101

contemporary
artists
and more...

VOLUME 3 | COLLECT ART | 2023 | GEORGIA

 INTRODUCTION
The concept of Collect Art emerged in late December 2019,
aiming to provide support to both Georgian and international
artists amidst the pandemic. However, as our experience grew
over the years and current processes evolved, we found
ourselves exploring diverse avenues within Collect Art,
expanding its scope and purpose.

Every day, we are granted the ability to envision things visually

– much like how art takes shape. Choices are made in its
presentation, resulting in a wide array of activities that give
rise to visual, ordinary, and performative artworks. These
creations serve as a testament to the imaginative and technical
prowess of artists. They hold the power to evoke admiration for
their beauty, stir emotions, convey ideas, or even embrace
primitivism.

The book series titled ‘101 Contemporary Artists and More...’

embodies an aesthetic portrayal of the essence that modern art
offers to its audience. It signifies the convergence of
contemporary art and literature, illustrating their symbiotic
relationship. Through this series, our intention is to introduce
readers and viewers to the architects of today's history –
artists to trailblaze and writers to delve into. We aspire to
engage with the unusual and the unexpected, eliciting
responses that evoke emotions, sometimes even vulnerability,
all while retaining an air of authenticity.

The fundamental goal of Collect Art is to establish a

connection between Georgian and international cultural
phenomena and artists. It seeks to provide others with the
opportunity to perceive the world from a fresh perspective,
fostering a deeper appreciation for the realm of culture. In
doing so, we strive to render art even more accessible to those
who harbor a keen interest in the cultural domain.
101 CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS:

Nata Buachidze 06 Walter Lee Allen III 43

Tamriko Melikishvili 08 Cesar Ceballos 44
Saadeh George 10 Jing Qiu 45
Izzie Trew 11 George Chaushba 46
Juliette McCullough 12 Keisuke Takeda 47
Lana Whiskeyjack 13 Joshua Obada-Norwood 48
Yujie Li 14 Tiziana Rasile 50
Laura Léna Bogyay 15 Fiona Gray 52
Alana Palomo 16 Irakli Keidia 54
Andrea Shearing 17 Savina Ražnatović 55
Debanjaly Sen 18 Natalie Toplass 56
Maka Gotsiridze 20 Dom Holmes 58
Yunchu Green Chang 21 Elliot Birt 60
Jemima Charrett 22 Philip Vaughan-Williams 61
Se Fenger 24 Nico Pearleyes 62
Levan Samnashvili 26 Yunxuan Shi 64
Lee Ellis 28 Jonathan Smith 65
Sebastien Theraulaz 30 Sue Sheard 66
Joanne Pudney 32 Jennifer Friedman 67
Obada Alomari 33 Ieuan Holt 68
Elizabeth Hindle 32 Jillian Adel 70
Dionne Hood 36 Something Like Art Maybe 71
Larry Graeber 38 Gillian Mather 72
Gabrielė Kuizinaitė 40 Brut Carniollus 73
Paul Butterworth 42 Jennifer Reynolds 74
Lisa Lemke 75 Lewis 106
William Josephs-Radford 76 Sana Burney 107
Yazdan Shiri 77 Craig Scoffone 108
Rytis Gervickas 78 Shavit Vos 109
Adi Lotcu 79 Jonathan Stright 110
Vakho Khetaguri 80 Lloyd Spencer 112
Jay Goldberg 82 Danis Abazi 113
Alice Lenkiewicz 84 Jasmine Merry Blackmoore 114
Lea Hope Bonzer 85 Gjert Rognli 115
Tomi Borza 86 Chenglin Xue 116
Alexandra Buxbaum 87 Luciano Caggianello 118
Arefeh Nosrati 88 John Laurence 120
Dato Koridze 90 Jazz Prisciandaro-Wood 122
Mohammad Reza Masoumi 92 Vivienne Jagger 124
Nasim Asadi 93 Alison Vincent 125
Guilherme Bergamini 94 Indianna Solnick 126
Gabrielle Shamon 95 Andri Iona 127
Lăcră Grozăvescu 96 Nanxi Jin 128
Filipe Bianchi 97 Zaur Gamkrelidze 130
Seren May Willicombe 98 Salome Kobulashvili 132
Lewis andrews 100 Ilia Ramishvili 134
Abigail Victoria 101 Feifan Hu 135
Tamar Khelashvili 102 Jakey Kelsey 136
Levan Kherkheulidze 103 Wolfgang Woerner 137
Zahra Farsi 104 Savako 138
Dana Moody 105
AND MORE...:

Erika Loch 142

Frances-Ann Norton 144
Alla Kudzieva 146
Karen Strong 152
Nick Tobier 184
Jes Chatwin 188
 Nata Buachidze

Nata Buachidze is an artist from Tbilisi, Georgia, born on 14.10.1967. She grew up
in a family of artists and architects, so being an artist is natural for her. In 1990,
she graduated from Tbilisi State Academy of Arts (Graphic Design department),
Tbilisi, Georgia. In 1990-1991 Nata did a training course in Gray’s School of Art
(Painting and photography course), Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
Nata was working as a graphic designer from 1985, first as a freelance designer,
then in 1991, in a design company ‘McElroy coats, Edinburg, Scotland, UK, and
from 1992 to 1996 in an Architectural & Design company, ‘Racurs’, Tbilisi,
Georgia - she was painting and taking part in local and international exhibitions
at the same time. From 1993, she mainly devoted herself to painting, with
occasional design commissions.
From 1999-present, Nata established an art school in Tbilisi and had a long
pause in her own artistic life as she was mainly involved in the life of the studio
and organizing grand exhibitions connected with her art studio.
Since 2017, she’s intensively working as an artist again, making Solo exhibitions
and participating in group exhibitions, biennales, and Art Fairs. Her artworks
are in private collections worldwide.

06 Looks like Tamuna - Oil on canvas, 60x60cm, 2023

Tamriko Melikishvili

She was born in 1967, in a house brimming with paper, paints, plaster, and
plasticine clay. Within those walls, images took shape before her eyes, evolving
day by day into vibrant creations that sprang to life. Her father, a sculptor,
possessed his own unique world of artistry, an individuality that resonated
strongly with her and her brother.

Perhaps it was this environment that kindled her profound fascination with the
malleability of forms, the richness of their hues, and the interplay of air and
space that enveloped them, infusing every stroke with vitality.

Within the embrace of ordinary existence, there existed a deep-seated joy—

being granted the privilege of inhabiting an additional life, of plunging into it
headlong, and dedicating every precious minute to exploration and revelation.

Unsurprisingly, the paramount significance lay in the process itself—a journey

akin to riding the crest of a wave in a vast ocean, encountering both the
anticipated and the unforeseen, with the power to decide when to step ashore
residing solely within her hands. As she settled into the role of observer, she
comprehended the convergence of two parallel lives, interwoven and amassed
within a single realm. This phenomenon emerged only through sincerity—
painting, after all, was devoid of falsehood.

08 Alone - Oil on oil paper,29x27.5, 2021

Saadeh George

10 Dancers - tempera on paper, 60x80cm, 2016

Izzie Trew

Izzie Trew is an independent visual artist based in London, exploring various

artistic forms such as painting, drawing, print, digital art, and video. Her artistic
approach is dynamic and ever-evolving, driven by a passion to retain the
essence of the creative process in all the mediums she works with. She is
constantly experimenting with different techniques and media, allowing her
work to be a reflection of the interplay between memory and artistic
expression. As she continues to push the boundaries of her practice, she
remains an artist who seeks to evoke thought and emotion through her work.

11 Your Kids At The Front - Oil on wood, 61x122cm, 2022

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Juliette McCullough
Man Moving - Oil on canvas, 47''x36'', 2018
Lana Whiskeyjack

13 Mothers - Acrylic on canvas, 8''x10'', 2023

Yujie Li

Paunch my face

Oil on canvas,
42x32cm, 2022

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Laura Léna Bogyay
Self-Portrait with the wild deer - Oil on loose canvas, 91x61cm, 2023
Alana Palomo

16 Most needed escape - Oil on canvas, 20''x24'', 2023

Andrea Shearing

Nicola

Conte pencil on paper,

21x12cm

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 Debanjaly Sen

''My artistic work delves into a multitude of female experiences, exploring themes such as
memory, perception, emotion, desire, and thought. Women often serve as the
protagonists in my pieces. Through the figure, I examine personal narratives and
memories intertwined with contemporary dilemmas. My work critically analyzes gender
stereotypes, challenges the male gaze, and confronts the issue of violence against
women. I strive to spin a compelling tale that engages the viewer on a personal level.
In my current artistic practice, I utilize ink, watercolor, acrylic, gesso, and pigments. These
materials come alive on paper, unstretched canvas, and board, as I manipulate them to
create a surface that interacts harmoniously with my chosen medium. Texture and mark-
making play pivotal roles in my creative process, allowing me to imbue my work with
depth and visual interest. Throughout my artistic journey, premeditation serves as an
ever-present companion, opening countless doors within my mind. With a playful
mindset, I visualize my work intertwining with a plethora of creative activities, resulting
in unique and captivating compositions.''

An Indian native, Debanjaly Sen earned her B.F.A in studio art, Painting from The Indian College
of Art and Draftsmanship (Rabindra Bharati University), and an M.F.A in painting from Sister
Nivedita University. Her paintings have been exhibited nationally in juried and group shows.
Debanjaly is mainly a painter, besides that she explores a variety of mediums. Being an explorer
of art, she chooses the medium according to the demands of the context and the perspective.

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19 If you know you know - Ink and watercolor on paper, 9''x11'' (each)
Maka Gotsiridze

20 My dead body - Lithography, 60x100cm, 1996

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Yunchu Green Chang
Girl7 - Ink on paper, 59x42cm, 2023
 Jemima Charrett

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. She operates across
multiple mediums, ranging from photography to painting to ceramics, all of which are
thematically linked through visions of childhood, the female body, and exploration of "The Self"
and psyche as the main subject.

"Womb" is a collection of paintings made using acrylic on canvas, with the body as the
paintbrush. By intimately interacting with the paints with certain body parts, I aim to
express the worries and traumas relating to growing up as a woman. The idea of "Womb"
was born when I started the process of a long diagnosis concerning my ovaries and
womb, by way of illustrating the apprehension that comes from being unsure of what is
going on inside of my own body and the worry that comes with problems with
reproductive organs.''

22 Womb 1 - Acrylic on canvas, 22''x18'', 2022

 Se Fenger

Se Fenger comes from Shanghai, China. Shanghai is a trendy, fashionable, romantic, and proud
city, all of which are presented in her paintings.
Her biggest influences are a famous poet and playwright named Nara Hanchuan enlightened
her artistic talent and praised her as the first person to paint in 5000 years. It gave her great
confidence and encouragement.
Art has changed her. She incorporated once aloof, arrogant, reckless, and unrestrained
temperament into the painting, leaving behind a warm, calm, and peaceful face of the world for
her. She works normally during the day, and she does international business. In the morning, at
night, during holidays, she studies art. Art has no impact on her normal life, but it is just one of
her pleasures, just like reading, singing, listening to music, and watching movies.

24 1152 - Mixed media on paper, 68x68cm, 2023

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 Levan Samnashvili

Levan is an artist, based in Georgia. He started painting from his deep childhood ages. Works in
different mediums, but lately, mostly in acrylic. In recent years has been drawing in a digital too.
The painting processes are also different, In his paintings sometimes you can see the expression
of his personal emotions, and not only, sometimes describes the injustices surrounding the
environment

26 Let me fuck you - Mixed media on canvas, 60x60cm, 2021

 Lee Ellis

Lee Ellis is an American contemporary artist currently based in the south of France. Started
working primarily as a chalk muralist creating large-scale works for outdoor festivals and
museums. Ellis transitioned to create a less public art practice around 2020 where he found
himself drawn to smaller works. After being forced inside during Quarantine Ellis started creating
a series of works where he put hundreds of Post-it notes with individual drawings onto a canvas.
He has participated in multiple group shows with Curators from New York to Chongqing, China.
Who are we without others? As individuals we can only accomplish so much, there comes a
point when we understand the importance of community. An excellent example comes from
the global pandemic, where the world understood how much better we are together. Why does
it take a tremendous tragedy for us to realize the significance of the collective? Within his work,
Lee Ellis attempts to reinforce this ethos by giving the audience a glimpse at the overwhelming
power we have together.

28 Most Black Kings Create A Legacy - Post-it notes on canvas, 96x70cm, 2021
 Sebastien Theraulaz

After completing a degree in industrial design at the ArtCenter College of Design (Los Angeles,
1997), Théraulaz moved to Montreal and founded a graphic design studio. Over the next fifteen
years, with this studio as his base, he worked as creative director on a host of projects for Quebec
stakeholders in the arts. His visual creations were recognized with prestigious awards such as the
prize for best Quebec and Canadian music video in 2003, and the Grafika grand prize for his
Subroyal typography in 2006.
After returning to Switzerland in 2010, he devoted himself entirely to his artistic work and taught
art classes in cantonal schools in French-speaking areas near Lausanne. His approach as an artist
is to reflect on the paradoxes of contemporary society through experimental processes in collage,
photography and engraving. Curious by nature, he explores different forms of artistic language,
but with the constant aim of initiating a sensitive dialogue with the audience.

