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.
Sharmaine Thérèsa Pretorius is a high-end, South African artist who has been living in the Sultanate of Oman for the past ten years. She is a process artist. Sharmaine reates blueprint, mixed media drawings of her dreams. Then her work gets photographed, and she uses kaleidoscopic computer software to produce digital art copies of the original work.
Mariaceleste Arena is a Sicilian drawer and painter who works with both traditional and digital techniques. She created several urban regeneration works, collaborations with non-profit associations, published in various magazines and catalogs, exhibited in various art venues. For her, art must always be innovative: it is, in fact, a mental process, and therefore it is always in constant transformation.
