Cover MeganMcClean: HouseOnFire
Mixedpaintoncanvas 90cmx90cm
www.linktr.ee/megan.mcclean.studio
CVPeterson(EauClaire/Chicago)isamultidisciplinaryartistwhocombinesscientific explorationandarttoexaminehuman-causedenvironmentaldevastation.Theirwork takesawhimsicallydarkandplayfulviewofwhattheplanetwouldbelikeafter humanityisextinct.CVreceivedtheirMFAandBFAattheSchooloftheArtInstituteof Chicago,aswellasaBAfromGustavusAdolphusCollege,wheretheygraduated MagnaCumLaudeandreceivedPhiBetaKappa.TheyhavecuratedEcoArtexhibitions inChicago,IL,andEauClaire,WI.PetersonteachesattheUniversityofWisconsin–Eau ClaireandfoundedEnvisageRetreat.
Image: MykitasEpoch-TeaCake fungus,botanicaldyes,goldleaf,porcelainplate 5inx2inx5in www.cvpeterson.com
Angelina Almukhametova
AngelinaAlmukhametovaisaUS-basedneonartistwhoseworkinterfacesneon sculpturewithdigitaltechnologies,analogsynthesizers,andcustom-builtsoftwareto createresponsivelightandsoundinstallationsandperformances.Using electromagneticsignalsemanatingfromneonsculptures,herperformancesand installationsseektocreateimmersivesensoryexperienceswhichexpandthe conceptionofneonasanartisticmedium.SheholdsaBFAinArtandTechnologyfrom theSchooloftheArtInstituteofChicago(2020).Shehasexhibitedworkand performedinNewYorkCity,Chicago,Houston,Zürich,Iceland,andDetroit (forthcoming).
Image: asmuchasthespacebetweenmyhandscanpushthemapart Krypton,2minuteneonanima�onloopcomposi�on,parametricspeaker 100inx140inx5in www.aan-g.com
Seema Mathew
SeemaMathewisaself-taughtartistandatwo-timecancersurvivor.In2014,after recoveryfromtreatment,shetookuppaintingfull-timetorealizeherlifelongdreamof beinganartist.EarlyinSeema’sartisticpractice,sheaccidentallydiscoveredthe unusualeffectofChineseinkoncanvas.Seemaspentthenextfiveyearsexperimenting andresearchingthismediumanddevelopingtechniquesforit.Since2020Seemahas beenworkingwithwater-solublegraphiteonlinenpaper,adaptingtechniquesshe inventedforinkoncanvas.Thecomplexityofhumanrelationshipsandthestruggleof humansagainsttheenvironment,particularlyacuteinHongKong’scrowded urbanscape,areunderlyingthemesinSeema’swork.
Image: Portal Watersolublegraphiteonlinenpaper/Styrofoampackaging
25cmx38cmx5cm www.seemamathew.com
AnnicaMartzisavisualartistspecializinginillustrationandgraphicdesign.Sheis workingtowardsherBFAinIllustrationwithaminorinArtHistory.Martzmakesartin hopesthatotherswillbeinspiredbyit,thatitwillspeaktopeopleandmakethemfeel orlearnsomething.Inadditiontovisualart,shelovesdancing,writing,theater,music, andfilmandspendsherfreetimeindulginginanyoftheseformsofmedia.Theyoften influenceandinformherartmakingpractice.
Watersolublegraphiteonlinenpaper/Styrofoampackaging 4inx6in
www.artsbyannica.com
Annica Martz
Image: EricaSinclair
Wenqi Zou
Wenqi(she/they)isamulti-mediaartist,researcher,andcurator.ShelivesinLondonand graduatedfromMResFineArtsandHumanitiesattheRoyalCollegeofArt.Her practiceestablishesacoordinatesystemwith"image-body-medium"astheaxisto expandtheperceptionofimagesandrelatedpracticesandtheirentanglementwith eachother.Hercurrentartisticpracticeinmaterialfeminismandeco-feminism emphasizestheencounteroffemalebodystructuresandmaterialsinbiomedicine.Her humanisticstudiesfocusonthepoliticsoffemaleidentityandpublichealthcare.It attemptstoreconstructthepracticeofindividualnarrativestoexpandandchangethe establishedrecordingpatternsandrepresentationsoftheperceptionofthebody,the sensorylanguage,andcyclictimeexperienceforfemalechronicpatients.
3DPrintResin,BioFabrics 37.8cmx37.7cmx1005cm wenqizou.cargo.site
Image: Punctum1
Olha Kravchyshyna
OlhaKravchyshynaisaUkrainiancontemporarymultimediaartist.BorninKyiv,Ukraine, in1997,shenowlivesandworksinHamburg,Germany.Drawinginspirationfrom mythsandfairytales,shecreatesdeeplyintimateartworksexploringtheinnerworldof awoman'sfeelingsandexperiencesbasedonherinternalsearchesandthepathofher mentalhealing.Inherworks,shetalksaboutthecompletenessanduniquenessofa woman,theimportanceofherfeelingsandherinvinciblestrength,thetopicofselflove,andcelebratingawoman'ssexuality.OlhatrainedinpaintingattheFreie KunstschuleStuttgart,Germany,andreceivedaBFAinPoliticalScienceatTaras ShevchenkoNationalUniversityofKyiv,Ukraine.
Oiloncanvas
60cmx100cm
www.oliakravchyshyna.com
Image: Sphinx
LichibanisaLosAngeles-basedcreativedirector,photographer,designer,andvisual artist.Herworkexplorestheintersectionofart,creativity,identity,fashion,spirituality, wellness,andfuturetechnologies.Usingdifferentmedia,shedelvesintohercentral themeoflight,examiningitinvariousformsandhues.SheownsStudioLXR,aLos Angeles-basedcreativeagencyspecializinginvisualstorytelling,photography, branding,digitalcontentcreation,andwebdesign.
Image: SpiritofColor:Turquoise Photograph 11cmx17cm www.lichiban.com
Agnes Sheikh
AgnesSheikhisaFrenchpainterlivinginDubai.ShewasbornandraisedinAfrica beforemovingtoFranceat15.Agnesthenspent13yearsinKarachi,Pakistan,raiseda familyandarrivedinDubaiin2004.Culturalawarenessdefinesherandtherefore impactsherartworks.Agneshasexhibitedmanytimesinthedifferentcountriesshe's livedin.However,in2020,duetothepandemic,lockdowns,andanxiety,herwork drasticallychangedfromabstracttofigurative.Stillness,isolation,andlonelinessfound inlandscapesbecameherprimarysubjects,actingasaformofmeditation-catharsis. Aroundthesametime,Agnesfoundedacollective,"FemininPluriel"withotherartists.
www.instagram.com/agnessheikh_colors
Ellen Sears
Smittenwiththeinnatebeautysheseesinimperfection,Searspaintsoxidizedhardware andpeelingpaintfoundinderelictbuildingsofhernativeeastcoast.Sears’oil paintingsarecaptivatingintheirsimplicityofcompositionandcolorcombinationsbut weightedbytheunderlyingthemesofopportunityandintegrity.Agraduateofthe NovaScotiaCollegeofArtandDesign,EllennowworksfromherbackyardstudioIn Ontario,sellingandexhibitingherworkthroughoutNorthAmerica.RecentlySearshas beensightedatTheFederationofCanadianArtistsMemberExhibition2023,The TorontoOutdoorArtFair(TOAF61),TheArtofEmotionGallery’sFadedButBeautiful Exhibit,andmanyothervenues.
RocioG Montiel
RocioGMontiel,alsoknownas"RGM",isaMexicanartistwholivesinLosAngeles, California.Passionateaboutart,herworktranslatesstories,feelings,andemotionsinto compositionsusingmultiplepatterns,organicmovements,fulltexture,anddetail.
Montielisapainterwhoexcelsintheuseofcolorconfigurationsandtheartof transforminggeometricandcurvilinearformsinmostofherartworks.Rocioreceiveda B.A.inPoliticalSciencefromtheAutonomousUniversityofBajaCaliforniainMexico andinPublicAdministration.Alwayspassionateaboutart,shefocusedhercareer primarilyonculturalaffairs.Then,in2020shebeganherstudiesinFineArtsatOtis CollegeofArtandDesigninLosAngelesintheProfessionalCertificateProgram.
Alana Palomo
AlanaPalomohasalwaysfoundthedifferencesinart,culture,andarchitectureinother countriesfascinating.Palomo'stravelshaveopenedhereyesandinfluencedherso muchthatartbecameherfocusofstudy.Seeingtheworldthroughanartist'seye captivatedher,frompaintingstosculpturestofashionandarchitecture.