30 Kalpa - paper, acrylic, resin, 50x50cm, 2019

Joanne Pudney

32 Automated Blooms - Acrylic & ink on paper, 30x40cm, 2021

Obada Alomari

Obada Alomari moved from the medical field into art in 2013 and opened ZAKKA Gallery in
Jordan in 2016. He began by making decorative and customized art, upcycling, and trading with
antiques and collectibles. In his work, Obada is exploring many notions like life, deaths,
apocalypse, human relations & the philosophy of nature. He is also interested in the critical
nature of the artwork, especially in relation to social norms and behaviors. Obada's practice is
mainly based on experimentation through merging different materials like sand, canvas, wood,
paintings, objects, and installations.

33 It's Ok to be sad - Acrylic on canvas, 210x440cm, 2023

 Elizabeth Hindle

Elizabeth Hindle is an Interdisciplinary Fine Artist living and working in the UK. Elizabeth is a Fine
Artist, Artist Educator, and one-half of the collaborative duo Ridge & Scrase.
Elizabeth graduated with a Fine Arts degree in 2012 and has regularly exhibited in both the UK
and internationally since then. Elizabeth is primarily a painter, although her practice has spanned
multiple disciplines through the years and continues to challenge genres. Elizabeth describes
herself as an abstract expressionist and relies heavily on emotion and the concept of her inner
self to influence her work.
Elizabeth's most recent paintings are dynamic abstract works focusing on the use of bold color
and geometric shapes juxtaposed with texture and expressive charcoal overlays. The use of
compressed charcoal is heavily featured in her work, influenced by her early studies of abstract
drawing and expressionist mark-making. Elizabeth is a disabled, neurodivergent artist who
identifies as queer and non-binary, which she reflects upon and uses as a positive drive within her
work.

34 Fear is the Glare of Light - Acrylic and compressed charcoal on canvas, diameter 40cm, 2022
 Dionne Hood

Dionne lives on the edge of the moors in a village just outside Bradford. Dionne originally trained
as a ceramicist at Loughborough College of Art and Design and pursued ceramic sculpture for a
number of years after graduation. In the early 2000s due to a number of life changes, including
redundancy from teaching ceramics in college and the birth of her son, Dionne gave up ceramics
and started making mixed media works. She puts food on the table by working as a
Development Librarian which means bringing literature, culture, and creativity to the people of
Bradford.
Dionne's work is currently a combination of paintings and mixed media relief pieces that
combine embroidery, paper clay, precious metal clay, paper, watercolor, ink, and found objects.
Each piece is accompanied by a poem as a response to the physical work.
Dionne pursues experimentation with these varying objects, movements, textures, techniques,
lines, writings, and temperatures to present information and expressions, to convey a patchwork
of passing revelations; a sequence of unconnected or connected answers which may or may not
offer the possibility of a coherent ‘story’ and is always looking to go somewhere unexpected.

36 The Great Escape - Mixed media with acrylic paint, embroidery & found objects, 50x50cm, 2022
 Larry Graeber

''After many years of practice, I trust a degree of skill and understanding are inherent in
me, conveyed and perceived in my paintings, sculpture, and works on paper.
Intrigued with approximations and the experience of convergences I find myself at the
mercy of my medium, my thoughts, and the time at hand. Unfinished work can be
revisited and new work can be started. In a given day I may only add to my debris but the
engagement has potential and often emerges to fulfill my hope of an intuitive, subjective,
coherent product.''

Larry Graeber studios in San Antonio and Marfa Texas. He has studied painting, sculpture,
printmaking, jewelry, and film making. Today his focus is on painting, sculpture, and works on
paper.
Exhibiting began in 1971 with participation in the Texas Painting and Sculpture Exhibition, Dallas
Museum of Fine Arts. The first major one-person exhibition was in 1974, Works From a Small
Duplex, curated by director John Leeper at the McNay Art Museum, San Antonio Texas.
Published in several regional books, Texas Abstract, Modern/ Contemporary, Art at Our Doorstep,
exhibiting regionally, most recent museum exhibit Formal Proof, Blue Star Contemporary 2019

38 Lamb - Oil on canvas, 60x60cm, 2022

 Gabrielė Kuizinaitė

International visual artist Gabrielė Kuizinaitė lives and creates in Kaunas, Lithuania. In 2003 years
she finished Vytautas Magnus University, Institute of Arts, and obtain an art criticism specialty.
Since then she started to be interested in visual arts and photography field. Since then she
started to write about photography exhibitions and curating visual arts exhibitions. 2005-2007
years she studied at Vilnius Academy of Arts, at UNESCO cathedra, and obtained a master's
degree in the cultural management field. Since 2008 years she is a member of the Lithuanian
photographers union, also she is a member of foreign arts associations and galleries. She
organized more than 200 exhibitions and wrote more than 200 articles. Since 2019 years she
started to create pictures and take participate in her personal and collective exhibitions. She
organized 4 personal exhibitions and take participated in 85 international collective exhibitions in
the art field in Europe countries.

40 Forest maps - Print on canvas, 80x80cm, 2023

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Paul Butterworth
No. 17 - Oil on canvas, 76x61cm., 2022
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Walter Lee Allen III
She Will Wait for You There - Acrylic on canvas, 30x40cm, 2020
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Cesar Ceballos
Termi di Stigliano Shrubs - Watercolor on paper, 2022
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Jing Qiu
The Isolated City - Acrylic on canvas, 40x50cm, 2021
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George Chaushba
#3 - Acrylic on Paper, 90x70cm, 2021
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Keisuke Takeda
Beyond Dimensions (inspired bya dancer Megan Castro) - Acrylic on cotton, 135x90cm, 2021
 Joshua Obara-Norwood

Joshua Norwood is a new and emerging artist who is also a freelance curator and director at the
Meta Space Gallery. They were born in Ichinoseki, Japan ( 一関、岩手、日本 ) to a Japanese mother
and a British father. They often use their dual nationality in their work as they concentrate on
their identity and now their questioning outlook on their gender identity.
Body image is a large topic in their work as they believe that shame must go away and there
needs to be harmony and acceptance in our bodies as we are all humans. Every work either tries
to create a duality of peace in it while questioning existence itself. Their art strives to be different
and spontaneous with experiments with different styles becoming their own style. They believe
that the human mind must be deconstructed and reimplanted onto the canvas and the deep
conscious must be imprinted whenever and wherever possible onto any medium. Their work
and path are to create more artistic awareness and understanding to help bring their thoughts
and ideas through their art to the world.
Their practice also incorporates environmentally friendly messages, materials, and recycled and
scrap items to show their idea of having a sustainable practice.

48 Otherside - Oil on canvas, 30x30cm, 2023

 Tiziana Rasile

Tiziana Rasile was born in Rome where she lives and works. She completed the course of studies
at the Academy of Fine Arts, specializing in Painting. She obtained a Diploma in "Technical
Builder in Merchandising Museum" and for a year she dedicated herself to the study of
Restoration of Ancient Paintings. She immediately developed a propensity for abstract art and
engraving, always maintaining a strong relationship with the classical technique of nuance and
oil veiling. Over the course of her career she has participated in numerous events and won
several international awards. Her research explores light, through over-positions suffused with
chromatic textures and is focused on the possibility of creating a dialogue between scientific and
philosophical realities, spiritual and artistic insights. Her journey begins with the "FADES"
Collection, where the form is dematerialized in color, to other collections such as "LACONIC TIME"
and "VIBRATIONS": the light that vibrates in the space of the picture and modulates time. From
2018 to 2019 she adhered to the constitution of the "New Roman Spatialism", presented at the
Merulana Museum in Rome. In March 2021 she received the "Opera Prize" for career
achievements during the last five years by the U. I. L. (National Union of Artists-Writers). The artist
writes film reviews for the Teatro Contemporaneo e Cinema magazine, a column “Art
Dimensions" for the Foressego Art International Organization and collaborates with several
galleries, writing articles and catalogs for them. She is represented by Laura I. Contemporary Art
Gallery in London.

50 Plots into light - Oil on canvas, 50x50cm, 2021

 Fiona Gray

''A range of botanical & landscape images combines photography with painting, drawing,
Gold leaf & digital manipulation to create unique artworks. Many feature silhouettes,
when plants, flowers, trees & buildings are viewed in this way, the distraction of full color
is removed, allowing an almost hidden beauty to be revealed. Trees look so fragile in their
winter skeletal state, delicate lace patterns are created with tangled stems.
The changing light of the landscape never fails to inspire me with its vast pallet of colors.
Trying to capture that perfect moment in time before it changes & fades away.''

Having achieved a Degree in 'Combined Studies in Crafts' from Crewe and Alsager College, Fiona
embarked on her creative journey. Initially, she delved into crafting wooden boxes, cabinets, and
clocks.
Between 2000 and 2017, Fiona transitioned to larger-scale endeavors, focusing on designing
impactful public art projects. Her creations spanned sculptures, gates, signage, seating, and
clocks. Taking on the roles of both designer and project manager, she collaborated with external
fabricators to bring her visions to life.
From 2004 to 2023, Fiona amassed over two decades of experience leading diverse art and craft
workshops catering to individuals of all ages and skill levels, ranging from children to adults.
Currently, her artistic endeavors are centered around botanical and tree prints crafted through
intricate layering techniques. Additionally, Fiona offers a collection of plaster-cast flower plaques,
showcasing her artistic versatility.

52 Lindisfarne Pilgrimage 1 - 312g smooth fine art archival paper, archival inks, imitation Gold leaf, 30x30cm, 2023
Irakli Keidia
Bridges - Ink and gouache on the craft paper, 80x95cm, 2022

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Savina Ražnatović

55 You me us - Ink on paper, 2023

 Natalie Toplass

Natalie started painting professionally shortly after moving to Shropshire in 2003, following her
completion of a Fine Arts Degree and a post-grad in Stage and Set design.
Natalie often works from photographs translated onto a large-scale canvas. The focus is then
increased to enable the viewer to be surrounded and drawn into what becomes a detailed
perception of color, form, movement, and texture.
The subjects themselves are just the starting point to study these elements; the effects of
sunlight and shadows are also having an increasing effect on my work; the subtlety of colors
captures a unique moment. Each subject is so different, offering delicacy and detail but at the
same time strength and vitality. It’s these differences that fascinate Natalie and she tries to
capture that essence in her work. She wants the viewer to have an experience that is beyond that
of the image itself; therefore, the scale of her work is important. By enlarging the scale, the nature
of the subject is intensified and enables the viewer to become surrounded by the beauty of the
subject.
The focus of the painting is intensely studied to identify the motivation for the study. Her
interests range from capturing the delicacy of a petal or feather while also showing the strength
within the subject; this is then emphasized by the plain background where a minimum
distraction is sought. Her work has currently been shown in Tokyo, Singapore, London, New York,
and Australia, as well as locally in Shropshire. She had an article published in Artists and
Illustrator’s magazine in 2007, and Shropshire Living Magazine in 2021 and has delivered several
masterclasses at the prestigious West Dean College, in Chichester while also a regular Artist in
Residence at Nature in Art in Gloucester.

56 Chiaroscuro - Oil on canvas, 50''x50'', 2019

 Dom Holmes

London-based multimedia artist Dom Holmes works across multiple disciplines to create works
that challenge our ideas of identity, sexuality, mythology, and spirituality. Since immersing
themselves in the creative counter-culture of the underground and alternative art scenes in the
UK in the early 2000s, Dom has continued their journey of exploring and utilizing a diverse range
of techniques and platforms with which to manifest their art. They delve into concepts of
identity, sexuality, and spirituality through abstractions of ancient mythology, folklore, and
symbology in the modern world, combining traditional and contemporary techniques and
influenced by their studies in Classics, Ancient History, and Fine Art. Their focus on natural form
as a subject acts as a vehicle to explore the human connection to nature and our place within
the natural world. Dom combines their self-taught classical Fine Art practice of oil painting with
traditional craft skills such as technical pen and ink drawing and print-making to produce pieces
and series that express and explore various ways of abstracting or connecting to, a subject
matter. Visually, Dom’s works often intentionally highlight the boundaries that exist between
inspiration and cultural appropriation in the arts, and between traditionally respected artistic
practice and counter-culture, lowbrow art forms. Since 2019 their primary practice has been
focused on contemporary oil painting techniques to explore the human connection to nature.
Their artwork shows regularly across the UK, including renowned galleries and collections at
Stolen Space, The Brick Lane Gallery, The National Maritime Museum, and Atomica Gallery,
alongside the Free Painters and Sculptors Collective, and has work regularly featured in group
exhibitions in the US, Paris and Australia. Their pieces feature in collections across the world.
Dom is a prominent activist for the LGBTQ+ community and is the founder of SheHerTheyThem,
a non-profit community-building initiative for queer women and gender-diverse people. Their
important personal experience with their LGBTQ+ and gender equality activism is a prominent,
often very obvious inspiration in their work.

