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.
Shihui Li is an emerging artist and designer originally from Changsha, China. Her artistic practice is driven by an insatiable curiosity and a desire to explore unconventional materials and media. She is fascinated by the hidden narratives within objects and the stories they reveal in new contexts. This curiosity leads her to experiment with food designs, sound art, subcultures, and street art.
Melaney Wardell is an American photographer. Her concentration is documentary photography. She challenges the idea of beauty by focusing on the decay and destruction around her. Her photography focuses on capturing beauty in unexpected places. Her goal is to convince her viewers to appreciate the mess of life and see the beauty in the destruction.
Nelly grew up in the south of France in a family of artisans who recognized her love for art, particularly painting, at an early age. After studying graphic design, she began a career as an illustrator and designer in various countries: Spain, the USA, Canada, Bolivia, Luxembourg, the Netherlands. In 2023, she decided to reconnect with her first love, fine arts, through which she expresses her vibrant personality.
Anna Ugolkova’s research interests include poetry and memory in art, object-oriented ontology studies in visual art and performance, performative objects, installation studies, and trauma in art. Anna's installations consist of a variety of elements, from paintings and sculptures - found and reworked by her or created from scratch - to photographs and video art.
Chris Watts, a New York-based artist, delves into the language of the spiritual; exploring the power of and the relationship we have with the unseen. Driven by a desire to enhance our connection to the mystical, Chris's work invites viewers on a mystical journey, beyond the spoken word, into the realm of the unseen, using creation and intuition as a vehicle to experience total consciousness.
Xinan Yang is a Chinese artist based in London. Through her evocative creations, Xinan Yang invites viewers into a contemplative dialogue on identity, belonging, and the essence of home in our increasingly globalized world. Yang's art, characterized by its depth and introspection, continues to captivate and resonate with audiences internationally.
Shuohui Zeng is a graphic designer and typeface designer based in New York. He specializes in lettering, typography, and typeface design, and provides creative direction, branding, and visual identities to international clients. Each of his projects is a problem-solving process; he is passionate about addressing visual challenges, as he believes that each problem is an opportunity to uncover a fascinating solution.
Mingyue Qu is a forward-thinking product designer renowned for her innovative approach to integrating technology with user-centric design to create immersive digital experiences. With a foundation in tangible product design, Mingyue transitioned to digital platforms, where she excels in blending sensory technology with interactive elements. Her work focuses on enhancing user engagement through personalized and adaptive content.
Julissa Norman is an American artist from New York. She delves into the realms of asset creation, motion design, and VFX with a fervent focus. Her creative journey is fueled by her passion for utilizing data as a means to narrate compelling stories, transcending various domains, including mental health, abstract environments, and technology. She embarks on a quest to breathe life into immersive graphic illustrations that vividly animate her narratives.
Born in Dalian, China, Yuxiao Mu is an interdisciplinary artist and educator based in Boston, MA. Mu’s practice is driven by conceptual ideas surrounding memory, emotion, and storytelling; her work ranges from analog and digital photography and video to printmaking and painting. Her work has been exhibited internationally and nationally in Rome, Boston, and Minneapolis.
Khaila Batts is a multidisciplinary artist rooted in her Black American identity, navigating the intricate intersections of memory, identity, and societal narratives. With a dynamic approach to storytelling through color, emotion, and technology, Khaila Batts continues to provoke dialogues and challenge preconceptions in the contemporary art landscape.
Ning Chang is a jewellery artist based in Birmingham with a background in graphic design and illustration. In her work, symbolism deeply compels her, drawing inspiration from personal experiences and social issues to forge a profound connection with the audience. Specialising in designing exquisite jewellery, they employ enamelling and cloisonné techniques to create intricate illustrations.
Claudia Melo is an Argentinian artist based in Buenos Aires. She uses influences from the past mythology, oracles, neo-shamanisms and spiritual searches to create scenes that refer to the symbolic world. Her work as a 2D and 3D artist, AI artist, animator, collage artist, and multidisciplinary visual artist showcases a fusion of traditional themes with a contemporary flair.
Nicole Tran is an artist who uses photography and filmmaking to build her signature bold visuals. Her background in fine art is imbued into her photography, evident in her use of color theory and matte textures. Nicole builds a visual universe for the viewer to step into, developing character identities that are translated through styling and posing. She incorporates elements of storytelling to represent not only her own ideas but the ideas of others.
Dominik Szymański’s work revolves around feelings. With his approach to making the viewer aware of his feelings and to show them something that they haven't been aware of, Dominik comes to create art that evokes emotions – Nostalgia being the most important. Dominik uses the imperfections and the lack of one specific technique to give the art a meaning, to make it feel more human.
Rita Gaspar is a Portuguese self-taught embroidery artist based in Porto, Portugal. Rita aims to challenge the perception that embroidery is a simple craft reserved for grandmothers. Her artwork reflects a deep passion for portraiture and an enthusiasm for exploring the vast array of colors available to her. Rita dives into the exploration of harmonizing colors, fabrics, and human faces in unique and captivating ways.
Hanzhi Zhong (b. 1999) is a Chinese artist currently based in London. Hanzhi's artistic practice encompasses painting, printmaking, animation, and sculpture. Her work is deeply influenced by the impermanence of life and its profound connection to nature. Through her art, she delves into themes of life, death, and the complex array of human emotions entangled within.
Daniel Shane Sewell (b. 1978) is a visual artist who lives and works in Pattaya, Thailand. He collaborates with his son, Tristan Athit Sewell (b. 2013), on a wide range of creative projects. Daniel Shane Sewell is a visual artist who, alongside highly original video and sound work, produces lecture content dedicated to traditional techniques and methods from history.