Image: Forgo�en Oiloncanvas 28inx22in www.palomoalana2021.wixsite.com/mysite
Katarina Holbrough
KatarinaHolboughiscurrentlylivingandworkinginToronto,Ontario.Amixedmedia artistworkingprimarilywithoilpaints,Katarinacreatesacollagedimagethattellsa familialnarrative.HolboughgraduatedfromHumberCollege'sArtFoundationProgram in2019andiscurrentlyenrolledatOCADUniversityBachelorofFineArtsDegree.Her workisanabstractexplorationofthenon-tangiblehumanexperiences,exposingher ownunstableorincompleteexperiences.Herlatestworklooksatgenerational knowledge'simpactandtellsastorythatamalgamatestimeintoamalleablesubstance. Withherwork,Katarinaaimstomakesenseofherreality,andthosearoundher.
Day1
Oil,GicléePhotograph,Thread,GrommetsonCanvas 99cmx121cm www.kghstudio.com
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Megan McClean
MeganMcCleanisafilmmakerandmultidisciplinaryartistfromDerry,Ireland.Since graduatingfromTheNorthernFilmSchoolin2018withaBAfilmmakingdegree specializinginProductionDesign,shehasworkedonseveralindependentproductions whilecontinuallydevelopinghercraftasapainterandanartist.Drawingfromimagery ofIrishmythology,herpaintingsarehighlydetaileddreamscapesthatseektobridge thegapbetweensleepingandwaking.Recurringdreamshaveinfluencedherforthe pastdecadeandahalf,andMcClean'sworkhighlightshowmomentsofunrestwithin typicallyrestfulspacescanreflectday-to-daylives.
Mixedpaintoncanvas 90cmx90cm
www.linktr.ee/megan.mcclean.studio
Image: HouseOnFire
JasonLeeisaCalifornia-basedphotographerwhospecializesinblack-and-white photography.Hisstreetandarchitecturalphotographsareoftenabstractand incorporateminimalism,geometry,andhigh-contrastelements. Image: FlyingKiteLegs Photographicprint 24inx36in www.lejasgallery.com
Saipher Zureti
SaipherZuretiisavisualartistfromChicago.Hislife'sjourneyhasalwaysbeenoneof growth,healing,creativity,andinnerpeace.Livingbythecorebeliefthat"Oneiseither CreativeorDestructive.",hemakesaconsciouschoicetobecreativeeveryday.Zureti createstexturedmultilayeredsymmetricalmoderncalligraphyambigramsandgraphic illustrationfractalsinspiredbyArabiccalligraphy,blackletter,graffiti,sacredgeometry, andspirituality.Bysharingthemostintimatepartofhimself(hisart)withtheworld,he challengeshisaudiencetoreflectontheirunconsciousselves,theuniverse,andhow weareallconnected.
Image: AGYINDUWURA Illustra�on 15inx15in www.saipherzure�.com
Naja Hardmon
NajaHardmonisanartcuratorandphotographerspecializinginsupportingemerging artistsinsouthFlorida.Utilizingprimarily35mmfilm,shestrivestoshowthatbehind everyeyeliesastoryregardlessofancestry,environment,orexpectation.Asidefrom that,sheseverelyenjoyspastaandvinylrecordsandstrollingamongavenues discoveringnewstorieswaitingtobeseen.
Image: Jo1
35mmfilmphotograph 15inx15in www.najahardmon.com
ShuochunXiang,alsoknownasp:d(b.1997),isaLondon-basedartistfromJiangsu, China.AftergraduatingfromtheXianAcademyofFineArtintraditionalChinese Painting,shestudiesMAinSculptureattheRoyalCollegeofArt.Integratingherlife practiceintoherartisticpractice,herworkwasinvolvedinawiderangeofmedia, includingbutnotlimitedtosculpture,movingimages,text,andperformance.p:dtends tochoosebasicanddailymaterials,focusesonEastAsiansocialissuesfromafemale perspectiveandexploresalienationandbodypoliticsthemes.
Image: IDon'tLikeCooking Movingimage www.pdishere.com
Cianna Cunningham
CiannaCunninghamisaBritishCaribbeanmulti-mediaartist,bornin2002andraised inBerkshire.CiannaworksprimarilywithinFineArt,Photography,andFashion,usually underthenameofKrayzeekidforits'daretobedifferent'toneandeclecticism. StudyingartatschoolandMediaproductionatUniversity,shehasmanagedtobridge thegapbetweenmediumstocreateprojectsthathoneinontheblackexperience,her heritage,andthesubversionofsocietalnormsthroughgenderpersonalidentityand more.Akeyaspectofherartistryisauthenticityinallformsofcollaboratingwith creatives,suchasdirectorBrioniFarrenandcreativedirectorDominicMurray,whose workpushboundariesgivingvoicestotheunderrepresented.
Photograph 42cmx53cm
www.instagram.com/krayzeekid/
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Kaitlin Burns
KaitlinBurnsisadigital-focusedartistbasedinAustin,TX.Theirillustrativestyleis inspiredbybothpopartandcomic-likeboldcolorsandlineuse.Muchoftheirwork focusesonintersectionalfeminism,queerness,andbody/sexpositivity.Asanewly queer-identifyingartist,theyarestillnavigatingtheirplaceinthisworldandhowto existhappilyandsafelyinthecurrentculturalandpoliticalclimate.Theyresonate heavilywiththeideaofaliensastheytoodon’tnecessarilyhaveasenseofbelonging inoursocietyandtheyexistbeyondthebinarythatwhitemencreated.
Image: Extraterrestrial DigitalPrint 8inx10in
www.kaitlinburns.wixsite.com/krbyourcrea�on
FawndeVilliersisa22-year-oldwriter/artistlivingandworkinginCalifornia.Sheis findinghervoice.
Image: PatchExperiment#1 CyanotypeonCardstock www.par�awn.wordpress.com
WenqingZhai(b.1998)isacontemporarypainterwhoworksmainlyinacrylics.Shewas borninDalianandcurrentlylivesandworksinBeijing,China.SheearnedherBFA degreefromPennsylvaniaStateUniversityin2021.Sheisconcernedwithissues surroundingtheproblemsthattherapiddevelopmentofpopulationandtechnology broughttohumanlives.Herworksareoftendescribedas"ironic","humorous",and undertheinfluenceofsurrealismandpopculture.Wenqing'sworkexploresthe possibilitiesofparallelingtheanxietypeopleinthecontemporaryworldhaveabout theacceleratedpaceofongoingevents.
Image: TheHumanRace Acryliconlinen
150cmx150cm www.zhaiwenqing.com
Andrea Soverini
Andreaisapoetandmulti-disciplinaryartist,originallyfromItaly,nowbasedinBali. Andreahasabackgroundindigitaldesign,andhenowcreatesartintheformof poetry,photography,installations,andotherartisticmediums.
Image: Underthefrangipanitree Blackandwhitefilmphotographyonpaper,doublex400film 60cmx90cm www.andreasoverini.com
Sarah Knight
SarahKnight(they/them)isatransgenderceramicsculptorworkinginSt.Louis, Missouri.TheyhaveanMFAfromWashingtonUniversityinSt.Louisandserveasa professorandcommunityartseducator.Theirrecentactivitiesincluderesidenciesat WatershedCenterforCeramicArtsandJentelFoundation.Knight’ssculpturesand installationsaskifallmatterisintrinsicallyqueerwhenitisinastateoftransformation. Knightfluxesgeologicalmatterinthekilntocreateambiguous,artificialqueer fragments.Theirworkaimstoreframevisible,historical,andcontemporaryperceptions ofqueerandtransgenderidentitiesusingthetransmutationofnaturalmaterialsinto somethingoutsiderecognition.Byfusingstone,clay,studioscrap,sand,glaze,and steel,Knight’sworksareacelebrationofthedisorientingnatureofmatter.
Image: Arch
Ceramic,glaze,underglaze 6inx55inx35in www.sarahknightart.net
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Glaze,meltedstone,porcelainfragments,steelshards,layered underglaze,andglazeonstoneware 24inx17inx16in
Elisa Mazzuca
OriginallyfromtheSicilianeastcoast,ElisaMazzucaformedhercriticalandartistic awarenessbymergingherloveforthevisualartswithherstrongSicilianidentity.She movedtoFlorencein2017,whereshestudiedGraphicDesignandPhotography. MazzucacurrentlyresidesinLondon.Interestedanddedicatedtoartfromaveryyoung age,Elisahasneverstoppedexploringnewpossibilitiesbetweendifferentdisciplines. Sheintegratesherdocumentaryapproachtophotographywithdesignanddigitalart studies.HermainareasofinterestandexplorationarekaleidoscopicMediterranean culture,photographythatcelebratesthebeautyofeverydaylife,human-centered design,andourrelationshipwithtechnology.Sheprefersavaguetermtodescribeher artisticpractice,asbeingcreativemeansbeingfreeandtranscendingallcategoriesand labels.
Image: Punta Photograph www.elisamazzuca.com
Elise Stoudt
EliseStoudtliveswithherhusbandandcorgiinBucksCounty,Pennsylvania.She graduatedfromthePennsylvaniaStateUniversityin2018,withaBachelorofFineArts inPhotographyandaMinorinArtHistory.Thoughshefocusedonphotography,Elise tookmanypaintingcoursesandoftenquestionedwhethershewasaphotographeror painter.She'salwaysfeltconnectedtoeachperson'sbeautyanduniquevisionandhow personalartcanbeforeveryone.Ienjoypaintingothers'memoriesfromanoutside perspective.Shefeelsasenseofnostalgiaissocalmingandanxiety-easing,evenifitis constructed.
Acryliconcanvas 40inx16in www.elisestoudt.com
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Dora Dorl-Nastasa
Image: Spring�meCelebra�on,anewInterpreta�onofSpring...
Copypapermaterial 120cmx140cmx120cm www.lila-atelier.de
Photographer: CorinnaEichberger-Renneisen
JothiiRisanAbstractExpressionismartistwhopaintsprofoundemotionsandtells timelesstalesthroughartworkcharacterizedbyboldcolors,erraticstripes,anddelicate layeredstrokes.Herpassionforartsmanifestsworksusingmixedmedia,mainlypencil, charcoal,oilpaints,acrylic,andoilpastels.Apartfromexploringimaginationand dreams,andevokesavividexpressionofspontaneity,freedom,andflow.Sheisan expressionistwhobelievesouractionsarelessnaturalandmorereactivetoourcurrent lifescenarios.Sheaimstocapturethisincongruitythroughvibrantcolors,lines,and shapes.
Image: Room49
Acryliconcanvas 121cmx121cm www.jothii.com
www.instagram.com/404art_cube/
www.baokhangluu.com
Emma Sorrell
EmmaSorrell'sworkiscreatedthroughdigitalandenvironmentalaspects,using microscopicimages.Byalteringmicroscopicphotosandmakingthemunidentifiable fromtheoriginalsubject,sheisabletocreatereflectionpiecesthataddressthespaces betweendigitalandnaturalelementswithafocusonhybridworkswhichlayermultiple subjectstogether.Emmaconsidersherselfaninterdisciplinaryartist,asherworks primarilyliveintheworldsofbioart,photography,anddigitalart.
Image: HybridPrint#8 Photography,digitaldesign,bioart 8inx11inx4in www.emma-sorrell.com
D.Escobar
AlexanderD.Escobar'screativemotivationconsumeshim.Itisa beautifulchaosthatoverloadshismindandisthemainelementthathas helpedhimselecthiscareer.
Image: GoldenEgg
Acrylic,spraypaint,allpurposesandandeggshellsoncanvas 36inx48inx36in
www.instagram.com/momentswithescobar/
Image: Burnt ExpiredPolaroid 9cmx11cm
www.cameracounty.wixsite.com/lemonphotography
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SurrealLandscape
Watercolorandacryliconsheet
Massimo Meo
MassimoMeoisamultidisciplinaryartistbasedinMontreal,Quebec.Aftergraduating withaBFAinFilmStudiesfromConcordiaUniversityin2013,hehasnavigatedhisway throughvarioushigh-profilefilmprojectsasaVisualEffectsProduceronprojectsfor WarnerBrothers,Marvel,andWaltDisney.Thisallwhilesimultaneouslypursuingthe boundariesofhisabstractart.Usingthisplatformtoexperimentwithstoryandthe subconsciousfreelywithcolorandpattern.Massimo'sambitionscontinuetolie betweenhispassionforcinemaandhisdevotiontoabstractform.
Image: Un�tled Inkandacryliconnylon,mountedonprimedcanvas. 32inx40in www.massimomeo.com
Image: Un�tled2 Imagetransferongela�nfrominkjetprintonwaxpaper @evawsrr.jpg
Siran Wang
DawnSmith,anartistfromDetroit,comesfromablue-collarItalianimmigrantfamily. Fromayoungage,sheidentifiedasanartist,honingherskillsthroughdrawingand daydreaming.Shespent20yearsbuildingasuccessfulcareerasatattooartist. Eventually,sheopenedseveraltattooshops.Herpassionforartledhertooilpainting. Smith'ssurrealistpaintingsfeaturefemininefiguresandanimalsrepresentingthedivine feminineenergyandtheinterconnectednessbetweenhumansandnature.In2011,asa singlemother,shegraduatedfromCollegeforCreativeStudieswithhonors.She currentlyhasasuccessfulstudiopracticeatH.A.T.C.H.inHamtramck.
Image: TeaPityPartyforTwo Oilonwoodpanel 11inx14in www.dawnmariesmith.com
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Flowermask,bedsheet
www.instagram.com/abus3_
Child OfDifficulty
ChildofDifficultyisaconceptual/textartistcurrentlylivinginCyprus.Hisongoingwork revolvesaroundtext,self-referencingart,andquestions,whicharethenprintedon paper.Usingpaperchallengesthenormsaboutelementalandaccessibleformsof conveyingideas.Hiswork"PrintableCarpet"wasrecentlyfeaturedintheCream Athens'2022groupshow"Remedy".ChildofDifficultyisworkingonhismostboring, pretentious,anduninspiringproject,whichwilldebutonApril1st.
ConceptualBullshit Printonpaper 21cmx30cm
www.instagram.com/childofdifficulty/
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Loiselisanartistthefocusesonphotography,printmaking,andmixedmedia.Shehas exhibitedinvariouscities,includinginAustralia.Sheadvocatesforwomen,andin theseimages,sheexplorescoercivesocialcontrolandtheisolation,questioningof identity,andsilenceitbrings.Herimagesreflecttheisolation,theself-doubtwithin identity,andlossofknowingwhoyouwere,andthehiddennessandsilenceofnot reachingoutbecauseofnotbeingbelieved.Herworkisaboutvalidatingothersnotto havetheirsituationsnullifiedbutinsteadrecognizedandsupportedbetterinpolicy, businesses,andthecommunity.
Photograph 8inx6in
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Cora Kobischka
CoraKobischkaisamultidisciplinaryartistbasedinBrooklyn,NY.ShereceivedherBFA fromtheUniversityofIllinoisinChicago.Sheusespainting,drawing,sculpture, installation,andpoetrytoexplorespirituality,identity,andthehumanexperience.Her practicehasbeenaninstrumenttoconnecthertoahigherconsciousnessfoundinthe imagination.Kobischkaiscurrentlyinvestigatingtheconceptofseeingandreflecting andfindingwaystosharethemeditativeexperienceshehasfromart-making.Working ofteninastreamofconsciousness,sheconcoctssoftfocuscolor-richimageryof places,people,andscenarios.
Image: Pickedfromthecrowd
So�pastelonlilac-coloredpaper 18cmx24cm www.corakobischka.com
Victoria Rios
VictoriaRiosisaprimarilyself-taughtartistbornandraisedinLouisiana.She andherlatebrother,Dean,learnedaboutartfromtheirlatemother,Monna WilliamsFranks.Monnawasanartenthusiast,supporteroflocaltalent,and possessedadeepappreciationandaffectionforLouisianafolkartists,for whichshewasanavidcollectorofClementineHunterandMc5centJones. Growingup,Victoriaenjoyedinformallylearninganddabblinginartwhileon theirart-seekingexcursions.Asanadult,shebegancollectingpiecesand servedinvariousphilanthropicrolesformanyartsandculturalorganizations withinhercommunities.WhileRioshasalwaysbeenapassionatearts supporter,Victoriahasbecomeamixed-mediaartist.
SethD.EllisonisaPhiladelphia-basedpainterandmultimediaartist.Hewasbornin Beckley,WestVirginia,in1984andlivedmainlyinthesouthernUnitedStatesbefore movingtoattendgradschool.Hisformativeyearswerespentcompulsivelydrawingin preparationforafuturecareerasaWaltDisneyanimator,aperiodinhislifethat profoundlyimpactedthepaintingshedoestoday.SethreceivedhisBFAfromthe SavannahCollegeofArtandDesignin2009andthenanMFAfromtheUniversityof theArtsin2012,concentratingonpaintingandstudioart.Hehasalsostudiedgraphic designatConcordUniversityandwasacceptedintotheSCADLacosteprogram. Image: KingdomCome Oiloncanvas 50inx59in www.sethellison.com
Emily Moores
EmilyMooresisavisualartistlivingandworkinginCincinnati,Ohio.Herworkconsists ofhand-cutandornatelylayeredmaterials,creatingwallworksandlarge-scale installations.Emily'sworkinvestigatestheplayfulengagementofthebodyasessential tounderstandingandexperiencingspacesorobjects.Emilywasselectedasoneofthe WomentoWatch2020bytheOhioArtsCouncil'sRiffeGalleryincollaborationwiththe OhioAdvisoryGroupoftheNationalMuseumofWomenintheArts.Shecreated'Let's Celebrate,'alarge-scaleinstallationofwood,paper,andfabric.EmilyearnedherBFA fromTheClevelandInstituteofArtin2008andherMFAfromTheUniversityof Cincinnatiin2014.
Image: outLINEblur(2) Paper,wood,fabricandlight 79cmx120cmx42cm www.emilymoores.com
DaryleLockoisamultimediaartistwhoseworksincludepaintings,clothing,furniture, sculpture,andscreenprinting.Mostofhisworkisinspiredbypeopleand conversations.Locko'spaintingsareanalogiestotheworldweliveintoday—andthe people,cars,TVs,brokenhearts,etcetera,thatpopulateit.Hisgoalistoreflectthe humanconditionasheseesit.Lockointroduceswordstomanyofhispaintingstoblur thelinebetweenpaintingandpoetry,ultimatelygivinghispaintingsthevoiceheis sometimestooscaredtovocalize.Thewordsaddastorytohispaintingsandprovide theworkswithamouthpiecetoexpresswhatishappeninginhishead.
Daryle Locko
AshleyMcCarthyisavisualartistbasedinSouthernCaliforniaspecializinginhandmade collageart.McCarthy'sworktendstofallunderthesurrealcategory,assheloves thinkingoutsidethebox.Inaddition,shelovesbeingplayfulandexpressivewith varioustexturesinhercollages.
Image: TropicalForms
Handmade,mixedmediacollageonpaper 8inx10in www.instagram.com/amccarthyx/
Ashley McCarthy
Carlos Vergara
CarlosVergara(*1989inBarranquilla,Colombia)isanArtistbasedinVienna,Austria. Since2016hehasbeenstudyingFineArtsPhotographyattheUniversityofApplied Arts.Inhiswork,Vergarapositionshimselfontheperipheryofdifferentscenarios, tryingtodevelopalanguagethatdealswiththeselfandtheother,thehereandthe there.Throughvarioustechniquesrangingfromphotographytocollage,sculpture,and installation,hequestionshowweadapttoanever-changingworldtomaterialize emptiness,absence,andotherconceptsthatalludetoidentity.Furthermore,heis interestedinthesculpturalcapacitieswithinphotographyasamediumandtherelation betweenthetwo-andthree-dimensionalworld.
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Plas�cchairs,plas�cpalmtree,sand 51cmx240cmx52cm www.carlosvergara.co
Peter Baran
PeterBaranisayoung,recentlygraduatedartistcreatingsculpturesfrom concrete.Henotesthatconcreteisthemostusedartificialmaterialglobally, makingittheperfectmaterialtocapturetheman-madeworld.Hislovefor workingwiththemediumcomesfromtheabilitytocreateamismatchofrough buildingmaterialwithshapespeoplearen'taccustomedtoseeing.Whenthe shapeandmaterialmismatch,magichappens,thethoughtscome,andtheart startstospeak.Concretelastsaneternity,andthatisthesameamountoftime astheimpactthattheobjectswhichinspiredhimwilllast.
Sara Stewart
SaraStewartisavisualartistwithadegreeinPhotographyandFilm,basedin Richmond,Virginia.Sarauseslightandlanguagetocreateadigitalandtangible experiencethatpushestheboundariesofspaceforviewerstoconnectwiththesubject. Inpersonalandcommissionedworks,Saraworkswithoutsidematerialsand environmentsthathelpaccentuateaconceptbringingastorytolife.Saraisa passionateandethicalartistworkingwithvariousmaterialsinsculptureand installation,personalportraiture,fashionadvertising,andanalogphotography.Saraisa drivenartist,searchingtocollaboratewithotherartists,frequentlyencouraging progressivethinkingandinclusivityforLGBTQIAandGenderrights. Image: UNICORN.02-VISUALIZEME Photograph 8inx10in www.sarabstewart.com
Yang
SixueYangisanexperimentalinkpainterbasedinChinaandtheUSA.Sheobtainedher BFAwithhonorsfromIndianaUniversityBloomingtonin2018andherMFAfrom WashingtonUniversityinSt.Louisin2020.Sixue'sartpracticeexplorespersonaland collectiveissuessurroundingthepaceofurbanandtechnologicalprogressandits impactonnatureandhumanbehavior.Theworkalsoconsiderssocietalshiftsandhow theyaffectourconnectionswiththenaturalworldandthosearoundus.Sixue'sartwork hasbeenshowninexhibitionsintheU.S.,China,Italy,Serbia,andSpain,includingthe "WECONTEMPORARYArtShow"inRome,Italy,and"Nature&Technology"at VisionaryArtCollective,NewYork,USA.
PerryRoe(they/them)isanAmericanartistlivingandcreatinginBrooklyn,NY.They werebornandraisedinthesuburbsofWashington,D.C.,andspenttheircollegeyears inRaleigh,NC.ThelaborandloveofRaleigh’sQueerscenegiftedPerrywith meaningfulrelationshipsandradicalpolitics.ThroughRaleigh’svariouscommunities, Perryfullysawthepowerofthemselfandthosearoundthemasmultidimensional Queerpeople.Duringthistime,Perrybecamefreshlyacquaintedwithartistic expressionandfoundinspirationfromearlyexpressionistssuchasEgonSchieleand thecontemporaryworksofTracyEmin.Perryisartisticallyself-taughtwitha backgroundinInternationalRelationsand,thus,along-heldpassionforhuman connectionandstorytelling.
Nelli Margaryan
NelliMargaryanisanArmenianartist.ShestudiedatthePanosTerlemezyan CollegeattheFacultyofDesign.Aftercollege,sheenteredtheState AcademyofArtsofArmeniaintheFacultyofPainting,wheresheisstill studying.Sincechildhood,shehasbeenactiveinart,work,exhibitions,and projects.Nellidrawsnotonlyanimalsandsurrealisticcharactersbutisalso experimentingwithothermediums.
Image: Figure
Oilpain�ngoncanvas 100cmx70cm www.instagram.com/nellli_____/
Juan Castillo
JuanCastillo(JuanFree)wasBorninMálagain1990.Attheageof11,hestarted experimentingwithgraffiti.Afterfinishinghisartisticstudies,hecreatedmuralsand illustrationswhileexperimentingwithvisualmediaforpersonalprojects.
Image: S�lllife2
Digitaldrawing 21cmx29cm
www.behance.net/jcas�llocordon
Dechen Khadro
DechenKhadroisascreenwriterandvisualartistresidinginNaarm (Melbourne).Theirprofessionalbackgroundisinfilmandphilosophy. Theyarecurrentlycompletingtheirfirstshortfilm(forproduction)and planoncontinuingtheirphilosophicalworkinthefuture.
Image: Un�tledIII Collage,printedongiclée 21cmx29cm www.instagram.com/marsdechen/
JLoryisaconceptualartistwhoinvestigatessocialandenvironmentaldisturbances thatpoliticalinfrastructuresendorse.Multidisciplinaryandmethodic,shehasno boundariesregardingtechniquesandmaterials.Theworkusuallyproposesapleasant andseductiveaestheticdisruptedbyobscurecluestippingoffthefactualessenceof thepiece.Sheisinterestedincrossingclassicalarttechniquesandnewtechnologiesto produceenigmaticdetailsandperplexingrendering.Montreal-based,Finearts graduate,drivenandpassionate,herexhilarationresidesintheextramile.
www.blackdouglasgallery.com
Image: Urmia
www.byrobbell.com
Image: Teddy Photograph 16inx20in
DianaMarie Rosales
DianaRosalesisafirst-generationGuatemalanCeramicartistbasedinPortland, Oregon.RosalesusesherarttoconnecttoherCentralAmericanheritage.Herpieces aremadewithtraditionalvesselshapesanddesignedwithmodern,colorful illustrations.
Image: CityStressJar Stonewarewithglaze 4cmx8.7cmx4cm www.instagram.com/comosedice.art/
Sara DePasquale
Sara(*1974)isaZurich-basedinterdisciplinaryvisualartist.ShehasEnglishandItalian rootsandlivedinLondonforseveralyears,whereshegainedexperienceintheart world.Herworkrevealswhatweoftenneedtoseein-depthandexplorestheconcept ofdecontextualization.Thepaintingsshecreatesareambiguous,violent,andyet mindful.Theyvisualizenature'swoundsbreakingopen,transience,andtheseedofnew life.Daylightchangestheircolor,andthestructuremovesanddissolvesinturn.Herart isaliveandneverstandsstill.Everythingdissolvesinaneternalcycle,destroyedand recreatedfromanoxidizingmixtureofdifferentmetals.
Image: DECONSTRUCTION
Mixedmediaonaluminium 86cmx33cm www.saradepasquale.com
Page
www.instagram.com/livpage/
Image: ShepherdsBush Acryliconcalico 14cmx8cm
Brian VanCamerik
Image: HomosocialProject-CoupleEmbracinginReliquary Silvergela�nprint,matboard,paper 9inx19inx5in
www.homosocial.xyz
Alexandra JeanAuger
AlexandraJeanAugerisaCanadian-borntextileartistlivingandworkinginLos Angeles.Shecreatestapestriesonsimpleorhandmadelooms;pictorialscenes,or wovenversionsofeverydayobjectslikenotebookpaper,matchbooks,orreceipts.Her workoftentouchesonclassstruggles,depression,copingmechanisms,andthebitof poetry-melancholyoreuphoricorsometimesboth-foundinlife'severydaygrime andgrittiness.
