I was born in 1942 in Ibaraki prefecture, Japan and graduated from Joshibi Univ. of Art & Design, Tokyo. I have exhibited my works in numerous solo or group exhibitions since the early 1970's in Japan, all over Europe and in USA. I also participated in Art Biennial exhibitions in Florence, and London. I received Art awards from Chianciano Art Museum in Italy, The Global Art Awards and so on.
From an early age photography has always been a passion of mine .The creative process was intriguing to me as well as the power to capture a moment in time. Photography was more than black and white, it was being able to see in colour. We have a responsibility in this world to record and expose the beauty as it is. Photography has evolved but will always remain pure in my heart .My journey began in South Africa and through the lens I saw a divided nation.
As an emerging artist from Sweden and Madagascar, Elsa ÅKESSON finds herself painting works inspired by both cultures. Recognized for her realistic figurative art works and her splash of vivid colors, she uses her photography as one of her main creative sources and evokes distinct emotions experienced in daily life, through the expression of color and the incorporation of human movement through her art.
I´m a multidisciplinary artist, teacher, writer, and philosopher. I´ve been exhibited in the Nordic countries since the early '90s, but also in Europe and New York. I´m living in Sweden with my family and have my studio based in my home.
Born and raised in the countryside of New Zealand, Briar developed a passionate imagination and explored her creativity through art. After college she attended Elam, School of Fine Art, graduating in 2007. She spent a few years in Auckland working and creating, before packing it all up to travel and explore the world for almost a decade.
Luia is an Italian-American artist, born in NYC on the 31st of December in 1994. Her passion for art originated growing up in Rome, Italy. Her time there allowed her to develop a keen eye and an appreciation for beauty and culture. Luia then moved to the Swiss Alps for two years, where she lived her daily life exposed to the rough yet refined beauty of nature.
Hong Kong artist Ted Lau is born in 1989. Ted is an award-winning fine art photographer. Growing up in Hong Kong, Ted started taking photographs when he was as young as 11. Since then, he has never stopped making images, sharpening his skills over the years and creating visuals that inspire his audiences.
Humour and play are integral in the life and art of Joi Murugavell-- a lesson she learned from her father as an elixir to life’s absurdities. Behind the laughs lies a desperate desire to understand her world - away from the influences of family, friends and culture. Like a string in a maze, her art is the process by which she navigates the layers she’s acquired along the way.
Per-Inge Isheden was born in a small countryside town in the middle of Sweden. He started painting while still a child, inspired by his mother who was an amateur artist.He studied at the Konstfackskolan in Stockholm 1957-61.After working 13 years as an art teacher, 1961-74, he started his career as a professional artist by creating a science fiction cartoon for adults. As a professional artist he has regularly showed his works at galleries and art fairs in Stockholm and other places in Sweden, in Berlin, Copenhagen and London. 2018 he will exhibit in Vienna.
Daria Domnikova is a designer, artist, illustrator and a maker of all things beautiful and useful. She was born in Pyatigorsk, Russia, and immigrated to Canada to pursue education in design and art when she was 18. She’s been working as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer since graduating from Ontario College of Art and Design University with a Bachelor’s degree in Illustration and is currently living and working in Toronto, Canada.
Cody was born in New York in 1989, and started drawing at two years old. He is mainly self-taught, and therefore his vision is not influenced by any particular school of thought. He has been working professionally as an artist since 2013, and is currently based out of New York and Los Angeles.
French artist Valerie Rey who, born in Paris and having been trained in Fine Arts and developed her first years of work in her homeland in the field of graphic design, textile, decoration and architecture.
When I was younger, I never attended any art academies to learn how to paint or draw, mainly because I never really had an interest in the arts. It was not until I got married and had children that I suddenly decided to take up painting. In 2008, I enrolled in an arts academy program at the Hyundai Department Store Culture Center. At what I then considered to be the relatively late age of 40, this was my first ever experience in learning how to paint.
I grew up in Shanghai in the 70s and 80s. We didn’t have many choices at the time. My studying was limited to classrooms and text books. The first time I was exposed to art was attending an art history lecture while I was studying the mechanical design in college. It marked a turning point in my life. Immediately, I was drawn to art as a means of self-expression and I started to learn drawing and painting. It was then that my artistic talent was recognized; I made up my mind to be a fashion designer because I thought that would be the more pragmatic choice.
Iranian born artist living in London. She is always on the move. Moving through time & spaces through body & mind. Making art is for Hasti an attempt to stay in here & now -a vital practice to maintain stability, calm and fluidity in daily life. Making art is for Hasti like belonging to a place, having a home , like having a space where she can connect to the most genuine of herself and her immediate existence.
The daughter of Italian immigrants, Jennifer Pazienza born in Newark, New Jersey, began making art as a child in her mother’s kitchen. She earned a Bachelor of Art Education at the William Paterson College of New Jersey and completed a Master of Art Education in 1985, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Art Education in 1989 at the Pennsylvania State University.
I'm a Japan based self-taught painter. I started my career in the arts after graduation from university. I wanted to be a cartoonist at first. So I applied some cartoon prizes and was selected as a finalist of GARO prize. GARO is one of famous cartoon magazines. It was my first experience in art making.
Danic Lago, a Brazilian-British artist based in London after having lived in Switzerland and Mexico, has always had a sharp eye for the world. By exploring the different continents she has lived in, she began to translate her passion for beauty and aesthetic through her pieces.
Stephen Watkins is an artist based in Suffolk, United Kingdom specialising in contemporary works of art of city skylines in various styles that blend his experience as an architect with his passion as an artist. He has been commissioned and sold over 200 paintings around the world focusing on major city skylines.