58 Calla Lily (3) - Oil on canvas, 20x20cm, 2023

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Elliot Birt
Act Natural - Acrylic on canvas, 29x21cm, 2023
Philip Vaughan-Williams

61 Lockdown Landscape - Graphite on paper, 13x17cm, 2020

 Nico Pearleyes

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”
''Starting from this idea of Marcel Proust, I paint with new eyes and reinvent shapes and
atmospheres. These new eyes produce images that seem taken from parallel worlds. The
subjects of my paintings are often usual but play with modes of representation and
question the concept of otherness. They bring out feelings of the unknown. Drawing
inspiration from traditional arts, science-fiction, or esotericism, the result is paradoxical: to
discover the world with new eyes, one can first imagine it on paper, by creating images
that imbue us with unfamiliar ideas, feelings, and perspectives. This process originates
from a question on the nature of reality and what makes reality intelligible and “known”.
For, while the real voyage of discovery comes from our outlook, our experience of things is
shapeable. As a scientist who, by reflecting in new ways, reveals hidden aspects of reality,
we, artists or humans, are completely free to model the “known”, not the things in
themselves, but their meaning and our experience of them.''
Nico Pearleyes is an artist, freelance illustrator, and graphic designer from France. He is self-
taught in art but has studied graphic design in Gobelins, Paris. The call to make art came
naturally during the 2020 lockdown, after several years of trying out different career paths.
Shortly after, his work was exhibited in Europe and the US, in galleries such as Equity or Nucleus
galleries. Currently based in Paris, he has lived several times in South Korea. Besides creative
activities, he is interested in languages and foreign cultures. He is especially interested in the way
they shape our minds to make us experience reality differently. This interest led him to live and
work several times in South Korea and teach himself several languages, which in turn had an
impact on his art practice.

62 Above the storm - graphite and eraser on paper, 42x29.7cm

 Yunxuan Shi

64 Winter - Chinese pigment, A4, 2023

Jonathan Smith

65 Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland - Oil on canvas, 40x50cm, 2022

Sue Sheard

66 The flying Scotsman - watercolour on paper, 42x56cm, 2022

 Jennifer Friedman

67 Couple with dog - Giclée print on watercolor paper, various sizes, 2022
Ieuan Holt
''When painting stops writing begins; And when the writing stops painting begins.''

''It is within this cycle, where painting and writing inform one another, that my most
recent works seek to situate themselves. Through the combination of non-
representational paintings combined with the perceived concreteness of words I set out
to produce poetic artifacts that explore the uncomfortableness that can be found within
the relationship between the two forms as well as the vulnerability such emotional
expression produces when silence is given something that resembles a voice. Influenced
by my time spent in the merchant navy I am drawn to pallets that resonate with the sea as
well as the ports I have visited, favoring inks and watercolors of dark blues, greys,
oranges, and browns, as well as the hopefulness I find in pink. Whilst the subject matter of
my paintings is non-representational in nature there still lies a sea that is always with me,
pulling and pushing in tides of geometric marks, abstract landscapes, as well as in the
words that accompany the paintings, for without it neither would exist. I decided to leave
the merchant navy so that I could follow my passion for creative writing by studying it at
university. Without crea- tive writing, a practic that had helped me come to terms with my
mental health issues and ignited my love of the creative arts I not have discovered
painting.''

Ieuan Holt is a Plymouth-based artist and poet interested in the spaces created when words and
visual arts meet. Recently he has finished his English and Creative Writing Degree at the
University of Plymouth, as well as becoming a member of the Plymouth Society of Artists. During
his most recent solo exhibition, Crossing Oceans, at the Brownstone Gallery, he exhibited several
of his visual poems.

68 Measure - watercolour and Inks on paper, 59x42cm, 2023

Jillian Adel

70 I Don't Believe We Have the Same Definition of Love - Acrylic on canvas, 26''x22",. 2021.
Something Like Art Maybe
ICan't Be an Artist - Embroidery of vintage photograph, 2023

71
Gillian Mather

72 Finding Love - Acrylic on canvas, 65x82cm, 2021

 Brut Carniollus

73 Arakis - Digital collage, 100x150cm, 2022

74
Jennifer Reynolds
Stars fallen to earth - Photo print, A1, 2023
75
Lisa Lemke
Flowers are forever - Digital collage, 2023
76
William Josephs Radford
Baby's Breath - Photo print, 30''x20'' (Limited edition of 10).
 Yazdan Shiri

77 Untitled
Rytis Gervickas
Crisis 11
Mind in the state of chaos. Driven by anxiety, confusion and uncertainty. The perfect picture of soul in disarray. Camera
as a tool to look and find some kind of order. Resulting in disorder, dirty ,underexposed, grainy images. Result of
scattered thoughts and side effects of medications, lack of sleep, constant fatigue, state of waken dream. No sunlight
in sight. Everything half light, by electric mist. Closed spaces melting in to an open air sceneries. Camera as a tool to
watch, notice, capture the pieces that are still visible, still relevant, just for me.

78
 Adi Lotcu

79 P2
 Vakho Khetaguri

A remarkably skilled photographer hailing from Tbilisi, Georgia. His photographs capture the very
essence of the scenes his camera encounters. His portfolio spans social documentary snapshots,
evocative and emotive landscapes, and bold and edgy portraits, all brimming with enigmatic
tranquility.

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 Jay Goldberg

In his 20s, he worked on political campaigns with the country’s preeminent strategist. In his 30s,
he was a sports agent to athletes, sportscasters, and Spuds MacKenzie, and brought Russian
hockey players to West Point and Mississippi. In his 40s, he co-founded a creative design studio
that specialized in handmade beautiful baseballs coveted by business titans and bar mitzvah
boys. In his 50s, he opened a unique gallery/shop/community event space on a Greenwich
Village side street that became known around the globe. Now, in his 60s, he’s working on “The
Memory of America” and other multimedia art projects. Jay Goldberg lives in NYC, the city where
he was born.
A graduate of NYU and New York Law School, his creative designs have been featured in retail
stores, catalogs, art galleries, and museums throughout the world, such as the Museum of Arts
and Design, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Cooper Hewitt
Design Museum, Ethan Cohen Gallery, Sundance, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, and Colette
Paris.

82 Gone, 2023
84
Alice Lenkiewicz
Doorway-Versailles, 2020
85
Lea Hope Bonzer
The power of simplicity
Tomi Borza
"SpArt-Nouveau" Pun in Romanian meaning "BrokenArt-Nouveau", 2022

86
Alexandra Buxbaum
Chefs in SoHo, NYC, 2994

87
 Arefeh Nosrati

Born in Iran and having grown up and established her life in Tehran, she navigates a landscape
where attention to art remains meager, particularly for emerging talents. The prevailing
conditions seldom provide a platform for showcasing artistic endeavors unless one has
connections that can vouch for them. Undeterred by these challenges, she forges ahead on her
artistic journey, even if that means pursuing her path beyond the borders of Iran.

Her primary artistic focus lies in the realm of writing, with a pronounced affinity for screenwriting
and playwriting. However, her creative journey took root during her childhood, when she
developed a passion for music, piano playing, and photography. The photographs she submitted
for a contest were captured at the age of seventeen, but due to the lack of a suitable avenue,
they remained unseen. Now, after many years, the recognition of her work brings her a sense of
contentment and strengthens her self-assurance to persist in this pursuit.

A strong inclination towards minimalism characterizes her artistic style, evident both in her
writing and her photography. This aesthetic preference has allowed her to perceive concepts
within simplicity and the presence of unembellished elements. She firmly believes that when a
photographer gazes upon a scene, a narrative unfurls in their mind, a story they hope the
audience will perceive as well. Yet, she acknowledges the audience's freedom to interpret the
image as they deem fit. This dynamic contrasts with her approach to screenwriting, where she
crafts words in a manner akin to painting vivid mental images for the reader or viewer to absorb.

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 Dato Koridze

Dato Koridze, an artist rooted in Tbilisi, delves into a multitude of creative pursuits. His projects
serve as poignant narratives shedding light on social disparities, minority rights, and
communities grappling with oppressive themes. Garnering recognition, he stands as a laureate of
numerous international festivals. Dato Koridze's photographic endeavors have graced the pages
of influential global publications, amplifying his impact. Presently, he contributes to Radio Free
Europe, Radio Liberty's Tbilisi office, while simultaneously nurturing his personal projects.

90
 Mohammad Reza Masoumi

92 SEFID CHAH
 Nasim Asadi

93 In between
Guilherme Bergamini

94 Window Man
 Gabrielle Shamon

95 Victoria Harbor Onlooker, 2022

Lăcră Grozăvescu

96 Untitled, 2022
 Filipe Bianchi

97 Swaping the gaths, 2016

 Seren May Willicombe

Seren Willicombe is a young autistic, Welsh visual artist who primarily focuses on Welsh
Landscapes and the bond that she shares with the landscape. this body of work is a unique twist
on the theme of 'Seascapes'. Seren loves to push the boundaries of Landscape photography by
combining different mediums and challenging what could be consider as a landscape. This body
of work titled 'Sea of Glass' is a series of photographs of windows from St Mary's Church on the
coastline of Rhossili. these windows represent more than just religious iconography, they
represent the Rhossili coastline, the beaches and the sea. These photographs push the
boundaries of what is a seascape and challenge the idea of landscape in photography but still
displaying the beauty of the Welsh coastline.

98 Sea of Glass #4 - Photo print, A3, 2022

 Lewis
Andrews

St Ives 311
Photo print,
59.4x42cm, 2020

100
 Abigail Victoria

101 Untitled -Photo print, 8''x12'', 2014

 Tamar Khelashvili

102 #bridgeinbetween
 Levan Kherkheulidze

103 Help!
 Zahra Farsi

104 Caravan
 Dana Moody

105 A place to cruise and be seen...

 Lewis

106 Berlin morning tram, 2019

 Sana Burney

107 Untitled, 2016

Craig Scoffone
Nude in Field 6

108 Photography
 Shavit Vos

109 Serenity
 Jonathan Stright

Jonathan Straight is an award-winning photographer based in Yorkshire, UK, specializing in

street and reportage photography as well as portraits - predominantly in black and white. He has
given more attention to his photographic practice following a successful career as an
environmental entrepreneur.
When not taking photographs, he is a trustee of several charities including creativity specialists,
Just Add Creativity (formerly We Are IVE), and the international waste management
development organization WasteAid. He has previously been a director of The Tetley Art Gallery
in Leeds. Jonathan's work has been featured in three solo exhibitions in his hometown of Leeds
and has had work featured in the Flux exhibition in Greenwich as well as in shows at the Boomer
Gallery and The Holy Art Gallery in London. For the entirety of 2022, he has an installation at the
South Elmsall Museum Hub telling local histories through images, words, and objects. One of
Jonathan's images of the black rights activist Marvina Newton was a winner of the 5th series of
Portrait of Britain in 2022. He has published four books of photography, including the acclaimed
Vegans in Iceland, a study of the vegan community on the volcanic island.

110 Untitled, 2018

Lloyd Spencer

Chill, 2007

112
113
Denis Abazi
Together, but not quite aligned - Digital processing of photos, 25.5x17cm, 2022-2023
Jasmine
Merry
Blackmoore

Phytography, 2023

The process of making the photography is stripping the plant

back to its most basic form, using natural chemicals to peer
into the plant's chemistry.
Elements of plants that are usually invisible come alive in front
of your eyes.

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Gjert Rognli
''What nature knows''
Rognli draws in references from his affiliation with Arctic Northern Norway, to light, darkness and the seasons. He
transforms ordinary landscapes into an enigmatic place to be and takes us on a visual experience in the evening and the
atmosphere of the night. In the project he immerses light installations in water, and creates harmony where there is
conflict between the elements. He illuminates nature with LED-lights and luminescent material.

115 Photo project

 Chenglin Xue

Do we really have a memory? Do Memories represent our own imagination? After we get
over of the short travel of our life, what can we leave behind? I pursue the answer by
placing a pinhole camera on the top of the car during my journey…
What is reality? When we approach the world through vision, we believe that what we
see is real, but in reality, it is not. If ancient Chinese artists used meditation to
communicate with and describe the world, can we also use an alternative dialectic to
access an alternative vision of reality? In my work I have attempted to use self-
constructed digital interactive receptive installations to record and describe the world,
visually rendering the transformation of material energy. Perhaps such a visualization of
energy is in fact the manifestation of an invisible reality, the expression of an alternative
emotion…
Xue Chenglin (b. 1982) currently lives and works in Beijing and New York. Xue was educated at
the China Central Academy of Fine Arts and Alfred University, Department of electronic
integrated art. He has participated in exhibitions at Werkstatt Grazy Gallery, Vienna; Robert C.
Turner Gallery; and CAFA Art Museum, Beijing among others. Xue’s work uses Arduino,
processing, Maxmsp, and other interactive software in synergy with photography, video,
printmaking, and other media. His work explores the nature of video and objective reality,
focusing on the relationship between people and nature, attempting to harness interactive
media to explore an invisible reality.