Image: MISSING
Acrylicandwoolyarnsonco�onwarp 15inx19in www.alexandrajeanauger.com
Daria Hembree
DariaHembreeisamulti-mediaartistthatlivesinTacoma,WA.They workinacrylic,glass,andillustration.Theyhavegottentheirwork featuredattheTacomaArtMuseumandMuseumofGlassauction. TheynowworkatHilltopartistspart-timenon-profitprogramto teachkidsaboutart.
Image: Man-eater
Acryliconcanvas 20cmx16cm www.instagram.com/casper_studi0s/
EliseGrayisanemergingmultidisciplinaryartistfocusingonmixedmediaandcollage. SherecentlycompletedanartresidencyatChateauOrquevauxinOrquevaux,France. HerworkhasbeenfeaturedinseveralgroupshowsacrossLosAngelesandHouston, withanupcomingshowinNewYorkinSeptember.
HueyLeewasbornandraisedinSouthKorea.Hetrainedtobecomea traditionalKoreanceramicartisan.Leeworkedatpotteryandceramicstudios forseveralyearsandapprenticedunderTaeGonKim,InchinLee,andthelate Gil-baeKim.HeresidesinAthens,Georgia,andispursuingaMasterofFine ArtsattheUniversityofGeorgia.
Image: ISmearedTheGloomy Stoneware,glazes 22inx18inx13in www.hueyleearts.com
Quin delaMer
QuindelaMerisatransdisciplinaryNewGenresartistwhoseworkistiedtothe unseenbutoftenfeltforcesthatexistbesideusintime.Theirinfluencesaretwofold: Theyaredeeplymovedbytheaestheticemotionsthatarisewhileexperiencingbeauty, wonder,mystery,awe,andthesublime.Onaglobalscale,theymakeworkaboutthe intolerableemotionstheyfeelinresponsetotheformationsthatariseoutofcollective agreements(aka“hivementality”or“groupthinking”).Theirideastypicallymarry philosophicalnotionswithconceptualart,oftencrossingmediaboundariestoinclude sustainableoilpainting,sustainablealternativephotography,installation,hybrid literary-visualwork,digitalart,soundart,andmovingimageart.
Image: Dis�lla�onsofHumanHistory,LiverpoolOilSpill Sustainableoilpain�ngprocessonstretchedcanvas 100cmx50cm wwwquindelamer.com
VladOgayisayoungartistwithstrongKoreanroots.Hegraduatedfromthe StagingDepartmentattheStudioSchoolofMoscowArtTheatreandhas beenworkingasanartistinthetheaterandfilmindustry.Hisprimary techniqueis“ready-made”.
Image: GoldenDomes Mixedmedia 53cmx60cm www.cutart.art/vladogay
Persia Beheshti
PersiaBeheshtiisanartistbasedinBerlin,Germany.Her practiceconcernsrelationshipsbetweeneschatology, spirituality,andsocialthought.Beheshti'sworkoftenexplores other-worldlyandetherealsubjectmatter,intendingtounearth allegoriesforalternaterealitiesacrossawidespreadsubcultural milieu.
www.instagram.com/persiabehesh�/
Image: S�ll-Elysium Video
PeishanHuang(b.1994,Dali,Yunnan,China)isanartistlivingandworkingin Brooklyn,NY.SheholdsanMFAinMultidisciplinaryFineArtfromthe MarylandInstituteCollegeofArt(2021)andaBAinAdvertisingfromthe CommunicationUniversityofChina(2018).Herrecentworkrangesfrom photographytosculpturetoinstallation,exploringimagesandthespaces theyinhabitandtheemotionspinnedtoobjectsandspaces.Peishan’sworks havebeenexhibitedinternationally.PeishanrecentlyreceivedMountRoyal CommencementAward(2022)andGold-SternEmergingArtistAward(2022).
Image: Ar�ficialNature#3
Inkjetprint 46cmx30cm www.huang-peishan.com
Peishan Huang
Alma Genetrix
AlexanderLoweMcAdams,Ph.D.,isarecipientoftheHoustonCenterfor Photography’sHolhtandWichScholarshipandhasbeenanavid photographystudentsince2021.Inadditiontocreatingimagesthatcapture herpassionfornature,thehumansubject,andstorytelling,Alexander teachesfirst-yearwritingandresearchatLoneStarCollegeHoustonNorth andworksintheHoustoncommunitytopromotecivicengagementamong teensandyoungadults.AlexandermovedtoHoustonnearlynineyearsago toattendRiceUniversity,whereshereceivedherPh.D.inEnglishliteraturein 2020.
Image: BathroomSelfie
Photograph 16inx13in www.mcadamsphd.substack.com
Erin Friedman
ErinFriedmanisanabstractartistbasedinBethesda,Maryland.Shehasalwaysbeen captivatedbytheexperienceandprocessofcreating.ShegraduatedwithaBFAin paintingandaconcentrationindesignfromtheUniversityofMaryland.Shegradually refinedhertechniqueandfoundhernicheinabstractmixedmediawork.Erinaimsto makepeoplefeeldeeplywhentheyseeherwork.Herinspirationcomesfrommoments andreactionstoeverydaylifeexperiences.Emotionshaveasignificantimpactonher workandinfluenceherpaintingsinavarietyofways.Shebelievesinembracingthese feelingsandallowingthemtobecomeapartofhercreativeprocess.Asherstyle continuestoevolve,herapproachremainsasintimateasever.Shebringsher personalityasasensitivetruthseekertoeveryblankcanvas.
Image: GardenParty
Acrylic,gouache,waxpastel 80inx45in www.erinfriedmanart.com
Mascha Chelius
MaschaCheliusisanartistworkinginSuprimatism,Abstract,ArtDeco,and Expressionism.Herpaintingsareabstractenergyimagesmadeinmixedmedia,using acrylicpaints,texturepastes,andgoldleaf,whichharmonizespaceandemotional state.Herpaintingsarefullofcolorandenergy.Herworkisassociative.Space,sounds, smells,andcolorsinspireher.Cheliusseesthemaintaskofmodernworldartas positivelyinfluencingpeopleandtuningthehumanbodytohighervibrations.
Image: VitalCode
Acryliconlinen
100cmx140cm
www.artmajeur.com/mascha-chelius
MoVelaisamultimediaartistusingherplatform tosharethecommonexperienceofexistingasawoman ofcolorinsociety.
Photograph 30inx50in www.mmv4rt.com
BaileyisaCanadianillustratorandcontentcreatorlivingandworkinginLondon,UK. HerworkoftenincorporateselementsofnatureandNorthernanimals,andshestarted herillustrationprojecttoimproveherartpracticewhileworkingafull-timejob.Bailey previouslyranasmallbusinesscalled"SunandCedar"andhasexperienceinthefilm industry.Sheiscurrentlyworkingonbuildingherportfolioandsharingherjourneyon socialmediaandYouTube.
Illustra�on 29cmx42cm www.baileytheillustrator.com
Bailey Graham
Image: GhostsinLove
REGENisadigitalartistlivinginSichuan,China.ShegraduatedfromtheUniversityof Sydney.Sheisalwaysfascinatedandinspiredbyhowdigitalvisualartcanbe influencedandcreatedbythedataofthedifferenttypesofmusic.Shehasmade contentthroughdigitalanimations,liveaudiovisualconcerts,andinstallations.REGEN’s workshavebeenshownininfluentialexhibitionsinChina,UK,andKorea.
Image:
DigitalGenera�veArtwork‘PURE’2
Digitalgenera�veartwork 2080cmx1170cm @regentsai
Madlena DomazetDasic
MadlenaDomazetDasicgrewupinSingaporeandiscurrentlylivingin Belgrade.SherecentlycompletedherPh.D.inDesignofNewMediaatthe MetropolitanUniversityofBelgrade.Currently,sheisworkingasavisualarts Professor.Withinherdesignstudio,sheworksoncommercialandavant-garde projectsalike.Inaddition,sheisthefounderandCEOofthesociallyengaged initiative“ArtistsAnonymousBelgrade”,adesignenginebringingtogether creativeprofessionalsworkingandaimingtocollectfundsforsocialcauses.
Metalfiguresandwireinstalla�on 140cmx15cm www.madlena.rs
Image: TakeaWalk
Kate Jones
KateJones(b.1993)isasouthern-bornvisualartist.Herupbringinginformsthe darknessofherwork.Herpaintingsandsculpturesdeconstructideasofthebodyand myth,oftenresultinginephemeralfigurativemotifsthatrelatetoalargerhistorical cannon.Hermusesareesotericandmythological,likesomethingfromamodern femalesurrealist.Herworkencroachesonthesubject'ssublimityexpressedinthe paint'swildness.Sheismessyandusesuncannymaterialsandideastocreatehervision oftheworld,ahypotheticaldreamsphereinwhichmagicexists.
Image: BlackMass Oiloncanvas 48inx48in www.katejonesstudio.co
Sartori Braido
SartoriBraido’sworkfeaturesmysteriousfiguresofartificialandinhumanappearance. Theyareplacedincoldlocationsdeprivedoftheiratmosphere,andthereareapparent referencestocomputergraphics.Awidevarietyofsourcesinspiresthesubjects:old photographs,scholasticencyclopedias,magazinesaswellasmovies,television,and videogames.Thesefragmentsofforgottenimagesthatderivefromdifferentcontexts andtimesareexhumedfromoblivionandelaboratedbythememoryofacomputer unabletograsptheirrealnature.Sincehisearlycareer,SartoriBraidohasfocusedon theaestheticsproducedbytheprocessingofthemachineandbythefailure,properof thedigitalmedium,toreproducewithabsolutefidelitytherealworld,thatis,theworld asperceivedbythehumanbeing.
Image: DataPointsn.33-tree3
Acryliconcanvas 95cmx95cm www.instagram.com/sartori_braido_studio/
Joao VictorRodrigues
JoãoVictorRodriguesisaself-taughtmixedmediaillustratorcurrentlybasedinIreland. AnativeofGoiás,Brazil,hishappy-lookingmainlyfocusesonshowcasingthe complexitiesofhisstruggleswithmentalhealth.InfluencedbyartistssuchasGustav Klimt,NormanRockwell,andAlphonseMucha,Joãohasspannedacrossmany mediums.Heexploresthebeautyandvulnerabilityofthehumanformthrough characterspaintedfromfoundimages,memory,andimagination.
Image: TheSiameseTwins. Blackposcaandgraphiteonkra�paper 51cmx35cm www.artsta�on.com/cordiform
Gabrielle Peete
GabriellePeeteisavisionary.Icreateobjectsandfurniture tomakeinspirationtangible.Shealsocreatesmixedmedia graphicssurroundingthingsinculturethathasimpacted her.
Image: A.R.M.Y Mixedmedia 14inx20in www.plaster.works
Naiya SatyaMcClay
NaiyaSatyaMcClay(they/them)isaProvidence,RIbasedfreelanceillustrator,painter, andmulti-mediaartist.ArecentgraduateoftheRhodeIslandSchoolofDesign(BFA Painting‘22),theygrewupsplittingtimebetweenBrooklyn,NY,andPhiladelphia,PA.
NaiyaSatyacreatesvibrant,illustriousrenditionsofemotionstiedtomemoriesand caricaturesoftheversionofselfthatlivedthem;theirworkexistsbetweensardonic self-portraitureandsatiricaltraumabonding.McClayutilizesthemesofqueer/trans identity,classism,growingupbeingsocializedandperceivedasawoman,trauma (sharedandpersonal),andhowourmemoriesdictateourrealities.
Image: MaternalVoid
Acrylicandoilpaints,ink,graphite,coloredpenciloncanvas 30inx40in naiyamcclay.com
AndrésMurilloisaCostaRicanemergingillustrator,writer,andphotographer.He's currentlybasedinDublin,Ireland,andrecentlygraduatedfromTrinityCollegeDublin. Havingtakenpartinseveralofthecollege'spublications,hewasabletohonehis artisticandphotographicskillswhileundertakinganundergraduatedegreeinEnglish Studies.Hisworkhasbeenpartofexhibitionsandpublishedinmagazinesand newspapers,bothindependentandwithintheinstitution.Inaddition,hehasbeenpart ofthecreativeteamsbehindthelatter'spublications.Overtime,hehasdevelopeda loveforstorytellingand,sometimesdrawingfrompersonalexperience,hasbeen pursuingthegoalofmixingnarrativeelementswithvisualart,whetherillustrationor photography.
Image: DinnerIsServed Photograph www.instagram.com/owl.intheam/
Gerardo Labarca
www.gerardolabarca.com
LizzyisanemergingartistfromMelbourne,Australia.Shehasaninclinationforthe surrealandirregular,andherworkoftencentersonhumanemotionsandrelationships. Shefocusesondepictingthehumanbodyinstrange,unfamiliar,anddistortedwaysto elicitmixedfeelingsfromviewers.Lizzybeganexhibitingherworkin2022andhas beenpartofgroupexhibitionsatvariousMelbournegalleries,suchastheFitzroyArt Collective,BrunswickStreetGallery,andFortyfiveDownstairs.
41cmx41cm
www.instagram.com/artbylizardyu/
Image: SafePlace
Acryliconcanvas
ZhenyiZhengisanillustratorandavisualnarratorbasedinLondon.Shegraduated fromTheRoyalCollegeofArtin2021.Shedrawsfrommemoryandobservationtotell storiesaboutinternalizedandexternalizedexperiencesoftoday.Byusingdrawing, making,andphotographytotellstories,herworkexploreshumanexperiencesin ordinarydays.Magnifyinglifedetailsthatpeoplearesometimesaccustomedtoor beingignored.Asamulti-disciplinarypractitioner,herpracticeincludesIllustration, drawing,comics,self-publication,graphicdesign,andtoydesign.
Image: WindowasConnector
Acrylic,colorpencil,collageonpaper,digitallyfinished 42cmx30cm www.zhenyizheng.com
Zhenyi Zheng
GabyJonna(b.1993)isapainter,performer,andsculptorwhoresearchesandpractices usingbodilyintelligence.Herworkexploreshumantransformation,interiority, plasticity,andtrauma.Gabyisengagedwithabroadunderstandingofbodily boundariesandmodesofhumantransformation.Questionssurroundingwhatmakes ourbodiesmoveandhowwecanexpandourunderstandingofdifferentformsand statesofselfarecentraltoherwork.
250cmx300cmx30cm www.gabyjonna.com
Gaby Jonna
Image: Contained Sculpture
Dunia Barrera
DuniaBarrera-(b.Madrid,1979)isacollageartistlivingandworkinginMunich, Germany.Barreracomesfromaphotographybackground,withherwork exhibitedinasoloexhibitionatPhotoEspañain2002.Nowfocusedoncollage, herworkhasbeenexhibitedattheCarriageBarnArtsCenterinNewCanaan, CT,intheUnitedStatesandatGalleryAnspachinBrussels,amongothers.She hasbeenfeaturedbyContemporaryCollageMagazineandinthepublications ofFragmentedCollective.Inaddition,herworkisinthecollectionsofthe AnthropologyMuseumofMadrid,theSubwaySystemofMadridandthe MuseumCristobalGabarroninValladolid.
Image: AirShow Photograph 16inx20in
www.photofuzz.net
BarboraLexováisthefourthgenerationofwomenfromthefamilywhostudiedat Prague'sAcademyofArts,Architecture,andDesign.Shedecidedtocontinueherfamily legacyanddedicateherlifetoart.Bychoosingthecreativediscipline,shefoundher passioninlife.AlthoughshedecidedtostudyJewellery,Barboratriestoapproacheach taskcomprehensively.Shesetsnolimittothemediaorsizeoftheobjectsandisn't afraidtocrossboundariesofthediscipline.Experiencewiththematerialisanessential partofherwork.Silversmithingtrainingisoccurringinfocusingondetailineverything shedoes.Shehasalwayspreferredtoworkwithherhandsandmodelinrealspace.She haslongbeeninterestedinreconsideringthevalueandaestheticsofeverydayobjects. Hercentralthemeistactilityandhowsurroundingscanaffectus.
Image: Žouželení
pingpongballnecklaces 4cmx4cmx40cm
www.barboralexova.com
Shellyisamixedmediaartist,raisedinSouthAfrica,ofIsraeliorigin,andisnow workingfromherstudioinLondon.ShecompletedaLawdegreeinSouthAfrica andisaself-taughtartistwhoturnedherattentiontopaintingafteracareerin theCityofLondon.Aswithhermulticulturalorigins,herpaintingsexplorea processofmixingunconventionalmaterials.Herworkhasbeenfeaturedin numerouspublicationsandonlineexhibitions.
Image: Imissgazingatthesunsetwithyou Wovengli�er,pigment,glueandautomo�vepaintencrustedcanvas 90cmx90cm www.shellypamensky.com
Shelly Pamensky
Asamulti-disciplinaryartistworkingacrossvariousmediums,CallumWatson'swork exploresthetherapeuticeffectsofmakingandthecreativedevelopmentofthe subconscious.Hisworkthendevelopsnewmeaningsandstrategiestoprovidethe artistandviewerwithinsights.Hisapproachisspontaneousandreactionary,creating workinspiredbyhisinternallandscape.Sufferingfromillnesshasalsoinformedhis work,wherethetherapeuticelementsofmakingprovideahealingelementtomy practice.
Image: Coma
So�pastelonpaper 59cmx84cm
www.instagram.com/10000000skulls/
Callum Watson
Acrylicandgoldfoilonwoodenpanel 14inx11in
www.nafiartstudio.com
Image: Floaters
www.nicciseviervuyk.com
Image: DreamState
Watercolour,coloredpencilandgraphiteonco�onragpaper 21cmx30cm www.instagram.com/s.jane.art/
Image: Therivermeanders
Handembroideryandappliquéonlinen 18inx24in
www.instagram.com/bluerabbithole/
Tushita Singh
GalShaharisanIsraeliphotographerwhograduatedfromthephotography departmentatBezalelacademyofartanddesign.Shehasparticipatedinexhibitionsin Israelandaroundtheworld.Galseesphotographyasameansofcreatingawordless storybycapturingthemomentwiththecameraandtellingsomethinghiddenand mysterious.Shedrawsherinspirationfromliterature.Photographyasliteraturecantell andcaptivatetheviewerwithaplotandmomentsfromlife.Inherphotographs,she keepspreservingacolorfulandcleanaestheticcombinedwithsymmetryinthe composition.Hergoalistocreateabalanceinthephotographythatstillwillbean engagingstoryfortheviewerwhenahiddenmomenthasbeenrevealedtohiseyes.
Analogphotography
170cmx114cm
www.galshahar.com
JohnGatip’spracticeisatransactionbetweenArtandArchitecture,examiningthelayers wherethetwodisciplinescollide.Hisworkpredominantlyexploresformstakenfrom architectureandamalgamatesthemtocreateuniquecompositionsthroughpainting, sculpting,andartinstallations.Havingspenttheearlydaysofhischildhoodinthe Philippinesinformedhisappreciationforartsandcrafts.Narrativesarestrongly intertwinedwiththeconceptualizationandrealizationofhisart.Usingarchitectural forms,hedevelopsnarrativesandenvironmentsthatarefantasticalyetareflectionof thefamiliar.Hisprocessismulti-modal,wherehetestsideasthroughhandanddigital drawings,maquettes,andcontinuousexplorationofmediums.Drivenbyhiswhims,his workisinducedwithemotiveexpressionsofchromaticabstraction.Heisaregistered architectinthestateofVictoriaandiscurrentlyworkingatInarcArchitects.Hehasa MasterofArchitecturedegreefromtheMelbourneSchoolofDesign.
Image: Throne
Oilonplywood
John Gatip
Angelina Kim
Photograph 107cmx61cm @k_anjhelina
Image: Onabreak
KamAiko'sworkisaboutsearchingforidentityinanageoftechnologyand consumption.Theintersectionbetweenwomanhoodandthedigitalworldisa consistentthemethroughoutherworkandistheframeworkthroughwhichshe understandstheeffectsoftechnologyintheeraofmodernfeminism.Throughthis displayofhumanandpowerdevices,thereisanexplorationofmanythemesthat encompassthissymbolicimagery.Engrossingtheworkarelightcirclesrepresentingthe toxicenergythatisconsuminghumanemotion.Aikocomparesittothebluelightthat radiatesfromourdevices.Thisenergyrepresentsthedarkintersectionofhuman behaviorandaccesstotechnology.
LinneaMoodyisaphotographicartistfromKirksville,Missouri,locatedinChattanooga, Tennessee.ShestudiedatTrumanStateUniversityandreceivedherBachelorofFine Artsin2020.Sincehergraduation,shehasshownworkinmanygroupshowsaround thecountryandvirtually.Herworkcentersaroundhermemoriesandlifeexperiences, changingperceptions,andphotographicexperimentation.Sheisinfluencedmainlyby hersurroundingsandeverydaylife,thepotentialofmanipulationthroughoutthe mediumofphotography,andthestudyofpsychology.
AleksandraSzewczuk(Shevczuk),isaSopot-basedartistworkingintheabstract expressionistcolor-fieldpaintingtrend.Bornin1982inGdynia,sheisa2008graduate ofpaintingattheAcademyofFineArtsinGdansk.Oneofthefirstgraduatesin ProfessorJerzyOstrogórski'sstudio.OneofthefinalistsoftheNationalLeon WyczółkowskiPaintingCompetitionattheBydgoszczBWAin2020,the13thTriennale ofSmallPaintingFormsinTorunin2019,andtheIIIPomeranianTriennaleofArtin Sopot.Adistinctivefeatureofherpaintingsisthatsheworksonraw,untreatedcanvas withatechniqueshehasdevelopedforworkingwithacrylicpaints,whichpenetratethe canvastocreateavividlycoloredmatteandrefinedsurface.Duringthecreative process,sheusestheMindfulnessmethod.Sheparticipatesinexhibitionsathomeand abroad.
Image:
StoryabouttheBlue22/2
Acryliconunprimedcanvas 100cmx120cm www.aleksandraszewczuk.com
Aleksandra Szewczuk
Catherine Bruning
ForRaFOO,itwasanaturalsteptoexpandherarchitecturalpracticeandeventually integrateitintofineart:architecturewastoouncertainandrestrictedcomparedtothe freedomoffineart.Herworksrangefromimageswithroughstonewaresurfacesto moreexpressionsofnature,air,clouds,waves,andmountains,uniformlyconfinedto black.
Image: DwellingNearTheOrigin
Fabricandmixedmediaoncanvas 80cmx100cm www.instagram.com/rafooart/
Gabriel Castillo
www.dannydegennarophotography.com
Danny DeGennaro
Image: TheLanguageofLove
Digitalpain�ng 37cmx60cm www.jenny-jiyoung-han.format.com
Jenny JiyoungHan
Image: Discomfort
Digitalcollageandlineart 18inx24in www.hortoniconicdesigns.com
Ryan Horton
JalinkaisaMultidisciplinaryArtistlivinginAmsterdam,the Netherlands,withabackgroundininteriordesign(Cibap,NL 1996),3Ddesign,andsculpture(HKU,NL1998).In2004,she completedherBAinFineArt-IntermediaattheUniversityofthe ArtsUtrecht(NL).
Image: PurgingThyself
Digitalcollage www.Jalinka.com
Jalinka Gressmann
Karini Viranna
KariniVirannaisamultidisciplinaryartist.Arooibostealover.Adisruptor. Shehasbeenaptlydescribedasanactivistandvisualstoryteller,withher mediumvaryingbetweencreativedirecting,producing,andwriting.After leavingSouthAfrica,she'ssinceimaginedstoriesandunceremoniously exposedherfilmreelsinBrazil,Canada,andtheunicornthatisBerlin.Her artistryfocusesonidentity,sexuality,culturaldynamics,mentalhealth,and thosepoignantrelationshipsthatshapeus.Shelovestoincludeinfinite detailsaboutdelectabledesserts,manipulativepetitcats,andtheallureof darkrooms.She'sstillfindingherway.Youmightfindhersubsequent workofarteverywhereandnowhere,orperhapssomewherenearherfirst home,thesea.
Photograph www.msha.ke/kariniviranna
Image: DAHEIM
Alisa Sokolov
AlisaSokolovisaninternationalcontemporaryartistworkinginvarious mediums.InitiallyRussian,since2016,hasbeenbasedinIsrael,andatthe sametimelivesasaglobalnomadcreatingandpresentingartindifferent countriesandcities.ArtworksbyAlisaSokolovhavebeenexhibitedin Russia,Israel,theUnitedKingdom,andtheUSA.BurningManartist.The artistiscurrentlyfocusedonherrecentprojectVaginaThroneandrelated artseries-FamilyPortrait,VaginasofColors,aswellasthenewlycreated VulvaVest.Thisartcelebratesthediversityandbeautyoffemininitywhile protestinggenderoppression.
Image: VulvaVest#2
Mixedmedia 18cmx23cmx3cm www.instagram.com/vaginathroneart
honorablementions:
Image: FrankBoyce WhippingBoy Acrylicandoilonboard 30cmx28cm www.instagram.com/frankboyceart/
Image: GiNStudio RedInstalla�on1 Installa�on 150cmx200cmx150cm www.ginstudio.co
Image: MeganMurphy Haflinger 8mmfilms�ll 10inx8in
www.2022.rca.ac.uk/students/meghan-murphy
Image: KatherineBenne� Descend Brass,resin 8cmx3cmx3cm www.amendedelements.com
Image: SonniCarpenter
TryingToGetFree Photograph 15cmx21cm
www.velvetcphotography.weebly.com
Image: IlanaGoldstein
WARPING
Papercollageoncanvas 11inx11in www.ilana-goldstein.com
Image: EmmaShifren
Mojarra
Acryliconlinen 48inx36in
www.instagram.com/emmashifren.art/
Image: TriciaPayer
SoakuptheSun
Acryliconcanvas 36inx36in www.triciapayer.com
Image: 5jh
OMERTÁ
Acryliconcanvas 120cmx80cmx4cm www.5jh.de
Image: GinaPolyzoi CURVES
CeramicSculpture 19cmx25cm www.ginapolyzoi.com
Image: XuemengZhang Un�tled(R4G2) Inkjetprint 14inx11in www.xuemengzhang.com
Image: BerpierDesign Can’tBlinkMe Acrylicpain�ng 21cmx29cm www.instagram.com/berpierdesign
Image: ElisabethBauer
RitualSpirit
Inkandnailsoncanvas 115cmx230cmx2cm www.elisabethbauer.art
Image: ZoricaPurlija
Collec�vity#8
CompositePhotograph 60cmx90cm www.zoricapurlija.com.au
RoxanneHoffmanisadesigner,researcher,andengineerwhoseworkentanglesdata andlivedexperience.Sheconteststheseparationbetweendigitalpersistenceand culturalritualsofmemory,aging,andlegacybycreatingworksthatcommunicatethe sensoryaspectsofinformation.SheholdsaMasterofDesignandMasterofBusiness AdministrationfromtheInstituteofDesignatIllinoisInstituteofTechnologyanda BachelorofScienceinMechanicalEngineeringfromCalPolySanLuisObispo.
