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Crimson Veil by Yusuf Epçin
The Poets
Unified by a reflective approach, these artists translates memory, identity and place into distinctive visual languages – from the realistic to the abstract.
The Poets
Unified by a reflective approach, these artists translates memory, identity and place into distinctive visual languages – from the realistic to the abstract.
b. Iran, 1994
MA, Manchester School of Art, 2024
Yasaman’s paintings are both fluid and architecturally framed. They are a richly layered exploration of memory and identity, gaining inspiration from Persian miniature and mythology. After graduating with Distinction, she became a shortlisted artist for Made-It 2024, and has exhibited in over ten solo and group shows internationally.
b. Finland, 1965
Self-Taught
Yusuf's practice achieves two opposite but equally mesmerizing effects. In some landscapes, he distorts with seemingly virtual forms bifurcated by angular projections of light, while others use vibrant color and textured brushwork to acutely recall an Impressionist style. Having only committed to artistry full time in 2022, Yusuf already completed his first solo show only a year later in 2023.
b. United States, 1999
BFA, University of Arkansas, 2022
Abigail's textile art weaves intricate fiber drawings that celebrate the individuality of nature, focusing on endangered species and diverse ecosystems. Using techniques like crochet, embroidery, and tufting, she transforms natural color palettes into textured, abstract compositions that evoke both beauty and urgency. Her recent accolades, including the Windgate Accelerator Grant and juried exhibition awards, affirm her innovative approach to exploring the natural world through fiber art.
b. United States, 1968
Self-Taught
Amy's artwork renders life in New England with photographic sharpness, transmuting real images onto canvas. Her often low-light work finds warmth from city lights aglow with energy or orange sunsets reflected on still water. No matter the setting, Amy’s work captures a realness you can almost touch. Amy is an award-winning artist who has participated in a number of shows across the state of Massachusetts.
b. Nigeria, 2000
BFA, Obafemi Awolowo University, 2023
Oluwatobiloba's work explores themes of personal growth, African identity, and resilience through layered acrylic and mixed media compositions. His use of symbolic materials, such as cowries, creates rich, textured narratives that invite deep emotional reflection. Exhibited both nationally and internationally, his art offers a compelling dialogue on community and identity.
b. Finland, 1965
MA, