Stephan Joseph Ravare Jr. transcends the title of mere artist. His work embodies the role of a storyteller, channelling ideas, confronting and breaking barriers, and honouring his Louisiana Creole heritage through his art. Viewing art as a catalyst for transformation and acceptance, Stephan uses culture and differences to not only cope with mental health but to inspire solace and creativity.
Roxana Casillas is a sculptor, born in Mexico City in 1964. Her work aims to celebrate the enigmatic aspects of femininity, delving into her own psyche as both the creator and the subject while offering viewers profound insights into the complexities of existence and the journey of self-discovery. Working primarily with contemporary sculpture, Roxana finds joy in the tangible and transformative nature of this medium.
M.J. Hinson is a visual artist and professor. Her latest series, Impassioned Emotions, brings color and movement to our positive and negative feelings, allowing the viewer the freedom to have their own emotional response to each piece. Renowned for large-scale murals and acclaimed studio work, she has garnered prestigious honors.
Jemima Charrett-Dykes is an artist whose output is primarily autobiographical, drawing from experiences in childhood and the aftermaths of psychosis as a result of Complex Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Using art-making as a therapeutic outlet, Jemima's work often references her past and the traumas linked to her body both physically and mentally.
Haley King, also known by their artist name GRVNGE LESTAT, is a Chicago-based LGBTQ+ mixed media artist who primarily uses illustrative methods to construct their body of work. They combine that with digitally manipulating their own photography to achieve an effort to create their artistic world, which houses themes of hauntingly provoking atmospheres.
As an artist and designer at the dynamic intersection of art and sustainability, Shuyi Qi's work is deeply committed to unraveling the intricate relationship between human existence and ecological preservation. In her practice, she employs a fusion of visual art and design to construct narratives that provoke thought and foster a heightened awareness of sustainability.
Roberto Valdez, aka Xango, has an incurable habit. It is to adorn any blank canvas as he sees fit. To beautify or mystify. He paints to express vision, to please and engage the senses. His affair with art began at an early age as a means to escape confined conditions that tethered others. The exploration with the power of the pencil sparked his endless imagination.
Stephen Von Mason strives to make art that creates a response and evokes a desperately needed challenge. His stylized work revolves around showcasing excellence and promoting cultural healing. His imagery has intense color and a sense of emergency indicative of what is needed for rebuilding a cultural lobotomy.
Yuan Fang is a female artist born in China in 1985. Her works accommodate free interpretations and associations by viewers, either in a skilled combination of numerous conflicts or in adjustable light and shadow, rich in texture and natural interest. Moreover, she believes that an artist should continuously explore and create what is unknown, which is essentially similar to being an explorer.
Svetlana Klaise (b. 1978) is a self-taught painter based in Latvia. She experiments with various styles, including abstraction, landscapes, portraits, and genre scenes, to capture her emotional impressions of beauty in the world. Much of Klaise’s work draws from personal memories and contemplations about childhood, family, and nature. She employs thoughtful composition and color contrasts to express meaning rather than pursue photorealism.
Brunot T. Nseke was born in Douala-Cameroon in 1983 and started painting while studying philosophy in 2003. Intrications are the product of an investigation into the aesthetical and spiritual aspects of ancient symbols and scriptures. They are shapes that coalesce in a lively and harmonious structure, like sounds in a symphony.
Born in Sacramento, CA, MJ Pope is an American multimedia artist currently based in Boise, ID, studying at Boise State University to get her BFA in time-based art. She enjoys creating visuals for musical compositions, or filming performances with the intention of creating a video work out of it. Through art, she wants to explore my identity as a queer woman.
Pato Reichler is an Argentinian artist. Over the past six years, she has dedicated herself to painting her own interpretation of the classic stories (Little Red Riding Hood, Butterfly Lovers, Puss in Boots, Pinocchio, and Alicia, among others). Her goal is to get through them to the most childish part that we all have inside, and at the same time, mobilize the viewer with the psychological side of her works.
Born and raised in Brazil, Arthur Dantes is a fine artist with a passion for surreal landscapes. Arthur’s passion for art eventually led him to study in England, where he currently lives and works. work tends to explore the themes of loneliness and liminality. The viewer is led to explore surreal dreamscapes, where emptiness plays an important role. Strange characters often inhabit these dreamscapes, dipping into Arthur’s passion for storytelling.
Working predominantly with oil painting, clay, and photography, artist and social justice advocate Anrike Piel (b. 1993), with womanhood in focus, contributes her perspective on the enduring impact of intergenerational trauma on individuals and society, the plight of refugees, and societal reflections. Her work aims to catalyse change, challenge perceptions, and advocate for a more empathetic world.
Nipun Manda is a multidisciplinary US artist of Indian descent. Art has always been an important part of his life. His paintings incorporate globalization with their own multi-ethnic heritage, believing that paintings convey his rich experience. For Nipun, Art is a universal language that enhances the awareness, as well as the understanding of other cultures.
Yubin Lee is an illustrator and designer based in NYC. She loves immersing herself in the world of storytelling and finds joy in creating narratives that are whimsical, wondrous, dramatic, and eerie. The thrill for her comes from crafting a world filled with characters she loves and environments she adores. Her passion is deeply rooted in films, baroque, and rococo art.
Savina Ražnatović is a visual artist from Montenegro, currently residing and working in Florence, Italy. Her artistic practice covers various mediums, adapting to intriguing themes that spark the imagination. Currently, she focuses on collage and digital art, exploring the interplay between analogue and digital manipulation. This fluidity strengthens her work's essence, forming her artistic signature.
Shyam Sreevalsan, who creates art under the name ArtistX, is a visual artist who brings a measured approach to the digital medium, allowing the essence of traditional art to inform his contemporary practice. His approach often involves creating alternating layers of human and machine-generated artistic expression and includes a melding of visual imagery with text, algorithms, audio, video, and mixed media.
Daniel Kanow is a distinguished visual and kinetic artist, currently residing and practicing in Telluride. Kanow seamlessly combines various media, including acrylics, oils, canvas, wood, plexiglass, and unconventional tools, to produce works that captivate the observer with their dynamic and contemplative essence.
Noelle Kalom grew up in the dynamic high desert of Taos, New Mexico, surrounded by a community of artists. Some of the ideas that inform her paintings come from early experiences at Taos Pueblo, where she witnessed and began a lifelong appreciation for the power of fire, mystery, ritual, and ceremony. Her abstract paintings embody the intensity and topography of the American Southwestern landscape.