116 Perhaps Everything is Just Gone

 Luciano Caggianello

Luciano Caggianello born in Siena in 1959, is an artist and designer who began his activity in the
1980s interacting with different professional fields: Advertising, Illustration, Graphics, and Design
(industrial and car design). At the same time, he embarked on a path of artistic research which,
after initial and assiduous frequentations at the Academy as well as studies and ateliers of Turin
artists, led him to evolve various representative and visual themes, allowing him to also validate
an articulated national and international exhibition itinerary, such to make him now a
recognized and historicized artist.
He is also accompanied, in this path, by the publication of some books (“Intermediario
Immateriale” 2003, “Parole Altrove” 2014, “Aporia e Metamorfosi dell’Arte” 2019, “Fenomenologia
del Quotidiano 2020, “Pubblicità .jPig” 2021)which serve as an aid to reflection and deepening of
one's conceptual and philosophical research.
In recent years, his recognition has essentially become a work of prevalent perceptual and
conceptual synthesis that re-elaborates all the didactic, cultural, and intellectual interactions also
coming from his various training fields (from Applied Industrial Physics to Architecture, to the
Visual). Furthermore, this approach, by identifying the artistic objective of thematic-conceptual
planning and experimentation inserted between concrete "poverty" and digital art, turns out to
be much more related and relevant to concepts of presentation than representation.
He lives and works in Turin.

118 Philosophical quarrels - Paper, 50x50cm, 2021

 John Laurence

John Laurence was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1983. In his work, he playfully borrows
elements from wallpaper and fabric design to create indulgent textile collages. Seeking to
manipulate and deconstruct patterns in innovative and colourful ways, he brings together
preexisting fabric designs and embellishes pieces indulgently with beads, buttons, sequins,
diamantes, and other materials. He deploys fabric like paint, embellishes beyond the constraints
of gilded frames, and hand-stitches pattern over pattern. This recontextualizing of upholstery
fabrics with contemporary materials produces a vast number of design possibilities, which John
explores with a Fauvist sensibility and a penchant for extravagance.

120 Midnight in the Emperor's Garden, 27 x 24cm

 Jazz Prisciandaro-Wood

Jazz Prisciandaro-Wood is an English-Italian artist working and living between Manchester and
Hertfordshire. They recently graduated from the Manchester School of Art with a BA (Hons) in
Fine Art and Art History (with Overseas Study). They have previously completed a foundation
diploma in Art and Design, specializing in sculpture, at Camberwell College of Art.
Influenced by an interest in memory, semiotics, and autobiographical work, Jazz Prisciandaro-
Wood’s practice concerns their relationship to their heritage, exploring ideas of inheritance,
identity, and linguistic and cultural distances, using letterpress and textiles. Their work integrates
personal memories with different forms of remembering, including folklore and academic
research. This method reflects the shifting and unstable nature of memory and how individual
memories can weave together to create new narratives, giving the present an opportunity to
learn from and remember the past. Craft processes such as hand embroidery and natural dyeing
are also an integral part of their practice. These time and labor-intensive processes allow her to
explore the therapeutic potential of making and forming a deeper connection with her subject
matter. The presentation of their work has been influenced by the contemporary display of
textiles, from trade union banners to handmade quilts, looking at the differences between
domestic textiles in the home versus artwork in mainstream institutional gallery settings. Using
domestic methods of display allows Prisciandaro-Wood to draw connections between these
potentially oppositional settings as well as emphasize the handmade and domestic themes
within their practice.

122 Companione (can you get me something to eat?) - Naturally dyed fabric, hand stitching and letterpress., 40x40cm, 2022
 Vivienne Jagger
Vivienne Jagger has been working in glass for the past 17 years, a medium she was drawn to
because of its endless possibilities. Coming from a coastal town in the UK and now living near
the sea in Perth, Western Australia, the sea in all its myriad moods continues to fascinate and
inspire her. Glass is the perfect medium for the expression of that passion, with its opportunities
for translucence and achieving depth through layering of colors and opacity. She has exhibited in
numerous exhibitions over the years throughout Australia and her work is held in many private
collections.

124 Tidal Flows - Glass, fused, and slumped. Acrylic supports, 30x20x7cm, 2019
Alison Vincent

Dancing wave in 5 sea Colours

Hot Sculpted Glass,
40x18x16cm, 2023

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126 World 1 - Oil on paper, 60x60x30cm, 2022

 Andri Iona

127 Rebirth - A ceramic sculpture that shows the spirit and the body combining into one creating the human body
Nanxi Jin
“Ceramic is a permanent medium and I'm a reluctant visitor.”

As a Chinese artist living in the United States for the past decade, I have grappled with the
tension between my early years in China, where I immersed myself in art centered around
harmony, nature, and composition, and my art education in the US, which encouraged me
to learn the rules in order to break them. This juxtaposition has greatly influenced my
artistic journey, as I now combine my appreciation for harmony with the vibrant colors,
conceptual leanings, and unrestricted expression of Eastern gestures inspired by Western
landscapes I have discovered in Western aesthetics.
Raised in a traditional ceramic city Jingdezhen, China where perfection was the ultimate
standard, I initially focused on mastering traditional techniques. However, clay, being a
paradoxical material—both fragile and sturdy—has led me to reconsider its possibilities
and explore its unique qualities. I now emulate the impressionistic gestures found in
traditional pottery by intimately engaging with the clay, using touch and pinching
techniques. Through gentle taps on the soft clay, I create imprinted surfaces that visually
and materially record the passage of time. This process establishes an emotional bond
with the material and allows the clay itself to guide my artistic expression. By embracing
imperfections and welcoming mistakes and chaos, I have found liberation in her creative
process.
Nanxi Jin is an interdisciplinary artist who works with clay. She currently lives and works in
Chicago. She obtained a BFA in Art & Design from New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred
University in 2020. She graduated from the School of Art Institute of Chicago in 2022. Her works
have been exhibited in multiple exhibitions, including Ceramic Art Avenue Gallery (2019),
NYCxDesign during New York Design Week 2021, :iidrr Gallery (2023) She received the First Prize
in the 2022 "Shiwan Cup'' Youth Ceramics Competition, Silver Medal of the 12th Chinese Ceramic
Art Exhibition and Silver Award for China Ethnic Arts and Crafts Competition. Her work “Various
Vase” has collected in Guangdong Shiwan Ceramic Museum.

128 Various Vase - Ceramics, 36''x10.5''x19'', 2019

 Zaur Gamkrelidze

A self-taught young sculptor from Georgia. Conceptual sculptures are made of bronze and tell us
about the reality of daily life.

''The tempo of modern life is so tiring, that people have less and less time to slow down
and listen to their internal streams of feelings and explore the dimensionless world of
their imagination.
All of my artworks are unnamed as my intention is to give the viewers the freedom to
analyze, understand, and feel the artwork and choose the name that describes it best for
them. This freedom makes art more exciting and truthful.''

130 03 - Clay on Marble, 27.9x14x14cm, 2016

 Salome Kobulashvili

Salome Kobulashvili, hailing from Georgia, is renowned as a skilled sculptor and jeweler.
Interestingly, Salome boasts a notable lineage, being the granddaughter of King Erekle. The
historical residence of her ancestors has found a new purpose within the premises of the Tbilisi
State Academy of Arts.

Her artistic creations come to life through a skillful fusion of mixed media. She meticulously
utilizes mineral stones sourced from various regions of Georgia, preserving their innate
authenticity in terms of shape and texture. Beyond stones, her artistic arsenal includes a diverse
array of materials like smalt, clay, bronze, and silver. Notably, her background in stomatology has
bestowed upon her a unique perspective, enabling her to perceive intricate nuances differently
and ingeniously incorporate them into her works.

Salome Kobulashvili has been dedicated to her craft since 2016, consistently delving into the
realms of both sculpture and jewelry. Her captivating creations have garnered significant
attention, finding their esteemed place within private collections spanning the globe.

132 Svani Elf - Quarts, clay, 18x7x5cm, 2020

 Ilia Ramishvili

134 Untitled - Ceramics, 12x12x7cm, 2021

 Feifan Hu

135 To sleep, perchance to dream - Porcelain, taxidermy, 34x13x10cm, 2020-2022

Jakey Kelsey

Jacky Kelsey is a Chicago-based artist with a focus on soft sculpture and a background in
drawing and puppetry. Originally from Wyoming, they moved to Illinois in 2014 to earn their BFA
at SAIC. Upon graduation, they worked as a seamstresss and upholsterer. They now continue
making sculptural work that deals with themes of body, clothing, and queer identity.

136 Lady Giraffe, 2022, Soft Sculpture with Stuffed Applique and Vinyl, 4’ x 2’ x 4’
Wolfgang Woerner

137 just hit the ball back so it bounces on my side - latex, mesh, cloth, wadding, thread 32x84x45cm, 2022
 Savako

Savako specializes in sculptures made of fiberglass from clay models, and then painted. Her
sculptures are characterized by their colorful and playful forms, which look like ancient
civilizations, but with a contemporary pop.
Inspired by the shapes of mountains, clouds, and flowing rivers seen from her studio, the
lushness of trees, and the gestures of living creatures, the forms are all lively, optimistic, and fun.
Her motivation is the emotions of childhood. So adults who see her work will remember how
they felt when they were children. And children will have their imaginations stimulated and
input the shapes in their minds. Savako hopes that through her works, people will be inspired to
see the bright spirit within themselves.

138 Sculpture
and more...

141
 Erika Loch

Elemental

Air. Breeze.
Ground. Trees.
Flame. Heart.
River. Start.

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 Erika Loch

Inside Out

Though she may be fiery

She is of gentle nature
Though, at times, she seems aflame
She’s a tentative crusader.

The leaves are dry and fallen

As if with Autumn’s touch
But it is not yet August
And the bugs are late to buzz.

Into the secret garden

And all the thought invokes
A chorus of what to ponder
And still, she’d go for broke.

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 Frances-Ann Norton

Hanging like a kipper

We are here on this mountain, in a moment we will be on zip wires, flying.

I open my eyes, and I will keep them open no matter what.
Under my body zooms rocks, boulders, slate,
a landscape of slag, post industrial mine-scape, a moonscape of a lunar desolation.
Wrapped and hanging like a kipper I am suspended, slippery and tailless out of water.
Hanging by my lungs, over the precipice of craggy bleakness.
One, two, three, let go…
And we fly.
Catapulted down from the heights. My post-treatment body propelled down this 222 metre drop.
Zipping along at speeds of 20, 60, 80, 100 miles per hour.
My face Blancmanges in the G-Force.
Unexpectedly, unconsciously, I have something important to say to myself in this moment.
Loudly repeating it to the trees and the water and the rock I shout and cry… ‘F*** you cancer’.
I marvel at my own audacity as I pass over turquoise Lake and verdant forest
and jerk to a braked stop.
Reaching for solid ground with my toes like a ballet dancer.
I am changed, new, ready to begin again.

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 Frances-Ann Norton

Torque

The image is Modernist abstraction.

Colour palette is 1962 pantone.
Tangerine, mint green and chocolate brown.
The jeweller – a young version of my mother, is in the shot.
Cropped so that the necklace she is working on, a geometric torque is held up.
Her face framed but blurry in the middle distance.
Her Quant, Sassoon bob a bit of a straw mess, as ever.
Her eyes hidden behind Binomag Loupe Binocular glasses.
It is all very Space-Race.
In the ether I can hear the blow-torch hiss and burn blue,
emitting the smell of natural gas and rubber.
Touch again the gritty surface of the bench, the Peg,
the suede drop cloth glinting with gold.
She, frame within frame, is remembered in this moment, in this time.
Destined for the Sunday Colour Supplement.

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 Alla Kudzieva

Marta and the Blue Tiger

Translation from Ukrainian to English - Helen Chervitz

Co-creator for illustration - Luba Stegnienko

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Chapter 1

Introductions

Oh, yeh… that’s Marta’s way: “oh oh” – and she’s beetled off.

“That’s what I can’t get my head around” – she was telling a bit out of breath to the Blue Tiger, who
was walking grandly next to her. “Has the world turned upside down, or is it me standing on my
head?”

The Blue Tiger squinted at her, without really turning his muzzle, grunted, stared blithely at the
horizon, and continued wagging his behind in a soft cat trot.

“No, please understand,” she persisted, jumping over yet another fallen tree, “I don’t know what to
choose: should I live without understanding the world or should I accept that the world doesn’t
understand me?! This is vital! Everything depends on it! Either I will have to learn the art of vanity
and blame the whole world or learn to exist in depression and progress in self-flagellation. Can’t
you get it?”

“Why are you running, my dear?” asked the Blue Tiger without turning his muzzle and just jiggling
his tail in displeasure.
“I’m running away.”
“Yet no one is chasing you.”

“True… Obviously…” Marta stopped abruptly.

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The Blue Tiger also stopped. He sat down leaning against the tree. With his long, striped tail, he
flapped on the fold of his beige trench coat, and with one deft movement of his paw, caught the
joint that flew out of his pocket. He lit it and took a long lazy toke and offered the joint to Marta.
Marta pulled on her shades, fixed her dress, and sat across.

“I really don’t understand,” continued the Blue Tiger, blowing the smoke out.“You are running away
from a choice, aren’t you?”
“No, no! Of course, not. I’m running from the groom. I’m straight from the wedding.”
“Judging by the black veil, from your own wedding, as far as I understand.”
“Well, yes.”
“Then, you are selfish, my dear.”
“I beg your pardon? You are wrong here. In this case, I’m, quite on the contrary, making sacrifices
for the good of society.”
“Well,” Blue Tiger relit the pot, “this is a completely different matter. Let’s go on, then.” He handed
the joint to Marta.
“Thank you,” Marta responded politely and pressed her lips to the joint.
“I’ve heard, and please correct me if I’m wrong,” said the Tiger crossing his legs, “That people need
ongoing communication with each other, and moreover, this connection is exclusively energetic. Is
it true?”
“Right. There are several interpretations, though; some folks still talk about chemistry, instincts, or
smell, but in general, you are absolutely right.”
“I’ve also heard that people are constantly craving for new energy, that you are addicted to the
very process of searching and anticipation.”
“This is also true. People are narcomaniacs of their own illusions and vices. But what are you
getting at?”
“I mean that I would call you, Marta, a human if it were not for your wing instead of your left arm.
Therefore, most of your heart, where the quills of feathers do not reach, is human. So, you are
more than infected with the humanity virus??”
Marta took off her glasses and stared at the Blue Tiger.
“That’s gibberish, my dear friend,” she answered defiantly. “Are you trying to convince me that I’m
infected with feelings? Human feelings???”

148 Drawing
“I wanted to, but I didn’t expect such an arrogant protest on your part.” The Tiger took offense at
Marta’s tone, sprawled and stared at the sky.
“Don’t you know,” Marta continued authoritatively, crawling slowly on her knees, closer to the Blue
Tiger, “in order to be able to feel, and I mean really feel, you have to give the other person your
entire heart? Wholly.”

The Tiger turned his muzzle and brushed his nose in Marta’s face. He looked fearfully into her
frightened eyes and hugged her with his huge fluffy paws.

“Marta, my darling, but you are wounded.”

“I know, - said Marta, - closing her eyes and trying to dive deeper into the wild cat’s embrace.”
“Maybe you should cry? I’ve heard this is a great illusion of panacea.”

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Chapter 4
Honey Moon in the City of Dust.
Marta was sitting at the typewriter. With her wing (which, as we remember, she had instead of her
left arm) she was warming up her bent legs while with her right arm she was hitting the keys
incessantly. Writing.

The Blue Tiger gave Marta an invisibility cloak as a present. A special one, for the walks around the
City of Dust, where he took her for the honeymoon.
Marta fell in love with the gift. She coveted it so badly that she couldn’t even imagine it until the
very moment she put it on for the first time. Now, she began wearing it every day. This has become
her new ritual.
Every morning, at 5 o’clock, she slipped out of the house and headed wandering around the city.
She managed to return when The Blue Tiger was just waking up.

And never once did she catch him sleeping, although she really wanted to.
Having returned, she settled herself down right on top of the blanket, across from The Blue Tiger,
and began to tell him about everything she had found in the city.

-Good morning.
The Blue Tiger pulled himself up and sat down, leaning on his elbows
-Good morning.
Marta was waiting, wiggling impatiently. She needed The Blue Tiger to focus enough to listen to
her.

The Blue Tiger reached for a glass of orange juice unhurriedly, and the for his pince-nez;
threw his paws behind his head, and uttered:

-What do we have today? – he asked

150 Drawing
-First, appreciation, -she rapped out long-awaited text, -I’ve found oxycodone berries you tossed
into my cloak pocket. Thanks. It was very handy.
-Your thanks are accepted, - The Blue Tiger got a bit embarrassed.
- And now about the new, - she continued, a little disconcerted, on next inhale, - Today I’ve studied
such a phenomenon as the impact of the sun on a human. The impact of a phenomenon has been
transmuted into the phenomenon of impact, and it seems I’ve discovered a new kind of addiction.
Addiction to the sun.
- Is it berries talking out? -The Blue Tiger adjusted the pince-nez on his nose.

- Rather, the consequences of berries. And some people who are capable of seeing me through the
invisible cloak.
- Go on.
- So, Is it from the heat or from the light, I’ve not yet got it, but the human has a dependency on the
sun’s rays. Having been exposed to even a slight dose of the sun, they experience the pleasure
differently. They begin to covet it. Want to smile, want a shorter dress. Want an ice cream. And ice
cream, banana flavor, in particular, is a sure sign of a celebration.
- I’m not gonna argue, - The Blue Tiger agreed, licking his lips.

- At night, - Marta continued, - We are in withdrawal, green around the gills. That’s why we create
during the night. Make things up. Sometimes even get sick without sun. It is addiction.
It is painful. Everyone knows that creating is possible only when it hurts.
- Well, your arguments are reasonable.
Marta stared motionlessly at The Blue Tiger for another second with burning, childlike eyes.
The next instant, completely changing her facial expression, she climbed headlong under the
blanket and barely legible demanded:

- Now, give me more of your oxycodone berries and I’ll fall asleep. The city is very wearying. It’s
difficult, you know, to carry so much dust on.

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K are n Stro n g
 A collection of everyday Whatsapp
conversations between a millennial couple
living together in 2022.
 Nick Tobier

Nick Tobier is an artist and flower farmer. Nick studied sculpture and landscape architecture and
has worked at The Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia, The Philadelphia Museum of
Art and Storefront for Art & Architecture in NYC, and as a designer with the NYC Department of
Parks and Recreation/ Bronx Division. Nick’s focus as an artist-designer-educator is in the social
lives of public places, both in built structures and events from bus stops to kitchens and
boulevards in Detroit, Tokyo, Toronto, and San Francisco. His work has been seen at the
Smithsonian, The Queens Museum, NY, The Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh the Prague Quadrennial,
and Somerset House in London. Nick is co-founder of the Brightmoor Maker Space in Detroit, a
libra, a mid-fielder for the Penguins, a 4th division soccer team, and a Professor at the Stamps
School at the University of Michigan.

Aqueduct:
Built for an overlooked public square in Boston, this perpetual watering system was
constructed to care for the plants and to serve as an element of visual delight. The
aqueduct takes an ordinary task-- watering the garden--and turns it into a public
ceremony by way of a ‘fountain.’ This aqueduct consisted of two holding tanks connected
by bamboo sluices. A gardener filled each of the tanks once a day and opened the valves,
thereby allowing the aqueduct to gradually irrigate the entire garden; a trickle
meandered along elevated waterways, and out through a series of perforations.

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Aqueduct: watering system - Pencil and ink on paper, 28x24cm, 2018
Aqueduct: A distant. view - Collage and pencil on paper, 27x24cm, 2018
 Aqueduct to water Garden
Paper & pencil, 28x22cm, 2018
 Jes Chatwin
Bovine eyes / Cow.

The woman from the white car catches my eye, and her eyes catch me too. There's a semblance of
privacy in cars, of solitude. Perhaps you're being watched, perhaps you're stressed, but depending
on the person, you can be very close to one of the versions of your true self in a car, if there is such
a thing. Stress and relaxation create a concentrated, varying potion in each passenger. Passenger,
because the driver truly is concentrated; the lens is different for one car dweller, the one at the
wheel, and the others, if there are any. Tunnel, wall. We're the fast lane now, and I'm the left
window. Nothing but fields. Little cottages with the holding columns on the outside. Bunched
together like mushrooms- large house with cottage mushrooms around it, and then nothing. The
other side zooms by, boxed individual worlds disappear into retrospect, to the past which no
longer exists, because there is no looking behind you. Eyes can't follow them, it's as if they never
existed, as if the cars didn't have dwellers at all, as if they were only blots obstructing your vision
for a split second, white, black, black, white, white, black… Van. Grey. Van. White. Van. Red. Van.
White. Black. Black. Grey. Running yellow. Truck. White. Would you like some candy? No, thank you.
I'm only a window. A window with wide, curious eyes, who has a left again now, and meets puffy
blonde, puffy-nosed eyes- why are you looking at me?, they ask. Remember what you said about
privacy?, they ask. I said semblance, I retort back to the hood of the big black, rounded car. Parking
lot, window rests. Big black, rounded what, you say? Big black, rounded, throbbing, veiny, smooth,
hard… woman gets into the car on the left. Big black, smooth, long, wavy, soft fabric on her body.
Only her bright green eyes glow lightlessly out of a pitch black robe. Like me. Only eyes. Just a
window. Don't talk to the window, please. I have no robes. My eyeballs are unprotected. They have
nothing to say. They have only the basic needs - a thirsty throat, puffed nipples, a swollen lower
belly, and a humid loin. Loin. Tenderloin? Cow flesh. Carcass, and swollen, throbbing bits. Which?
You fell asleep that day, you dreamt, and the dream's seeped into your eyeballs since then,
knocking at your irises. You always wonder if it was the dream that fed you, or if you fed the dream.
If it fed you poison, or if you gave it belladonna. Were you trying to cure it or kill it, in that case? In
any case, you've felt your body differently since then, and now you're okay just being a pair of
eyes. You need to be a pair of irises. How do you stop feeling the rest? Do you want to? Or rather
than taking away, could you add? Your wrists are cold. Your upper arms are warm

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against your sides. Your left elbow is sinking into your V-bone. Gently. Your lips are chapped, and
slowly burning. Your mouth feels dry, your tongue feels big in your mouth, your teeth taste yellow.
You forgot to brush your teeth. Your neck is crooked, tense, but not sore. On the right. The cold
plastic of your headphones has warmed up and is lying against your left collarbone, touching
below your jaw. You rest your head against the right bud, tensing your neck even more. The skin on
your face feels dry, stretched, but grimy on the inside. Teeth, lips? You have lip balm on your lips.
Greasy, slightly. Your right butt cheek hurts slightly from sitting in the same twisted position. Your
feet are coldly immobile, or neutrally frozen in place inside your Converse. Your hip starts to hurt
with your leg, carries it up all the way on the right side of your body, pressing your dimple, and
sending a sharp shock down to your buttock. You don't feel all this when you're only eyes. Without
a body, you are the eyes of a cow, a caged cow. But you feel human, and you feel safe. Now you've
got a nose and eyebrows, but half your ass hurts; is that better? Lean legs against a big book. Less
pressure, same discomfort. Have we crossed the border? Eyes want to play a game with their
fingers. Fingers.. crack your right thumb, yawn, your hair and that incredibly specific spot on your
head feel scratchy. Do you feel it more? It sinks into your skull, like warm saltwater in your ear, in,
in, inches slowly, begging you to scratch it. Please. Please, please. At least touch me. Stroke me.
Your fingers feel light, but your palms feel heavy. Your eye twitches. Ha! Your eye. You have eyes.
You've transformed. They are not you, they're not all you are anymore. Your mind has done a
somersault, and realized its own existence, classing itself away inbetween being a part of your
body and the invisible viscous substance that controls your entire being. Now your eyes are tired.
Your lids can close. Since they are more than themselves, they can sleep in peace, and trust the
viscous substance to wake them, open them again. The under eye lid can be itchy, and the left eye
socket can feel heavy, heavy pushing into your nose and making half of your side heavy, calling
your mind for attention. Your ponytail tickles against your skin collar, and the sun rests on your
face. The left half is bathed, from the side window. You're no longer a window, either. It isn't part of
you at all anymore. Sleep, dear substance, lay your bones down and sleep like a jellyfish. I'll wake
you when your sleepy state decides it's necessary for one reason or another. You're falling apart,
hands droopy and eyes heavy. Dream of rocks, and pebbles, and bury the cow in a shallow grave
on a hilltop, lonely cemetery. Good rest.

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 Biographies:

10 Saadeh George professor in the Department of Women’s and

George grew up in Lebanon, did medical school and Gender Studies in the Faculty of Arts at the
specialized in Anesthesiology in Beirut, was University of Alberta and is co-owner of Whiskeyjack
displaced by the horrors of a savage civil war, was a Art House, located in Edmonton.
full-time mother for 14 years, did a part-time BA in 14 Yujie Li
Fine Arts in the UK, then specialized in Psychiatry in Yujie Li is an artist based in Guangzhou, China. She
London. All through that time, she practiced visual completed her Bachelor's degree in Chinese
arts and exhibited and wrote poetry. At the painting from The Guangzhou Academy of Fine Art
moment she is a full-time artist and poet, exhibiting in 2020. In 2023, she completed an MA in Painting at
actively, and is a member of Riverside Artists Group. the Royal College of Art. Her work has been
12 Juliette McCullough exhibited in the UK and Europe. She is concerned
Juliette McCullough was born in and grew up in with private emotions, psychology, and sociology.
England on the Essex marshes of the Thames Yujie has always used her life as the starting point
estuary, and now she lives and works in landlocked for her art, revealing the hidden details of her
Texas USA. In between those two extremes of her personal life. Yujie's works are all about the
existence, she received her art education in London realization of a sense of self-consciousness. She
and Germany and went on to exhibit extensively in pays attention to the fluctuating capacity of self-
Britain, and the U.S.A., as well as in Italy and Japan. consciousness and captures keenly the living with
Her Art teaching career, begun in the UK was then the self. She talks about how people experience and
continued in Dallas. At the end of her postgraduate try to reconcile their inner selves in the midst of
studies at The Royal Academy of Arts London, she complex social realities and embrace the power of
had the unusual experience of having one of her softness and tolerance. Her work documents the
paintings bought by the artist Francis Bacon. emotional turmoil that is immediate and intimate,
13 Lana Whiskeyjack but universal. For her, art must be intrinsically
Dr. Lana Whiskeyjack describes herself as a visual connected to her inner life. This process reveals the
storyteller, scholar, and arts actionist educator. She subtle structure of 'life' and 'self' through self-
is a multidisciplinary artist, scholar, and author from exploration in intimate spaces.
Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Treaty Six, Alberta now 15 Laura Léna Bogyay
based in Amiskwaciy Waskahikan, Edmonton. Léna Bogyay is an interdisciplinary artist from
Whiskeyjack received her Art and Design diploma Hungary. She is completing a dual-focus Bachelor of
from Red Deer College before moving to Ottawa Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing and Jewellery and
with her young family to earn her Bachelor of Arts metalsmithing at the University of Wisconsin-
and a Master of Arts degree in Canadian Studies. Milwaukee and working towards her BFA show in
Her education continued with a doctorate degree at December. Bogyay has received several
the University nuhelot’įne thaiyots’į scholarships for artistic merit, including the highly
nistameyimâkanak Blue Quills where she also taught competitive Ware Family Arts Scholarship Fund
for over 10 years. She is currently an associate Award in 2022. She has taken part in group
exhibitions at UW-Milwaukee, including the before completing four more years of training in
Sophomore/Junior Scholarship Art Showcase in Fine Art at Edinburgh College of Art 50 years later
2022, the Crossing Over Exhibition in 2021 and she returned to East Sussex and lives in a small
2022, the Makers!22 and Makers!23 contemporary feudal village, nestled in the South Downs by the
craft exhibitions in 2022 and 2023, and the 49th and coast. Andrea works in acrylic which is more
50th Annual Juried Shows in 2022 and 2023. Her suitable for laying flat areas of paint and as she
statement ring, “Industry Standard”, was featured prefers the challenge of composing in irregular
at Kessler’s Diamonds for their annual Sparkle shapes so works on MDF. She also has a passion for
Scholarship Showcase in February 2023, and is on drawing and uses a complete range of graphite
its way to an exhibition in Northern Ireland, held by pencils and graphite powder.
the Association for Contemporary Jewellery UK. 20 Maka Gotsiridze
Two of her self-portraiture works were published in Born on April 25, 1966, Maka Gotsiridze embarked
UW-Milwaukee's literary magazine, Furrow, in May on a lifelong journey of color and canvas that would
2023, and some of her work is kept at the Special shape her artistic destiny. The journey began at the
Collections of the UW-Milwaukee Golda Meir Iakob Nikoladze Art School and continued at the
Library. Tbilisi Art Academy. Yet, her artistic exploration
16 Alana Palomo didn't stop there – she embraced the role of a
Alana Palomo is a Scholar at the School of the Art teacher, guiding others in capturing their unique
Institute of Chicago with a focus on Visual Arts and moments. The years 1989, 1995, and 1996 marked
Graphic Design. She exploits a variety of different pivotal chapters in her "birth." Destiny's hand led
mediums in her interdisciplinary practice residing her to Scotland and the Netherlands, offering her a
mainly on Adobe Software, Illustration, Painting, taste of selling her art. The money earned for her
and Collage. Much of her work explores the themes children back in Georgia held a significance beyond
of joy and warmth encapsulated in memory, the tangible. She's a part of numerous national and
alongside the pain and trauma enforced by society, international exhibitions.
in-sighting reflection, change, and self- 21 Yunchu Green Chang
improvement. She graduated with honors and was Yunchu Chang, known by her English name Green, is
the 4th top graduate of Academia Britanica an accomplished artist and scholar who recently
Cuscatleca. At SAIC she was awarded the achieved a significant milestone in her career. In
Presidential Merit Scholarship and Study Trip Merit February 2023, she organized a graduation solo
Grant, showcased in the Grand Rising exhibition and exhibition in Lancaster, UK, showcasing the
ArtBash. Published in the first issue of Divide One culmination of her artistic journey and earning her a
magazine, Chicago Fine Arts Salon, Collect Artwork doctorate in fine art practice. This remarkable
Nude Art and Contemporary Artists 101, exhibition, achievement marked the completion of a ten-year-
book & and magazine. long art research project that began back in 2013.
17 Andrea Shearing Green's unique approach to art research revolves
Andrea Shearing was born in Manchester, UK before around the methodology of anthropological
moving to Switzerland where she lived between the ethnography, specifically employing the fieldwork
age of seven to sixteen. On returning to UK she lived method. During her artistic process, she immerses
and did her first year at Art School in East Sussex herself in the living environment of her subjects,
armed with a canvas and a suitcase filled with into art, focusing on photography and painting. He
paints. As the individuals she portrays go about served as a secondary education Peace Corps
their daily lives, she captures their essence and Volunteer from 2005 to 2007 in Gori, Georgia, then
movements on the canvas. This reciprocal in 2009 co-founded with another former volunteer
interaction between Green and her subjects creates Open Maps Caucasus, an open-source mapping
a dance-like synergy, encapsulating a specific initiative that he managed from his home in Gori. He
moment in the form of artwork. Her doctoral relocated to Tbilisi, working with community and
dissertation delved into exploring the intricate business leaders, and taught at the Giuvy
relationship between human beings and the world Zaldastanishvili American Academy in Tbilisi and
through this artistic process. Furthermore, Green Nata Buachidze’s Studio. In 2011 he accepted a
plans to continue her research and intends to position at the American School of Tangier, where
publish journal papers on related topics. he taught art, advanced drawing, chess, creative
32 Joanne Pudney writing, drama, history, literature, and research, and
Joanne Pudney is an older emerging artist. She edited Al Tanjaoui. He continues to engage in
completed her BA (Hons) in Fine Art 30 years ago. projects aimed at protecting the environment and
She continued to work creatively in sketchbooks nature and is often found exploring Spain, which
whilst working in Community Development and serves as a waypoint as he travels between Georgia,
balancing her young family. In 2021 Joanne Morocco, and the United States. He is the proud son
completed her MA in Illustration and now works of Melanie and the proud father of Sofia.
full-time producing paintings in oil and egg tempera, 44 Cesar Ceballos
collages, 3D work, and illustrations. In September A respected architect, artist, and world traveler
2021 Joanne was selected as one of the Artists for a uses colors to express the geometry of nature; and
Prison Residency at Shepton Mallet. The Victorian light to enhance the volume and drama in a
Prison inspired Joanne to research Floriography the painting. Culture, tradition, and history play
art of secret messages through flowers. A unique important influences in his artworks. Layering and
and powerful use of flowers for those punished overlapping the paints is part of his method while
through Silence and Separation. listening to his feelings. In 2021 and 2022, Cesar’s
42 Paul Butterworth works were awarded first prize and Special Merit for
Paul Butterworth is an actor and 3rd year BA (Hons) his paintings at the Apollo Dionysian International
Painting student specializing in abstract Award for Poetry and Contemporary Art, by The
expressionism at the University for the Creative International Academy of Signification Poetry and
Arts - Open College of the Arts campus. Originally Contemporary Art, in Rome, Italy. He was awarded 3
from Yorkshire, He lives and works from a home US Congressional Recognitions.
studio in Cambridge. 45 Jing Qiu
43 Walter Lee Allen III Jing Qiu is a visual artist based in Guangdong, China,
Walter Lee Allen III is an artist, writer, editor, and who engages with various artistic mediums,
educator based in Tangier, Tbilisi, and Ocean including video, photography, sculpture, painting,
Springs, Mississippi. He was born and raised in and installation.
Mobile, Alabama, and pursued a career in In the year 2021, Jing Qiu participated in notable
broadcasting and audio production until he delved national and international exhibitions,
46 George Chaushba his graphic works and three objects. The works were
George Chaushba is a contemporary artist, based in made with ink on a cardboard sheet and the objects
Georgia, from Batumi, the place which area is were made of plastic. From the exhibition, 50% of
mostly meaningful for him and his works. the works and two objects were sold, which had a
Inspiration comes from the perception of beauty in positive impact on the future of the author's
everything, nature, and the characteristics of creations. The foundation of the author's next
people. George tries to convey the emotion and the project called "Anunnaki Project" was laid in 2019.
simplicity itself and the biggest challenge for him is The source of inspiration for this project is the
Love. theory of ancient astronauts, which the artist
47 Keisuke Takeda discovered and learned in Sumerian mythology. The
Keisuke Takeda is a painter. He believes dialogue is author also created and published the graphic
the most important for aesthetic works. Physical novel Anu (illustrated book). The work consists of
thinking by hand is significant for his artwork. His 120 pages of text and up to 400 illustrations, whose
hands are coincidentally sensing perception and name is Anunnaki. The book is the first part of a
creation when he is drawing. His senses have the trilogy. Currently, the artist is working on the
dialogue between his hands and artwork. Aesthetic second part of the trilogy, with the presentation of
senses could never be represented without physical which the artist plans to publish his newly created
thinking. White clouds were wafted in the blue works.
breezy sky. Water movements were silently 55 Savina Raznatovic
recurring on the lake. Stars were slightly twinkling in Savina Ražnatović was born in 1993 in Cetinje,
the pale night city. The earth has ever been moving. Montenegro, a town steeped in history and fading
We are standing there. There is no same day. Human anecdotes, Savina's artistic path was shaped by her
beings have been discovering new senses and upbringing. Both her parents were conservators,
values in these resonant dialogues. Therefore, her father restoring frescoes and her mother
Keisuke has been pursuing Resonance through the contributing to the preservation of cultural
physical thinking of painting. His painting works are monuments. Surrounded by art, Savina understood
shown with blowing in the natural wind, sunlight, its significance as a reflection of society, history,
and shadows. He realizes, that all of us have ever and identity. While initially pursuing fashion design,
been moving also never stopped in an life led Savina towards Fine Arts. She studied
unredeemable time stream. There is no same day. fashion design in Rome and Belgrade before
Therefore, we could feel Resonance in our mortal returning to her roots in Cetinje. In 2021, she
life. graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts with a focus
54 Irakli Keidia on sculpting. Her graduation theme, Bereshit,
Irakli Keidia resumed his work at the end of his explored the abstract representation of Genesis,
sports career. He was always fascinated by the departing from traditional figurative
artistic space, but his work in this field became a interpretations. Influenced by Jewish mysticism,
priority in recent years, especially in 2017. In 2018, Savina embarked on a mysterious journey to tell the
the author's debut personal exhibition called "Find story of creation, drawing inspiration from texts
Your God" was organized in the territory of Rooms such as Sefer Yetzirah, Zohar, and Tanya. After
Hotel, where the author presented 30 samples of graduation, Savina worked at the MPI Museums of
Kotor, creating commercial replicas of museum kinds of flowers grow in different seasons and
pieces using recycled paper and plaster. Although climates. There are many ways to express flowers,
skilled in this role, she realized her true calling was whether it is by emphasizing the flower as the main
to be fully immersed in her own artistic work. With subject or the environment and light, all of them
profound respect and love for her craft, she can give the flower a different life. yun emphasizes
transitioned from replicating ancient artifacts to the compositional coordination of the picture
dedicating herself entirely to her unique artistic organization, using the same kind of flowers in the
vision. same period of time in an organized compositional
60 Elliot Birt arrangement to form a coordinated picture.
Elliot Birt is an award-winning contemporary artist 65 Jonathan Smith
who graduated from Leeds Arts University. He is Originally from the North East of Scotland, trained
newly based in Manchester, where his practice is at Gray's School of Art and now based in Sussex,
centered around life and its myriad forms. Utilizing Jonathan Smith's luminous and resonant paintings
actual plants, he has managed to blend printmaking explore the relationships between light and
techniques and the uniqueness of nature into an landscape, color and space, surface and depth.
ongoing series of paintings. Borrowing motifs and Inspired by Hebridean beaches, hidden corners of
colors from 1960s pop art, the paintings, despite Sussex, and weather-beaten fishing boats, his
being technically prints, are completely unique and process involves walking, watching, and drawing. His
unrepeatable, showcasing his innovative approach work is held in private and public collections in the
to combining art and nature. UK, Europe, the US, and the Far East and has been
61 Philip Vaughan-Williams shown by the RBA and RA.
Philip Vaughan-Williams is a UK-based Visual Artist 66 Sue Sheard
with over 20 years of practice. He has a primary Sue is a self-taught Landscape Artist from Pickhill,
interest in materials, with work manifesting as 3D North Yorkshire, who began doing Art later in life,
artworks, artist books, micro zines, postcards, whilst she was still teaching English in the French
digital photographs, drawings, and mixed media Pyrenees in 2015. On her return to the UK in 2019,
