriginaldigitalabstract pain�ngs,whichreflectonsocial, environmental,andpoli�calreali�esand theirresul�ngexisten�aleffects.Herworkis influencednotonlybyexpressionist, minimalist,andgeometricmovementsbut alsobyherbackgroundasastoneandpaper sculptor.
AsamemberoftheTechspressionist.com Salon,Levinsonhasdevelopedadigital minimaliststylethatfrequentlyfeatures spheresandcircles,symbolizingthecycleof life.Sheconveysherpassionateresponses throughcarefullychosenlimitedcolor pale�es,monochromecomposi�onsof shapesandforms,anddeliberately�tled works.
Levinson’sdigitalarthasbeenexhibitedat venuesincludingtheSouthamptonArts Center,NY(DigitalandBeyond);the CaliforniaMuseumofArt,ThousandOaks, CA(DefiningBeauty);andtheRSGGalleryat
thePortlandArtMuseum,OR.Herworkis includedinprivatecollec�onsinPortland, Oregon,andBainbridgeIsland, Washington.Recentexhibi�onsinclude BlueLineArtsGallery,Rosedale,CA;CV Gallery,Bremerton,WA;asoloshowatthe RegionalLibraryonBainbridgeIsland,WA; aninterna�onalsoloexhibi�onwiththe IndianArtGrouponFacebook;andtwo onlineexhibi�onswithArt-Fluent.com Gallery(MinimalandStand).
Herdigitalpain�ngshavereceived numerousawardsfrommuseumsand galleries,includingrecogni�onfromArt DexInterna�onalandtheBronzeAwardat CamelbackGallery’sShadesofRed(2024). Herearliersculpturalworkalsoreceived dis�nc�on,mostnotablyintheBocaRaton MuseumofArt2010BiennialExhibit,Boca Raton,FL.
Image: “Pressure”
TechspressionistPain�ng 60.69cmx60.69cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/francenelevinson/
Image: “Unse�ling”
KURTSTIMMEDER
KurtS�mmeder(b.1972inBadLeonfelden, Austria)isacontemporaryvisualar�st specializinginfigura�veoilpain�ngand lithography.A�eranearlycareerinthe crea�veindustry,hehasworkedexclusively asanar�stsince2008.Helivesandworksin Linz,Austria.
S�mmeder’sworkexploresbodylanguage, psychologicaltension,andtheunspoken spacesbetweenpeople.Handsplayacentral roleinhispain�ngs—assilentnarrators, mirrorsofinternalemo�on,andexpressions beyondlanguage.Hisvisualstyleisrootedin realismyetinfusedwithsymbolicdepth, blendingechoesofthepastwiththepresent. Historicalreferences,religiousiconography, andmythicalfiguresareo�enreinterpreted withinacontemporarycontext.
Akeyaspectofhisar�s�cprocessisthe performa�vestagingofsceneswithlive models,o�eninformedbymethodsfrom systemicconstella�onwork.Thesestaged encountersallowemo�onaldynamicsto unfoldorganically,givinghispain�ngsa
palpablesenseofimmediacyandtension. Incontrast,hislithographsexplorea quieter,morenuancedvisualspace throughdelicatemark-making.
S�mmeder’sworkhasbeenexhibited interna�onallyatfairsandexhibi�ons includingClioArtFair(NewYork), CONTEXTduringArtBaselMiamiWeek, ArteGenova,and59Rivoli(Paris),aswell asinTokyo,Munich,andTaipei.
HeisrepresentedbyMakowskiFineArt andiscurrentlypreparingforseveral upcomingexhibi�ons,including par�cipa�oninArtMiami.
Image: “En�ty” OilonCanvas 83cmx63cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/kurts�mmeder/
“OnoldDutchMemory”
Image: “TheGreenTrout”
OilonCanvas 160cmx100cm
DONOVANMYBURGH
DonovanMyburghisapencilandgraphite ar�stwhoseworkexplorestheboundaries betweenrealismandemo�on,usinglight andshadowtorevealthecomplexityofthe humanexperience.Hecreatesphotorealis�c figura�veworksthatsparkthecuriosityof theviewer—whetherdepic�nghumans, animals,orimagina�vecombina�onsof both.Eachpiececarriesastorytelling element,o�eninterwovenwithsurrealis�c concepts.Specializinginlarge-scaleworks, Myburghcapturesthesubtle�esoflife throughme�culousdetailwhileevokinga deeperemo�onalresponsefromtheviewer.
Hisprocessisrootedinthecarefulrendering oftextures,expressions,andforms,brought intosharpreliefagainsthissignaturepitchblackbackgrounds.Thisdrama�ccontrast notonlyemphasizesthefinedetailofhis subjectsbutalsogeneratesavisualtension thatconveystheunderlyingemo�onswithin eachcomposi�on.Heemploysstrategic ligh�ngtechniques,manipula�nglight sourcestoheightendepthandcontrast, pushingtheboundariesofrealismwhile
amplifyingtheemo�onalintensityofhis work.
Myburghdrawsinspira�onfrompainters suchasPabloPicassoandFranzKline, whosepowerfuluseofblackandwhite conveysrawemo�on.Heisalsoheavily influencedbyphotographerssuchas PlatonandHenriCar�er-Bresson,whose bolduseoflightandcameraangles producesstrikingimagesinfusedwith profoundemo�onalresonance.
Image: “Thebirds” Portrait 76cmx55cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/ Donovan_myburgh_art/
Image: “Thetargeteddistrac�onoffreethought”
Portrait 76cmx55cm
Image: “Turmoil” Portrait 76cmx55cm
GEORGIEO'BRIEN
GeorginaO’Brien(b.2001)isaKoreanBri�shar�stlivingandworkinginNewYork City.ShereceivedherBFAinPain�ngfrom theRhodeIslandSchoolofDesigninthe springof2023.
O’Briencreatesscenesthatinviteselfreflec�ononherlivedexperiences,exploring themesofhome,religion,Koreanheritage, andlove.Sheo�enworksonusedbed sheets,asurfacethatchargesher composi�onswithdomes�cundertonesand keepstheuniversalconceptofhomeatthe heartofherprac�ce.
Image: “AvigilforPa�enceandLibera�on” MixedMedia 54inx54in h�ps://www.instagram.com/ thenotoriousg.ob2.0/
Image: “Britland” MixedMedia 48inx48in
Image: “DreamReader” MixedMedia 26inx36in
NAZANINMORADI
NazaninMoradiisaLondon-basedar�st withaMaster’sdegreeinFineArtfrom ChelseaCollegeofArts,UAL(2016).Her dynamiccareerspanscon�nents,with exhibi�onsacrosstheUK,EU,Asia,andthe USA.
Aclassicallytrainedpainterwhoalso specializesindigitalart,bodypain�ng,and performanceart,Moradiinves�gatesthe interplaybetweenthebodyandits environment.Herworkexaminesthe complexrela�onshipbetweenmovement andspace,enrichedbyculturalhistory, mythology,andmemory.Throughthe abstrac�onofformandtheuseoffluid, expressivetechniques,shecapturesthe vulnerabilityandtransforma�onofthe humanbody.
Hercomposi�onsevokeasenseof dreamlikemo�on,wherefiguresmerge withtheirsurroundingsandthetension betweentheunseenandthephysicalis revealed.Thisfusionresultsinimmersive, emo�onallychargedworksthatchallenge conven�onalpercep�onsofthebodyin space.
Image: “Echoesoftheselves” OilonCanvas 120cmx90cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/naz.art.mrd/
Image: “Thisversionofyou”
OilonCanvas 100cmx100cm
Image: “Cathedralofflesh”
OilonCanvas 140cmx100cm
YULIABULASHENKO
YuliaBulashenko(b.1990)isaBarcelonabasedar�stwhosecrea�vepathhasalways revolvedaroundlight,color,andatmosphere.
Withabackgroundinfilmandphotography, shespentoveradecadecra�ingthe intangiblemoodsbehindmovingimages. Throughcolorgrading,sheshapedthe narra�vetonesofmovies,musicvideos,and commercialsbeforetransi�oningtocanvas asherprimarymedium.
Bulashenkoapproachespain�ngasaspace forunfiltered,ins�nct-ledcrea�on.Each canvasinvitestheviewertopause,sense, andimagine—allowingmeaningtounfold uniquelywitheverygaze.
Forher,abstrac�onisnotadetachment fromrealitybutameansofexpressing whatcannotbecapturedvisually:raw emo�ons,hiddenimpulses,andmoments thatslipbeyonddirectrepresenta�on.
Image: “Thegravityofminorthings” MixedMediaonCanvas 90cmx90cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/yuliabulashenko/
Image: “Abullettothebrain”
MixedMediaonCanvas 130cmx89cm
Image: “Red-shapederror” MixedMediaonCanvas
81cmx65cm
ADRIANNASERAPHIN
AdriannaSeraphinisan18-year-oldselftaughtar�stwhosepassionforillustra�on con�nuestogrowasshedevelopshercra�. CurrentlyafreshmanatRinglingCollegeof ArtandDesign,sheispursuingadegreein Illustra�onwiththegoalofbuildingacareer invisualdevelopment.Seraphinisdedicated torefininghertechnicalskills,exploring diversear�s�cstyles,andgainingindustry experiencetoprepareforprofessional opportuni�es.Herworkreflectsboth curiosityandcommitment,blending crea�vitywithdisciplineasshetakesthe nextstepstowardestablishingherselfasa visualstorytellerinthefieldofcontemporary illustra�on.
Image: “Chrysalis” Illustra�on 31.17cmx41.55cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/adr1.draws/
Image: “Gli�erinmyEyes”
Illustra�on 12.7cmx17.8cm
Image: “LookAtMe”
Illustra�on 12.7cmx17.8cm
VALLERIAMES
Image: “So�MorningSilence” Photograph 16cmx20cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/ angeleyephoto43/
ValleriAmesisaself-taught photographerwhoenteredthe photographyworldin2023. Moderatelynewtothefield,shehas quicklyembracedphotographyasher chosenmedium—atoolthrough whichshecapturesthebeautyof natureandlandscapes.
Guidedbyapassionfortheoutdoors andtravel,Amesexploresdiverse environments,frommountainsto oceans,seekingtoconveybotha senseofplaceandtheemo�on embeddedwithineachscene.Sheis par�cularlydrawntotheinterplayof light,angles,andshadows,whichshe usestocreateimagesthattransport viewersintothenaturalspacesthat inspireher.
Throughherwork,Amesaimsto fosteradeeperapprecia�onforthe worldaroundus,offeringmomentsof quietreflec�onandarenewed connec�ontonaturethroughherlens.
CARMENSAMOILA
CarmenSamoilaisaCanadianvisualar�st whoseprac�cespanspain�ng,cyanotype, andanalogaswellasdigitalphotography. Withformalrootsinsculpture,shebringsa tac�le,spa�alsensi�vitytohertwodimensionalwork—wheregesturesoflight, texture,andmovementevokeasculptural presenceonthepage.
Herworkexplorespercep�on,presence,and theporousthresholdbetweeninnerand outerexperience—wherememorygathers anddissolves,andsomethingineffable beginstotakeform.
Recentseries,includingBlueborne,reveala reverentdialoguewithplaceand impermanence.Createdduringhertravels throughtheCanadianWest,these cyanotypeswerecomposedwithgathered botanicals,exposedbeneathprairieand mountainsun,andtonedwithnatural pigmentsandcoffee.Theyarerefined impressions—field-basedmedita�ons shapedbyintui�on,gesture,andlight.
Acrossallherseries,fromoillandscapesof theprairiestoexperimentalphotographic works,Samoila’sprac�ceisguidedbyrhythm andresonance.Hermarksemergethrough a�unement—afeltconversa�onwithplace, shapedbythesubtleinterplayofpresence andpercep�on.
Sheo�endwellsinliminalspaces— momentsofquietbecoming,where transforma�ons�rsbeneaththesurface. Herink-on-rice-paperworksandmul�pleexposureanalogphotographs,longheldin reserve,nowjointhisarcofemergence.
Samoilaiscurrentlyreengaginga�era periodofar�s�cs�llness,drawingonyears ofintui�vemakingandquiet experimenta�on.Throughout,shehas returnedtothebodyasbarometer—an instrumentthatlistens,moves,and respondstowhatcannotbeseenbutonly felt.
Herworkhasbeendescribedasakindof alchemy:wheresurfaceyieldstodepth, andlightbecomesathreshold.Sheinvites viewersintoaslowedencounter—onethat tracesthecontoursofpercep�onand remindsuswhatitmeanstobehere: present,feeling,andalive.
Image: “Blueborne:Penumbra” CyanotypeonBFKRivesPaper 56cmX38cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/csamoila.studio/
ROXANAURRAA.
RoxanaUrraA.(SanCarlos,Chile,1967)is anemergingar�stwho,fromanearlyage, cul�vatedaloveforcontempla�ngthesea andthecountryside,aswellasurban landscapesandtheirpeople.Herfascina�on withcolorsandformsmadeherinclina�on towardartingeneral,andpain�ngin par�cular,anaturalprogression.
Hertraininghasbeenself-taught,developed throughpersistenceintheprac�ceof pain�ng,thestudyofbooks,andresearchon theinternet.Thela�erhasbeen fundamentaltoherar�s�cforma�on,asit hasallowedhertoexploreawidevarietyof artworks,discoverdifferentar�sts,and engagewithnumerousar�s�cmovements thathavebroadenedherknowledgeand enrichedherownwork.Amongher influencesaresurrealism,informalism, Renaissancemasters,abstractart,and others.
Image: “Elhadaoscura” MixedMediaonCanvas 93cmx61cmx4cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/roxanaurraa/
BAILEYGRAHAM
BaileyGrahamisaCanadianillustratorand painterbasedinLondon.Theirworkisrooted innature,memory,andthequietstrangeness oftheparanormal.Grahamcreatesboth digitalillustra�onsandtradi�onalacrylic pain�ngsthatexploreemo�onthrough recurringsymbolssuchasghosts,forests, animals,andemptyspaces.
Whetherplayfulorintrospec�ve,theirart invitesviewersintogentlyhauntedworlds thatmirrorinnerlandscapes.Drawnto storytellingthroughatmosphereandsubtle detail,Grahamiscurrentlyfocusingona personalillustra�onserieswhilealso submi�ngworktogalleries.Theirprac�ce con�nuestogrowinawaythatbalances curiosity,vulnerability,andmeaning.
Image: “FerryoftheForgo�en” Illustra�on 38.1cmx50.8cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/baileytheillustrator/
ANDRESPALLAVICINI
AndresPallaviciniisanillustratorandart directorraisedinMozambique,Sweden,and SouthAfrica,andnowbasedinChile.His mul�culturalupbringinghasgivenhima broadperspec�veoniden�ty,displacement, andbelonging,themesthato�enunderpin hiscrea�vework.
Pallavicini’sillustra�onsexploremodern experiencesofsuffering,approached throughasardonicandself-depreca�nglens. Byblendingsharphumorwithdarker undertones,heexposesthecontradic�onsof contemporarylife—wherevulnerabilityand ironyo�encoexist.Hisworkfrequently juxtaposesbold,graphicformswithin�mate subjectma�er,crea�ngatensionthatboth unse�lesandresonateswithviewers.
Image: “SisyphusAsMe” MixedMedia 42cmx53cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/humanyears/
DEBBIEBANKS
DebbieBanksbeganpursuingherart seriouslyjustbeforeher60thbirthday. Havingbeenwidowed25yearsearlierand raisingfivechildrenonherown,shefeltthat reachingthismilestonewastheperfect momenttofinallydosomethingforherself— herart.
Althoughsomehavesuggestedthatsheis moreofanillustratorthananar�st,Banks choosestoignoresuchdis�nc�ons.She challengesherselfagainstnature—perfect eveninitsimperfec�ons—seekingtoseehow closelyshecancaptureitsessence.
In2022,sheheldajointexhibi�onin WesternAustralia,whereonevisitor reportedlyaskedwhyphotographswere beingdisplayed.ToBanks,thiswasthe greatestcompliment,asitaffirmedthather workhadachievedtherealismshestrivesfor.
Image: “RedTear”
MixedMedia 60cmx24cm
Photographer:DavidClode h�ps://www.instagram.com/debeearts/
MARITASETAS FERRO
Image: “RedCorals”
MixedMediumCrochet 32cmx69cm
Photographer:HenryKapaun h�ps://www.instagram.com/maritaferro/
MaritaSetasFerroisaPortuguesecrea�vewhoseworkspansart,cra�s,fashion, sustainability,andculturalmanagement.Sheenjoyscombiningthesefieldsin innova�veandimpac�ulways.Forseveralyears,shehasworkedasacultural managerandcrea�vedirector,leadingprojectsandexhibi�ons.Morerecently, shehasalsofocusedondevelopingandcura�ngexhibi�onsdedicatedtofine cra�andsustainabledesign.
Herar�s�cprac�ceincludesthecrea�onoftex�lesculpturesusingtradi�onal needletechniquessuchascrochetandkni�ng,whichshetransformsinto representa�onsofmarinenaturalelements.Theapplica�onofthese�mehonoredtechniquesproducesanini�alsenseofsurprise—juxtaposingtradi�on withinnova�oninform,aesthe�cs,texture,andcolor.Inthisclash,herpieces sparkdialoguewiththosewhosee,touch,andexperiencethem.
Ferroisdeeplycommi�edtofinecra�andculturalheritage,withastrongdesire tobridgetheworldsofcra�,design,andart.Throughouthercareer,shehas developeduniqueprojectsthatintegratear�s�cvision,cra�smanship,anda drivetoposi�velyandmeaningfullyimpactpeople’slives.Sheisequally passionateaboutsharingknowledgeandcrea�ngini�a�vesthatinspirechange— bothar�s�callyandculturally—throughdesignandfinecra�.
DAVIDDRIER
Image: “Doubleportrait” Plaitedportraits 60inx40in h�ps://www.instagram.com/drbebop9/
DavidDrierisalong-�mefiber ar�stcurrentlyexploringplaited photographsoncanvas,working withbothportraitshotsand abstractimageryinsingle-and mul�-panelformats.Throughthe interplayofimages,hiswork generatesasurprising“third” image,enrichedbythewoven pa�ernsanddesignsthatemerge fromtheprocess.
EVEVANSCOTT
EveisaLosAngeles–basedpainter,writer, andcostumedesignerwhoconjuressurreal realmswhereemo�onandmythintertwine. Throughetherealbackdropsandevoca�ve portraiture,sheexploresthehiddenlayersof character—soulscaughtbetweenworlds, o�ensetagainstdreamlikelandscapesthat feelbothotherworldlyandfamiliar.
WithaBAinFashionDesignfromDrexel University,shebringsarefined understandingofform,detail,andvisual storytellingtoherart.Herimagined charactersemergeinmoodypale�esand intricategarments,eachechoingthemagic ofoldstoriesandthemysteryofthe unknown.
Througheverypiece,Eveinvitesviewersto stepintoastorymid-chapterandlingerin thespacesbetween.
Image: “OnyxBeach” MixedMedia 68cmx60cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/evevansco�/
ROCÍOERGAS
RocíoErgas(b.1996)isaself-taughtvisual ar�stwhospecializesinacrylicpain�ngon canvasandhand-paintedrecycledclothing. ShestudiedCrea�veLiteratureat UniversidadDiegoPortales(2015–2018) andcompletedaDiplomainScriptwri�ngat theEscueladeCinedeChile(2020).
Sincethen,shehaswri�entwosci-fimovie scripts,twoillustratedpoetrybooks—one recognizedinaregionalcontestandthe otherpublishedin2024—twoillustratedscifinovels(onepublishedin2024),anda publishedillustratedshortstorycollec�on.
Heruniqueblendofstorytellingandcolorful visualdrama�za�ondefineshersurrealist andcartoonishstyle.Eyes,snakes,and planetsinspacefrequentlyappearinher work,construc�ngamythologicalyetplayful universefullofmovementandimagina�on.
Image: “EstanquedeOjósferas” AcryliconCanvas 40cmx50cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/desorbit.arte/
AVIGOODMAN
AviGoodmanisaGTA-basedillustratorand painterspecializinginexperimentaland unconven�onalstylizedvisualart.His prac�cespansmul�plemediums—including digital,ink,graphite,collage,watercolor,and acrylic—andexplorestheoverlapping intricaciesofbeauty,horror,sexuality,drag, andgender.Bycombiningunsavoryelements oftheworldaroundhimwithdistortedyet strikingreflec�onsofglamour,Goodman createsworkthatisbothprovoca�veand visuallycompelling.
Whennotpain�ngorillustra�ng,hedivides his�mebetweenthelibraryandtheclub, wherehetransformsintoOrganelle—adrag organismbornfromhisloveofmakeup ar�stryandalifelongpassionforplaying dress-up.Currently,Goodmanispursuinga BachelorofDesigndegreeatOCAD University.
Image: “Poli�cianChokesonhisOwnFe�dTongue” DigitalIllustra�on 23cmx20cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/Aviplasm/
ARIELLE BOBB-WILLIS
BornandraisedinNewYorkCityand Suffern,NY,withstopsinSouthCarolinaand NewOrleans,photographerArielleBobbWillishasbeenusingthecamerafornearlya decadeasatoolofempowerment.Ba�ling depressionfromanearlyage,Bobb-Willis foundsolacebehindthelensanddeveloped avisuallanguagethatspeakstothe complexi�esoflife:thebeau�ful,the strange,belonging,isola�on,and connec�on.
InspiredbymasterssuchasJacobLawrence, WilliamH.Johnson,andSisterGertrude Morgan,Bobb-Willisbringsa“painterly” touchtoherphotography,documen�ng peopleincompromisinganddisjointed posi�onsasawayofhighligh�nglife’s contradic�ons.Walkingthelinebetween fashionandcontemporaryart,heruseof bright,vividcolorsistherapeu�candreflects adesiretoclaimpowerandjoyinmoments ofsadness,confusion,orconfinement.
Herphotographsarecapturedinbothurban andruralse�ngs—acrosstheSouth,North, East,andWest.Bobb-Willistravels throughouttheUnitedStatesandabroadas awayoffinding“home”inanygrassyknollor citysidewalk,remindingviewerstostay
connectedandgroundedduringlife’s transi�onalmoments.
Reflec�ngonherjourney,Bobb-Willis explains:
“Throughdepressiontheworldbecomes muddy—everythingisugly,everythingis doomed.It’sahorriblecycleof...I’mstuck inwhatIdidinthepastandscaredofwhat I’lldointhefuture.Photographyhas allowedmetoremainpresentandjust focusonwhat’sgoingonrightinfrontof me.Ifeelsogrounded,Istayinthemoment longer,Icanfeelinthemoment...it’s pushedmetoseesomethingexci�ngand worthyintheworldeveryday.Theworldis moresaturatedandbeau�fultomenow thanit’severbeen.Becauseof photography,I’malwaysfallinginlovewith life.”
Image: “NewJersey” Photograph 30inx40in h�ps://www.instagram.com/ariellebobbwillis/
CALLUMROSE
CallumRosetrainedasanillustratoratthe CambridgeSchoolofArt,wherehewas introducedtotheworldofcollabora�ve printmakingthroughmasterprintmakerKip Gresham.Thiscloseinterac�onwithmany finear�stsshapedhiscrea�veprac�ceand helpedhimdevelopadis�nc�ve,quirky visuallanguage.
Roserarelystraysfarfromhissketchbook, o�encarryingaminipale�eandbrushesto captureinspira�onthemomentitstrikes. Thisapproachproducesspontaneous sketchbookspreadsthatmerge observa�onalplein-airpain�ngswith conceptualsketches,resul�nginaunique blendofimmediacyandimagina�on.
InanageofAIimagegenera�on,Rosevalues thelongrouteofauthen�c,analogmethods. Usingonlytradi�onalmaterials,hecreates printsthatinviteviewerstoescapereality andenvisionsomethingnew.
Image: “Petrichor” ScreenPrint 16.7cmx10.7cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/personthatprints/
MARIESIEKMANN
MarieSiekmannisafashionandcostume designercurrentlybasedinBremen, Germany,withanacademicbackgroundin fashiondesign.
Asacostumedesigner,shehasworkedon filmsandnumeroustheaterproduc�ons presentedacrossEuropeandAsia.
Siekmanngrewupinasuburbantownonthe edgeofGermany’slargestpolycentricurban area—theRuhrDistrict—knownforitsmining andmetalindustries.Herfamilyhas operatedasmallmetalworkshoptherefor threegenera�ons.Theworkwearfromthe shop,hermother’sofficea�re,andthepop cultureofthe2000shaveallinfluencedher visuallanguage.
Atthecoreofherprac�ceisthesearchfor newvalueindisusedgarments, recontextualizedtex�les,andindustrial waste,whichshetransformsintofresh crea�veexpression.
Image: “Piece012” Sculpture 110cmx100cm Photographer:RicardoNunes h�ps://www.instagram.com/marie.siekmann/
HANNAKNOWLES
HannaKnowles(b.2003)paintssitua�ons withperverseundercurrentsthathoveron theedgeofplausibility.Shecombinesfigures sourcedfrompornography,screenshots pulledfromsocialmediaalgorithms,animals, foundobjects,andimaginedinteriorsto constructdecidedlypeculiarscenarios.
Influencedbythelanguageofexisten�al philosophy,sheispar�cularlydrawnto“the projectofmeaning”—thefeatofundertaking meaning-makingasaself-responsible processinauniversewithoutinherent meaningorreasonforbeing.Thehuman experience,assheseesit,isdefinedbya vola�leinterplayofprofoundmeaningand grotesqueabsurdity.Herworksprobethe tensionofinhabi�ngabodythatisatonce disgus�nganddivinelynoble,simultaneously perverseandsublime.Sheisespecially movedbythetremendoustenderness humansarecapableof,mostpoignantly revealedintheremarkablesensi�vitythat precedesshame—sexualorotherwise.
Inthechaosofmortality,howdowecontend withthewillofthingstolive?Howis meaning-makingcompromisedwithinthe
disposablecurrentsofthedigitalage?Her pain�ngsa�empttograpplewiththese ques�ons,ac�ngasodestowhatis meaningful,strange,andhorrifyingabout beinghuman.Drawingfromdisposable digitalexcessandinternetdebris,she incorporatesfoundobjectsbothinand aroundherpain�ngs—bedsheets,dried eucalyptus,asilverglove,awhitepoofy li�legirl’sdress—tocreatepsychologically chargedlandscapes.Indoingso,shebrings digitalandphysical“almost-trash”intoher composi�ons,transformingtheminto construc�onsofmeaning-makingand avenuesofreflec�on.
Image: “ChiffonScenario”
AcryliconCanvas 122cmx153cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/potato_lover66/
JIAQIPAN
Image: “Easyjob,it’sok,okfornow”
Photograph
26cmx20cm
h�ps://www.instagram.com/chi_qi7/
Jiaqi(Chi)PanwasbornandraisedinChina.Shereceivedher BAinPhotographyfromtheUniversityofAlabama(2016) andherMFAfromtheUniversityofPennsylvania(2018). Workingprimarilyinphotography,sheexploresthemesof �me,sel�ood,andherevolvingrela�onshipwithstrangers.
Panhasheldsoloexhibi�onsatTheGalleryatDelaware CountyCommunityCollegeinMedia,Pennsylvania,andat theSella-GranataArtGalleryinTuscaloosa,Alabama.Her workhasalsobeenfeaturedingroupexhibi�onsboth na�onallyandinterna�onally,includingatDavidNolan Gallery,NewYork;FJORD,Philadelphia;theChinaPingyao Interna�onalPhotographyFes�val,Pingyao,China;Venice GrandCanal,Venice;MedinaArtGallery,Rome;andthe CenterforContemporaryArts,Abilene,amongothers.
ShecurrentlylivesandworksbetweenNewJerseyand Toronto.
ADAMNIKLEWICZ
Image: “RIGOROUS” BoxingGloves,Jars 12inx9inx6in
h�ps://www.instagram.com/adamniklewicz/
AdamNiklewicz(b.Poland)isasculptorwholivesandworks inNewHaven,Connec�cut,USA.HeearnedhisM.F.A.in sculpturefromtheStateUniversityofNewYorkatPurchase in2006.
NiklewiczhasexhibitedwidelyintheUnitedStatesand abroad.Hisworkhasbeenshownatins�tu�onsincluding RealArtWays,theNewBritainMuseumofAmericanArt,the StamfordMuseum,GroundsforSculpture,Black&White Gallery,FiveMyles,HudsonValleyMOCA,Galeriefür Landscha�skunst(Hamburg,Germany),theGalleryof ContemporaryArt(Opole,Poland),ZachętaNa�onalGallery ofArt(Warsaw,Poland),theArteLagunaPrize2014atthe Arsenale(Venice,Italy),Art-ZavodPla�orma/Gogolfest (Kyiv,Ukraine),JUMPGallery(Poltava,Ukraine),andYorkArt Gallery(York,UK).
Hehasmountedsixteensoloexhibi�onsacrosstheUSAand Europe,andhisworkhasbeenreviewedinARTnews,ArtNew England,Aesthe�ca,TheNewYorkTimes,Sculpture Magazine,ModernPainters,TheHuffingtonPost,TheNa�on, andotherpublica�ons.
Niklewiczistherecipientofnumerousawardsandgrants, includingtheAr�stFellowshipGrantfromtheConnec�cut CommissiononCulture(2008,2023),theA.R.T.FundGrant fromtheBerkshireTaconicFounda�on(2010),andthe FacultyDevelopmentGrantfromCentralConnec�cutState University(2021).In2017,CNNStylefeaturedfourofhis worksinthear�cle“ExtraordinaryintheOrdinary:These WarpedWorksWillMeltYourMind.”
MARNIESILBERBERG
Image:
“Ich”
Self-Portrait
90cmx120cm
h�ps://www.instagram.com/marniesilberberg/
MarnieSilberberg(b.2003,Bielefeld)isa22-year-old ar�stcurrentlystudyingFineArtsattheUniversityof FineArtsinHamburg,wheresheisinhersecond semester.
Herar�s�cprac�cecentersonpeople,hersurroundings, andtheenvironment,withapar�cularfocuson portraiture.Workingprimarilywithoiloncanvas, Silberbergexploresthewaysinwhichinterpersonal rela�onshipsshapeindividualiden�ty.Sheviews humanityasthefounda�onofherprac�ce—believing thatourabili�es,percep�ons,andsenseofselfare deeplyinformedbythepeoplearoundus.This philosophyisreflectedinherportraits,whereshepaints skininallitsnuancesofcolor,resul�nginworksthatare vibrantyetnatural.
Silberberg’sworkalsoemphasizesrealisminpain�ng. Sheisfascinatedbyhowtwo-dimensionalimagescan trickthemindintoperceivingreality,crea�ngmoments ofauthen�citythroughillusion.Justassheisdrawnto artworksthatfeelalive,herowngoalistocra�pain�ngs thatevokethesamesenseofpresenceandtruth.
BENJAMINGIBSON
Image: “Rosie's(TheMotel)” GicléeprintonEPSONHotPressBright100% Co�onFibreArchivalPaper 32inx40in h�ps://www.instagram.com/ben_in_toronto/
BenjaminGibsonisaToronto-based photographerandcrea�vedirectorwhose workexplorestheintersec�onofgritand beautyinurbanlandscapesandportraiture. Withabackgroundinbothcommercialand fineartphotography,Gibson’sstyleis definedbyitsraw,unfilteredapproachto capturingthehumanexperience.His fascina�onwithstreetphotographybegan withadesiretotellthestoriesofeveryday people—o�enoverlookedamidthehustle andbustleofcitylife.
DANIELAKAHLERT
Image: “PublicTransportCircus”
Photograph 30cmx40cm
h�ps://www.instagram.com/daniela_kahlert/
DanielaKahlertisapassionateamateur photographerwhobegantaking photographsduringtheCovid-19pandemic, drivenbyaneedtodocumentsuchadras�c shi�ineverydaylife.Sheisdrawntothe streets,wheresheseekstocapturethe uniquecharacter,flair,andvitalityofeach cityshevisits.Hergoalistomakethe atmosphereofaplacevisiblethroughher images,allowingviewerstofeeltheessence ofthecity.
Kahlertisequallyinspiredbyspontaneous moments—some�meshumorous,some�mes tragic—thatrevealthecomplexityand unpredictabilityofhumanexperience.
FELICIA VARLOTTO
Image:
“WhereSheMeetstheSea” TakenwithaCanonT6iRebelwithaCanon135mmf/2 Lens
50.8cmx76.2cm
h�ps://www.instagram.com/feliciavarlo�o/
FeliciaVarlo�oisaLosAngeles–basedcinematographer,filmmaker,and photographerwhoseworkspansnarra�ve,commercial,documentary,and corporatespaces.Atjust25,shehasalreadybroughtherdis�nc�veeyetoa widerangeofproduc�ons,drawingonmanyyearsofexperience.Whether workingonanindependentfilm,commercialset,industry-levelproduc�on,or promo�onalcontent,sheapproacheseachprojectwithdiligenceand me�culousa�en�ontodetail,ensuringthatthespecificneedsandgoalsof everyproduc�onaremet.Hercinematographyhasbeenshowcasedat numerousfilmfes�valsandevents,includingOscar-andBAFTA-qualifying fes�vals.Overthecourseofthepastsevenyears,shehasalsoearneda BachelorofFineArtsinMediaArtsProduc�onfromEmersonCollegeanda MasterofFineArtsinFilmProduc�onwithaconcentra�oninCinematography fromChapmanUniversity.
Diagnosedatayoungagewithdiplopia(doublevision),Varlo�ohasalways experiencedtheworldthroughlayeredperspec�ves,bothliteraland metaphorical.A�erundergoingsurgicalcorrec�onforhercondi�on,which causedoverlappingimages,shedevelopedafascina�onwithperspec�ve, iden�ty,andthefluidnatureofreality.Ratherthanhinderingher,thisvisual dualitybecamecentraltoherar�s�cstyleandvoice.Herworkfrequently incorporatessurrealistelements,prac�caleffects,andexperimentalfiltra�on asameansofreconstruc�ngthevisualsensa�onssheonceexperienced.
Drawinginspira�onfromdreams,memory,andlivedexperience,Varlo�o approacheseachprojectwiththegoalofcrea�ngimagesthatinvite introspec�on,emo�on,andconnec�on.Whileherpersonalaesthe�co�en leanstowardthesurrealandsensory,sheremainsdeeplycommi�edto adap�ngherstyletomatchtheuniqueemo�onaltoneofeachproject.Atthe heartofherprac�celiesadesiretocommunicatesharedhumanexperiences.
LOUISEVIDAURRI
LouiseVidaurrifindsimmensejoyincrea�ng art,aprac�cethathasbroadenedher perspec�veonlife,introducedhertonew people,andencouragedhertothinkcri�cally aboutherwork.Arthasopenedunexpected doorsforher,andsheembracesthiscrea�ve journeywithexcitementandgra�tudeatthis stageinherlife.
Herexplora�onofdigitalarthasalso sparkedastronginterestincollabora�onand knowledge-sharingwithfellowar�stsand enthusiasts.Vidaurrihasbegunorganizing opportuni�esforotherar�ststogain recogni�onfortheirworkwhileencouraging themtoexpandtheircrea�vetalents.She introducesotherstophotoedi�ng techniquesanddemonstrateshowordinary imagescanbetransformedintocap�va�ng abstractpieces,reflec�ngherbeliefinthe limitlesspossibili�esofcrea�vity.
Image: “Distor�on” DistortedPhotograph 16cmx30cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/louise.vidaurri/
JONIWAGNER
JoniWagnerhasbeendrawingalltheirlife, usingartasbothacrea�veoutletanda sourceofhealing.Forthem,drawinghas o�enservedasaformoftherapy,offering comfortandexpressionthroughchallenging �mes.Muchoftheirar�s�cgrowthhascome fromconversa�onswithfellowar�stsand countlesshoursspentstudyingtutorials online.
Wagnerremainscommi�edtocon�nual growth,believingthateachnewdrawinghas thepoten�altosurpassthelast.Theyliveby thephilosophythatitisalwayspossibleto striveforbe�er,and,intheirwords,“it’sthe journey,notthedes�na�on.”
Image: “Connec�on” GraphitePencilonSmoothStrathmoreBristol Board
35.56cmx27.94cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/joniwagnerart/
NIKOLETTAMONYOK
Nikole�aMonyokisaHungarian-born photographercurrentlylivinginthe Cotswolds,England.Aself-taughtar�st,she worksacrossvariousformsofcrea�ve expression,includingphotography,film, improvisedperformance,modeling,and teaching.
Hergreatestpassionliesinblack-and-white street,documentary,andfineart photography,wheresheexploresthedepth, drama,andpoetryofeverydaylife.Recently, Monyokcreatedanaward-winningfilm composeden�relyofblack-and-whites�ll photography.Thefilmhasreceivedwide recogni�on,earningmorethan25awards, nomina�ons,andhonorsatinterna�onal filmfes�vals,includingCannesShortFilms, HollywoodShortFilms,VeniceUnderthe Stars,TorontoInterna�onalFilmFes�val, Tokyo,andBerlin,amongothers.
Monyokcon�nuestoexpandherar�s�c prac�ce,drivenbycuriosity, experimenta�on,andacommitmentto capturingtherawandauthen�cbeautyof theworldaroundher.
Image: “Rappedaroundmyselfwithoutyourarms” VariousSizes h�ps://www.instagram.com/geniusmuppet/
KATMCLANE
KatMcLaneisaphotographerandproducer born,raised,andcurrentlybasedinNew York.TheystudiedphotographyatBard Collegeasanundergraduateandhavebeen usingthemediumasaformofselfexpressionformorethanadecade.
Asaportraitphotographer,McLane’swork centersontheinternalexperiencesofqueer iden�ty,o�enphotographingpeerswho,like themselves,iden�fyasqueerandtrans.Their imagesexplorethemesofin�macy, vulnerability,andself-representa�on, crea�ngspaceforvisibilityandconnec�on withintheLGBTQ+community.
Withafounda�oninbothsmall-andlargeformatfilmphotography,McLanebringsa strongtechnicalbackgroundtotheir prac�ce.Whiletheycon�nuetovalueanalog methods,theircurrentdigitalworkis primarilyshotinblackandwhitein-camera, reflec�ngtheirinterestintonalcontrast, form,andemo�onalimmediacy.
McLane’sprac�cecon�nuestoevolveas theymergetheirar�s�cvisionwiththeir experienceinproduc�on,buildingabody ofworkthatisbothdeeplypersonaland sociallyresonant.
Image: “Belu”
Portrait 76.2cmx50.8cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/katrocks30/
ADRIENROLLET
RolletAdrienisa24-year-oldphotographer withapassionfortheartofanalog photography.Heprimarilyfocusesonstreet photography,portraiture,anddocumen�ng musicalevents.ForAdrien,photographyis morethanaprac�ce—itisanecessity,away toreframehisthoughtsandshieldhimself fromtheo�enoverwhelmingabsurdityand harshnessoftheworld.Throughhislens,he seeksoutflee�ngmomentsofbeauty, findingprofoundmeaningintheminimalism ofasmileoraglance.
Image: “lesal�mbanque” MinoltaDynax7,Minolta24-105mmLens,Ilford Pan10053cmx45cmFilm 27.9cmx42cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/adrirollet/
AMARAHARTMAN
AmaraHartmanisaNewYork–basedar�st originallyfromMinneapolis,MN,whohas beencrea�ngcollageforoveradecade.With abackgroundinpoetry,hervisualart emergesasanextensionofthemetaphorical landscapesfoundinlanguage.Over�me,her prac�cehasevolvedfromprivateexpression andplayintoagrounded,inten�onalpursuit, shapedbytheinsightsandtoolsgained throughbothlife’shighsandlows.
ForHartman,paperartisamediumthat revealsitsownprocess—exposingthetrailof makingwithhonestyandrawness.This transparencyparallelsherexplora�onofthe constantpushandpullofhumanity’s discordantinnerworlds.
Image: “HappyHouse” Collage 53cmx45cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/_radaradar/
SHEREENDIAB
BorninLondonin1976,ShereenDiab (SHER)isaself-taughtvisualar�stwhose workbridgesspiritualprac�ceandcrea�ve expression.Withabackgroundinpsychology andtherapeu�ccrea�vearts,herprocess embracesfluiditybetweenmediums, magnifyingenergyandtransforming inten�onintopresence.
Herprac�ceo�enbeginswithjournaling— wri�ngwhatsheismanifes�ng—before transla�ngwordsintovisualform.Each artworkunfoldsasamedita�veritual:eyes closed,inflow,usinghernon-dominanthand toaccesstheunseen;theneyesopen,with herdominanthandshapingthevisioninto being.
Diab’sworkreflectsflowasagatewayto presence—astatebeyondthought—where manifesta�onbecomesalignmentwith whatalreadyexists,madetangiblethrough authen�cityandunwaveringbelief.
Image: “Manifes�ngaSwimmingPool” AcrylicandInkonCanvas 100cmx100cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/sherartstudios/
DUSTIN-DAVIDCHU
Dus�n-DavidChuisapoetandfineart photographerwhoseworkexploresthemes ofiden�ty,emo�onalvulnerability,and healing.OriginallyfromHawai‘i,hehaslived inPortland,Sea�le,andLasVegas,andhas calledtheBayAreahomeforthepastsix years.
CurrentlyastudentinthePeralta CommunityCollegeDistrict,Chuispursuing anassociatedegreewithplanstotransfer andmajorinphotojournalism,combininghis passionsforstorytellingandvisualart.
Hisself-portraitsaredeeplyemo�on-driven, reflec�nghisongoingjourneywithmental health,includingexperienceswith depression,anxiety,andPTSD.Through drama�cligh�ng,though�ulcomposi�on, andapoe�csensibility,hisimagesconvey longing,resilience,andtheuniversalsearch forbelonging.
Chuusesphotographyasbotha therapeu�cprac�ceandaformof expression,invi�ngviewersintoin�mate momentsthatareatonceprofoundly personalandwidelyrelatable.
Image: “Chasm” Self-Portrait 44cmx56cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/Dus�ndavidchu/
JAMESHENRY
JamesHenryisaNewYork–basedar�stand crea�vedesignerwhoseabstractwork explorestheimpermanenceofiden�ty.Born onStatenIsland,helivedinNewPaltzand WesternNewYorkbeforereturningtoNew YorkCityforuniversity.A�erseveralyearsin LosAngeles,hereturnedforgraduateschool andhaslivedinornearthecityformorethan 25years.
Workingwithacrylics,pastels,collage,and screenprint,Henrycreateslayered composi�onsthatreflectonmemory, movement,andplace.Hisenerge�cuseof colorandintui�vemark-makingevokethe texturesofeverydayenvironments— weatheredsurfaces,shi�inglight,andfading impressions.Rootedinabstrac�on,his prac�ceinvitesmomentsofpauseand s�llnesswithintheconstantmo�onof contemporarylife.
HenryholdsaB.A.inCommunica�ons fromSt.John’sUniversityandanM.F.A.in TheaterfromTheNewSchool.Hebegan screenprin�ngin2018throughcon�nuing educa�onattheSchoolofVisualArtsand hasfurtherdevelopedhisprac�cethrough workshopsindrawingandpain�ngwith ar�stsincludingJudyMannarinoandSally Hirst.
HisworkhasbeenexhibitedatSims Contemporary,VanDerPlasGallery,and withVisionaryProjects,aswellasat regionalartfairsincludingtheArmonk OutdoorArtShow.
Image: “HereIam” MixedMediaonCanvas 152.4cmx76.2cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/jameshenry__/
ALISUTTON
AliSu�on(b.2003,BayArea,CA)isapainter whoseworkdrawsfromfairytales, mythology,andanimalsymbolismtoexplore theinternallogicofObsessive-Compulsive Disorder.Usingsaturatedpale�esand uncannynarra�vestructures,Su�on constructsdissocia�veenvironmentswhere self-representa�on,vulnerability,and psychicfragmenta�onunfold.Herprac�ce posi�onsthefantas�calasameansof ar�cula�ngpsychologicalstates,invi�ng nuanceddialoguearoundmentalhealth.
Su�onearnedherBFAinPain�ngfromthe RhodeIslandSchoolofDesigninMay2025. Shehasexhibitedingroupshowsat MemorialHallGallery,Woods-GerryGallery, andGelmanGallery,andcuratedSymbio/ split(2024).SheistherecipientoftheJohn A.ChironnaMemorialScholarshipandthe FlorenceLeifAward.Su�oncurrentlylives andworksinQueens,NY.
Image: “Obsession” MixedMedia 133cmx183cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/ali___su�on/
JESSICABORRILLO
BorninCalifornia,JessicaBorrilloisan American-basedar�stknownforher dis�nc�ve,nostalgicpain�ngs.
Herworko�enhighlightssen�mental childhoodmemoriesintertwinedwith flee�ngimpressionsofdéjàvu.Byblending thepastwiththepresent,Borrilloexplores howthehumanmindstoresmemories—and themanydistor�onsthatoccurinthe process.
Workingacrossvariousmedia,fromacrylic painttofibers,sheembracesan experimentalapproachtostorytelling.She frequentlyincorporatesphysicallayersinto herpiecestoemphasizethestra�fied, overlappingnatureofmemory.
Throughsurrealistimageryandnonlinear interpreta�onsof�me,Borrillo’sartseeksto capturetheconfusingyetcap�va�ng landscapeoftheinnermind.
Image: “ShoestoFill” AcryliconCanvas 40.64cmx30.48cm
JOYCEBENALLOUN
JoyceBenallounisanemergingar�stwhose workisrootedinthetradi�onof impressionis�coilpain�ng,infusedwithher ownvibrantsensibility.BorninCaracas, Venezuela,andlaterreloca�ngtoMiami, Florida,shedevelopedalifelongloveofcolor, energy,andmovement—quali�esthathave becomecentraltoherar�s�cprac�ce.The culturalrichnessofherupbringing,combined withthedynamicvibrancyofMiami, con�nuestoshapetheboldpale�eand expressivebrushworkthatdefineher pain�ngs.
Benalloun’sworkreflectsnotonlyalovefor aesthe�cbeautybutalsoadesiretotell storiesthroughpaint.Eachpiececarries layersofmeaning,o�endrawinginspira�on frommemory,environment,andthe emo�onalresonanceofeverydaymoments. Sheembracestheimpressionis�capproach asawaytocaptureflee�ngexperiences, dis�llinglight,color,andatmosphereinto
pain�ngsthatinviteviewerstopauseand reflect.
Asshecon�nuestoexpandherprac�ce, Benallounremainscommi�edtoexploring therela�onshipbetweencolorand emo�on.Herpain�ngscelebratelife’s vibrancywhileofferingspaceforpersonal interpreta�on,makingeachcanvasboth deeplyindividualanduniversallyrelatable. Witheverybrushstroke,sheseeksto translateherpassionforstorytellingand herculturalinfluencesintoworksthat speaktotheenduringpowerofartto connectandinspire.
Image: “Candlesandlemons”
Photograph 24cmx30cm
h�ps://www.instagram.com/Joyce_fineart/
SHERRYKEENE
SherryKeeneisafineartphotographer basedinBavaria,Germany,wheresheo�en setsoutlongbeforetheworlds�rs,chasing thefragilemomentswhenlightandsilence belongonlytothoseawakeenoughtono�ce. Drawntothresholdsandtransi�ons—the quietbetween�des,thehushbeforeacity wakes,theflee�ngshimmeroffogover water—herworkreflectsbothaloveof s�llnessandarestlesscuriosity.
Beforephotographytookhold,Keeneserved intheU.S.AirForce,machiningandwelding onfighterjets.Thatunlikelybeginning ins�lledinherbotharespectforprecision andastubbornstreak—quali�esshes�ll leansonwhenwranglingtripodsinthedark. ShelaterearnedaBFAandMFAindesign, layeringhertechnicaldisciplinewith storytellingandapainter’seyefor atmosphere.
Collectorsandpeerso�endescribeher imagesascinema�c,moody,anddeeply human.Keenethinksofthemasmemory fragments—halfreal,halfdream—offeredto anyonewhohaseverpausedmid-journey andthought,thisfeelslikeitma�ers.
Herphotographshaveearnedinterna�onal recogni�on,includingPhotographerofthe YearhonorswithClubNoirandUCP,cover featuresinCoralAveMagazine,and cura�onon1x.Shehasalsobeennamed SergeRamelli’s“topstudent,”thoughshe jokesthatitreallyjustmeanssheaskedtoo manyques�ons.
Nowdevelopinglong-formprojects,Keene isworkingonaseriesoffineartbooksthat weavearchitecture,atmosphere,andstory intovisualjourneys.Whethercapturinga fog-drapedVene�ancanaloraforgo�en sidestreetinLisbon,herworkremainsboth me�culousandhear�elt.Atitscore,her photographyislessaboutgrand monumentsandmoreaboutthequietpull ofmemory—aninvita�ontopause,to breathe,andtofindoneselfreflectedin s�llness.
Image: “WhereSighsS�llLingerontheBridgeofSighsin Venice”
Photograph 90cmx60cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/keenefine.art/
Photograph 90cmx60cm
Image:
“TwoSoulsinSacredS�llnessSanGiorgioMaggioreVenice”
Image:
“VeniceGondolasinSo�MorningLightBeneathSanGiorgio’sGaze”
Photograph 90cmx60cm
CAROLINEHAMEL
CarolineHamelisavisualar�stbasedin Montreal.Withabackgroundingraphic designandmorethan25yearsofexperience asanartdirectorandillustrator,shebringsa though�ulandinten�onalapproachto image-making.
Herar�s�cprac�ceexploresavarietyof techniques,o�enguidedbythemesof memory,emo�on,andthesurreal.Sheis currentlyfocusedoncrea�ngimagery inspiredbymusic—itsatmosphereand emo�onalresonance.Workingprimarilywith adark,predominantlybluepale�e,Hamel constructsquiet,mysteriousworldsthat evokebothdramaandintrospec�on.
Existen�alques�onsandthecomplexityof thehumancondi�onremaincentraltoher work,expressedthroughanemphasison mood,atmosphere,andsubtlelight.
Image: “Homeagain”
AcryliconHandStretchedRawCanvas 40.5cmx30.5cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/car.hamel/
Image: “Dizzyedge”
AcryliconHandStretchedRawCanvas 40.5cmx30.5cm
Image: “Reflet_2”
AcryliconHandStretchedRawCanvas
61cmx61cm
KOHLBENVODDEN
KohlbenVoddenisanAustralian-born,selftaughtar�stbasedinLondon,UK.Having livedandexhibitedacrossmul�ple con�nentsandtraveledto68countries, Vodden’sprac�ceisdeeplyinformedbya globalperspec�ve—onethattranscends singularculturalnarra�vesinfavorofa universalexplora�onofpercep�on,iden�ty, andhumanexperience.Renownedforhis masterfulcommandofcolorandhis profoundengagementwithphilosophical andpsychologicalideas,hetransforms abstractconceptsintoimmersivevisual experiencesthatchallengepercep�onand evokeintrospec�on.
Vodden’sar�s�cjourneybeganwithrealis�c graphiteportraits,wherehehonedbothhis technicalskillsandanacutesensi�vityto detail.Over�me,hebegantoseepeoplenot merelyasphysicalformsbutascollec�onsof ideas,sparkingatransi�ontoward
abstrac�on.Thisevolu�onculminatedin hisbold,abstractedfigura�veoilpain�ngs of2020,whichexaminediden�tythrough colorandform.By2025,hisprac�ce advancedfurther,embracingabstract conceptualartfocuseden�relyonthe interplayofcolor,light,andthought.
Exhibi�nginterna�onallyinBerlin, Brussels,CapeTown,Cologne,Dubai, London,NewYork,andParis,Vodden’s workreflectsanever-expandingdialogue betweencultures,perspec�ves,andthe transientnatureofexperience.
