I met Ana Gusson at university while we were both studying graphic design in southern Brazil. Our friendship started when we had the chance to collaborate in video productions where we formed a pretty badass […]
Elena Markelova is well known for her double exposure animals, nature watercolour paintings, and her detailed city maps – all inspired by magnificent landscapes and engaging wildlife of her new home. She was born and […]
Lydia Cecilia is a self-taught collage artist whose work explores the infinite possibilities of creating unique and relatable identities. Working with vintage magazines as the source of inspiration and material, Lydia utilizes the realistic and […]
Oksana Maslechko is a contemporary dance artist whose roots formed in Nelson, British Columbia. At twelve years of age, Oksana’s love for dance began to bloom. Her dance journey originated at DanceFusion, where she was […]
The work of Gabriela Hirt has a sense of breaking through. Undercurrents of darkness and even hopelessness are confronted with irrepressible joy. In many cases it is not clear which is dominant, creating a fascinating tension […]
A delicate mushroom covered in lights, an elf-like creature growing inside a cherry, a tortoise with the universe on its back – these are the characters that belong to the world of foonie of Saya […]
I remember once Sepideh Zakeri said: “I started being a painter, only when I learned “everyone” can paint.” So, she paints simple and free, in a way you think this is a natural daily thing […]
Asami Nakamura is an abstract artist whose work is a reflection of a life spent in awe of nature in both Japan and the west coast of Canada. Asami’s love of creation began in her […]
Nya Lewis’ interdisciplinary practice is a culmination of centuries of African resistance, love, questions, actions, study and embrace rooted in the theorization of the conditions of Black cultural production. The artist sees her practice as […]
I’ve always been jealous of my little brother, Marcus Paladino. Not because for most of our childhood I was sure he was our parents’ favourite, (I’m still not entirely convinced he isn’t) but because he […]
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