assemblages, that often make comments on she started experimenting with charcoal. After a
society, identity, and the geography that is couple of years of learning from her mistakes, she
inhabited. A history of Mail Art participation and went on to do her first work. After that, her works
archiving as well as making installation and has a few successful recognitions.
performance work on similar themes as well as 67 Jennifer. Friedman
political comment and identity. Work also explores Jennifer, a contemporary artist hailing from
the tensions between the ephemeral and southern California, currently resides in Newport
permanence. Beach. Her artwork is a celebration of travel,
64 Yunxuan Shi people, and escapism, showcasing her deep-rooted
Yun uses Chinese painting skills to outline the connection to her surroundings. In her latest
details and color changes of flowers to record the collection, she takes viewers on a visual journey,
beauty of flowers with brushes and to arrange documenting her trips through her unique lens and
flowers or plants of the same type in an organized translating those experiences onto paper with her
manner. Flowers exist worldwide, and different paintbrush. Jennifer's primary interest lies in
capturing and recreating the weightlessness and hopes for viewers to recognize the practice as a
freedom felt while on vacation. She skillfully powerful, dynamic, contemporary art medium as
dissolves the ordinary aspects of daily life in radiant opposed to an amateur feminine, hobby. Since
sunlight and vibrant colors, immersing viewers in a graduating from university in 2019, Zoe has
world where all worries fade away. By living in the continued building confidence in her art practice,
moment during her travels, she encapsulates the which is reflected in her work. She continues to
landscapes and quiet moments of others as they too grow her online profile and began selling her pieces
let go and exhale, leaving behind the burdens of worldwide online in 2020, including custom pieces.
everyday life. During the national lockdowns, Zoe used the time to
70 Jillian Adel take part in online exhibitions and feature in zines.
Jillian Adel is a Los Angeles-based artist who More recently, her work was featured in the
explores the transformative nature of relationships Worcester Open 2021 exhibition, and a group
through texture and language. Her fine art practice exhibition at Fronteer Gallery in 2022.
explores alchemy and the redefinition of shadow 72 Gillian Mather
and light and seeks to empower and tether artists Gillian Mather studied at Edinburgh College of Art
and healers who come from personal and collective (1964-1969) and at the Royal College of Art, London
experiences of harm through radical self-reflection. (1969-1972), where she won the Henriques Award
Her work spans ceramic, glass, textiles, and for best woman artist. She is a professional member
drawing/painting and explores themes of quantum of Visual Arts Scotland. Her work has been exhibited
science, ancestral exploration, and the esoteric and at numerous venues, including, The Summer
intimate narrative. Her mission is to be in Radical Exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts, London,
Observation with the world around us, to engage Bristol Museum and Art Gallery (Grayson's Art Club,
with primal—often shadowed—themes, and to 2nd Exhibition), and two solo exhibitions at the
connect through the complex, intimate corners of Arusha Gallery, Edinburgh. Most recently, her work
our hearts. was shown at the 196th annual exhibition of the
71 Something Like Art Maybe Royal Scottish Academy Edinburgh (2022), where it
Zoe’s practice directly disrupts the reality that a won the Edinburgh Printmakers Publishing Award.
photograph of a postcard presents and creates a 73 Brut Carniollus
new image, not by the use of a pen or paintbrush, Brut Carniollus is a visual artist and photographer
but by piercing through the material with needle specializing in photography-based digital collages
and thread. The photographs and postcards most and digital graphics executed as original digital UV
employed by the artist are vintage finds, prints. His approach tends to be reductional,
repurposing the memories already created to deconstructive, and minimalist. His work is exhibited
produce something new. The works utilize the and awarded worldwide. Since 2012 he also serves
traditional practice of hand embroidery, whilst as the official paparazzi of the renowned
subverting the archaic stereotypes this brings international artist symposium Slovenia Open To
through using untraditional methodology. Altering Art. He is a member of The Slovenian Association of
the materiality of the items creates interesting Fine Arts Societies and represented Singulart. Lives
challenges and a unique experience, both for the and works in Radovljica, Slovenia, EU as a self-
artist and for the viewer. Through this, the artist employed artist.
74 Jennifer Reynolds creative outlet. This led her to discover her true
Jennifer Reynolds is a Dublin-based photography path in painting and creating collages daily, which
student in IADT, currently entering her final year. has become an essential part of her life. In the
Her work concerns existential questioning and is summer of 2023, she had her first physical
centered around the natural world, she enjoys exhibition, marking a significant milestone in her
exploring humans' connection (or disconnection) artistic career. With excitement and anticipation,
with nature and hopes to bring to light the ways in she looks forward to what the future holds for her
which we are separating ourselves farther and creative endeavors.
farther from nature. She hopes through her work 76 William Josephs Radford
that she will help us recognize that we are a part of William Josephs Radford is a thought-provoking
nature, we are in harmony with it and we are not contemporary photographer and artist hailing from
separate from it. Nor should we try to be. On top the raw countryside of rural Andalucía, Spain. From
of this, she explores her own existential an early age, Radford displayed a keen artistic
questioning through her work, heavily inspired by talent, often seen with a pencil in hand at his local
the theories of philosopher Alan Watts as well as village school. His fascination with cameras ignited
phenomenology, she uses an overlaying technique at the age of 15, setting him on a path toward fine
to create new dimensions inside our own world art photography. Eager to refine his skills and
which appear as dreamlike scenes that thin the expand his artistic horizons, Radford pursued
veil with the spirit world. Her photographs also formal education at the University of
play with our interpretations of time, she works Gloucestershire, where he studied fine art
through an archive as well as creating new work, photography. Throughout his career, Radford has
blending images from different time periods, developed a distinctive style characterized by
questioning the effects that time really has and striking compositions and subject matters that aim
the ability that a camera has to pause scenes in to challenge his audience. His work draws
time. inspiration from the transgressive art movement,
75 Lisa Lemke seeking to break free from prior definitions of art
Lisa was born and raised in Berlin, Germany. and explore controversial themes. With a
Coming from an art-interested family, her preference for the light-painting technique, Radford
childhood was filled with visits to galleries and art painstakingly crafts his scenes through layered light
workshops, sparking her excitement for the and long exposures, skillfully employing color to
creative world. After completing her A-levels, she further engage with his subjects.
pursued studies in both Fine Arts in the 77 Yazdan Shiri
Netherlands and Motion Design in Berlin, as her Hailing from Iran, Yazdan Shiri finds himself facing
passion for both analog and digital art held equal significant economic crises and challenges that
significance for her. Throughout her journey, she make it difficult to invest in new cameras and
has worked in several agencies, all the while lenses. These circumstances impose additional
continuing with side projects like paintings, limitations on his photography journey, creating
collages, and experimental video productions. obstacles that must be overcome. His journey as a
However, it was during a challenging period in her photographer began in 2015, and from the very
life that she realized the profound need for a beginning, he found himself captivated by the
beauty of nature. Drawing inspiration from the with a wider audience. Yet, he persists, knowing that
natural world and its myriad aspects, he channels his unique perspective and commitment to his craft
his creativity into capturing the essence of the are essential elements of his artistic journey.
outdoors through his lens. Nature becomes his 79 Adi Lotcu
muse, guiding his artistic vision and shaping his Adi Loțcu is an aspiring artist based in Bucharest.
photographic style. In addition to his exploration of Since a young age, he has been dedicated to
nature photography, he has also ventured into the studying theatre, focusing on acting, puppetry, and
realm of advertising photography. This diverse field drama teaching. Adi has also developed a deep
encompasses various genres, including fashion, fascination with 19th and 20th-century
food, and industrial photography, allowing him to photography, driven by a curiosity to explore how
expand his skills and adapt to different visual the world appeared in the past. In 2020, they
contexts. Collaborating with content creators, he acquired an old Zenit camera, and ever since, his
has honed his ability to capture striking images that passion for photography has been ceaseless.
effectively convey messages and evoke emotions. 84 Alice Lenkiewicz
78 Rytis Gervickas Her creative work, characterized by visionary
Rytis Gervickas has been immersed in the art of elements, primarily revolves around dream-like
photography for over 15 years, dedicated to paintings that combine mixed media and digital
capturing moments through analog tools. Choosing techniques. In contrast to her paintings, her
to work exclusively with analog equipment, he finds photography focuses on capturing the essence of
solace in the tactile nature of the process. places, highlighting the architectural and historical
Developing his own film and meticulously crafting aspects of various cities in the UK and abroad.
gelatin silver prints in his modest darkroom, he Additionally, Alice has developed a profound
revels in the hands-on experience of bringing his interest in found art, drawn from her extensive
images to life. In his photographic journey, he draws travels, which have offered abundant opportunities
inspiration from renowned Lithuanian to capture the beauty of landscapes and
photographers such as Vytautas Balcytis, Remigijus unexpected scenes, including people, buildings, and
Treigys, and Alfonsas Budvytis. These artists are objects. Her photographic style celebrates the
known for their ability to capture the "aesthetics of forms and textures present in her subjects, seeking
boredom," finding beauty and intrigue in the captivating contrasts between objects and their
overlooked and mundane. Inspired by their surroundings.
approach, he seeks to train his lens on subjects that 85 Lea Hope Bonzer
often go unnoticed by the average observer. By Lea Hope Bonzer was born and raised in Zagreb,
framing and isolating these fragments of the world, Croatia. She started getting into photography in her
he aims to transform them through the alchemy of late teens. Lea loves creating art in all styles as her
film, paper, and chemicals. Although he has photography is capturing a feeling, not just a snap in
participated in several group exhibitions and a front of the camera. Lea Hope Bonzer's ultimate
handful of intimate solo shows, he acknowledges goal is to bring motivation and inspiration through
the challenges of finding an audience for his work. art to uplift and connect everyone, on a mission to
Being different and deviating from mainstream bring art that creates a powerful and unique
photography often makes it difficult to connect environment and enhances the ambiance.
86 Tomi Borza
Tomi Borza is an emerging artist and photographer. 92 Mohammad Reza Masoumi
Even during his teenage years, Tomi's artistic Hailing from Tehran, the capital of Iran, Mohammad
pursuits extended beyond photography. He Reza Masoumi resides in a region that has been
nurtured his love for art by actively participating as marked by significant conflicts in the Middle East.
a drummer in numerous bands, exploring the Living in perpetual anticipation of potential wars
rhythmic and expressive world of music. His that may or may not materialize, this constant state
appreciation for the arts further expanded to of uncertainty casts a psychological burden,
include auteur cinema and literature, which affecting both the economy and the mental well-
continue to inspire his creative journey. being of the people. The prevailing atmosphere of
Furthermore, he developed a fascination with IT and apprehension and anxiety permeates daily life.
excelled in programming competitions. However, his Though the circumstances surrounding him are not
passion for photography eventually took over. After easy, they serve as a catalyst for personal and
leaving his engineering studies at university, he artistic growth. The adversities he faces in his
decided to pursue a professional career in environment foster a deeper understanding of the
photography. Tomi ventured into various world and encourage him to question and challenge
entrepreneurial endeavors, including online the established norms. Through his art, he
marketing, commercial photography, and printing, endeavors to express his discontent, offering
and even worked as a photographer for the insightful criticisms and shedding light on the
Romanian Government. As he worked with clients, intricacies of his society.
he realized that his unique photography style 93 Nasim Asadi
attracted attention and sparked a desire within him With five years of experience in photography, she
to explore the creative side of photography further. has found her passion in the realms of documentary
87 Alexandra Buxbaum and street photography. For her, capturing images is
In her photography, Alexandra focuses on more than just a hobby; it is a profound method of
documenting the human experience of diverse expressing her innermost emotions and shedding
individuals and cultures residing in distinct urban light on the subjects that hold personal significance
and rural settings across the globe. Her lens to her. Through her lens, Nasim delves into the raw
captures fleeting instances of people engaging in reality of everyday life, documenting the unfiltered
their daily routines, whether it's working, living, or moments that unfold on the streets. Her
enjoying leisure activities. Through her camera's photography is driven by a desire to convey her
perspective, she not only reflects her own vision inner concerns and create visual narratives that
but also invites viewers to share her observations. resonate with others. Nasim's work serves as a
In the brief flash of her images, the universal hopes medium through which she can articulate her
that connect us all converge onto a single face, thoughts, capturing the essence of her subjects and
frozen in time through her skillful shot. Within a inviting viewers to delve into their stories.
solitary gesture, the weight of global sorrows 94 Guilherme Bergamini
becomes palpable, suspended eternally in the Guilherme Bergamini, a Brazilian reporter and visual
frame. artist, has spent over two decades honing his craft
in photography and exploring the diverse narrative
avenues that art presents. His creations navigate their community. Filipe has work published in
the intricate interplay between memory and socio- various national and international publications and
political critique. He perceives photography as not exhibited worldwide.
only a wellspring of aesthetic potential but also a 100 Lewis Andrews
catalyst for societal transformation. Recognized Lewis Andrews is a Fine Artist based in Leeds,
through accolades in both national and United Kingdom. His work specializes in dealing with
international contests, his prowess has been complex thoughts, ideas, and facts within nature
showcased in collaborative exhibitions spanning an and science. Some explore those in which we seem
impressive 31 countries. to be overshadowed and overpowered in
95 Gabrielle Shamon comparison by the vast distances, size, or
Gabrielle Shamon is a 27-year-old photographer quantities. Others investigate moments of extreme