Image: “Self-Mastery”
DyedResinsonMirroredSurface 60cmx42cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/voddenoriginal/
Image: “Acceptance”
DyedResinsonMirroredSurface
60cmx42cm
Image: “Resilience”
DyedResinsonMirroredSurface
60cmx42cm
EMMAHAPNER
EmmaHapnerisafigura�veoilpainterand arteducatorbasedinNewYorkCity.She earnedherMasterofFineArtswitha concentra�oninPain�ngfromtheNewYork AcademyofArta�ercomple�ngher BachelorofFineArtsatBallStateUniversity inherhomestateofIndiana.Hapner primarilyworksinoiloncanvas,crea�ng figura�vepiecesthatreclaimthelanguageof classicalpain�ngthroughacontemporary feminineperspec�ve.
Image: “VenusVola�lis” Self-Portrait,OilonCanvas 76cmx76cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/emmagracehapner/
Image: “TheBirthofVenus”
Self-Portrait,OilonCanvas
152cmx101cm
Image: “LoveisPa�ent”
Self-Portrait,OilonCanvas 183cmx117cm
ANASTESSIABETTAS
AnastessiaBe�asisaCanadianar�stbased inToronto.SheholdsadegreeinArtHistory fromMcGillUniversityandaFineArts DiplomafromtheTorontoSchoolofArt.Her mostrecentserieswasdevelopedduringan ar�stresidencyattheSchoolofVisualArtsin NewYorkCity.Be�ashasexhibitedinmore thansixtyjuriedexhibi�onsacross commercialandpublicgalleriesinNorth America,andherworkhasbeenfeaturedin bothprintandonlinemedia.Herpain�ngs areheldincollec�onsworldwide,including thepermanentcollec�onoftheMuseumof Encaus�cArtinSantaFe,NewMexico.She isrepresentedbyGalerieSt.Laurent+Hillin O�awa—wheresheheldasoloexhibi�onin May2025—andbythePetroffGalleryin Toronto.
Be�as’sworkisdeeplyrootedinherpassion forthenaturalworldandisinspiredbyher interna�onaltravels.Fascinatedbythe topographicalelementsoflandforms,she abstractstheiressencetocapture landscapes,journeys,andmigra�on.Her signaturegridmo�fpain�ngsarecreatedin encaus�coracrylic,reflec�nginfluences fromAgnesMar�n,JoanMitchell,Lee
Krasner,Jean-PaulRiopelle,andBrice Marden.
Inrecentyears,herprac�cehasbeen informedbyglobalrewildingini�a�vesthat seektorestore,heal,andconservenatural environments.Herlatestseries,Trails Within,exploreshowrestoringbalanceto thenaturalworldcanserveasametaphor forrestoringbalancewithinourselves.“I aimtoconveyfeelingsofconnec�on, mindfulness,andgra�tudewhenwe immerseourselvesinnature,andhow naturecanbeasourceofhealing,”Be�as explains.Eachencounterwithalandscape hasreinforcedherbeliefinnature’s restora�vepower.Herworkinvitesviewers tocontemplatethedualityofinternaland externallandscapes,encouraginghealing, happiness,andconnec�on.
Image: “EnergyFields” Encaus�conWoodPanel 122cmx122cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/ Anastessia_Be�as_Art/
Image: “MorningMediata�ons” Encaus�conWoodPanel 122cmx122cm
Image: “MidnightContempla�onI” Encaus�conWoodPanel 122cmx122cm
JULIAJIN-WOLFSON
JuliaJin-Wolfsonisa24-year-oldself-taught painterbornandbasedinNewYorkCity. Fromanearlyage,shewascap�vatedbythe challengeofrenderingtheworldasshesaw it—truthfully,precisely,andwithfeeling. Over�me,drawingbecamemorethanaskill; itbecameawayofthinking.
Beforeturningtopain�ng,Jin-Wolfson studiedbothchemistryandRussian literature,drawntothetensionbetween analysisandemo�on,structureandsoul. A�ercollege,sheworkedasamathteacher, honingherdisciplineandsenseofclarity.Yet pain�ngcalledhertowardadifferentkindof work:slower,moremysterious,androotedin whatcannotbesolved.
Herprocesso�enbeginswithfound photographs—imagesthatarrestherwitha quiet,undeniableforce.Thesefragmentsof
realitybecomethefounda�onforpain�ngs thatreflectonthehumancondi�onand grapplewithques�onsofmeaning, mortality,andfaith.Sheworksprimarilyin oilpaintand,s�llearlyinherjourney, con�nueslearningwitheachpiece.
Image: “WhatCouldBeGreater?”
OilPastelOverAcryliconPanel 20.3cmx25.4cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/Jjw_391/
Image: “ALivelyExistence”
Oilonpanel
50.8cmx40.6cm
Image: “Pride”
OilonCanvas 76.2cmx61cm
CONSTANZE KRISCHER
ConstanzeKrischerisaBerlin-basedmakeup ar�standpainterwhobeganherpain�ng journeyin2020asawaytoexplore aesthe�csandmeaningbeyondtheclientfocusednatureofmakeupar�stry.
Herworkdelvesintothemesofsolitude, connec�on,andthesearchforbalance betweentheselfandtheenvironment,o�en capturingindividualsinmomentsof contempla�on.Herportraitsareintendedto conveyasenseofcalmandadeep apprecia�onforthenaturalworld,while blurringthelinesbetweentheorganicand thesymbolic.
Krischerallowsshapesandexpressionsto emergeslowlyandorganicallyonthecanvas, withli�lerelianceonpreliminarysketches.In thisway,herpain�ngtechniquebecomesa naturalextensionofherworkasamakeup ar�st.
Image: “familiarstranger” AcryliconCanvas 120cmx100cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/constanzekrischer/
Image: “twoofus”
80cmx60cm
AcryliconCanvas
“cocoon”
80cmx60cm
Image:
AcryliconCanvas
ALISSAFRAZER
AlissaFrazerisapainterfromNewYorkwith adeep-rootedpassionfornatureandits endlessinspira�on.Shewasfirstintroduced totheworldofartbyherNonno,whonot onlytaughtherfounda�onaltechniquesbut alsobuiltherfirsteaselandpale�e— treasuredtoolsshes�llusestoday.Frazer worksprimarilywithoilsonlargecanvases.
Herlatestcollec�onisimmersedinthe delicateandintricateformsofflowersand blooms,celebra�ngtheirflee�ngbeauty whilecapturingtheirenergy,textures,and essence.Usingexpressivebrushwork alongsidefinescrapinglines,shehasalso introducedanewtechniqueinwhichpaintis pressedintothecanvaswithpaper, absorbingsomeoftheoiltocreateasuedelikefinish.
ForFrazer,thiscombina�onofmethodsis deeplyrewarding,reflec�ngherbeliefthat
art,likenature,isbothcomplexandalive. Pain�ngishermedita�veprocess—an explora�onofnature’sar�stryandaplace whereshefeelsmostherself.Throughher work,sheseekstoevokewonderand apprecia�onfortheephemeralbeautyof thenaturalworld.
Image: “ALimoncelloToast” MixedMediaonCanvas 36inx48in
Photographer:ThomasBerger h�ps://www.instagram.com/ houseofafrazer_fineart/
Image: “TheGloaming”
MixedMediaonCanvas 36inx36in
Photographer:ThomasBerger
Image: “AFragileMoment”
MixedMediaonCanvas 20inx20in
Photographer:ThomasBerger
RENEEBRAZEL
ReneeBrazelisanAustralianphotographic ar�stknownforcrea�ngsurrealimagery thattransformsthefamiliarintosomething otherworldly.Herworkexploresthemesof connec�on,reflec�on,andunity—o�en usingorganicformstobridgethenatural worldwiththeinnerself.Throughcontrast, symmetry,andshi�ingperspec�ves,she blurstheboundariesbetweenrealityand imagina�on,invi�ngbothcuriosityand contempla�on.
Image: “Fli�ng” MixedMedia 60cmx54cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/renbrazelart/
CHRISARTABASY
Artabasy’sworkisamesmerizingexplora�on ofmovement,depth,andemo�onthrough themediumofoilpaint.Hislatestcollec�on showcasesasignaturetechnique—layering beau�fullythinveilsofcolortocreate ribbon-likeeffectsthatsuggestperpetual mo�on.Airbrushedbackgroundsprovidea so�,etherealcontrast,allowingtheflowing formstoappearweightless,asifsuspended inspace.
Eachpain�ngcapturesadis�nctspiritor mood,evokingenergy,fluidity,and transforma�on.Deeplyinfluencedbymusic andtheenvironment,Artabasychannels atmosphericrhythmsandnaturalelements intohiscomposi�ons.Theundula�ngforms echotheebbandflowofsoundwaves,while theinterplayoflightandcolormirrorsthe shi�ingmoodsofnature.Thisfusionof auditoryandvisualinspira�onresultsin pain�ngsthatfeelbothimmersiveand transcendent,invi�ngviewerstoexperience movementnotonlyvisually,butemo�onally andsensorially.
AgraduateoftheArtIns�tuteofFt. LauderdalewithadegreeinFineArtand
VisualCommunica�ons,andwithmore than20yearsofexperienceinadver�sing, media,anddesign,Artabasybringsa wealthofcrea�veexper�setohisprac�ce. Hisentrepreneurialventureshavefurther influencedhisapproach,infusinghisart withasophis�catedunderstandingof visualstorytelling,composi�on,and design.
Con�nuingtopushar�s�cboundaries, Artabasytransformsthecanvasintoa visualsymphonyofmo�onandemo�on— aninvita�onforviewerstoimmerse themselvesintherhythmofcolor,form, andmeaning.
Image: “Luna” OilandAcryliconCanvas 160cmx172cm
Photographer:RaymondMcCrea h�ps://www.instagram.com/chrisartabasy/
160cmx172cm
Image: “WildHorses”
OilandAcryliconCanvas
Photographer:RaymondMcCrea
Image: “Xibalba”
Gouacheon300#WatercolorPaper
74.93cmx104cm
Photographer:RaymondMcCrea
SUSANGURUNG
SusanGurung(b.January5,2000)isa Nepalesear�stbasedintheUK,knownfor herimpressionis�cfigura�veandportrait pain�ngs.AgraduateofKingstonUniversity withaBachelor’sdegreeinFineArts,she createsworkthatconnectsviewersto themesofiden�ty,place,andthe�meless beautyoflife’ssimplemoments.
Herlatestcollec�on,SimpleLiving,was inspiredbyareturnvisittoNepala�erfive yearsoflivinginLondon.Featuringscenes fromChitwan,whereshewasborn,and Pokhara,whereshegrewup,theseries invitesviewerstopauseandreconnectwith tradi�ons,community,andtheserene rhythmsofnature.Intoday’sfast-paced, technology-drivenworld,Gurung’sartoffers asenseofcalmandmindfulness.Each pain�ngservesasagentleremindertoslow down,reflect,andcherishtheeverydayjoys oflife.
Image: “Milk-Lady” MixedMediaonCanvas 83cmx60cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/susangurungar�st/
Image: “Cousins”
MixedMediaonCanvas 43cmx60cm
Image: “UnrushedConversa�ons” MixedMediaonCanvas 100cmx100cm
MIHIKAPODDAR
MihikaPoddarisavisualar�stfromNepal, currentlybasedinNewYorkCity,whereshe earnedherBFAfromParsonsSchoolof Design.Herinterdisciplinaryprac�cespans bothtwo-andthree-dimensionalmedia— includingoilandacrylicpaint,charcoal,pen andink,plaster,andmixedmedia—through whichsheconstructspsychologically charged,symbol-richworlds.Deeplyrooted inmemoryandimagina�on,herwork func�onsasbothintrospec�onand escapism,o�enrevisi�ngthesensibili�esof heryoungerselfthroughrecurringmo�fs drawnfromfolklore,fairytales,mythology, andthenaturalworld.
Poddar’sworkexaminestheevolving rela�onshipbetweenfearanddesire,tracing howearlyemo�onalconstructs—par�cularly thoseshapedbychildhoodandcultural condi�oning—developintocomplex, untamedpsychologicalforces.Influencedby cinema�chorror,Baroqueaesthe�cs,and psychoanaly�ctheory,sheexploresthis dualitythroughasurrealistlens,weaving togetherthemesofa�rac�onandunease, inhibi�onandabandon.Heruseofdrama�c complementaryandsplit-complementary colorschemesamplifiesthesetensions, highligh�ngthepushandpullbetweenthe
consciousandunconscious,theidandego, controlandsurrender.
Blurringtheboundarybetweenthe in�mateandthetheatrical,Poddar’s prac�cecreatesimmersivevisual narra�vesthatunfoldlikepsychological dreamscapes—spaceswherefear transformsintorevela�on,andwhere myth,memory,andfantasycollidein vibrant,emo�onallychargedcomposi�ons.
Image: “Nightlight” MixedMediaonCanvas 76.2cmx101.6cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/miihhika_art/
Image: “Flushbite”
MixedMediaonCanvas 76.2cmx101.6cm
MixedMediaonCanvas 116.84cmx182.88cm
Image: “Bitchgrip”
REGINALDAYIVOR
ReginaldAyivorisaGhanaiansculptorand educatorwithadeeppassionfor contemporarycarvingandconceptual expression.HeiscurrentlypursuingaMaster ofFineArtsatArizonaStateUniversity, havingpreviouslyearnedaMasterofArtin StudioArt(Sculpture)fromEasternIllinois UniversityandaBachelorofTechnologyin SculpturefromTakoradiTechnicalUniversity inGhana.
Throughouthisar�s�cjourney,Ayivorhas receivedseveralawardsandrecogni�ons, includingtheOutstandingStudent AchievementinContemporarySculpture AwardfromtheInterna�onalSculpture CenterandthePentaculumResidencyat ArrowmontSchoolofArtsandCra�s.His workhasbeenexhibitedinarangeof galleriesandins�tu�ons,includingtheHarry WoodGallery(ArizonaStateUniversity), TarbleArtsCenter(Illinois),andAccraArt Week(Ghana),amongothers.
Inaddi�ontohisstudioprac�ce,Ayivoris deeplycommi�edtoartseduca�on.He currentlyservesasaGraduateTeaching AssistantatArizonaStateUniversity,where heteachescoursesinwood.Previously,he heldasimilarroleatEasternIllinois
University,instruc�ngcoursesindrawing, cardboardsculp�ng,collagemaking,clay modeling,andwatercolorpain�ng.Beyond academia,hehasalsoworkedastheArt DirectorforDominionTVinAccra,Ghana, wherehemergedar�s�cvisionwithmedia produc�on.
Ayivor’ssculpturesexplorethedynamic rela�onshipbetweenform,material,and concept,pushingtheboundariesof tradi�onalcarvingtechniques.
Image: “Coverup”
Figura�veSculpture 176.53cm×47.5cm
Photograph:HannahKwafo h�ps://www.instagram.com/reggieayivor1/
Image: “Deathwithin”
Figura�veSculpture
Photographer:GregCooper
180.34cmx35.05cm
Figura�veSculpture
Photograph:GregCooper
176.53cm×47.5cm
Image: “Aku”
KYLIEHARRIGAN
Image: “TheCrawlSpace” Photograph 28cmx43cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/ kylieharriganphotography/
KylieHarriganisanarchitecture,realestate, andconstruc�onphotographerbasedin Northborough,MA.Shegraduatedfrom NortheasternUniversityin2015withaBFA inDigitalArtandfromtheNa�onal UniversityofIreland,Galwayin2016withan MAinArtsPolicyandPrac�ce.In2017,a�er workingasaproductphotographerin Ireland,KyliereturnedtoMassachuse�sto launchherfreelancebusiness.
KylieHarriganPhotographyisawomanownedbusinessenterprise(WBE),cer�fied bytheMassachuse�sSupplierDiversity Office. Shealsohasapassionfordocumentaryand streetphotography,aswellasillustra�on andgraphicdesign.
DAVIDJSLIVKA
Image: “RUST”
Photograph 8inx12in
h�ps://www.instagram.com/daveslivka/
DavidJ.Slivkadiscoveredhispassionfor travelphotographytwenty-fiveyearsago a�ertakingaCordCameraphotography class.Hesoonbeganroadtripsthroughout theUnitedStatesandCanada,capturing powerfulimagesandvibrantcolor.What excitedhimmostduringtheseearly photographyadventureswasthe opportunitytosharestrikingvisualsthat conveyedhisperspec�ve.
In2006,Slivkatraveledfromthe NetherlandstoItaly,whereheencountered breathtakingarchitectureandlandscapes thatdeepenedhisloveforphotography. Throughhiswork,hestrivestocaptureand sharethesenseofwonderheexperiences whenencounteringspectacularscenes.
Hecon�nuestotravelextensively,with recentcollec�onsfeaturingjourneysto Nepal,Japan,Portugal,Peru,the NorthwesternUnitedStates,andCalifornia.
MIRIAMHABIBE
MiriamHabibeisanemergingWelsh-based ar�stofBAMESouthAsianheritage.A�er decadesdevotedtoparenthoodandafull�mecareer,shehasreturnedtoherar�s�c roots,crea�ngdeeplyexpressiveworksthat exploreiden�ty,connec�on,andresilience. Herjourneyasanar�stisinterwovenwith themesofself-discovery,culturalheritage, andthecon�nualpushofcrea�ve boundaries.
Miriamembracesbothtradi�onaland contemporaryapproaches,drawing inspira�onfromcra�formssuchasweaving whileexperimen�ngwithabstrac�onand mixedmediatechniques.Adefiningelement ofherprac�ceistheJapaneseSAORI weavingphilosophy,whichchampions authen�cself-expressionandintui�ve crea�vity—anapproachthatresonates stronglywithherpersonaljourneyandher longstandingprac�ceofJapaneseBuddhism. Herchosenmaterialsrangefromfibers, canvas,andpaintedglasstofoundobjects collectedalongbeachesandpathways, reflec�ngherbeliefintheprofoundinterplay betweentheinnerandouterworlds.
Herdis�nc�vear�s�cvoicehasearned recogni�oninseveralpres�giousexhibi�ons. ShewasselectedfortheBoomerGallery’s themedexhibi�onIden�tyandthe interna�onalexhibi�onThreadsof Connec�on.Herworkisalsofeaturedin CollectArt’s101ContemporaryAr�sts& More.../VOL9,furtherestablishingherplace
intoday’sartlandscape.Previous showcasesincludeArtfromtheUnseenat BeaumarisTownHallandtheAberlleiniog SculptureTrail(2023),aswellas Abstracted—anexhibi�onandmagazine featureinautumn2024.Shealsoexhibited attheManchesterArtFair(2024)andwas chosenfortwoofCasildArtGallery’sOpen Exhibi�onsinLondon(2024/2025),where herworkreachednewaudiences,including Americancollectors.
Miriamholdsa2:1Honoursdegreein Time-BasedMedia/FineArtfromPreston Polytechnic(1988)andisafeatured memberofArtNorthWales.Throughher art,shecon�nuestoforgemeaningful connec�ons,drawingonherlife experiencestocreateworksthatreflect bothpersonaltruthanduniversal resonance.
Image: “Criss-Cross:InterwovenNarra�ves” Wood,Paper,andFiber 56cmx33cm
Photographer:PaulDavies h�ps://www.instagram.com/miriamhabibe2/
EKINBÜYÜKŞAHIN
EkinBüyükşahin,alsoknownasEkinakis, wasbornin1985inAnkaraandcurrently livesandworksinİzmir.A�ergradua�ngin 2008fromtheViolaDepartmentofthe FacultyofMusicandPerformingArtsat BilkentUniversity,sheshi�edherfocusto thevisualarts—apassionshehadnurtured sincechildhood.Since2013,shehasbeen crea�ngillustra�onsandpain�ngs, experimen�ngwithawiderangeofmaterials andtechniques.
Image: “Collec�veEscape” PaperandAcryliconCanvas 140cmx140cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/ekinakis/
BENURFONOV
BenUrfonovisafatherofthreeandanoil painterwhorecentlyreturnedtothecanvas a�era15-yearbreak.Lifeledhiminmany direc�ons—work,responsibili�es,raisinga family—butartwasalwayspresent.Itnever le�himbehind.Infact,noma�erwhathe pursuedinlife,heo�enfoundhimself comparingittoart.
Whetheritwasajob,atask,oradecision,he wouldo�enthink,“Wouldthisfeelasrightas finishingapain�ng?”Thatquietpullnever faded.Sowhenhefinallypickedupthebrush again,itfeltlikecominghome.
Whatbeganasasimplea�emptto reconnecthasgrownintoapassionate journey.Eachpain�nghelpshimrediscover partsofhimselfhedidn’trealizewere missing.Hedoesnotchaseperfec�on—he focusesonhonesty,presence,andtelling storiesthroughcolorandform.
Urfonovisinspiredbyeverydayscenes— construc�ontrucks,barns,quietroads,and thewaylightmovesacrosssurfaces.Hefinds beautyintheoverlookedandstrengthinthe ordinary.Hisgoalistohonorthepeopleand
placesthatquietlybuildtheworldwithout askingfora�en�on.
Fatherhoodhasshapedhisar�s�cjourney inunexpectedways.Hischildrenremind himdailytostaycurious,humble,andopen togrowth.Everypain�ngisapromiseto them—thatitisnevertoolatetodowhat youlove.
Hedoesnotpaintforfameorapplause.He paintsbecauseitiswhoheis.Ashe explains,“Artwaitedforme—andnow,I’m heretostay.”
Image: “Wool&Wisdom” OilonCanvas 5inx7in
Photographer:JacksChiffer h�ps://www.instagram.com/benoilandfocus/
ZSAVONBUTLER
ZsavonButlerisaself-taught, mul�disciplinaryar�stwhoseworkspans mixedmedia,encaus�cs,andceramics. Throughabstractfigura�on,sheexamines therela�onshipbetweenthehumanbody anditsenvironment,usingherprac�ceasa lenstoexplorethesocialandcultural complexi�esaffec�ngwomen.
BorninWoodbridge,VA,Butlerini�ally pursuedacareerinITbeforediscoveringher crea�vecalling.WhilestudyingatAmerican UniversityinWashington,DC,sheearneda BAinVisualMedia,rediscoveringherdeep connec�ontoar�s�cexpression.A�er gradua�on,shesteppedawayfromher formalprac�cetofocusonfamily,yet con�nuedcrea�ngprivately,refiningher ar�s�cvoice.
In2009,Butlermadeherexhibi�ondebutin Bal�more,MD.ApivotalmovetoHoustonin 2012reignitedherar�s�ctrajectory, markingthestartofanintensiveperiodof explora�onandexperimenta�on.Overthe past13years,herdedica�ontoprocessand
materialityhasproducedagrowingbodyof workexhibitedingalleriesandcollected privately.
Withanever-evolvingprac�ce,Butler remainscommi�edtopushingthe boundariesofformandnarra�ve,crea�ng artthatisbothdeeplypersonaland universallyresonant.
Image: “SupremeSupreme” MixedMediaCollage 30inx34in
Photographer:TroyMontes h�ps://www.instagram.com/Artbyzsavon/
CAROLINETOOMER
CarolineToomerisa24-year-oldemerging ar�stwhoseworkexploresiden�tyandthe turmoilofthehumancondi�on.Basednear Denver,Colorado,shedrawsinspira�onfrom herconnec�onswiththepeoplearoundher andtherangeofemo�ons—bothposi�ve andadverse—thatcomewith“dealingwith people.”Theseexperiencesaretranslated intolarge-scaleinstalla�ons,bustsculptures, andwallhangingsthatincorporatelife cas�ngsofvarioushumanfaces.
Withabackgroundinfinearts,Toomerhas developedavisuallanguagethatisboth unusualandbeau�ful.Herworko�en engageswiththemessuchassocialanxiety, theexperienceofbeingperceived,andthe deepermeaningofso-called“bad”emo�ons.
Anemergingar�stwithagrowingexhibi�on record,shehasshownworkatWestern ColoradoUniversity,PathfinderMagazine, andtheGunnisonArtsCenter.Alongsideher studioprac�ce,shealsoteachessculptural ceramicsattheGunnisonArtsCenterin Gunnison,Colorado.
Throughherart,Toomerseekstoconnect withviewersonasensorylevel, encouragingthemtoengagenotonly visuallybutalsothroughtouch.Whether workinginclay,metal,wood,orthrough experimentalcombina�onsofallthree,her prac�cereflectsacommitmentto dissec�ngthehumancondi�onandwhyit ma�ers.
Image: “WatchYourMouth” MixedMedia 12inx4inx14in h�ps://www.instagram.com/thecrazyfacelady/
MARIALVOVA
MariaLvovaisaposthumanistar�stwhose prac�cecentersontheexplora�onof percep�on,iden�ty,andinterconnectedness throughthelanguageofcolor.She approachescolornotmerelyasanaesthe�c choice,butasameansoftransla�ngthe invisiblerela�onships,tensions,and harmoniesthatexistwithinandbeyondthe humanexperience.ForLvova,color combina�onsbecomeawaytobothseeand expresstheworld,revealingpa�ernsthat challengeconven�onalboundariesof percep�onandinviteviewersintonewways ofexperiencingreality.
Herworkhasbeenacquiredbyprivate collec�onsinterna�onally,reflec�ngthe globalresonanceofhervision.Sheisalsothe authoroftheprojectNon-random Similari�es,abodyofworkthatexamines recurringvisualandconceptualpa�erns acrosscultures,disciplines,andnatural systems.Throughthisproject,Lvova highlightstheinterconnectednatureof existence,ques�oningwhetherwhatwe perceiveascoincidenceisinsteadevidence ofdeeper,universalstructures.
Influencedbyposthumanistphilosophy, herprac�ceresistsanthropocentric narra�vesandemphasizesthefluid entanglementofhumans,technology,and thenaturalworld.Lvova’spain�ngsand conceptualworkscreatespacesfor contempla�on,encouragingaudiencesto reconsidertheassump�onsthatshape theirunderstandingofself,other,and environment.
Byweavingtogethertheory,intui�on,and visualexperimenta�on,MariaLvova con�nuestobuildanar�s�clanguagethat transcendsbordersanddisciplines.Her workinvitesreflec�ononthehidden similari�esthatbindustogether,offering bothanaesthe�candintellectualjourney towardamoreexpansivevisionofthe world.
Image: “HerMajestyTheBananaFlower” OilPaint,OilPastel,OilBaronCanvas 100cmx100cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/vovamaria/
KARLA MARCHESI
Brisbane-born,Berlin-basedar�stKarla MarchesiholdsaBachelorofFineArt(2004) andanHonoursdegreeinFineArt(2007) fromtheQueenslandCollegeofArt,Griffith University,whereshereceivedtheUniversity Medalforacademicexcellenceandthe HonoursThesisPrize.In2003,shewas awardedthePhilipBaconGalleriesPrizefor ExcellenceinDrawing,whichenabledherto studyforasemesteratthePennsylvania AcademyofFineArts,USA.
Marchesi’sworkrefractsthesocio-cultural anxie�esofourage,cri�quingwhatitmeans tobehumanunderthecondi�onsoflate capitalismandAnthropocentrism. Interweavingallegoricaldeconstruc�onof ideologicalsystemswithautobiography, pathos,andhumour,shereimaginesthe “ImpossibleBouquet”popularisedin17thcenturyDutchs�lllifepain�ng,which posi�onednatureassomethingtobe possessed.Inherpain�ngs,complex entanglementsofmul�-genus,fantas�cally hybridisedfloraappearinhyper-natural, post-humanistscenes.Withinthese reimaginedecosystems,Marchesipresents non-humansubjectsasheroic—embodied
withagencyandgenera�vepossibility— subver�ngtradi�onsofthegenrewhile highligh�nghumanfolly,includingher own.
SheisrepresentedbyJanMantonGallery, Brisbane;NicholasThompsonGallery, Melbourne;andVerenaKerfinGallery, Berlin.
Image: “Playpen” MixedMediaonPanel 165cmx140cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/karlamarchesi/
Q:Canyoutellusaboutyourar�s�c journey—howdiditallbeginforyou?
A:I’vealwaysbeencrea�ve.Astheyoungest ofseven,Ifoundthatcrea�veplayand world-buildinggavemeaspacethatfelt en�relymyown.Iclaimedaclosed-in veranda,whichwasmeanttobeashared studyspace,asmyfirststudio.I’dspend wholedaysexperimen�ngthere,mixing colors—evenwhentheyturnedintomuddy po�ons,itfeltlikemagic.
Aroundthesame�me,Istartedcu�ng imagesfromnewspapersandsoap magazines,cataloguingtheminbindersto useformyyearlyschool-bookcollages. Lookingback,thatsystemofcollec�ng, cataloguing,andcomposingwasanearly versionofthewayIs�llworktoday—except nowit’sdigital,anditformsthebackboneof mypain�ngprac�ce.
Bygrade9,Icommi�edtovisualart.I rememberoneassignmentinsurrealist collageandpain�ngwhereIcompletelylost trackof�meandspace:fivehoursvanished inwhatfeltlikeminutes.Theresultwent beyondwhatIthoughtIwascapableof.That experienceofflowandmarvelwas transcendent,anditcementedmydecision topursueartseriously.
Q:Whoorwhathasbeenthebiggest influenceonyourlifeasanar�st?
A:It’sahardques�ontoanswer,becausefor methereisn’tonepersonorthingIcould singleout.Ithinkofitmoreasawayofliving, asifeverymoment,everyexperience,builds togetherintoakindofrhizoma�cweb.
Ratherthanasingularinfluence,Iwouldsay it’stheactofbeinginconversa�onwithart itself(forme,specificallypain�ng).There’s
somethingmetaphysicalaboutstandingin frontofawork—allowingittospeaktoyou, andyouspeakingback.
Forme,engagingwithartisanin�mate prac�ce.Itslowsmedown,helpsme understandmyselfandthecomplexi�esof theworld.Atdifferentpointsinlife,certain worksarrivealmostlikeguides.Ifyou’re open,theexperiencecanbemul�-sensory, playful,profound,cerebral,anddeeply curious.Likeadetec�veunpackingan infinitetext,themoreyougiveofyourself, themoretheworkgivesback.
Throughtheconduitofmaterialpoetry,I o�enthinkofartasaportaloramirror.It connectsyouacross�me—fromancient pigmentpulledfromtheearth,throughthe gesturesofanar�st’shand,framedbythe weightofhistoryandthehumancondi�on. There’satransferencethathappens,a chancetofeelboththedeeppastand glimmersofthefuture.
Growingupinareligioushousehold,Inever feltpersonallyconnectedtofaith,butI’ve o�enfeltsomethingcloseto transcendenceingalleriesandmuseums. Forme,theyholdagenerosityandasense ofcommunion,andmakingasmall contribu�ontothisongoingconversa�onis partofwhatcompelsmetomakework.
Image: “WastedWai�ng” MixedMediaonPanel 166.5cmx166.5cm
Q:Whatthemesormessagesdoyoufind yourselfreturningtoinyourwork,andwhy?
A:Ifindmyselfreturningagainandagainto opposi�ons:posi�venihilismpairedwithan enduringhopeforconnec�on,thepsychosexualcomplexi�esofdesire,theplay betweenseduc�onandrepulsion,delight anddisillusionment.I’malsodrawnto themesofsocialdecadence,andacri�queof thesystemswemovewithin—whethersocial, poli�cal,orcultural.Eco-horrorthemesare alsoexploredasameanstocri�que Anthropocentrism.
Whatholdsthesetogetheristhespaceof tensiontheycreate.I’minterestedinthose liminalzoneswherecontradic�onscan coexist,wherea�rac�onandrepulsion,hope anddespair,transcendenceandcri�queare notoppositestoberesolved,but simultaneoustruths.
Thatspacefeelsimportanttomebecauseit mirrorstheworldwelivein:absurd,layered, andendlesslycomplex.Byholdingthese contradic�onsinthework,I’mabletocreate aspacethatallowsallpossibili�es,where meaningisnotfixedbutshi�ingandalive.
Q:Howhasyourstyleorapproachevolved overtheyears?
A:I’vealwaysthoughtofmyprac�ceasa con�nualprocessofsearching—findingthe workthroughtheworkitself.Ibelieve meaningresidesinthemaking,andthreads ofconnec�onaredevelopedthroughthe process.Dailyprac�ceissomethingIhold close:itfeelslikealifelongrela�onship,one thatrequiresforgiveness,becausenotevery aimcanbeachievedinasinglepain�ngor exhibi�on.Mycommitmentisreallyto materialcuriosityand�me.
Thefirstbigshi�camewhenItookmyown figureoutofthework.Insteadofdepic�ng theself,Ibecamemoreinterestedin presencethroughabsence.Io�enanchor myprac�ceinarthistory,contemporising genrepain�ngasawaytoreflectthe anxie�esandcontradic�onsofmodernlife.
Thisledmefromfigura�vedepic�onsofmy dailylifeintoemptyinteriors,and eventuallytowhatIcalled“an�–s�lllifes”: pilesofobjectsandrefusethatfeltlike remnantsofliveslived.Theyfunc�oned bothastracesofhumanac�vity,richin pathos,andformallyasexplora�ons betweenrealismandabstrac�on.
In2015IencounteredTarynSimon’s photographicseriesPaperworkandthe WillofCapital.Herreconstruc�onoffloral centerpiecesatpoli�calaccordsmademe reconsiderthes�lllifeasastageforpower andideology.Fromthere,Ibecame fascinatedbythe“ImpossibleBouquet”of 17th-centuryDutchpain�ng—these elaborate,unnaturalcomposi�onsthat symbolisedbothmarketcapitalismand Westernworldviews,wherenaturewas posi�onedassomethingtobecontrolled andpossessed.
Sincethen,I’veleanedintopain�ng fantas�cal,hybridisedflora—hypernatural,post-humanistecosystemswhere non-humansubjectsarepresentedas heroic,embodiedwithagency,andfullof genera�vepossibility.It’sawayofboth honoringandsubver�ngtradi�on,while alsoholdingamirrortohumanfolly—my ownincluded.
Morerecently,I’veallowedgreater inven�on,humor,andautobiographical elementstocomethrough.
Q:Whatroledoesfailureor experimenta�onplayinyourdevelopment asanar�st?
A:Eachnewbodyofworkgenerallystartsas aresponsetofailuresofwhatcouldn’tbe achievedinapreviouscollec�on.Thiso�en takestheformofchangesinunderpain�ng methodologiesandotherformalconceits.
I’velearnedtoletmyself“dance”morewitha pain�ng—toallowittoemergeintowhatit wantstobe,ratherthanholdingtoo�ghtly totheoriginaldigitalcollageIstartfrom.Ifa pain�ngisn’tworking,I’velearnedtomake bravepivots—some�mesle�ngitcompletely changecourse,o�enwithunforeseenand exci�ngresults.Mya�tudeis:ifit’snot working,whynotdriveitoffacliffandsee whathappens?Thatapproachhastaught mecourage,andit’spushedmetomake boldercomposi�onalchoicesthanI otherwisemighthave.
Q:Isthereapar�cularpieceyou’vecreated thatstandsoutasespeciallymeaningfulto you?Why?
A:Onepain�ngthatstandsoutformeis Kiss,Kiss(2021),becauseitmarksarecent turningpointinmyprac�ce.Itbeganasa quiet,reflec�veseascape—anurseryofbaby octopusswimmingthroughthedecaying remnantsofawhalecarcass,somethingrich inemo�onalpathos.Buta�erthefirststage ofoverpain�ng,itwasn’tworking.
Inamomentoffrustra�onandimpulse,I beamedinagiantopensharkjaw,sharptoothedandtheatrical,todisruptthescene. Insidethejaw-frameappearedthe hallucina�onofagreatwhiteshark,charging directlytowardtheviewer.Suddenlythe pain�ngflipped—itbecameviolent,hilarious, andabsurd.Icouldn’tquitebelieveithad
comefrommyhand.Icackledfordays every�meIlookedatit.
Thatexperienceopenedsomethingupfor me.Itgavemepermissiontoembrace brazenhumor,toentertainmyselfinthe studio,andtoletabsurdityhaveaplacein thework.Sincethen,thatthreadofplay hasbecomeanimportantpartofmy languageasapainter.
Q:Howdoyoubalancespontaneityand structureinyourcrea�veprocess?
A:I’vealwaysbeendrawntothepoe�c poten�alofpaint.It’satthecoreofwhat excitesanddelightsme.Theideathateach newworkmightofferacounter-visionto whatI’vemadebefore,andgivemeachance toplacemarksdifferently,isastoryI con�nuallytellmyself.
Idon’tusuallysketchpreliminarydrawings. Instead,composi�onsemergefromalong processofcataloguingandrefining thousandsofimagesI’vesavedforeach project.I’llreorganisesubfoldersforweeks, almostlikeperformingaGanzfeld experimentonmyself,commi�ngthe imagestomemoryun�lcertainonesstartto resonate.Fromthere,Iplaywith composi�onsinPhotoshopandshortlist aboutthirtypoten�alop�onstodevelop further.
Eachcanvasbeginswitha�ntedacrylic ground,andI’llassignitasortof“starter pack”:aplas�csleevefilledwithphotos, printouts,andnotesofinten�on.ThenI composedirectlyonthesurface,sketching withraworburntsienna,overlayingmo�fs andcollagingformsintoatangledwebthat setsupcondi�onsripewithpossibility.
Theoverpain�ngstagebecomesaprocessof choice—whattobringforward,whattolet recede,whattoinvent,andwhattokeep anchoredinrealism.Withinthisfairly structuredapproach,I’velearnedtoleaninto play,tofollowimpulsesastheyarise.Thekey isnottoholdontoo�ghtly.Ifyoulisten closely,thepain�ngwilltellyouwhatit wantstobecome.
Q:Wheredoyouseeyourworkheadingin thefuture,andwhatareyouexcitedto
explorenext?
A:Itendtoalwaysbeacoupleofbodiesof workaheadinmymind.Ialreadyhavethe nextyearofstudioproduc�onmappedout, butatthesame�me,slowglimmersof what’scominga�erarebeginningto surface.
Rightnow,I’minterestedinpushingsome formalandaesthe�cexperiments— perhapsworkingwithalimitedpale�easa kindofrefresh,especiallysincemyprac�ce o�enleanstowardhyper-saturated, candy-colouredworlds.Iwanttoseewhat happenswhenIstripsomeofthatback, andhowrestraintmightopenupnew dynamicsinthework.
Morebroadly,I’mexcitedbythe unknown—theideasthatrevealthemselves onlyintheactofpain�ng.Forme,that senseofdiscoveryisalwaysthemost compellingpartoflookingahead.
Image: “SwampLife” MixedMediaonPanel 155cmx135cm
RIZLANE ABDESSAMAD
Rizlaneisacontemporaryvisualar�stand fineartphotographerbasedbetween QuébecandtheUnitedStates.Herwork exploresthesacredessenceofthefeminine throughpowerful,in�mateportraitsthat mergesensuality,mys�cism,andpoe�c symbolism.
Inspiredbyancientmythsanddivine archetypes,shecreatesone-of-a-kind pieces—eachuniquelysignedwitha diamond—transformingeveryphotograph intobothaworkofartanda�melessjewel.
Herdis�nc�vestyleblendsshadowandlight torevealtheinnerlandscapesofthebody, invi�ngtheviewerintoa�meless,almost mythologicalspace.
Throughthemagicoflongexposure,the cameracapturestheetherealandunveilsthe mysteriesofthesubconscious.Inthisway, theTableau-Photographiquebecomesa visualinterpreta�onofthedialoguebetween soulandin�macy—areminderofloveand deepconnec�on.
Withseveralinterna�onalawardsandsolo
exhibi�onstohername,Rizlaneis establishingherselfasavisionaryforcein theworldofluxurycontemporaryart.Her crea�onsexistasrare,emo�onal talismans—eachoneaportaltofeminine eleva�on,vulnerability,and transcendence.
Image: “LaGardienne” Phototgraph 139.7cmx50.8cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/rizouxrizouxrizoux/
Q:Canyoutellusaboutyourar�s�c journey—howdiditallbeginforyou?
A:Is�llrememberavividmemoryfrom childhood,backinprimaryschool,whenwe wereaskedtowritewhatwewantedto becomelaterinlife.Imusthavebeenaround fiveorsixyearsold,andIwrote:agreat ar�st.Icans�llrecallthetextureofthe paper,asifitcarriedtheweightofthat dream.
Igrewupalongsidemyfather,asurrealist painterwhoo�enplacedthenudefemale figureattheheartofhiswork,andIwas equallyinspiredbymygodmother,who nurturedmyar�s�csensibilitywithher digitalcamera.Thatenvironmentdeeply anchoredmeinanar�s�crealityfromavery youngage.
Theseearlyfounda�ons—bothinheritedand self-discovered—shapedmypathand con�nuouslyguidedmetowardart.They mademebelieveinmycrea�vepoten�aland inthestrengthofmyvisionasanar�st. Havingsupportalongthewayhasmadeall thedifference.
Today,Icreateone-of-a-kindphotographic works,eacha1/1edi�onsignedwitha diamond.Theypayhomagetotherarityof pain�ngwhileeleva�ngphotographyinto therealmofarare,luxuriouscollec�ble— sealedlikeajewel.
Q:Whoorwhathasbeenthebiggest influenceonyourlifeasanar�st?
A:Gymnas�csanddancehavealwaysbeen avitalsourceofinspira�onforme.Duringmy yearsinsports-study,Itrainedovertwenty hoursaweek,andthatintensephysical disciplinedeeplyshapedmysensi�vityto movementandthelanguageofthebody.
Anotherdecisiveinfluencecameduringmy cégepyearsinMontréal—thosewild, forma�ve�meswithfriendsthat awakenedmyar�s�ccuriosity.Itwasthen thatIdiscoveredIcouldexpressmyself throughboththebodyandphotography, eventhroughnudity,whichIcametoseeas apureandpreciousreflec�onoftruth.My professorsrespectedandencouragedthat curiosity,givingmethespacetoexplore bothphotographyandperformance.
Forme,thebodyandtheimage,movement andpercep�on,havealwaysbeen inseparable—anendlessdialogueatthe coreofmyart.
Q:Whatthemesormessagesdoyoufind yourselfreturningtoinyourwork,and why?
A:Myworkconstantlyreturnstothe themesofwomanhood,movement,anda formofspirituallibera�on.Itisanongoing processoftransmuta�on—se�ng inten�ons,transformingthemthroughthe photographicjourney,andul�mately honoringanewwishbyimmortalizingit forever.Forme,itisareturntotheendless cycleofincarna�on.
Anessen�alsignatureofmyprac�ceisthat thefacesinmyworksarealwayshidden. Thischoiceinvitesthecollectorandthe viewertoprojecttheirownvisionontothe piece,toseewithinittheen�ty,presence, oressencetheymostdesire.Eachwork becomesbothdeeplypersonaland universallyopen.
Image: “TheStateofBeing” Photograph 139.7cmx96.52cm
Ibelieveeveryar�stcarriesapersonalpath ofself-healing,andartistheperfect mediumtoheal,transform,andwitness one’sownevolu�onmadetangible.Through thisprocess,Istrivetocreateworksthat embodypurity,honortheself,andstandas unique,sacredreflec�onsof transforma�on.
Q:Howhasyourstyleorapproachevolved overtheyears?
A:Thefounda�onhasalwaysremainedthe same:self-portraitsthatallowmetoevolve andtranslatethebodyasavesselof miraclesandcuriosity.Intheverybeginning, Iworkedwithar�ficiallightinmy basement—�mid,almostasifIwereoffering myselfasecret,adolescentmomentof pleasure.Thosefirstworksweregrainy,with naivelyhighISOsthatgavetheimagesthe textureofwallpaper—anodetothebodyin solitude.
Over�me,Iopenedup,grewmore confident,andbegancrea�nginstudios, o�enwithnaturallightandmoreintense conceptswithmymuses,whichgave greaterdepthtomyimages.Aturningpoint camewhenIchallengedmyselftoworkwith pureblackpigment—amediumthatonce in�midatedmebutul�matelyrevealednew dimensionsofcharacterandstrengthinmy work.
Today,mystyleisunmistakablymyown— clearlysignedRizlane.Italwayscarriesa gesturetowardmovementandis conceptuallyrootedintheideaoftheoneof-one:asuniqueandunrepeatableasa snowflake,adiamond,asoul.
Q:Whatroledoesfailureor experimenta�onplayinyourdevelopment asanar�st?
A:Experimenta�onisperhapsthemost beau�fulwordforanar�stwhowishesto exploreandexpandtheirconceptualand technicaljourney.Itli�sthepressureof performanceandtheconstantsearchfor perfec�on.Anartworkcanremain unfinished,unresolved,orinastateof medita�on.Explora�onallowsmyworkto holdthepoten�alofbecomingmajorpieces, ando�en,monthslater,Irealizehow matureandmeaningfulmypathof reflec�onandexecu�ontrulywas.Itmakes usgrow.
Ibelievethetermfailureisequallyrelevant. Inmycase,ito�encomeswiththefeeling thatIdidnotrespectmyself—thatIdidnot setmyboundaries,orthatIshouldhave listenedtomyinnervoice.Failurearises because,deepdown,weo�enknewfrom theverybeginningthatsomethingfeltoff. Thus,Iamlearningtohonormyins�nctnot onlyincrea�on,butalsointhebusinessside ofmyprac�ce.
Q:Howdoyoubalancespontaneityand structureinyourcrea�veprocess?
Image: “L’Archétypedel’Émo�on” Photograph 152.4cmx101.6cm
A:Asanar�st,Ibelieveit’sessen�alto approachyourartasabusiness.Spontaneity ismystrength—thesparkofcrea�on,thejoy ofmee�ngpeople,andthethrillofexploring dreamsandconcepts.Ontheotherhand, administra�vetasksandaccoun�ngaremy nemesis.Tomaintainbalance,Ihiresomeone tohelpstructuretheseaspects,whichisboth aninvestmentinmyselfandapurepleasure toseeRizlane’suniverseimproveeveryday.
Spontaneityistheveryessenceofcrea�vity andmustalwayshaveitsplacewithoutever beings�fled.Ideally,anar�stlivestobring theirvisionstolife,tomanifestthese frequenciesinma�er.Therefore,anyar�st whofeelsconstrainedinanypartoftheir processshoulddelegateandseeksupport— fromapartner,family,friendswithspecific talents,orprofessionals.
Q:Wheredoyouseeyourworkheadingin thefuture,andwhatareyouexcitedto explorenext?
A:Thisques�onissoexci�ngbecauseit encouragesustovisualizeanddream.My photographicworkisanodetothefeminine andtohighluxury.Now,as1/1piecessigned withaDeBeersdiamond,theyareaworld first.Myworkisrareandnew,deeply connectedtofinearts,andframedwiththe utmostdelicacy.
Iseemyworkjoiningsomeofthemost pres�giouscontemporaryartcollec�onsin theworld.IenvisionitintheMuséedes Beaux-Artsasanewacquisi�onbyaliving ar�st,andevolvinginEurope.Iameagerto exploremynewlarge-scalewoman-bird piecesframedingold—createda�erseven daysofcompletefas�ng,tocreateinthe purityofthewholebody—whichwillbe presentedexclusivelyforthefirst�meatthe PalmBeachShowinFebruary2026.
Image: “L'AngeD'OrI” Photograph 99.06cmx55.88cm
PHILHUELZ
PhilHuelzisanillustratorbasedinCologne, Germany,crea�ngbothanaloganddigital art.Hisprac�cerangesfromplayfulmarker drawingsanddetailedstencilstovibrant digitalillustra�ons.Throughhiswork,hetells stories,sharesthoughtsandemo�ons,and connectswithpeoplearoundtheworld.
Bornwithaheartcondi�on,Huelzo�enuses theheartasarecurringsymbolinhisart—a reminderofresilience,vulnerability,and connec�on.Hegravitatestowardboldlines, cartoon-inspiredcharacterdesign,and meaningfulsymbolsthatcarrydepthbeyond theirplayfulappearance.
Deeplyinspiredbythegraffi�sceneandthe undergroundhiphopmovement,Huelz valuestheirrawauthen�cityandcrea�vity. Hegrewuplisteningtoold-schoolhiphop, spendinghourssketchinginhisnotebooks, andfrequen�ngskateparks,cap�vatedby howgraffi�andhiphopgavevoicetothe streetsandturnedeverydayspacesinto canvasesofstorytelling.
Adevotedadmirerofpopculture,Huelz alsofindsinspira�oninthecolors, characters,andsymbolsthatshape contemporaryvisuallife.Fromcartoonsto iconicimagery,heenjoysreinterpre�ng familiarvisuals,infusingthemwithhisown ar�s�cvoiceanddis�nc�vestyle.
Image: “MosaicofMoments” DigitalIllustra�on 84.1cmx118.9cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/phil.huelz/
Q:Canyoutellusaboutyourar�s�c journey—howdiditallbeginforyou?
A:Igrewupinasmallvillagebetween CologneandDüsseldorf,andcrea�vitywas alwayspartofmyenvironment.My grandfather,whowasanarchitect,hadan incredibleskillfordrawing,andhe encouragedmefromanearlyage.Asakid,I wouldspendhourssketchingwith watercolors,pens,orchalkonthestreet.My notebookswerefullofdoodles,and some�mesI’devenendupdrawingonthe schooldesks.Friendswouldgi�mecanvases andacrylicsforbirthdays,whichpushedme furtherintopain�ng.
Later,Idiscoveredgraffi�culture.Iwasn’ta graffi�ar�stmyself,butIadmiredthebold outlinesandcharactersIsawonthewalls. Americanhip-hop,trap,andrapmusicwere alwaysinthebackgroundofthisperiod,too. Over�me,onethingledtoanother— studyingmediadesign,learningdigital illustra�onforyears,experimen�ngwith stencilsandspraypaint—andhereIam,s�ll buildingonthoseroots.
Q:Whoorwhathasbeenthebiggest influenceonyourlifeasanar�st?
A:Therearemanyar�s�cinfluences:Keith Haring’sboldness,GregMike’s cartoonishness,NinaDzyvulska’schaos.But thebiggestpersonalinfluencehasbeenmy ownheartcondi�on.Iwasbornwith Epstein’sAnomaly,arareheartdefect.Even thoughIdidn’tfaceseverecomplica�ons growingup,simplyknowingaboutitshaped myperspec�veonlife.Itmadememore awarethatgoodhealthisnotguaranteed, andthatlifeitselfisfragileandprecious.
Thatawarenessseepsintomywork.It’swhy theheartbecamesuchacentralsymbolfor
me—itcanstandforresilience, vulnerability,scars,ors�tches.Whetherit’s ananatomicalheartoraclassiccartoon shape,italwaysspeakstosurvival,rhythm, connec�on,andwhatkeepsusgoing. Duringmyteenageyearsandasayoung adult,Isome�mesfacedheart arrhythmias,whichmadethisawareness evenmorepersonalandreal.That condi�onmadememoreempathe�c,and myartbecameawaytoconnectwith otherswhomightbegoingthrough invisiblestruggles.
Q:Whatthemesormessagesdoyoufind yourselfreturningtoinyourwork,and why?
A:Theheartisdefinitelyarecurringtheme, �edtomystory.Butbeyondthat,Ialways returntothebalanceofplayfulnessand depth.Playfulnesscreatesspace—it disarms.Itallowsmetoapproachheavy topicslikelove,loss,violence,orresilience inawaythatfeelsaccessibleinsteadof overwhelming.Idon’twantmyarttobe strictorrule-bound;Iwantittobelighton theeyesbutheavyontheheart.
Nostalgiaisanotherthread.Ilikeworking withrecognizablesymbolsandemo�ons becausethey’re�meless—everyonecan relatetothem.Whetherit’saboldcartoon faceorevenaslidefromachildhoodplay area,theseelementscarrymeaning.By combiningthemwithemo�onaldepth,I canconnectonmul�plelevels.Mywork isn’tjustreferencingpopart—it’s reinterpre�ngit,pushingitforwardwith myownstory,style,andperspec�ve.