www.roxanne-hoffman.com
Roxanne Hoffman
Image: YannieGu
IntheBathroom
Oiloncanvas 36inx48in www.yanniegu.com
Image: MengqiGao
BeyondI
Photograph 56inx42in www.mengqigao.com
Image: Awavecomescrashinglikeafisttothejaw. Layeredcyanotype 20inx24in
www.peter-bri�on.com
Image: JamesHatfield
PeopleareComplexandSome�mesComplicated
Oiloncanvas 18inx24in
www.zoricapurlija.com.au
Image: JonathanAvinashVictor
CryingEarth
Acryliconcanvas 24inx24in
www.instagram.com/jonathanavinash.art
Image: LeeScratchPerry
Felt�ppensonpaper 30cmx42cm
www.instagram.com/chloes_art_in_bristol/
Image: LissaRosenthal-Yoffe
LadyStardust
Acrylicsheets,stainlesssteel 2inx8inx8in
www.lissarosenthal-yoffe.com
Image: CleoRichez 3
Phototgraph 23cmx15cm
www.instagram.com/bigrockyraccoon
Image: ClaraMar�
Venusasaboy-Drapésurbustedenotreépoque
Acryliconcanvas
78cmx78cmx3cm www.mar�clara.com/artwork
Image: DeborahSaks
WhattheCatSaw Collage 15cmx10cm www.deborahsaks.com
Image: FrancescaVolpe locandin
Collageoncanvas 10cmx5cm
www.instagram.com/argolica_ophrys
Image: EmmaMaddock Coalesce
Inkmarkersonpaper 12inx8in
www.whoisoddball.com
Image: AlexandraBeaumont
DancingwithFriends3
Varioustex�les,acrylicpaint,embroidery, ribbon,glassbeads 86inx120in www.alexandrabeaumont.com
Image: VictoriaKnipe
Suburbia
Acrylic,inksonwoodpanel 20inx16inx197in www.vkoils.com
Image: CarrieFox
SeetheBeauty
Sterlingsilver 2inx2inx2in www.metalsbynature.com
Image: ClareChinnery
InMyLifeILoveYouMore Oilpain�ng 60cmx70cmx5cm www.clarechinnery.com
Image: QuincyRaby
Imposter
Resin,collage,andmixedmediasetin invertedcradledwoodgallery 7inx5inx1in www.quincyraby.com
Image: CathyAStanfield
FridaKahlo
Mixedmediainksandoilsonwoodpanel 51cmx41cm www.catstudio.gallery
www.emgclimited.co.uk
Image: JessicaPatriceBraccio Conversa�onsWithDivinity Digitalart 18inx18inx18in www.kaleido.art/jessicapbraccio
Image: Anne�eAspen HolidayDreams Acrylicsoncanvas 16inx12inx16in www.aspenacrylicarts.com
Image: Chris�naGeoghegan
Everythingweseehidesanotherthing,we alwayswanttoseewhatishiddenbywhat wesee
Digitalpain�ng 59cmx80cm www.aspenacrylicarts.com
Image: GirlSpit
Let’sdothis Paper 6inx4in www.girlspitart.com
Image: MadlenaDomazetDasic MidnightMantra Oiloncanvas 240cmx140cmx2cm www.madlena.rs
Image: JacobHumphrey
Indis�nct
Phototransferandoilpastel 4inx4in www.uniformgoth.com
Image: AndreaMindellCohen LaReina
Acrylic,mixed-mediumoncanvas 45cmx45cm www.andreamindell.com
Image: AlinaKhvan
Hopeforhumanity
Ar�ficialdaisies,metalmesh,acrylicpaint, fishingline,nails,woodenframe,colored cardboard,plexiglass 43cmx43cm www.alinnah.�lda.ws
Image: EmmaSherra�
Genderfluidix
Acryliconstretchedcanvas 39inx39in www.emboldenartandbeauty.com
Image: Chris�naKreitzer SpaceTrash Co�onthreadonco�oncanvasinawood hoop 8inx8inx1in www.chris�nakreitzer.com
Image: Emilykleinfeld IusedtohavesomuchA�tude AcryliconPaper 8inx12in www.instagram.com/club.bdle/
Image: SeanGolriz
GlobalWarming Acryliconcanvas 24inx18in www.seangolriz.com
Image: SimaSchloss
Perhapsghostsaremeanttobeseenand heard
Mixedmediaonpaper 17inx24in www.simaschloss.com
Image: Makeawish!(pressthebu�on)
Acryliconcanvas
Super PopBoy
Image: AyanAziz
Composi�on
Mixedmediaoncanvas 110cmx90cm www.ayanaziz.com
Image: ArthurSangster
RepressSexualEnergy Oiloncanvas 40inx42inx3in www.arthursangster.wordpress.com
Image: JazPalmer Debbie,Terry,Danny,Briteny Watercolor,colorpencil,ink 9inx12in
www.instagram.com/lovejaz.art
Image: ShelinaKhimji Un�tled Watercolor,coffee 50cmx70cm www.shelinakhimji.wixsite.com/sksart
Image: TeresaSelbee-Baker SayItOutloudIt'llBeOkay Oilonwoodpanel 18inx24in www.teresasbaker.com
Image: BethRobinson CinqaSept Acrylicandoilpastelsoncanvas 20inx20inx1in www.bethrart.com
Image: TheFirebirdStreet Mixedmediadrawingonpaper 14cmx11cm
www.suijenneris.com
Image: DanielGreen
SummerDreamsS�ll
Acryliconcanvas 30inx40inx1in www.dangreenpain�ngs.net
Image: BrandonGellis
StreetHausDialog Digitalmedia 30inx12inx1in www.brandongellis.com
Image: GreeshmaChauhan
Demarca�on
Inkonpaper
210cmx297cm www.behance.net/greeshmachauhan
Image: LizDarrell
JoysOfMaintenance
Photoandacryliconcanvas
32inx24inx15in www.lizdarrellart.com
Image: SherryWinata
GAIALOVEBREATHELIFE
Mixedmedia 100cmx150cm www.sherrywinatapain�ng.com
Image: ColombeOliveira Laconnaissance Acryliconcanvas 30cmx40cm @tco.22
Image: Kerisnadroj
Ballerina'sWisdomTooth
Acrylicpainoncanvas 24inx36in
www.jordansirek.com
Image: SaharSaiagh
TheCliff
Charcoalandgraphiteonpaper 21cmx29cm
www.instagram.com/sahario__/
Image: AMJtheAr�st
ISHTAR
Mixedmedia 16inx20in
www.1-adesuwa-jus�ce.pixels.com
Image: RowenaTurner NewWorldofLove Acryliconcanvas 30inx40in www.explorear�staunda.org
www.instagram.com/mello_mikearts420
Image: OluwasolaOlowo-Ake ThePeacock'sBack
Acryliconcanvas 30cmx41cm www.kehindeolowoake.com
Image: JessicaDuan Resilience Acryliconcanvas 11inx14in www.instagram.com/ youronehandedar�s�riend
Image: StefWill UnderMySkin
Photograph,mixedmedia 133cmx99cm www.stefwill.com
Image: Vi�oriaGay WPatch OilonCanvaswiththread 10inx14in www.curlys�tch.com
Image: UrviArtStudio
GlowingHarmony-TexturedArt Acryliconcanvas 90cmx60cm www.urviartstudio.com
Image: NiaSonko
FlowerMedley Digitalportrait 253cmx317cm www.nsonko.wixsite.com/niasonko
Image: AnitaNevar
Bombshell
Acryliconcanvas 130cmx140cm www.anitanevar.com
Image: KatyBishop 4thOFJULY
Alcoholinkandacrylicreversepain�ngon plexiglass 36inx24in1in www.katybishop.art
Image: JessKaya FLOWPurple Tex�lesculpturedonframe 60cmx70cm www.vajola.wixsite.com/flow
Image: XikiLu Un�tled Acryliconcanvas 16inx20in www.xikilu.com
Image: JudanySanchez TourOfMoravilla Acryliconcanvas 24inx72in www.aesthe�cstorm.com
Image: doyouseeme?doyouhearme?later Binarycodetextonofficele�erpaper 100cmx75cmx30cm www.cyandanjou.com