born in Chicago, USA. Her family relocated to Hong power, creation, and rebirth on a molecular scale or
Kong in 1997, where she lived for 16 years. Being of on a scale comparable to that of the universe.
Chinese, Filipino, Irish, and Lebanese descent, Questioning our relationships, place, and role within
Gabrielle’s upbringing was rich in its blend of the universe, environment, and natural spaces.
multicultural influences and morally complex as an Lewis moved to Leeds in 2016 to study a BA(Hons)
expatriate living a sheltered life in Southeast Asia. in Fine Art at Leeds Arts University graduating in
96 Lăcră Grozăvescu July 2019. In 2022, Lewis completed his
Lăcră Grozăvescu is a Romanian visual artist who Postgraduate Fine Arts Degree at Leeds Arts
excels in color combinations and texture, focusing University, graduating with a Masters in the Creative
on documenting space and the feelings implied by Arts. Lewis has participated in exhibitions up and
her surroundings. With a unique sense of place and down the United Kingdom and Internationally.
a fine eye for detail, Lăcră focuses on finding the 101 Abigail Victoria
unusual in ordinary places. Lăcră expresses her Abigail's art practice explores the concepts of
vision of the world using mediums such as 'space' and 'time' through a variety of mediums. She
photography, painting, drawing, collage, and film. asks the question 'How do we experience the space
She explores the external and internal connection around us?', particularly as an observation of the
and the transition from material to spiritual, from life and habits of animals and how we as a society
human to divine. Her work reflects personal perceive and interact with them. Drawing attention
experiences, analyzing topics such as anxiety to the human perception of animals and the animal
regarding life and death, memory, the problem of experience, Abigail uses surveillance-like footage
human existence, and the pursuit of meaning. and snapshots to explore ways in which we, the
97 Filipe Bianchi viewer, can respectfully watch but not encroach on
Filipe Bianchi lives and works in Lisboa, Portugal. the animal's environment.
Discovered photography in high school. Studied 103 Levan Kherkheulidze
architecture, but photography has always been He is an individual consumed by a profound passion
present in his life. In the first years he worked in a for photography, a sentiment not in the least
studio, nowadays prefers to shoot on the street overstated; it's a facet of his existence that
with the available light. His work focuses mainly on transcends mere hobby and morphs into a
the relations of people with one another and with fundamental aspect of his identity. The notion of
life possessing an intrinsic meaning eludes him; convey stories of the everyday. Although he has
rather, he contends that each person molds their studied photo media and media production and has
own significance by virtue of personal goals, an HND and Ba(Hons), he believes that the area of
aspirations, and choices. Among these choices, the north where he is from has shaped his
photography stands resolute, or more precisely, the personality and therefore how he views the world,
vocation of being a photographer. To him, donning which he strives to reveal through his images. Lewis
the mantle of a photographer translates to takes inspiration from all aspects of his life as he
embodying the role of an observer—curious, feels all art forms exploit the same “mindset” and
attentive, fervent, and brimming with empathy. ultimately art is all about the communication of
104 Zahra Farsi ideas or feelings. He works with film or digital, and
Zahra Farsi is a passionate nature lover who finds will not manipulate images in any way, believing
solace and inspiration through her pursuits in that photography should be about the moment, not
photography. While her primary interests lie in perfection.
capturing the beauty of nature and historical 107 Sana Burney
places, she does not confine herself to a specific Burney is a Fine Artist from Pakistan living and
style. Whenever she encounters a subject that working in Peston, UK. Burney is actively writing and
resonates with her and the conditions are favorable, researching art and design, particularly public art, in
she seizes the opportunity to immortalize the Karachi, Pakistan. She has published and presented
moment through her lens. several research papers in Pakistan and abroad,
105 Dana Moody including Turkey and the USA. She has done gigantic
Dana Moody uses photography as visual public art projects of flyover beautification in
anthropology to capture architectural details and Larkana and Karachi. Additionally, she has worked
surrounding ethnographic conditions. She is best with Karachi Biennale as one of the 'Reel on Hai'
known for her work in Havana, Cuba. Her award- artists. Reels were launched in March 2017 and
winning photographic documentary project, placed in Safari Park. Freshly, her work was
entitled Havana: Behind the Façade, resulted in exhibited and published in an online exhibition, 'Cut,
numerous group and solo exhibitions, as well as Torn and Mended' by Spilt Milk, Scotland, UK.
multiple peer-reviewed journal articles and Earlier, she participated in Jade Montserrat's
conference presentations. Dr. Moody is a Full project mural drawing at the University of Central
Professor in Interior Architecture and design at the Lancashire, Preston, UK. Earlier, she also exhibited
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. She her installation works in London. Besides, she has
received a BS in Interior Design from the University exhibited at several art galleries in Pakistan,
of Southern Mississippi, an MS in Interior Design including an exhibition at the Canadian Embassy in
with a minor in Art (Museology), and a PhD in Islamabad with the theme 'Hidden from the view'.
Education from the University of Tennessee, 108 Craig Scoffone
Knoxville. Craig Scoffone is a fine art photographer based in
106 Lewis the San Francisco Bay Area. He has been shooting
Lewis is a photographer based in Manchester whose for 30 years and has had his works published and
specific focus is “Identity” and “Environment”. He exhibited both domestically and internationally. In
utilizes in-camera techniques and natural light to addition to his artistic pursuits of both the local
and regional landscape, Craig has also amassed an spaces, drawn to the manifold narratives woven
extensive collection of compelling works of the within retail environments and, particularly, the
figure. For the duration of Craig's career as a realm of fashion. His current endeavors encompass
photographer, he has also been an accomplished an array of projects, spanning portraiture, the lush
portrait and commercial photographer, having world of foliage and forests, and etc...
provided his skills to many ' Silicon Valley' clients. 113 Denis Abazi
But Craig's true and longest-lasting interest in Denis Abazi, born in Belluno on 29 June 1996, is a
photography has most certainly been his pursuit of visual artist. In 2021 she graduated in Painting at
fine art compositions. There is a wide-ranging the Academy of Fine Arts G.B. Cignaroli in Verona.
approach, in both technique and style, of the Her relationship with Spain started in 2019 with 6
various themes, Craig chooses to photograph. This months of Erasmus for study obtained in Granada
has resulted in a body of work, that has profound at the Facultad de Bellas Artes of the homonymous
diversity, not normally associated with the works of city, where she pursued sculpture works and
a single artist. performative projects. Abazi's artistic activity is
109 Shavit Vos mainly concentrated between Spain and Italy.
Shavit Vos is a photographer and a mum to 3 boys. 114 Jasmine Merry Blackmoore
She was born in Kibbutz Zikim. Today lives in the As an artist, Jasmine is fascinated by the complex
City of Ramat Gan, Israel. Photography has been her relationships within the natural environment.
great passion and love in the last couple of years Working across disciplines, much of her work
and it's her everyday activity. This is the way for her incorporates organic materials and what we can
to express her art and creativity. Shavit creates learn from them. Jasmine’s particular focus has
images to make emotional clay impressions of the recently been on fungi and plants and the
things she sees. Her ambition is to be original, and important roles they play in the soil. Her practice
unique and to have cleanliness and accuracy in her utilizes a variety of media – including experimental
works. Shavit took part in photography exhibitions photography, organic mark-making, music, video,
around the world in galleries in the USA, Greece, and sound art. Jasmine combines scientific
Vietnam, France, England & and Israel. research with a multitude of art forms to educate
112 Lloyd Spencer and spark the imagination.
The advent of the digital era ushered in a form of 115 Gjert Rognli
liberation for him, reigniting his passion for The force of nature is at the heart of Gjert Rognli`s
photography on a grand scale. In the early months art practice, he works in a wide range of media
of 2006, he embarked on a significant two-year including film, photography, sculpture, and
endeavor focused on street photography—an performance. He often draws in references from his
exploration of life along Briggate, the primary retail affiliation with Arctic Northern Norway, to light,
avenue coursing through Leeds. Subsequently, he darkness, and the seasons, and the artwork floats
delved into another substantial and enduring between surrealism and mythology. Rognli has
project alongside Stephen Griffin, immersing received numerous international awards for his
themselves in the vibrant nocturnal street scene of work with photography and film and had many
inner-city Leeds. Throughout his journey, he has exhibitions at home and abroad, among others at
maintained an abiding fascination with public the Louvre Museum in Paris.
125 Alison Vincent Fashion and recently from the Royal College of Art.
Alison Vincent hand-creates art inspired by her Feifan Hu works across textiles and drawing. Her
encounters in remote wild nature using hot glass practice often pivots around issues of culture,
and unexpected techniques. She is concerned family, gender, and human-nature relationships.
about their fragile future and wants to raise Through personal experiences and memories,
awareness so others care and protect them too. Feifan uses domestic craft, childlike drawings, and
Glassblowing is the hardest thing she has ever done! performance to explore female Chinese identities
It’s challenging, expensive, addictive, and satisfying. culturally and politically. She also questions the
Her making process can be dramatic and is part of stereotypical perception of domestic textile and
her overall enjoyment. Alison is a self-taught craft. She is interested in contradictions, both
relative newcomer to glass. Alison enjoys combining pleasant and melancholic, cute and uncanny. Her
her expedition travel and glass-making passions to work features a sense of childlike female
create beauty. characters, humorously using symbolic meanings
126 Indiana Solnick from nature, culture, and memory. She narrates a
Indian Solnick is a painter and sculptor, who visual language between vulnerability and defiance.
primarily works with paper to create spatial 137 Wolfgang Woerner
interventions. Her artistic practice revolves around Wolfgang is a mixed-media artist with a background
storytelling, focusing on land and living spaces, and in architecture. Wolfgang’s work embodies aspects
exploring patterns in the structuring and of self-identity … exaggeration and embellishment
infrastructure of environments. Symbols like revealing and concealing paradoxes that are always
flowers or channels correspond to spatial motifs present … strength and vulnerability, ability and
like hubs, enclosures, and passageways. These disability, exposure and introspection, sensitivity
narratives come to life through her thoughtful and detachment … Current work features the
material choices and the use of form, diagrams, and exploration of a candid subject matter and a
narrative techniques in her art. language and direction involving the juxtaposition
127 Andri Iona of drawing, painting, collage, folding, stitching and
Andri Iona creates her work inspired by nature’s embroidery. Explorations gradually evolve and
uniqueness and diverse wealth and colors. Her mutate between 2 and 3 dimensions, taking the
ceramic sculptures are created with stoneware clay. work in new directions.
The mystery and beauty of nature are the 142 Erika Loch
inspirational forces behind her work. Clay becomes Erika Loch is a poet, lyricist, and writer based in
a connection between her creative process and the London, UK. She writes in defiance of modern book
diverse power of nature. Ceramic sculpture often burning, leaving messages for those who seek to
becomes a struggle, not only at the level of the read between the lines. She writes for her healing
material used but also at the level of an internal heart, to mine and transmute the past, and for
need to create an ideal relationship between shape, future dreamers. The practice of writing gives Erika
form, and equilibrium. space to explore the mechanics of thought, time to
135 Feifan Hu play with meaning, and a medium to work out the
Feifan Hu was born in China and now works in most authentic arrangement of words and means
London. She graduated from the London College of
to express the myriad ideas that haunt, tease, and London galleries. Her practice consists of
dance in her inner world and upon her soul. She observing, collecting, arranging, and making. The
writes as a natural pathway to excavate meaning. work she makes is mainly informed by the repetitive
144 Frances-Ann Norton and mundane nature of daily domestic life and the
Born on the cusp of the 1970s in the industrial relationships within it. Currently completing a
heartland of Northern UK, she entered a world Masters in Fine Art at the University of Brighton,
shaped by her artist-musician parents' deep she’s due to graduate at the end of August. This
Franciscan beliefs. Her creative spirit knows no follows a Graduate Diploma in Fine Art at the
bounds, spanning the realms of creative writing, Chelsea College of Arts in 2021/22. Before that, she
contemporary iconography, folk fiddle melodies, left her career in marketing to complete a
textile artistry, poetic expression, ceramic Foundation Diploma in Art & Design at Greater
craftsmanship, and vibrant illustration. In all the Brighton Metropolitan College, graduating in 2021.
diverse forms her creativity takes, she conveys a 188 Jes Chatwin
resounding message – that love eclipses hatred, Jes Chatwin is a writer and poet from Tbilisi,
that kindness triumphs over apathy, and that the Georgia, and the US. She writes experimental
power of forgiveness outshines the weight of poetry and prose in different languages, including
grudges. Through her art, she reminds us that every English, Georgian, French, and Spanish. Her work
individual carries a unique narrative, waiting to be begins with prose and short stories, and delves into
heard, if only we take the time to truly listen. poetry, especially visual, experimental, and spoken
146 Alla Kudzieva poetry. She participates in collaborative poetry
Alla was born in Ukraine. She was obsessed with writing events, and often works in series, for
circus flying acrobatics as a child, but an injury example, a series inspired by a fascination with the
halted this career. After that, she began to write. interplay between the ethereal and the tangible,
Won school and regional literary contests. Her first blurring the lines between dream and reality. A
book came out when she was 22 years old. After her series on recycling words, language becoming clay
second book, Alla focused on short stories. Since to mold and remold. Another of surrealist and
the beginning of the war in 2014, she created an visual experimental poems, or the latest series on
agency to work only with Ukrainian brands and writing pieces of art through art, in other words
creative people in the fields of the creative writing poetic booklets using exhibitions as
economy. In 2022 she left Ukraine. She inspiration.
communicates through the language of symbolism,
not as a mere stylistic choice, but as her authentic
means of self-expression. Straightforwardness
eludes her; she finds solace in symbolism, a channel
through which she can reveal herself. Time has
distanced her from straightforwardness, rendering
it implausible and lacking authenticity.
152 Karen Strong
Karen Strong is a Brighton-based artist and maker
with experience exhibiting in Brighton & Hove and
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