Image: “StairsandLips” DigitalIllustra�on 30cmx30cm
Q:Howhasyourstyleorapproachevolved overtheyears?
A:WhenIfirststarted,Ikeptthingssimple— characterdesign,basicshapes,andjusta handfulofcolors.Over�me,Ibecame bolder,inspiredbypopart.Ishi�edfrom workingwithfourstandardcolorsto buildingvibrant,emo�onalpale�esthatare partins�nct,partexperimenta�on.
MystylealsoevolvedinhowIbalance digitalandanalog.Digitalsketchinghas becomethebackboneofmyprocess;itgives meprecisionandroomtoplaywith composi�on.ButwhenImovetomarkersor canvas,that’swhereIinvite“happy accidents.”I’dsaymystylenowisamixof cartoonishboldness,strongoutlines,playful nostalgia,andemo�onalresonance—andit keepsevolvingasIgrow.
Q:Whatroledoesfailureor experimenta�onplayinyourdevelopment asanar�st?
A:Failureisunavoidable,butIseeitaspart ofthecrea�veprocess.Everyartworkhas flaws—evenifothersdon’tno�cethem,Ido. Some�mesadripofpaintorasmudgefeels likeamistakeinthemoment,butitcan actuallyaddlifetothepiece—something human.
OneofthemostimportantlessonsI’ve learnedisnottorush.Ifsomethingdoesn’t feelright,Iletitrestforadayortwoand returnwithfresheyes.Thatpauseo�en bringsclarity,courage,ornewideas.Forme, experimenta�onandfailurearen’t separate—they’reintertwined.They’rehow mystylegrowsandhowIkeepthingsalive andauthen�c.
Q:Isthereapar�cularpieceyou’vecreated
thatstandsoutasespeciallymeaningfulto you?Why?
A:Yes,onepieceinpar�cularstandsout: TheStoryofUs,whichIcreatedin2023— evenbeforeIofficiallystartedmyartcareer inNovember2024.Itwasoneofthefirst worksinmycurrentstyle—acolorful40x40 cmpain�ngofanopenbooktearingapart, withabrokenheartsplitbetweenthetwo pages.Imadeitinmemoryofarela�onship thatlastedfouryearsandmeantalottome. S�lltoday,itholdsaverypersonalmeaning.
Q:Howdoyoubalancespontaneityand structureinyourcrea�veprocess?
A:Mostofmyworkbeginswithadigital sketch.Ifocusheavilyoncomposi�onat thisstage.IfIknowexactlywhatIwant,I workstraightthroughun�lit’sfinished.But ifIfeelstuck,Ileaveitandcomebacklater, le�ngspontaneityguidemewithfresh ideas.
WhenImoveintoanalog,Ialwaysbegin withaclearplanandtheinten�ontokeepit ascleanaspossible.Butaccidentshappen. Those“imperfec�ons”maketheworkfeel morehumanando�enbringunexpected energytothepiece.Forme,structuresets thestage,butspontaneityiswhatkeepsthe workalive.
Image: “MirrorofImagina�on” DigitalIllustra�on 30cmx30cm
QINTONGYU
QintongYuisaLondon-basedvisualar�st workingattheintersec�onofdigital in�macyandculturalfragmenta�on.Bornin Chinaandshapedbydisloca�on,herwork navigatesthelayeredpsycheofagenera�on raisedbetweenscreens,borders,andblurred reali�es.
Throughpainterlydigitalcomposi�ons,she dissectsthearchitectureoffeeling—how iden�tydri�s,howmemoryloops,andhow silenceholdsweight.Hervisuallanguage drawsfromeditorialsurrealism,synthe�c textures,andemo�onalabstrac�on, weavingtogethertendernessandrupture.
Yu’sprac�ceisnotaboutresolu�onbut aboutthepulsebetween—betweenso�ness anddistor�on,presenceandwithdrawal.Her piecesfunc�onasquietportalsintodigital vulnerability,speakingtolivesthatare alwayspar�allyrendered.
Image: “LayersofSelf” DigitalIllustra�on 29.7cmx21cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/elysia.lou/
Q:Canyoutellusaboutyourar�s�c journey—howdiditallbeginforyou?
A:Ithinkitbeganquietlythrough observa�onmorethanac�on.Iwasalways someonewhowatchedclosely—whono�ced thespacebetweenpeople’swords,orthe waylightmovedacrossawall.Drawingcame naturallyasawaytorecordthosesubtle things.ButIdidn’tthinkofmyselfas“an ar�st”un�lmuchlater.Itwasn’ta thunderclapmoment;itwasslow,likea shadowgrowinglonger.ThemoreIstudied, experimented,andallowedmyselftofeel throughthework,themoreIrealizedthis wastheonlylanguagethatfelthonesttome.
Q:Whoorwhathasbeenthebiggest influenceonyourlifeasanar�st?
A:Silence,actually.Thekindthatsurrounds youwhensomethingunspokenlingersinthe air.Thatpsychologicaltensionbecame somethingIwantedtotranslatevisually.And thencertainworksbyFrancisBacon,Jenny Saville,andnewerdigitalcreatorswhoblur in�macywithabstrac�onallgaveme permissiontoleanintoambiguity.Myfriends andpersonalmemoriesalsoinfluenceme morethantheyprobablyrealize.
Q:Whatthemesormessagesdoyoufind yourselfreturningtoinyourwork,andwhy?
A:Ikeepcirclingbacktoiden�ty,memory, andemo�onalresidue—especiallytheways inwhichiden�tyfracturesandreformsin responsetodigitalculture,migra�on,or emo�onalisola�on.Ithinkit’sbecauseI o�enfeellikeI’mhoveringatthethresholdof places,languages,evenselves,anddrawing istheonlywayIcangiveshapetothatinbetweenness.Theideathatweare constantlybecoming,dissolving, rememberingdifferentlyeach�mecon�nues
tofascinateme.
Q:Howhasyourstyleorapproachevolved overtheyears?
A:Itusedtobemoreliteral—cleaner, neater,almostafraidtoexposeanything messy.Butover�me,Ibegantoembrace ruptureanddistor�on.Istartedlayering moretextures,emo�ons,and contradic�ons.Mycurrentvisuallanguage ismoretac�le,fragmented,and emo�onallyraw.Itrusttheprocessmore now.Iletthingsspill.
Image: “DisjointedPercep�on” DigitalPortrait 29.7cm×21cm
Q:Whatroledoesfailureor experimenta�onplayinyourdevelopment asanar�st?
A:Acentralone.Ifailalot,andIthinkthat’s whatkeepsmemoving.Mostofmypieces startoffassomethingelseen�rely,and throughfrustra�onordissonance,they becomemorehonest.I’velearnedtosee failureasacollaborator.Itpushesmeinto territoriesIwouldn’tenterifIonlyfollowed controlorperfec�on.
Q:Isthereapar�cularpieceyou’vecreated thatstandsoutasespeciallymeaningfulto you?Why?
A:VeilofBecoming.Itwasn’tthemost technicallycomplex,butitcamefroma placeofquietunraveling.Iwasthinkingalot abouthowmuchofourselveswehide—even fromourselves—andhowsome�meswe weartransforma�onlikeadisguise.The piecefeltlikeexhalingsomethingIdidn’t havewordsfor.
Q:Howdoyoubalancespontaneityand structureinyourcrea�veprocess?
A:Istartwithloosefragments—acolor,a feeling,aphrase—andthenbuildstructure aroundthem.Ilikeworkinginlayers,both digitallyandemo�onally.It’slikewri�nga poemthatallowsonelinetoscreamwhile anotherwhispers.
Q:Wheredoyouseeyourworkheadingin thefuture,andwhatareyouexcitedto explorenext?
A:Iwanttocreateaseriesthatblursthe boundarybetweenbodyandenvironment. I’minterestedin“emo�onallandscapes” thatfeelbothsynthe�candancient.Ialso wanttoexperimentmorewithimmersive
formats—maybeprojec�onorAR—tolet viewersphysicallymovethroughafractured psyche.
Image: “SplinteredRemains” DigitalIllustra�on 29.7cm×21cm
JUPITERGREEN
JupiterGreen(OliviaLeung)isa mul�disciplinaryillustratorcurrently pursuingaBAinIllustra�onandVisual MediaattheLondonCollegeof Communica�on,UniversityoftheArts London.Herprac�cecentersonnarra�vedrivenandfineart–inspiredillustra�on, blendinganaloguetechniquessuchas printmaking,pain�ng,anddrawingwith contemporaryvisuallanguagetomerge tradi�onalapproacheswithmoderndesign.
Influencedbythemesofnature,music,and wellbeing,Green’sworkexploresemo�onal resonanceandstorytellingthroughform, color,andsymbolism.Sheadaptshervisual styleacrossvariousmedia,fromposter designtoeditorialpublica�ons,while remainingrootedinatmosphereand meaning.
Passionateaboutcrea�ngartworkthat reflectsbothpersonalexpressionand broaderculturalnarra�ves,Greenstrivesto produceworkthatconnectswith communi�esandprovokesreflec�on.
HerprojectTheRealManipulatorconsistsof aseriesofoilpain�ngsinspiredbythefirst chapterof12RulesforLifebyJordanB. Peterson.Inthischapter,Petersonexamines theinterplaybetweenchaosandorder—two fundamentalforcesthatshapeboththe naturalworldandhumansociety.Heargues
thathierarchicalstructuresarenotsimply man-madeorsociallyconstructedbutare deeplyembeddedinbiologyand evolu�onaryhistory.
Petersonusesthebehavioroflobstersas anexample,no�nghowtheirdominance hierarchieshavepersistedforhundredsof millionsofyears.Theseprimalpa�ernsof status,territory,andneurochemical responsestowinningorlosingparallel dynamicsthatremainpresentinmodern humanlife.
Throughthisproject,Greentranslates theseideasintovisualform,reflec�ngon thecon�nuitybetweennatureandculture, biologyandbelief.Eachpain�nginvites viewerstoconsiderhowancient evolu�onarystructurescon�nuetoshape everydaydecisions,emo�ons,and interac�ons—o�enbeyondconscious awareness.
Image: “TheCageofNature”
AcrylicandOilPastelonCanvas 80cmx60cm
h�ps://www.instagram.com/Jupiter.green_/
Q:Canyoutellusaboutyourar�s�c journey—howdiditallbeginforyou?
A:Thisques�ontakesmebacktothegreat pauseoftheCOVIDlockdowns.Asa student,thestructureoflifesuddenly vanished,andinthatspace,Ifoundan unexpectedgi�:�me.Withnowheretogo,I fellintothedigitalrabbitholeofonlineart communi�es.Fascinatedbytheprocesses ofhowtheseamazingar�stscreated meaningfulandbeau�fulartworks,I decidedthatIwantedtobecomeanar�st myself—crea�ngillustra�onsthatcould bringpeopleintotheworldofmy imagina�on,somethingthatcouldbemore interes�ngthanreality.
Q:Whoorwhathasbeenthebiggest influenceonyourlifeasanar�st?
A:Ihavealwaysadmiredthebeautyand powerofnature;ithasbeenthegreatest inspira�onandinfluenceformyart.Igrew upinci�es,surroundedbytheconcrete jungleandlivingafast-pacedlife,butthe feelingoftranquilityandthesenseof freedominnaturearealwayswhatIlong for.Natureprovidesaspaceformeto imagine,wonder,andcreate.
Q:Whatthemesormessagesdoyoufind yourselfreturningtoinyourwork,and why?
A:Atthecoreofmyprac�ceisacon�nual returntothemesofhumanconnec�onand theinnerlandscapesofmentalhealth. Whiletheseareuniversalexperiences,my workseekstoexplorethemthroughalens ofin�mate,sharedvulnerability.Artisthe mosthonestlanguagewehavetodiscuss thethingsthatarehardesttosay.
Assomeonewhohasfacedthesechallenges
firsthand,Icreatenotjustfrominspira�on butfromasenseofduty.Isawaneedforart thatdoesn’tjustdecorateawallbutac�vely servestheviewer—artthatmakespeople feelseenandlessaloneintheirstruggles.
Mymissionistousemyownjourneyto createabeaconforothers.It’sabout transformingpersonalhistoryintoa universalmessageofsolidarity,provingthat ourvulnerabili�es,whenshared,become ourgreatestsourcesofconnec�on.
Q:Howhasyourstyleorapproachevolved overtheyears?
A:Myini�alworkwasfundamentallyabout transla�ngtheworldasIsawandimagined itontothecanvas.Withoutadefinedstyle, myprimarygoalwassynthesis,which naturallyresultedinaformofmodern surrealism.Thisperiodwascrucialfor buildingfounda�onalskillsand understandingmyowncrea�veimpulses.
Thecoreevolu�onhasbeenthe developmentofaconfident,strategicvoice. Yearsofexperimenta�onhavegivenmea sophis�catedtoolkit—notjustof techniques,butofconceptual understanding.Now,everychoice,fromthe selec�onofmediatotheapplica�onof technique,isadeliberatedecisionmadeto servetheoverallthemeandemo�onal atmosphereIwishtocreateformy audience.Thejourneyhasbeenfrom reac�ngtothecanvastocommandingit withpurpose.
Q:Whatroledoesfailureor experimenta�onplayinyourdevelopment asanar�st?
A:Failuresarefrustra�ng,buttheyhave enabledmetoexperimentwithnew approaches,familiarizemyselfwithawider rangeofmedia,anddiscoverwhatismost suitablefortheworkIwanttoproduceat the�me.Knowingwhatdoesnotwork eventuallyguidesmetowardthejourneyof success.
Q:Isthereapar�cularpieceyou’vecreated thatstandsoutasespeciallymeaningfulto you?Why?
A:Allofmyartworksareequallymeaningful tome,astheywereallcreatedtodelivera specificmessageortopresentsomething importanttotheviewer.
Q:Howdoyoubalancespontaneityand structureinyourcrea�veprocess?
A:Spontaneitygivesmeinspira�onand mo�va�ontocreateartworks,butsinceI amaneurodiverseindividual,ito�enmakes melosefocusonwhatIamtryingto achieve.Thesolu�onformehasbeento carryasketchbookornotebookwhereverI go.Thishabithashelpedmedocumentand organizemyideaswhilemaintainingaclear goal.
Q:Wheredoyouseeyourworkheadinginthefuture,andwhatareyouexcitedtoexplore next?
A:Iseemyworkheadingtowardcommercialfieldssuchasproductdesignorpublica�ons. However,Iamopentoseeingitevolveinanydirec�onthatservesapurposefortheviewer— ideallyconnec�ngpeoplefromdifferentcommuni�es.
Image: “Youdon'tseeit,butit'sthere.”
AcrylicandOilPastelonCanvas 80cmx80cm
RUTHSCHMIDT
RuthSchmidt(néeIlonka)isanemerging ar�st,bornin1982inTransylvaniaand currentlylivinginBudapest,Hungary.
Herformaljourneyintopain�ngbeganin 2017.Althoughshehadexperimentedwith acrylicsearlieranda�endedvariousdrawing andpain�ngclasses,sheconsideredthose earlyeffortsmere“a�empts.”In2017,she beganstudyingclassicaloilpain�ngunder hermaster,KálmánGasztonyi,whichmarked atruetransforma�oninherar�s�cpath. Between2017and2021,Ruthdedicated herselftointensivestudy,crea�ngworksin diversestyles.Shedescribesthisperiodas her“learningyears,”duringwhichshe exploredtheapproachesofbothclassical andcontemporarymasterssuchasPiet Mondrian,AndyWarhol,SalvadorDalí, AlbertBierstadt,RembrandtvanRijn,Károly Marka,andPeterPaulRubens.Hereclec�c worksfromthis�mereflecthersearchfor direc�on.
By2020,Ruthdiscoveredherar�s�cvoice throughsymbolistandsurrealistthemes expressedinarealis�cstyle.Herprac�ce becamedefinedbynarra�verichness,depth, andafusionofrealismwithimagina�on.Her pain�ngscapturetheessenceoflife,o�en infusedwithjoy,humor,andfaith,while conveyingcomplexemo�onsthrough symbolicrepresenta�on.
Ruthhasexhibitedbothinsoloandgroup showsinHungary,andherrecent achievementshavetakenherto interna�onalexhibi�onsinmajorci�es includingNewYork,St.Petersburg,Athens, Paris,Tokyo,London,Madrid,Monaco, Nice,andVienna.Heraccoladesinclude audienceawardsaswellasdis�nc�ons frompres�giouscompe��ons.
Today,RuthSchmidtremainscommi�edto crea�ngworksthatinspirereflec�onand dialogue,enrichingthecontemporaryart landscapewithhervibrantandhear�elt crea�ons.
Image: “Feminism?2.” OilonCanvas 70cmx70cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/ ruth_schmidt_pain�ngs/
Q:Canyoutellusaboutyourar�s�c journey—howdiditallbeginforyou?
A:Thesightofbeautyhasalwaysbroughtme greatjoy—landscapes,people,andthe storiesthatsurroundedme.Therewerealso periodswhenIexperimentedwithdrawing andpain�ng.Formanyyears,thosea�empts wereexperiments—playful,searching exercises—un�l2017,whenImetmy teacher,KálmánGasztonyi.Thatmee�ng wasaturningpoint:Ibegantolearnthecra� andmysteriesofclassicaloilpain�ng,and whathadbeenexperimenta�onbecamea prac�ce.Theyearsfrom2017to2021were my“LearningYears”:intense,eclec�c,and fullofstudypain�ngsinmanystyles.Around 2020,Ifoundmyar�s�cvoice—melding realismwithsymbolistandsurrealist themes—andsincethen,myworkhas focusedontransla�nginnerlifeintovisual narra�ves.
Q:Whoorwhathasbeenthebiggest influenceonyourlifeasanar�st?
A:Idrawfromawidelineage:theprecision andlightofRembrandt,thegrandeurof Bierstadt,theimagina�onofDali,andthe formalclarityofMondrianandWarhol.But influenceisnotonlyaboutnames;my greatestinfluenceisthelifeIlive—personal experience,faith,humor,andthedesireto “speaktheunspeakable.”Mee�ngand studyingwithKálmánGasztonyichangedmy technicalapproachandopenedthedoorto consistentlyexpressingmyinnerworldon canvas.Ul�mately,Idipmybrushinmyown soul—HenryWardBeecher’swordsresonate deeplywithme.
Q:Whatthemesormessagesdoyoufind yourselfreturningtoinyourwork,andwhy?
A:Ireturnagainandagaintotheunseen:
affec�on,childlikefaith,human coopera�on,theGod-to-human rela�onship,griefandhope,loveandloss, painandhumor,socialandself-cri�cism. Thosearethethreadsthatmakeupour emo�onallandscape,andIwantmy pain�ngstobeplaceswheresuchcomplex feelingscanbefeltandnamed.Symbolism andoccasionalsurrealistelementsgiveme thevocabularytoconveywhatliteral depic�oncannot:thelayered,o�en contradictoryrealityofinnerlife.
Q:Howhasyourstyleorapproachevolved overtheyears?
A:Myearlyphasewasexperimental— playingwithpop,geometricabstrac�on, andmanyhistoricalstylestolearn languageandtechnique.A�er2017,I focusedonclassicaloiltechniques, producingmanystudiestobuildtechnical fluency.Fromabout2020onward,I unifiedthoseskillsintoarealis�cyet narra�vestyle:detailed,precisepain�ng thathousessymbolic,some�messurreal, scenes.Theresultisworkthatlooks familiaratfirstglancebutrevealsnarra�ve twiststhatinvitedeeperreflec�on.
Image: “„True”love2.” OilonCanvas 70cmx70cm
Q:Whatroledoesfailureor experimenta�onplayinyourdevelopment asanar�st?
A:Experimenta�onisessen�al—Iseemy yearsbefore2017asnecessaryexperiments. Idon’tseefailuresas“failures,”butratheras opportuni�esthatdidn’tsucceed.Inthe workshop,someapproachesdon’tholdup andsomeideascrumbleunderscru�ny,but eachexperimentteachesmewhattodo differently.Iinten�onallyalternatebetween disciplineandplay:rigorouslearningand techniqueontheonehand,andfearless experimenta�onontheother.Thisbalance keepstheworkhonestandsurprising.
Q:Isthereapar�cularpieceyou’vecreated thatstandsoutasespeciallymeaningfulto you?Why?
A:Ofallmyworks,Friendsheepsisperhaps theoneclosesttomyheart.Itexaminesthe truemeasureoffriendship—whoremains throughjoyandhardship—andhonorsthe steadiness,honesty,andchallengethat shapeus.Thepain�ngencapsulatesmy approach:preciserealismthreadedwith symbolicdetailtomakeinnerexperience visibleandinvitereflec�on.
Q:Howdoyoubalancespontaneityand structureinyourcrea�veprocess?
A:Myprocessstartswithstructure:studies, sketches,andadisciplinedunderpain�ng rootedinthetechniquesIlearnedfrommy Master.Structuregivestheworkstability andtechnicalclarity.IntothatframeworkI introducemomentsofspontaneity— unexpectedsymbolicmo�fs,subtleshi�sin gesture,orasurpriseincomposi�onthat reorientsthenarra�ve.Iseestructureasa securestagewherespontaneitycanperform; botharenecessaryforthepain�ngtofeel alive.
Q:Wheredoyouseeyourworkheadingin thefuture,andwhatareyouexcitedto explorenext?
A:Iwanttokeepdeepeningthenarra�ve andsymboliclanguageI’vedeveloped— makinglarger,morelayeredworksthat invitelongerviewinganddeeper conversa�on.I’minterestedin collabora�onsthatexpandcontext (curatorialprojects,cross-disciplinary shows),andI’mcuriousaboutbringing certainthemes—humorandthedepic�on ofthedivine—intonewformatsor installa�ons.Aboveall,I’mexcitedto con�nuelisteningtolifeandtolet pain�ngsbetheplacewheretheunsayable findsform. Image: “Socialmedia” OilonCanvas 80cmx100cm
WIEBKE MERTENS
WiebkeMertens(b.1997,Suhl,Germany)is apainterworkinginBerlinandBremen.She completedherstudiesinFineArtsatthe UniversityoftheArtsBremenin2024,where shewasawardedboththeKarinHollweg PrizeandthePaulaModersohn-Becker YoungTalentPrizeinthesameyear.
Mertens’sprac�ceexploresphysical expressionthroughpain�ng.Sheexamines howbodiesarestagedandhowtheyrelateto oneanother,o�endepic�ngbodypartsor fragmentsofencounters.Herworkcenters oncommunica�onthroughgestures,with figuresisolatedwithinthepictorialspace.
Sheispar�cularlyinterestedinthesincere a�empttorevealoneselfwithinasocial dynamicandthedeepdesiretobetruly understood.Herpain�ngscapturebothso�, gentlegesturesandharder,moreforceful ones—renderedwithabalanceofdelicacy andbluntness.
Image: “Claw” OilonCanvas 72cmx45cm Photographer:FranziskaVondenDriesch h�ps://www.instagram.com/wiebke_mertens/
Q:Canyoutellusaboutyourar�s�c journey—howdiditallbeginforyou?
A:IfeltlikeIcouldcommunicateandexplore whatIcan’tquitegraspthroughpain�ng. A�erhighschool,Iwaslookingforapath thatofferedmethegreatestpossible freedom,andforme,thatwasstudyingart.
Q:Whoorwhathasbeenthebiggest influenceonyourlifeasanar�st?
A:Probablytherela�onshipsinmylife. Experiencingfriendship,romance,andbeing caredfor,whilealsostrugglingwithknowing whatItrulywantandhowtocommunicate it.Anotherstronginfluencehasbeenmy inten�ontotrulyheartheotherpersoninthe waytheyneedtobeheardandunderstood.
Q:Whatthemesormessagesdoyoufind yourselfreturningtoinyourwork,andwhy?
A:Ihavealwaysbeendrivenbydepic�ng figures,par�cularlywomen.Asachild,I admiredfemalecelebri�es,findingthem mesmerizing,whilealsowitnessinghow quicklytheycouldbetorndown.The difficultyofhavingagencyoveryourimage asawomaninfluencedmegreatlyand remainsthefounda�onoftheideasIexplore inmypain�ngs.
Q:Howhasyourstyleorapproachevolved overtheyears?
A:Iusedtopaintmuchmoreexpressively. Over�me,theurgetopreciselyrebuild surfaceslikeskinorfinerippledfabricgrew, asIlearnedmoreabouthowoilpaint behaves.SoIalwayspaintedfigures,butnot asrealis�cally—orperhapsclassically—asI donow.AlthoughIwasalwaysfascinatedby theoldmasters,ittookmeawhiletofully leanintotheirtechniques.
Q:Whatroledoesfailureor experimenta�onplayinyourdevelopment asanar�st?
A:Itrynottoletfailurestopme.Evenifthe pain�ngdoesn’tcomeoutasintended,I usuallylearnsomethingintheprocess.For me,failurealsoclarifieswhatIactually wantandwhatkindofoutcomewouldbe sa�sfying,becauseo�enIdon’tfullyknow thatwhenIbeginapain�ng.
Q:Howdoyoubalancespontaneityand structureinyourcrea�veprocess?
A:Ipriori�zespendingasmuch�meas possiblewiththepain�ng.Iblockout�me tobeinthestudioeveryday.However, whenI’mthere,Itrytosensewhatthe pain�ngsneed:Imightchangedirec�onor startsomethingcompletelynew.Ialsoseek outmo�fsmoreintui�velythan conceptually,enjoyingtheprocessof discoveringwhytheyinterestmeasIpaint them.
Q:Wheredoyouseeyourworkheadingin thefuture,andwhatareyouexcitedto explorenext?
A:Sincelastyear,Ihavelimitedmysubject ma�ertopain�ngcroppedimagesofbody parts,zoomingincloserandcloseron specificgesturesorareasofthebody.Right now,I’mbeginningtozoomoutagain, wan�ngtoincludemul�plebodiesina pain�ng.I’mexcitedaboutle�ngmy protagonistsinteractoncemore,depic�ng socialdynamicsandphysicaltouch.
Image: “TippyToes”
OilonCanvas 81cmx32cm
Photographer:FranziskaVondenDriesch
NURIAFERNANDEZ VALCARCEL
NuriaFernandezValcarcelisapainterfrom Barcelona,Spain. In2023,shele�behindan18-yearcareerin fashiontopursueherar�s�ccalling.She beganstudyingattheBarcelonaAcademyof Art,whereshegraduatedinJune2025, cherishingthetwoyearsoflearningand growth.
Herpreferredmediumisoilpain�ng,andshe drawsinspira�onfromthecolors,nature, andfolkloreofGalicia,whereherfamily originates.
Image: “Ghostsresidebetweenwakingandsleeping” OilonCanvas 100cmx73cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/valcarcel_art/
Q:Canyoutellusaboutyourar�s�c journey—howdiditallbeginforyou?
A:Myar�s�cjourneybeganinchildhood, butlifegotintheway.In2021,Ipickedup anoilbrushforthefirst�meandsaidto myself:thisisgoingtobemylife.Iendedup leavingbehindmynearly20-yearcareerasa tex�legraphicdesignertostudyatthe BarcelonaAcademyofArt,andnowI dedicatemyselftoartfull-�me.I’ms�ll facingmanychallenges,butIbelieveit’sthe bestdecisionI’veevermade.
Q:Whoorwhathasbeenthebiggest influenceonyourlifeasanar�st?
A:Afewyearsago,Iwasluckyenoughto a�endaliveportraitdemobythepainter ArthurGain.Itfeltlikemagictome.That momentsparkedmypassionforportraiture, andIwantedtolearnhowtocreatethatkind ofmagicmyself.Heendedupbecomingmy firstmentor,andIs�llturntohimfor guidance.
Atthesame�me,asIprogressedinmy ar�s�cstudies,IfellinlovewiththeCatalan modernistpainters—RamonCasas,San�ago Rusiñol,andJoaquimMir.
Q:Whatthemesormessagesdoyoufind yourselfreturningtoinyourwork,andwhy?
A:MysummersinasmallvillageinGalicia— andmyrootsingeneral—arethemesIalways returntowhenIwanttoexpressmyself ar�s�cally.Nature,supers��on,deeply rootedtradi�ons…allofthesehavehelped shapewhoIam.
I’malsodrawntobygoneeras,an�que objects,andthewaythepastshapesthe present.Thesethingsmakemeacollectorof memoriesandmomentsIseektoexpress throughmypain�ngs.
Q:Howhasyourstyleorapproachevolved overtheyears?
A:Myfirstar�s�cmediumwaswatercolor, andit’samagical,beau�fulmedium.But whenIdiscoveredtherichnessanddepth ofoilpain�ng,mylifechanged.
Atthesame�me,beginningtopaintfrom life—observingthemodeldirectly—greatly enrichedmyunderstandingofdrawingand allowedmetotakemypain�ngsfurther. Evenso,Ibelievethelearningprocesshas onlyjustbegun.
Q:Whatroledoesfailureor experimenta�onplayinyourdevelopment asanar�st?
A:Ihaven’tbeenworkingonmypersonal bodyofworkforverylong,buttherehave alreadybeenafewfailedpieces.They’ve beennecessaryinhelpingmedefinemy styleanddiscoverwhichthemesIfeelmost comfortablewith.Andwhenexperimental piecesturnoutwell,they’reo�enthebest ones.
Inanycase,Iwanttokeepexperimen�ng— myvoiceiss�lltakingshape,andIdon’t wanttoclosemyselfofftoanything.
Image: “Outoffocus” OilonCanvas 40cmx40cm
Q:Isthereapar�cularpieceyou’vecreated thatstandsoutasespeciallymeaningfulto you?Why?
A:Thepieceofthepersonsleepingamong thefloralsheetsholdsaspecialmeaningfor me.Itreferstoapersonalexperience involvingalovedoneandreflectsin�macy andvulnerability.It’sadeeplypersonal pain�ng,whereemo�onislaidbare—thereis nowaytohideitbeneaththesheets.
Q:Howdoyoubalancespontaneityand structureinyourcrea�veprocess?
A:Thisisahottopicforme,asIalwayswant structurenottolimitmeandtofeelcomplete freedom.However,a�ermyacademic training,Isome�mesfeelthatstructurewins theba�le.S�ll,Ialwaystrytokeepmylines andbrushstrokesfreshandcarefree,butit’s definitelysomethingIwanttoexploremore inthefuture.
Q:Wheredoyouseeyourworkheadingin thefuture,andwhatareyouexcitedto explorenext?
A:Iwanttocon�nuealongthepathI’ve alreadyestablished—astyleofpain�ngthat exploresemo�ons,strivestobalance classicismandcontemporaneity,andaimsto takeitevenfurther.I’dliketoexperiment withnewformats,especiallylargerones, since110cmhasbeenmylimitsofar.Ialso wanttoexplorecolorandtexturemore,while graduallydevelopingalooserbrushstroke. ButIwillneverletgoofmypersonality, whichalwayscarriesatouchofdreaminess.
Image: “Thebride” OilonCanvas 40cmx40cm
IDARAUDO
IdaraUdoisagouachepainterandillustrator fromLondon.Likemanyar�sts,she discoveredherpassionasachild,using crea�vitytonavigatetheworldandherplace withinit.Primarilyself-taught,she developedaloveforallthingsar�s�cduring herschoolyears.Itwasonlya�ercomple�ng hereduca�onthatsherealizedshelearned bestbyfollowingherownpath.In2020, duringthelockdown,shefoundherself surroundedbyeverydaycomfortsthat becamethefounda�onofherwork.
Theordinaryobjectsofdailylife—breakfast onthetable,hairproductsusedinrou�ne— tookonnewmeaningwhen"home"became aplaceofconfinementratherthanchoice. Thesesimpleitemsbecamesymbolsof comfort,iden�ty,andbelonging,whichUdo transformedintothesubjectsofher pain�ngs.
Byreimaginingtheclassicaltradi�onofs�ll lifewithinacontemporarycontext,she immortalizesthereali�esaroundher, capturingthequietpoetryoftheeveryday.
Image: “BedsideClu�er” GouacheonPaper 30cmx42cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/idaraudoart/
Q:Canyoutellusaboutyourar�s�c journey—howdiditallbeginforyou?
A:Iwasalwaysdrawing,pain�ng,and wri�ng,withavividandcolorfulimagina�on asakid.I’vedabbledinmanydisciplines— suchaspoetryandtheatre—becauseI alwaysknewmylife’spurposewastomake art.Istartedtakingpain�ngmoreseriously aboutsevenyearsago,anditstuck.I’m mainlyself-taught,sharpeningmyskills throughins�nct,trialanderror,andthe occasionalYouTubetutorial.Butessen�ally, artisinmyblood—Ican’timaginemyselfnot beinganar�st.
Q:Whoorwhathasbeenthebiggest influenceonyourlifeasanar�st?
A:Idon’tknowifIhaveasingle“biggest” influenceperse.MyNigerianandJamaican heritage,mysenseofself,andmyiden�tyas adisabledpersonallshapemywork.Butone par�cularinfluencethatstandsoutisan ar�stonYouTubenamedMinnieSmall.She’s incrediblytalentedbutalsotalksaboutthe businesssideofbeinganar�st.WhenIfirst sawhervideosyearsago,theywerethe catalystthatpushedmetotakemyart seriously.
Q:Whatthemesormessagesdoyoufind yourselfreturningtoinyourwork,andwhy?
A:Io�enreturntothemesofhome,iden�ty, andtheideaofroman�cizingordinary objectsweseeeveryday.Apprecia�ngthe simplicityofsmallthingshasbeendeeply healingforme,bothmentallyand emo�onally.I’maveryself-reflec�veand inwardperson,soitmakessensethatmyart mirrorsthat.
Q:Howhasyourstyleorapproachevolved overtheyears?
A:WhenIfirststarted,Iwasdrawntopen andinkdrawings—lotsofintricateline workandgeometricshapes.Myworkthen shi�edfromabstrac�ontopain�ngfrom lifeandtheconcreteworldaroundme, especiallyduringlockdownwhenhome becamemyprimaryinspira�on.Earlyon,I mostlyusedacrylics,oils,andsome watercolors,butin2020Idiscovered gouacheandneverlookedback.Gouache isnowthesolemediumIuseforallmy pain�ngs.
Q:Whatroledoesfailureor experimenta�onplayinyourdevelopment asanar�st?
A:Failurebuildsresilience,whichinturn makesmemoreconfidentinmakingbolder ar�s�cchoices.Experimenta�onisequally importantbecauseittapsintothat childlikecuriositythatkeepscrea�vity fromgoingstale.Ifyou’reexperimen�ng, you’realwaysgrowing,andthatgrowth sustainsthelongevityofanartprac�ce.
Q:Isthereapar�cularpieceyou’ve createdthatstandsoutasespecially meaningfultoyou?Why?
A:Probablymys�lllifeseriesofhair products.BlackandAfro-texturedhairis suchanintegralpartofouriden�ty,yetit’s o�enasourceofconten�onwithinour community.Theseproductsarefamiliarin somanyBlackhouseholds,andI’vehad peopletellmemypain�ngsremindedthem oftheirowndressingtables.Ourhairisa vulnerabletopic—some�mesevenasore spot—butit’salsosomethingthatconnects usthroughsharedexperiences.
Image: “Farmer’smarkethaul” GouacheonPaper 42cmx30cm
Q:Howdoyoubalancespontaneityandstructureinyourcrea�veprocess?
A:Withsomedifficulty.I’mverygoodatspontaneity,butstructuredoesn’tcomeaseasily. Ge�ngthroughdipsinmo�va�onandperiodsoffeelinguninspiredissomethingI’ms�ll workingon.I’velearnedthatifIestablishstructureandrou�neinotherareasofmylife,my artwillfollow.Withinthosepocketsofdiscipline,Icanallowcrea�vitytoflourish.
Q:Wheredoyouseeyourworkheadinginthefuture,andwhatareyouexcitedtoexplore next?
A:Idefinitelywantmoreopportuni�eslikethis.Iseemyworkbeingshowningalleries,and onedayIhopetohaveasoloexhibi�on.I’malsoexcitedtotryscalingupmywork—I’dlove tocreateamuralsomeday.
Image: “AfrohairproductsS�llLife” GouacheonPaper
59.4cmx42cm
DELPHINEARMILLES
OriginallyfromSaône-et-Loire,Delphine ArmillèshaslivedandworkedinSeine-SaintDenisforover15years.
A�erstudyingceramicsattheDuperré SchoolofAppliedArts,shecon�nuedher ar�s�ceduca�onattheBeaux-ArtsdeParis (ENSBA),wheresheearnedaDNSAP.
Duringherstudies,shewonthePicassie�e PrizeattheRencontresInterna�onalesdela Mosaïque(Interna�onalMosaicMee�ngs) andexhibitedherworkattheinvita�onof mastermosaicistRiccardoLicata.Shelater joinedthesetdesignandscenography workshopsatLaComédie-Française.
Alongsideheracademicandprofessional work,Armillèshaspar�cipatedinnumerous alterna�veprojects,includingShining Magazine,amul�disciplinaryunderground publica�on,andDezordrLabel.
Image: “Cigogne” OilonCanvas 50cmx40cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/d._armilles/
Image: “OrangeSherbertShorebreak” AcryliconCanvas 14inx11in
h�ps://www.instagram.com/ Wya�mtood_art/
Wya�,athird-genera�onar�strootedinthevibrantcoastal landscapeofNorthMyrtleBeach,SouthCarolina,beganhis ar�s�cjourneyatayoungage,nurturedbyalineagesteepedin crea�veexpression.Hisearliesttrainingcamefromhisfather, MikeTodd,asurrealistpainterwhoseworkexploreddreams,lust, andmythologicalnarra�vesinadis�nctlyrealiststyle.Alongside thisar�s�cinheritance,Wya�alsoembracedhisfather’spassion forsurfingandtravel,whichins�lledinhimadeepapprecia�on forthesubconscious,thepowerofsymbolicimagery,andthe ocean’sdynamic,flee�ngmoments.Thisdualinfluenceofcrea�ve heritageandloveforthenaturalworldcon�nuestoshapeboth hissubjectma�erandhisar�s�cphilosophy.
Wya�’ssensibili�eswerefurtherrefinedthroughformal educa�on,beginningwithsummerartcampsatCoastalCarolina Universityandlateraspecializa�oninStudioArtattheAcademy ofArts,ScienceandTechnology.HeearnedhisBachelor’sDegree inStudioArtfromtheCollegeofCharlestoninMay2014,with minorsinArtHistoryandArtsManagement.A�erward,hewas acceptedintothepres�giousMasterofFineArtsprogramat StudioArtCentersInterna�onalinFlorence,Italy,receivinga $2,000scholarship.Whilefinanciallimita�onsprevented immediateenrollment,Wya�latertraveledindependentlyto Italy,immersinghimselfintheworksofthepastmastersandthe country’srichar�s�cheritage,experiencesthatcon�nueto inspirehisprac�ce.
Hisar�s�capproachisanongoingexplora�onofwhathecalls “illuminatedworksthatnotonlys�mulatethevisualsensesbut alsoprovokedeepthought.”Workingprimarilyinoilandacrylic, o�enwhiletraveling,hecapturesthebeautyofflee�ngmoments andtheimpermanenceofexistence.Hisrecentcollec�onserves asavisualmedita�onondiversesubjects,eachpiecestrivingto encapsulatea“temporarybeauty”or“adeepthoughtthatonly lastsforasecond.”
Thestruggleswithmentalstabilityfacedbyhisfatherhavealso profoundlyinfluencedWya�’sfascina�onwiththeintricaciesof thehumanmind.Thisinfluencedriveshimtocreateartthat encouragesintrospec�onandthecul�va�onofresilience.By manipula�ngpaintwithnuanceandprecision,Wya�draws viewersintosuspendedmoments,transformingtransient observa�onsintoenduringcontempla�veexperiences.
CÉLINEMUNISSO
Image: “Sinfulindulgence”
MixedMediaJewelry 7cmx5cmx5cm
h�ps://www.instagram.com/soul.carvings/
CélineMunissoisamul�-materialcarver, jeweller,andar�stfromLuxembourg, currentlybasedinthesouthofEngland.
Herworkdrawsdeeplyfrompersonalhistory andpassions.Birdsbecamecentraltoher prac�cea�eralifelongfascina�onthat beganinchildhoodandgrewthroughbirdringingac�vi�es.Usingcarvingtobring birdstolife,Munissocombinesthemwith diversematerialssuchaswax,taguanuts, silver,andpearls.Eachpiecetellsastoryand carriessymbolismfortheviewerorwearerto discoverandinterpret.
Shestrivestocreateworksthatareboth cap�va�ngand�meless,evokingasenseof serenitywhileincorpora�ngelementsthat feelmythical,peculiar,orthoughtprovoking.Munissoimaginesherpiecesas possessingtheirownli�lesouls—wai�ngto beuncoveredandtheirstoriestold.
DARLENSLEVEQUE
Byweavingvisualnarra�onwithpoe�c interplay,DarlensLeveque—alsoknownas KURAIAURA—createsintrospec�ve, thought-provokingstoriesthatleaveviewers wondering,“Why?”Amul�facetedfineart photographerandpoetbasedinMontreal, Quebec,Canada,Levequeconsidershimself aphantomwhoseekstouncoverand expresstruthsthatotherso�enoverlook.
Hisworkexploresthemesofhumanessence, authen�city,andimpermanence.Using photographyasaprimarytool,heproduces so�yethigh-contrastblack-and-white imageslayeredwithbold,enigma�c,and obscuredsymbols.Poetryaddsanother dimensiontohisprac�ce,offeringcomplex andperplexingideaswri�enascodesfor viewerstodecipher.
O�enmisunderstood,Levequehascome toembracethispercep�onaspartofhis allure.TheworldofKURAIAURAis compellingpreciselybecauseitdefies limita�on—anever-evolvingspacewhere mystery,depth,andimagina�onensure thatviewersareneverle�indifferent.
Image: “FLAMECONTROL”
Photograph 44.03cmx66.04cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/kurai.aura/
AYSHAAKHTAR
AyshaAkhtarisaLondon-bornar�stof Pakistaniimmigrantparents.A�ermorethan twenty-fiveyearsasaneurologist,public healthspecialist,andmilitaryofficer,she chosetopursueartfull-�me.In2024,she enrolledintheMFAprogramattheMaryland Ins�tuteCollegeofArt,focusingonpain�ng.
Akhtar’sar�s�cprac�ceisanextensionof herlifelongadvocacyforsocialchangeanda healthierworld,withapar�cularemphasis onhumanity’srela�onshipwithnature.She asks:IfNatureweretopaintself-portraits, whatwouldtheylooklike?Historically, landscapepain�nghaso�enportrayed naturethroughahuman-centeredgaze— some�mesreveren�al,butat�mes reinforcingno�onsofhumandominanceand exploita�onthatcontributetotoday’s environmentalcrisis.Akhtar’sworkseeksto reframethisnarra�vebypresen�ngthe naturalworldasacomplex,interwoven, livingsystemwithitsownagencyandvoice. Hercomposi�ons,whichavoidsingular hierarchiesorfocalpoints,depictnaturein con�nualstatesofemergenceand submergence.
Shehaspresentedthreesoloexhibi�ons andpar�cipatedinnumerousgroupshows, includingvenuessuchasSite:Brooklyn;the TransverseGalleryforContemporaryArt; ArtstoHeartsProject;BlancGallery,New York;RoyalBlueGallery;andSilvermine Galleries.In2024,shewasrecognizedby theWomeninArtsNetworkasoneofthree emergingwomenar�ststowatch.
Akhtarcurrentlylivesandworksin Gaithersburg,Maryland,withherhusband andtwocats.
Image: “ResponsibleImpropriety” OilPaint,OilPastel,OilBaronCanvas 152.4cmx121.92cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/aysha.akhtar11/
BINKVAN VOLLENHOVEN
Image: “OminousWaters” OilonCanvas 180cmx120cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/bink.binki/
BinkvanVollenhovenwasborninAmsterdamin1983.Theirwork uniquelyblendsoilpain�ngwithdigitalmedia,crea�ngexhibi�onsthat captureboths�llnessandintensity.Theyarebestknownfortheirseries ScapesandTheInfinityGames,wherearefinedglazingtechniqueadds depthandso�ness,whilebold,high-energystrokesandstriking composi�onsinjectpower.Thisfusionofserenityandforcedefines Bink’sar�s�cvoice:dis�nct,daring,anddeeplyfelt.
Theircrea�veprac�ceextendsbeyondtradi�onalvisualartto encompassfilm,newmedia,science,performance,wri�ng,andcura�ng. Theirworkhasbeenpresentedingalleries,theaters,andmuseums acrossEurope,andtheypremieredafilmattherenownedDokLeipzig fes�val.Binkhasalsopublishedascien�ficpaperonharmony recogni�oninvisualartbyAI.Theirprac�ceisdrivenbyurgentglobal concerns,includinggenderiden�ty,systemsthinking,biodiversity, nature,AI,andtheevolvingrela�onshipbetweentechnologyandthe naturalworld.
Bink’sphilosophyisrootedinthebeliefthatlifeisanever-changing composi�onofdiverseelements.Likeaworkofart,theuniverseisin constantsearchofharmony.Theyseektorevealthetruththatweare fragmentsofavast,interconnectedwhole,withsocietyforminga tapestryofcountlessuniquestories,bothgrandandsmall.Throughtheir art,Binkilluminatesthesedualperspec�ves:thesymphonyoflifeitself andthemul�tudeofstoriesthatcomposeit.
EDGARAVILA
EdgarAvila(Italo-Argen�ne)haslivedand workedinParissince1992.Aself-taught ar�stwithdegreesinArchitecture (UniversidadNacionaldeCórdoba,1986) andTex�leandFashionDesign(Studio Berçot,Paris,1995),Avilaexploreslow-tech image-makingthroughpolaroids,iPhone basics,photocopies,scans,sculpture,and embroidery—eschewingdigitalso�warein favoroftac�leexperimenta�on.Hiswork hasbeenexhibitedinterna�onally,withsolo showsinLondon,Paris,BuenosAires, BeverlyHills,andSaint-Ouen,andgroup exhibi�onsinParis,Milan,LosAngeles,and Chile.In2016,hereceived2ndplaceatthe CamdenArtsCentreinLondon.Avila’s prac�ceblendsimmediacy,materiality,and poe�creinven�on.
Image: “Un�tledPiece” MixedMediaScan h�ps://www.instagram.com/edgaravilaart/
KARASIMPSON
KaraSimpsonwasborninEdinburghand nowlivesandworksinLondon.Shestudied FineArt/SculptureinDundeeand completedaMaster’sinDesignfor Interac�veMediainLondon.Adigitalar�st, herworkprimarilydocumentsadeeply personaljourney,combiningpersonaland popculturenostalgiatoexplorethoughts, dreams,andmemories.
Herunapologe�callyplayfulstyleprovidesa so�spacefordarkthoughtstositand breathe,allowingforthepossibilityof reinven�onwhilesimultaneously challengingtheno�onthatchildhoodisa �meofunfe�eredinnocence.
Image: “Tides”
DigitalArtworkonGicléePrint 78cmx50cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/karasimpsonar�st/
THEOFFBEATSCORE
Image: “Uñiao(togetherness)”
Photograph h�ps://www.instagram.com/Theo�eatscore/
KamrynSurprenant,whoworksunderthe name(The)O�eatScore,isavisualar�st whoseprac�cemosto�enincorporatesfilm photography,illustra�on,andgraphic design.Thenametheyproduceworkunder isanodtotheirgreatestsourceof inspira�on—therootoftheircrea�vity— whichismusic.Whilethevisualworld fascinatesthem,itisthesonicworldthat trulynourishestheirar�s�cvision.
TOM BROWNING
Image: “UponReflec�on” BronzeSculpture 64cmx27cmx20cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/ tbrowningartwork/
TomBrowning’sprac�cecenters onhumanhybridsandtheirrole withinculture.Bycombiningthe humanformwiththeanatomyof othercreatures,hecreatesbeings that,likethehybridsoffolklore andGreekmythology,embodythe darkeraspectsofhumannature.
Hecastshisownworkinbronze, viewingthefieryprocessoflostwaxcas�ngasanessen�al valida�onofthebirthofhishybrid crea�ons.
BrowningisaSuffolk-basedar�st whostudiedFineArt(Sculpture)at NorwichUniversityoftheArts (2015–2019).Itwastherethathe firstbecameintriguedbybronze cas�ngandthealchemical quali�esofthemetal.His fascina�onledhimtoworkasa FoundryAssistantwithsculptor LaurenceEdwards,wherehe studiedtradi�onallost-wax cas�ng—aforma�veexperience thatcon�nuestoshapehis approachtoformandtechnique today.
ZIGGYYANG
Image: “Emo�onProtocol” Kine�cInstalla�on 45.72cm×45.72cmx18.4cm
Photographer:AudreyChou h�ps://www.instagram.com/longmuse_/
Ziggy(Zhenglong)YangisaChinese installa�onandnewmediaar�stbasedin NewYork.Hisprac�ceinves�gatesthe complexdialoguebetweenhumanemo�ons, culturalcondi�oning,andtechnology, posi�oningtechnologyasbothan interac�vemediumandaconceptual framework.
InfluencedbyhisupbringinginXi’an,China— anenvironmentshapedbyEastern tradi�onsofemo�onalrestraint,collec�ve harmony,andTaoistandBuddhist philosophies—Yangemploysmechanical systems,programmablephysicalcompu�ng, ar�ficialintelligence,andsynthe�c materialsasbothmediumandmetaphor. Throughtheseelements,heconstructs installa�onsthatinviteviewerstoac�vely reflectontherela�onshipbetweentheself andthesurroundingsocialand technologicalenvironment.
MONAMEGAHED
Image: “Babaandhiscamels” Photograph 6000pxx4000px h�ps://www.instagram.com/ conversa�onswiththesidewalk/
MonaMegahedisamul�mediaar�stfrom Washington,D.C.,currentlylivingin Bal�more,Maryland.Herprac�cereflects adeepcuriosityaboutlifeinmo�on, focusingontheshi�ingdynamicsofpeople andplacesencounteredindailylife. Througharangeofmediums,sheamplifies themanysidesandshadesofhersubjects, capturingbothflee�ngimpressionsand enduringemo�ons.Mo’sworkseeksto highlightthecomplexityofhuman experience,emphasizingthesubtle interac�onsthatdefineconnec�onand place.Byblendingobserva�onwith experimenta�on,shecreatespiecesthat inviteviewerstopause,reflect,andengage withtheworld’slayeredrhythms.
LLAELMCDONALD
Image: “TheOysterCourse”
OilonCanvas
50cmx40cm
Photographer:IanHillPhotography h�ps://www.instagram.com/ llaelmcdonald.com/
LlaelMcDonald’sworkismoodyand nostalgic,withunderlyingnarra�vesthat shi�fromviewertoviewer.Bydelvinginto thefamiliarandeleva�ngtheordinary, McDonaldpresentseverydayobjectswith bothemo�onalandvisualintensity.Her prac�ceaimstosparkconversa�onsabout collec�vehistory,thediversityofculinary tradi�ons,andthecentralroleoffoodin shapingcontemporarysociety.Herwork encouragesrecogni�onofthehumbleegg andoyster—ingredientsthathaveinfluenced thedevelopmentofciviliza�on—while celebra�ngfoodasaunifyingforceand testamenttosharedhumanexperience. McDonald’spain�ngsareheldinbothpublic andprivatecollec�ons,includingthoseof celebri�esandprivatecompaniesinNew York,London,andAustralia.
“Mycomposi�onsdrawinspira�onfromthe Dutchmasters,whosedeepshadowsand glowinghighlightsimbuedeverydayobjects withreverence.Iadoptsimilartechniquesto honorthehumbleelementsoflife—citrus fruits,crustybread,theegg,ortheopulence ofanoyster—andrenderthemwithaclarity thatinvitesclosea�en�on.Theseworksare notmerelydecora�ve;theyaremedita�ons onnourishment,memory,ritual,and belonging.
EachobjectIpainthasastory.Alemon mightrecallagrandmother’skitchen,a bo�leofoliveoilandatomatomightevoke thesoundsofafamilygathering,whilea brokenegggroundstheworkindomes�c reality.Itbringstheviewerbacktothe kitchen—aspaceofnurture,labor,and love—reinforcingfoodasauniversalhuman experience.Mygoalistoevokethosestories inviewers,crea�ngamomentofrecogni�on ornostalgiathattranscendsbackgroundor language.”
SAMUVEL BENHURSHA
SamuvelBenhurshaisanarchitectural designerbasedinSanFrancisco,licensedin India,withprofessionalexperiencespanning boththeUnitedStatesandIndia.
Hehasworkedwithleadingarchitecture firmsincludingSolomonCordwellBuenzand JensenArchitects,contribu�ngtohighprofileprojectsacrossins�tu�onal, residen�al,andculturalsectors.Hisdesign prac�ceisdeeplyinformedbytechnology, sustainability,andaheightenedsensorial awarenessofspace.Inaddi�ontohis professionalwork,heac�velyconducts researchonAI-drivendesign,adap�vepublic spacearchitecture,andpredic�veurban environments.
Benhurshahasservedasajurorfor interna�onalAIarchitecturecompe��ons hostedbyArchHive,andhiscommentary andworkhavebeenfeaturedinpublica�ons. Hehasalsobuiltaglobaldesigncommunity onInstagram,wherehesharesconceptual andAI-generatedarchitecturewithan audienceofmorethan650,000followers.
Image: “MirrorsofAtacamaDesert” ArchitecturalDesign 71.12cmx47.413cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/sambenhur_designs/
MADELEINE GUEVARA
MadeleineGuevarawasbornandraisedin SouthernCaliforniaandcurrentlyresidesin CentralCalifornia,wheresheiscomple�nga dualdegreeprograminFineArtsand Psychology.Herworkemphasizesthe interconnectedrela�onshipbetweenthe bodyandpsychologicalstate,o�en highligh�ngthedisorien�ngcyclesofpast andpresentastheyrelatetochildhoodand matura�on.
Herprac�ceconveysbodilydiscomfortby ar�cula�nghowexperiencesofassaultand objec�fica�onalterself-percep�onandthe physicalform.Byconfron�ngthemesof dissonanceandvoyeurism,Guevara ques�onstheroleofthespectatorwhile findingasenseofagencyandcontrolwithin statesofdisharmony.
Image: “Un�tled” MixedMediaonCanvas h�ps://www.instagram.com/Mad.guevara/
REBECCAULICZKA
RebeccaUliczka’sjourneyintophotography beganinBerlinwithherfather’sreflex camera.Bornandraisedinthecityun�lthe ageofnine,shethenmovedwithherfamily toMexicobeforereturningtoBerlinat nineteen.Sheearnedherfirstdegreein Interna�onalBusinessAdministra�onfrom IBSin2009.In2010,Uliczkacommi�ed fullytofineartphotographyandrelocatedto BarcelonatostudyattheEscoladeDissenyi Fotografia(IDEP).Tofurtherexplorethe contemporaryartmarket,shepursueda Master’sinArtManagementandCri�cismat theUniversitatdeBarcelona.
In2021,shecompletedthePHotoESPAÑA Master’sDegree,whichledtoexhibi�onsat theAlcobendasCenterinMadridandina travelingshowacrossMadrid,Barcelona, Valencia,andSantanderaspartofthe PHotoESPAÑAfes�val.Thatsameyear,she launchedPosi�oningEmergingPhotography, aninnova�veonlinediplomaprogram featuringdis�nguishedinterna�onal academics,whichcon�nuestoevolve.
Uliczka’sworkhasbeenexhibitedwidely acrossEurope,theUnitedStates,and Mexico,withnotablevenuesincludingLa
CasaAmarillainMálaga,PH21Galleryin Budapest,Fi�yDotsinBarcelona,Ache GaleríainSanLuisPotosí,andLodoGallery inParis.Herworkhasalsobeenpresented inmuseumssuchastheCarmenThyssen MuseuminMálagaandtheSanLuisPotosí MaskMuseum,aswellasinfes�valslike Fotosep�embreinMexico(2022).
In2017,Uliczkapublishedherfirstar�st book,andin2024hermostrecentwork,La DivinaComedia,wasreleasedbyRoga EdicionesinMexicoCity.Herprofessional journeyreflectsbothherevolu�onasan ar�standhercommitmenttoforging meaningfulconnec�onswithaudiences throughadis�nc�veandthoughtprovokingperspec�veontheworld.
Image: “EagerCon�nuity” Photograph 40cmx60cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/rebekunstphoto/
JACKCALDOW
JackCaldow(b.1998,Australia)isaselftaughtar�st.Hestudiedmedicaland environmentalsciencesatuniversityand currentlyworksasahighschoolscience teacher.Throughhisart,heseeksto communicateasenseofaweandgra�tude fortheworldwelivein.
Image: “Liturgy” MixedMedia 51cmx41cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/jack_caldow_art/
MARIOJARAMILLO
MarioJaramilloisaconceptualphotographer fromBogotáandtheBronzeWinnerofthe TokyoInterna�onalPhotoAwardinthe NatureCategory.Formorethanadecade,he hastraveledthroughdiverseregionsofthe world,exploringthemesthatinvite introspec�on—par�cularlythe materializa�onofemo�ons,ephemeral moments,andaesthe�csthatawakeninner dimensionsintheviewerthroughhis photographiclanguage.
Jaramillohasexhibitedna�onallyand interna�onallyinculturalins�tu�onsandart galleries.
Mostrecently,intheexhibi�onBetweenthe SublimeandtheMagical:AColombian
Ar�s�cPerspec�ve,inauguratedonMay 28,2025,atCasa4inMadrid,Jaramillo presentedphotographicworksfrom Colombia,Iceland,andVietnam.
Image: “chordsofSilence” Photograph 110cmx70cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/ mariojaramillophoto/
LILYANALOMA
LilyanAlomaisaphotographerwhose fascina�onwithManha�an’scityscapehas beenattheheartofherworkformorethan twodecades.Between2003and2009,she heldthreesoloexhibi�onsatOKHarris WorksofArtinNewYork.Herphotographs havealsobeenfeaturedinnumerousgroup exhibi�ons,includingatLeicaGallery,Rayko Photo,TheLightboxGallery,SohoPhoto,The Na�onalArtsClub,BrevardMuseum,and theBerlinPhotoBiennial,amongothers.
Aloma’sworkhasreceivedmul�plehonorsin interna�onalcompe��ons,includingthe TokyoFineArtsAward,MoscowFineArt Award,PX3,AmericanPhotography, MargaretCameronAwards,and Interna�onalPhotographersofAmerica.In
2010,shewasawardedanIPFFellowship fromtheAaronSiskindFounda�onforher projectBillscape.
Image: “ChangeCounts” MixedMedia 22inx17in h�ps://www.instagram.com/lilyan2338/
VERAMINA DIACHENKO
VeraminaDiachenko’sworkembodiesher passionforartandherpersonalvisionof beauty.Inspiredbythefashionworld,the eleganceofpeople,andherdeeplovefor animals,sheo�encombineshumanand animalfiguressidebysideonthecanvas, guidedbyherinnersenseofharmony.Inher pain�ngs,everydropofpaintcarries meaning,andeverybrushstrokeservesasan essen�alelement.
Byleavingthebackgroundminimal, Diachenkodrawstheviewer’sfocustothe centralfiguresofhercomposi�ons.Each pieceiscreatedwithme�culousa�en�onto detailandarefinedsenseofstyle,resul�ngin worksthataretrulyoneofakind—notwo pain�ngsareeveriden�cal.
Herarthasbecomeadis�nc�veaddi�on tointeriorsandhasalreadyfound collectorsinEurope,Ukraine,andthe UnitedStates.
Image: “TouchofFlowers”
OilandGildingonCanvas 40cmx40cmx4cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/vm.veramina.art/
MICHAELTHOMAS MARLETT
MichaelThomasMarle�isaphotographer andvisualstorytellerbasedinLosAngeles, drawntothehiddenrhythmsofcitynights andtheemo�onalchargeofliminalspaces. Hisworkdwellsinthemesofloneliness, isola�on,andtheworldsthatexistin between.
Image: “dri�ingwarmth” Photograph 16cmx24cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/mtmarle�/
LILACONDIE
LilaCondieisaphotographerandvisual ar�stknownforcapturingdynamicmoments throughphotography.Whetherdocumen�ng livemusicorworkinginthestudio,her imagesevokeemo�onandaredrivenbya desiretocaptureenergy,atmosphere,and authen�city—fromtherawintensityofa concerttothequietdetailofacarefully composedportrait.
Condie’sinterestinvisualstorytellingbegan attheageoffi�een,whenahandinjury temporarilypausedherabilitytodraw.In exploringnewcrea�veoutlets,she discovereddigitaltoolsandphotography, whichquicklybecameherprimarymediums. Whatbeganasanalterna�vesoongrewinto alas�ngpassion,especiallyforportraying peopleandenvironmentsastheytrulyare— unfiltered,expressive,andreal.
Thoughshealsohasabackgroundingraphic
designandillustra�on,Condiefindsher strongestvoiceinphotography.She gravitatestowardprojectsthatallowherto approachserioussubjectsin unconven�onalandcrea�veways, transla�ngfeelingintoimagerywithboth boldnessandsubtlety.
Image: “Suffoca�on#2”
Photograph 21cmx14.271cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/lilacondie/
YANGLU
Image: “TheRoguePlanetI:CollisionWheretheStoryBegins” MixedMedia 145cmx115cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/yangl.0518/
YangLuisavisualar�steducatedatthe SchooloftheArtIns�tuteofChicago,where theyearnedaB.F.A.Theirprac�ceexplores theintersec�onsofchance,percep�on,and form,o�enworkingacrossmediato inves�gatethefluidboundariesbetween structureandspontaneity.
Luhasexhibitedinterna�onally,withtheir recentsoloexhibi�onContoursofChanceat CICAMuseuminSouthKorea.Theirwork hasalsobeenfeaturedinnumerousgroup exhibi�ons,includingTraceUnknownat ColorClub,Chicago,USA;OntheVergeof HopeatGalleryWrightwood,Chicago,USA; YataBhaavo,TatBhav�atHAZGallery, Chicago,USA;Emo�onatCistaArts, London,UK;FRAGMENTSatTapiialVirtual Gallery,San�ago,Chile;andSonic Sculptures3inNo�ngham,UK.
Throughtheseprojects,Lucon�nuesto expandtheirinquiryintomaterialityand meaning,crea�ngworkthatinvitesviewers toreflectonthewaysabstrac�on,chance, andemo�onshapehumanexperience.
LIBAWARING STAMBOLLION
Libaisamul�-facetedar�stwhogrewupin SoutheastAsia.ShemovedtotheUnited Statesin1976andeventuallymadeParis, France,herhomein1993.Herprac�ce weavestogetherpain�ng,wri�ng,design, andcuratorialwork,withafocusonthe SacredFeminine,ecology,andmys�cism.
Libagraduatedonscholarshipfromthe SchooloftheArtIns�tuteofChicago.Since then,herworkhasbeenexhibited interna�onallyandacquiredbyprominent collec�onssuchastheMihajlovicFeniks Founda�onandtheIloiloContemporary MuseumofthePhilippines.InFrance,she hasbeenpartoftheNaiaMuseum’sannual collec�onsinceitsopeningin2015.
In2012,LibafoundedDreamsand Divini�es,apla�ormthatunites interna�onalar�stsaroundthethemeof UniversalLove.Throughthisini�a�ve,she
hasorganizedmorethan30events, rangingfrompres�giousmuseum exhibi�onstoimmersivegatheringsinthe forestsofColombia.
Anaccomplishedauthor,Libahaswri�en fivebooksandco-createdtheDreams& Divini�esTarotDeck,aseven-yearproject paintedbysevenwomen,includingherself. Herworkhasbeenfeaturedontelevision, inprint,andacrossnumerousonline pla�orms.
Image: “DoodleDiptyque” MixedMediaonCanvas 150cmx100cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/ libawaringstambollion/
MEGHANSTANLEY
MeghanStanleyisasenioratIndiana UniversityBloomingtonpursuingaB.F.A.in StudioArtwithaprimaryfocusinceramics andsculpture.SheearnedherAssociate’s Degreewhiles�llinhighschoolandbegan workingwithclayin2021.Quickly developingadeepdedica�ontothemedium, shecompletedaperfect-scoringAP3D Designpor�olio,skippedintroductory ceramicsatIU,andwasacceptedintothe B.F.A.programduringherfreshmanyear.
Duringher�meatIndianaUniversity, Stanleybuiltastrongfounda�oninceramic andsculpturaltechniqueswhileexpanding intoothermaterialssuchassilicone,metals, andpaint,whichsheintegratesintoher mixed-mediaprac�ce.NowbasedinNew YorkCity,sheiscomple�ngherdegreeonline whilecon�nuingtogrowasan interdisciplinaryar�stwithacentralfocuson clay.
Image: “you’rewatchingmebeeatenalive” Porcelain,Underglaze,OxideWash 50.8cmx25.4cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/porcelainndoll._/
JESSICAHERNANDEZ
JessicaHernándezexplorestheintersec�ons ofcolor,percep�on,andspa�alexperiencein contemporarypain�ng.Herworkdrawsona widerangeofinfluences—includingcinema, urbanart,photography,graphicnovels,and 3Dmodeling—whichsheweavestogetherto challengeconven�onalwaysofseeingand experiencingspace.
Throughoutherar�s�cprac�ce,Hernández createsimmersivecomposi�onsthat oscillatebetweenabstrac�onandfigura�on, invi�ngviewerstoengagenotonlyvisually butalsosensorially.Someworksreactto ultravioletlight,whileothersaredesignedfor interac�onwith3Dglasses,genera�ng layeredexperiencesthatshi�withthe observer’sperspec�ve.Ratherthannarra�ng stories,herpain�ngsevokeemo�ons,spark curiosity,andprovokereflec�onontheways weperceivetheworldaroundus.
Hercrea�veprocessbalancescontrolwith spontaneity,embracingaccidentsas opportuni�esfordiscovery.Through experimenta�onwithcolor,material,and form,Hernándezinves�gateshowlight, texture,andspacecantransformthefamiliar intotheunexpected.Thisapproach underscoresthepoe�candexperimental possibili�esofpain�ngasamedium.
Hernándezhasexhibitedherworkinboth soloandgroupshowsacrossMexicoand theUnitedStates,withhersoloexhibi�on SanctuariesofColorhighligh�ngher explora�onsofvibrantcolorand materiality.Shehasalsocontributedto printandceramicexhibi�ons,stagedesign projects,andcollabora�veinstalla�ons, reflec�nghermul�disciplinarycuriosity andversa�lity.
Passionateabouttheintersec�onof ar�s�cexpressionandhumanexperience, Hernández’sworkembodiesa contemporarysensibilitywhileremaining deeplypersonalandintui�ve.Throughher vibrant,immersive,ando�enplayful approachtopain�ng,sheseekstocreate spaceswherecolor,light,andformserveas instrumentsforemo�onalandperceptual engagement—encouragingviewersto encounterbothherworkandtheworld aroundthemwithreneweda�en�onand wonder.
Image: “Chroma�cTwinStructureI” AcryliconCanvas 20inx20in h�ps://www.instagram.com/ jessica.hernandez.art/
ISABELLEMARIE BILLEN
IsabelleMarieBillenisavisualar�stwhose prac�ceisrootedinadeepreverencefor nature.OriginallyfromtheUnitedStates,she relocatedtotheNetherlandstopursueher passionfordesignandart.Workingprimarily withalcoholmarkers,Billencreatesdelicate andvibrantcomposi�onsthathighlightthe beautyofthenaturalworldanditso�enoverlookedcreatures.Throughherwork,she seekstodrawa�en�ontothefragileyet profoundtreasuresofourenvironment, emphasizingtheurgencyofpreserva�onand carebeforetheyarelost.
Image: “AClammyCuriosity” PenandMarkersonPaper 29.7cm×42cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/imjustnebby/
MICHAELAFOREMAN
MichaelaForeman’sjourneyinto photographyisdeeplyconnectedtoher transi�onfromurbanlifetoruralWisconsin. Formerlyacomputerprogrammer,project manager,andentrepreneur,sheembraceda newlifeasafarmer,andforthepastseven yearsherphotographyhasevolvedalongside heragriculturalexperiences.Herimages chronicletherhythmsoffarmlife,capturing bothitsbeautyanditsstarkreali�es.
Throughherlens,Foremanoffersanin�mate portraitofruralliving,par�cularlyduringthe harshWisconsinwinters,whenthe landscapeisstrippedofcolorandwarmth.
Herworkservesasanhomagetofarmers whoseresilienceanddedica�onendure eveninthemostunforgivingcondi�ons.
Photograph 40.64cmx53.34cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/udfarming/
Image: “A�ertheStorm”
JUNOSOLEILVIEIRA
JunoSoleilVieira(she/he)isaceramicar�st livingandworkinginBoston,MA.Currently studyingattheMassachuse�sCollegeofArt andDesign,herworkcentersonherqueer iden�ty,usingdreamimagerytoweave complexnarra�veswithineachpiece.Most recently,shewasawardedtheKayandBill SloanTravelFellowshiptostudyglassin CzechiaandBerlin,andsheservedasa residentar�stintheWatershed2024 QueeringMudResidency.
Image: “behindtheca�ails/headinmyhands” Underglaze,Glaze,MilkPaint,Flockingon Stoneware 18cmx12cmx12cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/jsoleii/
SABRINAVIVIAN GROH
SabrinaVivianGroh(b.1984,Zwickau)isa freelancear�stlivingandworkinginSaxony, Germany.Herar�s�cjourneybeganinthe graphicsclassofProf.ThomasRugatthe BurgGiebichensteinUniversityofArtand DesigninHalle(Saale),andcon�nuedwitha Bachelor’sandMaster’sdegreeinTex�leArt/ Tex�leDesignunderProf.JörgSteinbachat theFacultyofAppliedArtsSchneeberg.
Groh’sworkexploresbiblicalandpoe�c themesinterwovenwithpersonaland collec�vememory.Herar�s�clanguageis characterizedbyasensi�veengagement withmateriality,transparency,and structure.Paper,fabric,andfoundmaterials formthefounda�onofhercomposi�ons, whicharemarkedbylayering,openseams, andthedeliberatevisibilityofprocessual traces.
Shehasexhibitedna�onallyand interna�onally,withshowsinVenice,Trieste, Zagreb,Livorno,Magdeburg,Chemnitz, Plauen,andDresden.Herworksareincluded
inpubliccollec�onssuchastheKlingspor MuseuminOffenbachandthe AssociazioneCulturaleIlSestanteinItaly.
Grohhasreceivedseveralawardsand grants,includingtheMentorPrizeofthe WestSaxonUniversityofAppliedSciences Zwickau,projectfundingfromthe AlexanderTutsekFounda�on,andthe PremioCombatPrizeinItaly.
Herar�s�cprac�ceisdefinedbyasubtle balancebetweenfragilityandclarity, crea�ngworksthatinvitequiet contempla�on—spaceswherememory, spirituality,andmaterialpresence converge.
Image: “1952”
Paper,Graphite,andEmbroidery 16cmx16cm
h�ps://www.instagram.com/sabrina.vivian.groh/
KHAMIAPOWELL
K.BrenétisaLongBeach–basedar�st whoseworkexploresthedelicatetension betweenresilienceandvulnerability,invi�ng viewerstodiscoverbeautyinwhatiso�en overlooked.Herprac�cespansimpasto mixed-mediapain�ngandfineart photography,witheachpiecegroundedina philosophyofreflec�on,dialogue,and healing.Drawinginspira�onfromboththe naturalworldandlivedexperience,Brenét createsworkthatisasmuchaboutpresence asitisaboutpossibility.
Herpain�ngs,richintextureanddepth, invitenotjustobserva�onbutinterac�on: surfacesthatshi�underlightandedgesthat blurbetweentheseenandtheimagined. Similarly,herphotographycapturesnature fromunusual,in�mateangles—close, textured,andambiguousviewsthat encourageasecondlook.Acrossboth mediums,Brenétasksheraudienceto considerwhatliesbeneaththeobviousand tohonorperspec�veandimperfec�onas sitesofprofoundbeauty.
Beyondtechnique,herworkisshapedbyher iden�tyasaresearcher,educator,and advocate.AsfounderofEleva�ngVoices, LLC,shehascreatedapla�ormwhereart becomesaspaceforstorytelling,community,
andempowerment—par�cularlyforvoices thathavebeenhistoricallyandpersistently marginalized.Hercollec�ons,including FlowersAmidstConcreteandA�erthe Gray,reflecthercommitmenttoopening conversa�onsaroundresilience,belonging, andtransforma�on.
ForBrenét,artisnotonlyaesthe�cbut essen�al:awayofcapturingthecollec�ve andindividualcomplexityofhuman experiencewhileofferinghope,clarity,and connec�on.Whetherdisplayedingalleries, communityspaces,orpublica�ons,her workcallstothosewillingtopause,reflect, andbemoved.Througheachpiece,she remindsusthatwithinthegray—life’s challengesandstruggles,o�enenduredin silence—thereisalwaysthepossibilityof color,hope,voice,andbloom.
Image: “TRUSTTHEJOURNEY” MixedMedia 101.6cm×101.6cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/kbrenetart/
WENDISCHNEIDER
WendiSchneiderisaDenver-basedvisual ar�strenownedforheretherealphotographs thatmergethefragilebeautyofthenatural worldwiththeluminosityofpreciousmetals. Drawingonherbackgroundinpain�ngand arthistory,andinspiredbyhercollec�onof early20th-centuryphotographs,Schneider createsimagesthatevoketranscendence andephemeralgrace.
BorninMemphis,Tennessee,in1955, Schneidergrewupinafamilyofar�sts spanningseveralgenera�ons.Shewentonto earnanA.A.inArtHistoryfromStephens CollegeandaB.A.inPain�ngfromNewcomb CollegeatTulaneUniversity.Ini�allyusing photographyasareferenceforherpain�ngs inthe1980s,shesoonbeganlayeringoils ontoherprints—atechniquethatlater evolvedintothedigitallayeringand me�culoushand-appliedmetalleafingthat definehercelebratedStatesofGraceseries.
BeforeleavingNewOrleans,Schneider’sfinal projectforTheTimes-Picayunenewspaper’s Marke�ngDepartmentwastheredesign,art direc�on,andphotographyfortheawardwinning1901Picayune’sCreoleCookBook. In1988,sherelocatedtoNewYorkCity, whereshebuiltadiversecareerin photographythatincludedfineart,magazine
work,bookcovers,andadver�sing.A�er movingtoDenverin1994,sheexpanded herprac�cetoincludedesignandart direc�ononceagain.In2012,shebegan producinghergildedphotographsofflora andfauna—theStatesofGraceseries—that wouldbecomehersignaturebodyofwork.
Image: “WhereShadowsLinger” Photograph 16cmx12cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/wendischneiderart/
Image: “TheMelancholicMaple” Photograph 15.5cmx20.5cm
CYNTHIAELANE
CynthiaElaneisaFineArtPhotographerand VisualAr�stofBajandescent,bornand raisedinQueens,NewYork.Attheheartof herworkliesadeepinquiryintothenatureof love,lovelost,andforgo�eniden�ty.Her processo�enbeginswithquiet,in�mate photographs—s�lllifesorstagedmemoryscapes—thatarethendistressed,veiled,and reimagined.Throughthisprac�ce,she navigatesthecomplexintersec�onsofpast andpresent,medita�ngonthemesof heritage,childhood,andthepersistenceof memory.
Herlayeredworksevokeasenseof suspended�me,offeringviewersspaceto reflectonwhatremainsunspoken,whatlies buriedbeneathbeauty,andwhatquietly endures.Elane’sFineArtandMixedMedia prac�ceexplorestheemo�onalarchitecture ofmemory,iden�ty,andinheritance.Rooted inphotographybuttransformedthrough materialalchemy,hercomposi�ons incorporatearchivalpigmentprints,melted wax,oilpaint,naturalpigments,andfound
objects.Manyofherphotographspossess apainterlyquality,wheretheinterplayof colorandlightevokestherichnessoffine pain�ng.
Witheverypiece,Elaneinvitesaudiences torevelinthebeautyofhercarefully cra�edvisuals,reflec�ngaharmonious blendofherCaribbeanheritageand contemporaryar�s�cvision.Her photographshavebeenfeaturedin photographybooksandexhibitedin galleriesinNewYorkCityandMiami,each workatestamenttotheprofound simplicityandsubtlecomplexityofthe worldaroundus.
Image: “VeiledofThought” Photograph 13.33cmx8.89cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/cynthiaelanephoto/
SHUWANG
ShuWangisaDetroit-basedar�stand designerwhoseworknavigatesthespace betweenform,func�on,andinterpreta�on withinthecontextofthedomes�c. Groundedinamaterial-drivenprac�ce,she approacheseverydayobjectsasac�ve agents—capableofshapingrela�onships, promp�ngreflec�on,andinvi�ng par�cipa�on.
Embracingambiguityasagenera�vetool, herworkchallengesfixedmeaningsand encouragesopen-endedinterac�on.By mergingstructuralclaritywithgestural so�ness,andprecisionwithintui�on,Shu createsobjectsthatfeelbothgroundedand fluid—familiaryetopentoreinterpreta�on. Throughabstrac�onandsubtlespa�al interven�ons,shetransformstheordinary intomomentsofengagement,invi�ng audiencestocompletetheworkthrough bothuseandimagina�on.
Image: “MessEnsemble” Sculpture 52cmx55cmx152cm Photographer:AyakoAratani h�ps://www.instagram.com/_wshuw_/
GRACEWEIDNER
GraceWeidnerisapainterborninNewYork andraisedintheBayAreaofCalifornia.She iscurrentlypursuingherBFAattheRhode IslandSchoolofDesign.Herworkisa psychologicalexplora�onofmodesofsocial interac�onwithinhergenera�onandthe isola�onofgrowingupinadigital,postCOVIDworld.Graceisinterestedinthe semio�csofpoetry,cinema,mythology,and religion,analyzedthroughthelensofthe archetypalJungiancollec�veunconscious. Forher,pain�ngbeginsasamodeofselfunderstandingandawaytointerpretthe peoplearoundher—usingmetaphortocreate distancewhilelayeringmeaning.
ToGrace,thebrainhasbecomeakindof distant,overshadowingenemy—aforcethat overwhelmsnotonlyherselfbutalsomany others.Sheseesitassymbolicofthewayswe shutourselvesdowninan�cipa�onofan impendingend.Ratherthanresis�ngthefear oftheworldending,sheseekstounderstand it.Shebelievesintheapparenttruthofpaint: itspresenceonatangiblesurface.Tospeak
ofaseeminglyintangibleworldthrough physicalityis,forher,notanescapebuta pathwaytowardunderstandingwhythings feelasthoughtheyarecomingtoanend.
Inherview,honestyhasbecomealoaded term,andisola�onpermeatesthe collec�vepsyche.Throughherwork,she arguesfortruth,forphysics,andforfaithin humanity.Tohavefaithinhumanity,she suggests,istoa�empttounderstandthe mostabjectsidesofeachpersonandto listenwithoutjudgmentorshame.Indoing so,shemakesspaceforaccountability, healing,andthepossibilityofcollec�ve change.
Image: “BigBaby” OilonCanvas 36inx46in h�ps://www.instagram.com/sonictoooth/
JACQUELINESTRANO
JaquelineStranoisanar�standfashion historiandrawntothequietpoetryof thread—thewayasingles�tchcanhold memory,grief,joy,and�me.Herworkis rootedinalifelongfascina�onwiththe storiesclothingtells:whispersofwhowe were,howwelived,andwhatwecarried.
A�ernearlyadecadeinNewYork’sfashion industry,Stranofeltthepullofsomething older,slower,andmorein�mate.That longingledhertoa19th-centurymourning gowninamuseumarchive,itssorrow palpableineveryseam—amomentthat transformedherar�s�cpath.
ShewentontoearnanM.A.inVisualCulture atNYU,specializinginCostumeandTex�le History,andbegancrea�ngtex�leworks thatbridgepastandpresent.Stranoworks primarilyinembroidery,amediumshefinds profoundlypersonalforitsrhythm,tac�lity, andcapacitytocarryemo�on.
In2023,shefoundedRicamoStrano (“StrangeEmbroidery”),astudiodedicatedto reinterpre�ngvintagephotographsand
archivalimages,transformingtheminto s�tchedportraitsofmemory.Herpieces explorewhatlingersinfabric,ingesture, andinforgo�enfaces,usingthreadasa formoflanguage—touncover,totranslate, toremember.
StranohastaughtFashionHistory,Art History,andCinemaHistoryatParsons SchoolofDesign.Herprac�ceisanactof devo�on—tocra�,tohistory,andtothe invisiblestorieswovenintoeveryhem.
Image: “FutureMemory”
HandEmbroideredMixedMediaonCo�on 15.24cmx20.32cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/jmstrano/
ANTONIAFISCUTEAN
AntoniaFiscuteanisaself-taughtar�st basedinMadrid,workingprimarilywith graphiteonpaper.Throughdrawing—o�en usingself-portraiture—sheexploresthe quiet,in�matespacesbetweenpresenceand absence,wherebeautyisnolongera performancebutaquietstateofbeing.
Herworkreflectsafascina�onwiththebody asbothsubjectandlanguage.Sheisdrawn tothesubtle�esofposture,thetraceofa gesture,andtheso�ambiguityofshadow andskin.
Image: “Weary”
GraphiteonPaper 70cmx50cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/antoniafiscutean/
BELLATAVERNEY
BellaTaverneyisanillustratorbasedin Connec�cut.Sheprimarilyworkswith tradi�onalgraphite,enhancingherpieces withdigitalcolor,butshealsoenjoys experimen�ngwithawiderangeof tradi�onalmediums,alwayseagertoexplore newcrea�vepossibili�es.Passionateabout portraiture,Bellaskillfullycapturesthe likenessandemo�onofhersubjects.When sheisnotimmersedinherillustra�ons,she cano�enbefoundpursuingothercra�ing hobbies,includingcroche�ngandcrosss�tching.
Image: “UndeadDiner”
GraphitewithDigitalColor 27.94cmx35.56cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/btar.t/
OLIVIAWHITE
OliviaWhiteisafashionandportrait photographerbasedinEastAnglia,UK.Her workexplorestheintersec�onsoffashion, sustainability,andqueeriden�ty.Drawing inspira�onfromclassicalpain�ng,fashion, andsubculture,shecuratesfantas�cal, narra�ve-drivenscenesthato�endepict femaleorqueercharacters.
Image: “Reflec�onsofself”
Photograph 21.0cmx29.7cm
StyledbyDenizeOrlovska ModeledbySonnyAdams h�ps://www.instagram.com/oliviasphotosig/
MARINASTAMATO
MarinaStamatoisaBrazilianar�straisedin aJapanese-ItalianhouseholdinRiode Janeiro.Herworkreflectsongoingstruggles withiden�tyandmorality.Sincereceivinga latediagnosisofASD,shehasusedher prac�ceasawaytoreflectonandmeditate uponherplaceintheworldasanau�s�c, disabled,andmul�culturalwoman.Her tex�leworksemergedirectlyfromher hyperfixa�onswithmanualcra�s,skills passeddownthroughhermatriarchs. Stamato’sartisacon�nualexplora�onof self,allowingherneurodivergentmindto speakthroughthemediumsheismostfluent in—artitself.
Image: “mysoulisapacifistbutmybodyisnot” MixedMedia VariousDimensions h�ps://www.instagram.com/mstamatostudio/
VALXUEYIYANG
ValXueyiYangisaBrooklyn-based mul�disciplinaryar�standdesign technologistwhoseworkexploresmicrobial life,fermenta�on,andcross-speciessystems.
SheholdsaBFAfromParsonsSchoolof Designandworksattheintersec�onof bioart,specula�vedesign,andso� machines.
Herprac�cecombinesscien�fic experimenta�onwithsensorystorytelling, employingmediumssuchassculpture,data, microbes,andfoodtorevealhiddensystems ofcare,labor,andcommunica�on.Drawing onherupbringinginChinaandher backgroundininterac�ondesign,shecreates livingandresponsiveinstalla�onsthat challengedominantnarra�vesandpropose newwaysofthinkingaboutconnec�on— acrossspecies,disciplines,materials,and �me.
Image: “◌FullCircle◌FleshBook” VeganBookmadefromSCOBY“leather” 15cmx10cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/oxueyo/
ERNESTOJOSÉ FERNÁNDEZARIAS
Image: “veinsandthorns”
MixedMedia 180cmx130cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/ej.f.a/
ErnestoJoséFernándezArias(Havana,Cuba,1997)isavisualar�stwhose workfocusesonthesymbolicandsensoryrela�onshipbetweenthehuman bodyandnature.
HebeganhistrainingattheSanAlejandroNa�onalAcademyofFineArtsin Havana,wherehedevelopedasolidtechnicalfounda�onalongsidean intui�veapproachtocrea�on.Since2018,hehasbeenbuildinghisown visualuniverse,markedbyorganicforms,densetextures,andacon�nual searchforformalambiguity.
FernándezAriascurrentlylivesandworksinAndalusia,Spain,wherehe con�nuestoexplorepain�ngwithastrongmaterialandsymboliccharge, presen�ngthebodyasashi�ing,livingterritory.Hisworkischaracterized bythefusionofthehumanandthenatural,andbyacrea�veprocessopen tochance,intui�on,anddiscovery.Throughoilpain�ng,hecreatesimages thatinvitesensorycontempla�onandreflec�onontheinternaland external,thehumanandtheenvironmental.
DONCHISHOLM
Image: “FainPark1841MinerMansion” AcmMetalPrint 20inx24in h�ps://www.instagram.com/Bodizaf/
DonChisholmisasemi-re�redmul�media ar�stlivinginArizona,wherehecombineshis skillsinvideo,photography,andmusicto createmul�mediaworks.OnhisYouTube channel,DonChisholmEarthMusic,he composesoriginalmusictoaccompanyhis photographyandcinematography,producing immersivemusicvideos.
Fiveyearsago,Chisholmbeganworkingwith aerialphotographyandcinematographyto documentconstruc�onprogress.Over�me, thisprac�ceevolvedintoaformofsculptural observa�on,capturingtheshapesand movementofobjectsbelowwithanar�s�c senseofmo�onandcomple�on.Heisalso drawntonightphotography,finding inspira�onintheatmosphereandvisual dramaoflow-lightenvironments.Inaddi�on, heproducesreelsforthewebforother creators.
LEXIDUAN
Image: “HeldonPurpose”
PhotographedPerforma�veFashion
60cmx90cm
Photographer:MauriceTan h�ps://www.instagram.com/lexiduan/
Lexi(Jiayu)Duanisafashiondesignerand crea�veperformancear�st.Herprac�ce explorestherela�onshipbetweengarments, bodies,andspa�alse�ngs.Through constructednarra�ves,sheinves�gates themesofmemoryandemo�on,o�en incorpora�ngso�ribbonsintohergarmentmakingprocess.Thesematerialsimbueher workwithasenseoftenderness,vulnerability, andquiettension.
Bycarefullyshapingin�matemomentsof closeness,Duan’sworknavigatesthedelicate boundarybetweencareandcontrol,aswellas betweenexpressionandemo�onaldistancein rela�onships.
SheisafashionknitweargraduateofCentral SaintMar�nsandalsoholdsanAASdegree fromtheFashionIns�tuteofTechnology.
ALLIEJANSEN
Image: “FlightoftheNavigator:ParachuteDress andTrousers”
ParachuteTop,ParachuteTrouser Photographer:FiammaNoto h�ps://www.instagram.com/ar�strybyal/
AllieJansenisaconceptualfashiondesigner whoseworkblendsgender-inclusivedesign, collage,andnarra�ve.Herprac�ceisrootedin thebeliefthatclothingcanserveasbotha mediumofself-expressionandavehiclefor socialcommentary.Throughthough�ul construc�onandmaterialexplora�on,Jansen inves�gatesthemesofiden�ty, transforma�on,andbelonging.Sheo�en combinesunconven�onalmaterialswith tradi�onaltechniques,crea�nggarmentsthat blurthelinebetweenfashionandart.Her designsaimtoconnectwithdiverse audiences,challengeconven�onalnorms,and sparkdialogueaboutindividuality,inclusivity, andtheevolvingroleoffashionin contemporaryculture.
KÜBRAATES
Image: “EchoTriptych”
MixedMedia 44cmx33cm
h�ps://www.instagram.com/Kubra.atess/
KübraAtes(b.1988,Turkey)isa mul�disciplinaryar�stbasedinAntalya.Her prac�cespansdigitalcollage,sculpture,and physical-digitalhybridsthatexplorethemesof iden�ty,embodiment,andposthuman aesthe�cs.Shecompletedherundergraduate studiesinStageandCostumeDesignat MimarSinanFineArtsUniversityandwenton toearnanMFAinPlas�cArtsatYeditepe University,whereshewroteherthesison melancholia.
Alongsidehervisualprac�ce,Atesworksasa Crea�veandVisualMerchandisingManager. Herrecentworksfocusondigitally fragmentedportraitsandhybridizedfaces, employingProcreate-basedillustra�onand synthe�cimagerytoexaminethefutureof humanrepresenta�on.
APRILWINTER
Image: “I,Vanitas:1.5DegreesFromRoyalty” Photograph 91cmx61cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/ aprilbluewinter/
AprilWinterisaphotographerand creatorlivingandworkingonMayne IslandandinVictoria,BC.Herprac�ce primarilyfocusesonfilm-basedselfportraiture.Usingself-taught techniquesincostumeandprop making,aswellasincorpora�ngfound objects,shedevelopscharactersand constructsimaginaryworlds.
Inspiredbyalterna�vehistoriesand visionsofthefuture,Wintercreates photographsthatfeelalienyetnever aliena�ng—invi�ngviewersintospaces thatarebothotherworldlyandfamiliar.
BABHADDOW
Image: “TalkoftheTown”
MixedMedia
89cmx25cm
h�ps://www.instagram.com/Beelzeboogers/
BabHaddowisa27-year-oldmotheroftwofromruralVermont,USA.Shebeganpain�ng assoonasshecouldholdabrush—andneverstopped.
KnownonlineasBeelzeboogers,Haddowisamul�mediapainterwhoprimarilycreates contemporary-styleportraits.Shetransformscasualsubjectma�erthroughanenerge�c colorpale�e,turningeverydayscenesintovibrantexpressionsofheruniquepercep�onof theworld.Herworkseekstocapturepeopleintheirmosthoneststates—some�messilly, moody,orin�mate,butalwaysauthen�callythemselves.
Muchofherinspira�oncomesfromthecandidsnapshotsofdisposablecameras,the prac�ceofpeople-watching,andhervividdreams.
PAIGEPETTIBON
PaigePe�bonisavisualar�stbasedin Tacoma,Washington.Hermul�disciplinary prac�cespanspain�ng,mixedmedia, jewelry,publicart,anddigitalmedia. DrawingfromherBlackandBi�errootSalish heritageandherupbringingonCoastSalish territories,Pe�bonexploresthemesof iden�ty,humanconnec�on,cultural resilience,andrela�onshipstolandand history.
Herpain�ngs—primarilyinacrylic, watercolor,oil,andmixedmedia—focuson portraitureandfigura�veworkthatreflect themesofsovereignty,resilience,andselfdiscovery.Inherdigitalprac�ce,sheemploys anIndigipopaesthe�cthatblendstexture andtradi�on.Herpublicartworksrespondto communityandlandscape,crea�ngasense ofbelongingandrecogni�onofplace. Throughjewelry,Pe�boncon�nuesNa�ve Americanbeadwork,weaving,and silversmithingprac�ces,bringingthemintoa contemporarycontext.
SheearnedherB.A.fromTheEvergreen StateCollege’sNa�vePathwaysProgram andherA.A.fromTacomaCommunity College.ShehascompletedthePARCAr�st TrainingCohort,theYəhaw̓ShowMentorship Program,andtheLushootseedLanguage Ins�tute.Herworkissupportedthrough mentorships,publiccommissions,andgallery representa�on.
Pe�bon’sexhibi�onsincludetheTacomaArt
Museum,BainbridgeIslandMuseumofArt, StoningtonGallery,ColumbiaCityGallery, andtheSmithsonianNa�onalMuseumof theAmericanIndian’svirtualpla�orm.Her publicworksareinstalledatNorthSea�le College,theSea�leAquarium,andthe KrakenIceplex.Shehasalsoillustratedfor AbramsBooksandcontributedtotribal educa�onalprojects.
SheisrepresentedbyStoningtonGallery andservesontheboardoftheIndigenous Crea�vesCollec�ve.Sheisalsoamember ofPugetSoundBookAr�stsandmaintains anac�vestudioprac�ce.
StorytellingiscentraltoPe�bon’swork, whichdrawsonSalishdesignand symbolismtofosterculturaldialogue, emo�onalconnec�on,andcommunity healingthroughvisualart.
Image: “BingoCard#1” MixedMedia 12inx16in h�ps://www.instagram.com/Paige_pe�bon/
STELLALEE
StellaLeeisa3Danimatorandvisualar�st fromSouthKorea,currentlybasedin Valencia,California.Herprac�ce inves�gatesthespacebetweensimula�on andreality,construc�ngimmersivedigital environmentsthatblurboundariesbetween thetangibleandtheimagined.Throughher work,Leeexamineshowpresenceand percep�onareshapedinvirtualcontexts, exploringques�onsofiden�ty,memory,and thebodywithinconstructedworlds. Influencedbybothcontemporarytechnology andtradi�onalvisualculture,shecombines technicalprecisionwithpoe�cabstrac�on. Heranima�onsinviteviewerstoexperience newdimensionsofrealitywherethefamiliar istransformedintotheuncanny.
Image: “Everywhere,Nowhere02” MixedMedia 1536cmx1920cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/outliersvision/
DAYEKIM
DayeKimisaLondon-basedar�st specializinginwearableart,whosework exploresthepsychologicalandemo�onal dimensionsofhumanconnec�on.Rootedin aprofoundphilosophicalinquiryintotheself andtheunconsciouslinksthat�eindividuals totheirenvironment,hercrea�onsseekto visualizeinvisiblerela�onships—those feelingso�enle�unspoken,yetaspresentas theairwebreathe.
KimgraduatedwithhonorsfromSookmyung Women’sUniversityinSeoul,whereshe studiedArtsandCra�s,beforecomple�ng herMAinJewellery&MetalattheRoyal CollegeofArtin2023.Herinterdisciplinary approachcombinestradi�onalmetalworking withdigitalfabrica�on,employingtoolssuch asRhinoandZBrushtopushbothmaterial andconceptualboundaries.Shetranslates intangibleemo�ons—tension,in�macy,and distance—intotangibleformsthrough surfacetreatment,structuraldesign,and wearableinterac�on.
Throughsculpture,wearableobjects,and object-making,Kimtransformspersonal memoriesanduniversalfeelingsintotac�le experiences.Herworkfunc�onsasapoe�c bridgebetweenartanddailyritual, encouragingwearersandviewersaliketo contemplatetheirownsenseofconnec�on, presence,andiden�ty.Eachpiecebecomesa vesselforreflec�on,media�ngbetweenthe internalemo�onalworldandexternal physicalreality.
Herworkhasbeenexhibited interna�onally,includingatMunich JewelleryWeek(Schmuck2024),London Cra�Week,andcuratedshowsconnected withtheGoldsmiths’Cra�&Design Council,fromwhichshereceivedboth SilverandBronzeAwardsin2024.Her prac�cecon�nuestoevolveatthe intersec�onoftradi�onalcra�smanship andcontemporaryconceptualframeworks, contribu�ngtothewiderdiscourseof jewelleryandwearableart.
NowbasedinLondon,Kimremains dedicatedtoexploringtheliminalspace betweenmakerandwearer,objectand emo�on,crea�ngworksthatresonateon bothin�mateanduniversallevels.
Image: “FaceFaceFace(box)” Sculpture 30cmx24cmx30cm Photographer:MinwookPaeng h�ps://www.instagram.com/_dd___k/
Sculpture
10cmx20cmx10cm
Photographer:MinwookPaeng
Image: “FaceFaceFace(Diamond)”
Image: “FaceFaceFace(Sphere)”
Sculpture 10cmx10cmx10cm
Photographer:MinwookPaeng
ROSELUO
RoseLuo(b.1992)isaChinesear�st currentlybasedinShanghai.Shegraduated fromWestAnhuiUniversityofArchitecturein 2019andwentontocompleteanMAin MediaandJournalismattheUniversityof NewcastleuponTyneinthesameyear.She primarilyworkswithembroidery, photography,pain�ng,anddrawing.Her prac�ceexploresthemesofself-iden�ty, existen�alism,emo�ons,dreams,feminism, andpsychologicalstates.Inspiredbyplants andancientChinesepoetry,sheinves�gates howtoexpresshumanity’smostvitaland universalemo�ons.
Image: “TreesStandingTogether” Photograph 29.26cm×19.51cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/rosie.x.luo/
ETHANRIDDLE
EthanRiddleisamul�disciplinaryar�stwhoseprac�cebeganin thesummerof2017andquicklybecameacentralpartofhis dailylife,fillinghimwithbothpurposeandjoy.Ini�allyturningto collageasa“produc�ve”waytospendhis�me,hisearlyworks wereinspiredbyanimatorWinstonHacking.Over�me,however, hemovedbeyondimita�onandbegandevelopinghisown stylis�cinterests,whichledhimtoexploreaddi�onalmediums. Withthehelpofalaptopandagrowingcuriosityaboutmixed media,heexpandedhisprac�ceintophotography,drawing, music-making,anddigitaledi�ng—experimen�ngwithwhatever feltpossibleatthe�me.
Hisinspira�onseventuallybroadenedtoincludeanimatorssuch asDavidFirthandar�stslikeStanleyDonwood,fuelinghis ambi�ontofunc�onasaone-personstudiobythe�mehe enteredcollegeasaStudioArtmajor.Riddleespeciallyenjoys large-scaleprojectsthatcombinemul�pledisciplines,suchasset design,sounddesign,anima�on,andothermediumsthatrequire immensededica�on(andplentyofcoffee).Whileheconsiders himselfasolitaryindividual,healsovaluesthecollabora�ve natureofart-making,credi�nghisfriendsasessen�al contributorstomanyworksthathecon�nuestocherish.
Today,workingonapowerfulcomputerreminiscentoftheonehe usedincollege,Riddleisfocusedoncomple�ngananimated musicvideoalongsideseveralongoingprojects.Lookingahead, hehopestoinspirebothar�stsandnon-ar�ststopursuecrea�ve outlets,whileul�matelyestablishingastudiowherehecan collaboratewithtalentedindividuals,learnfromthem,andfind las�ngmo�va�on.
Image: “CheesePlease”
DigitalCollage 8.9cmx14cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/ethanriddle87/
MARGARETBONE
MargaretBoneisamul�disciplinaryar�st anddesignerfromNashville,TN.She receivedherBAinStudioArtfrom DartmouthCollege.Herprac�ceisrootedin printmakingandthecon�nualbreaking downofimages,onlytoreassemblethemas theworkrequires.Sheisinterestedinthe slippagebetweennostalgiaanddistor�on, andinthespacebetweenthesincereandthe saccharine.
O�ensewingherworktogether,she a�emptstoholdsomethinginplace—yetthe frayededgesandloosethreadsremain, crea�ngaquietunraveling.Herwork approachesmemorynotasafixedtruth,but assomethingso�,heldtogetherwithlooser s�tches.
Image: “ThirdPosi�on”
3-LayerRisographPrintonFabricSquares 65cmx45cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/bonedoesart/
MADELEINEDINA
MadeleineDinaisadigitalillustratorwhose workexploresthemesoffantasyandnature. Herarto�enexaminesthetensionbetween technologyandthenaturalworld,frequently depic�ngotherworldlyfemalesubjects.She workswithsaturatedcolors,combiningso� renderingwithstronglinearttocreate strikingvisualcontrasts.
Inspiredbythebeautyshefindsinnature andtheinterplaybetweenfantasyand reality,Madeleineexperimentsineachpiece throughcolor,technique,andmeaning.She hasbeencrea�ngartforaslongasshecan remember,encouragedearlyonbyher grandmother,anoilpainter.
CurrentlyinhersenioryearattheSavannah
CollegeofArtandDesign,Madeleine con�nuestodevelopherdigitalprac�ce. Artremainsacoremo�vatorinherlife, drivinghertoexpandhervisionandrefine hercra�.
Image: “Zodiacs” DigitalIllustra�on 52.57cmx28.42cm h�ps://www.instagram.com/momo_mgee/
OLGABURKARD
OlgaBurkardisaSwiss-Mexicanar�stbased inGeneva,Switzerland.Herworkexplores thetensionbetweengeometricstructureand organicflow,drivenbyadeepcuriosity abouthowlivingformsarecreated,shaped, andinterconnected.Throughrepe��on, rhythm,andintui�vegestures,shebuilds layeredcomposi�onsthatfeelbothprecise andalive.
Herprac�cecentersonPaint&Pixels—a dialoguebetweendigitalandtradi�onal media.Alongsidethis,shedevelopseach processindividuallythroughtwoongoing series:JustPixelsandJustPaint.TheJust Paintworksarecreateden�relybyhand, focusingonmateriality,texture,andthe expressivequali�esofpaintandink.
HermostrecentJustPaintseries,Species Unknown,presentsimaginedlifeformsand specula�vebotanicalsystems.Whilerooted
inobserva�on,theseworksarenot representa�onsbutabstrac�onsofgrowth, rhythm,andenergy—invi�ngviewersinto anunfamiliaryetins�nc�velyrecognizable world.
TrainedingraphicdesigninBaseland MexicoCity,Burkardworkedindesignand artdirec�onformanyyearsbefore returningtovisualartfull-�mein2023. SheisrepresentedbyMabeGalleryin Geneva,andherworkhasbeenexhibitedin Geneva,Zurich,Basel,andoninterna�onal onlinepla�orms.
Image: “SpeciesUnknown1”
AcrylicandInkonHandmadeCo�onPaper 56cmx76cm
h�ps://www.instagram.com/olgaburkard_art
Image: “Emo�onaldialogue”
MixedMedia
45cmx35cm
h�ps://www.instagram.com/qiangqiangzhizhi/
ZhiqiangLi,alectureratNortheastForestry UniversityandagraduateoftheRoyalCollegeof ArtinVisualCommunica�on,createswork informedbypostphenomenology,regarding technologyasa“compoundeye”ratherthana neutraltool.Employingmethodssuchasfacial recogni�onandtheInternetofThings,heuses digitalarttobreathenewlifeintocultural heritage,restoringitsresonancewithin contemporarylife.
Hisprac�cestagesadialoguebetweenpastand present,transformingheritagefromasta�c memoryintoaliving,par�cipatoryspace. Throughimmersiveandemo�onallycharged installa�ons,Liinvitesaudiencestorenego�ate theirrela�onshipwithhistory,place,and technology.
Thisinterplaynotonlyrevitalizescultural heritagebutalsochallengesandreimaginesthe boundariesofdigitalart.Bymergingembodied interac�onwithculturalnarra�ves,hiswork explorestechnology’spoten�alasacrea�ve, quasi-livingpartner—onethatmoveswithus throughculture,�me,space,andsound.
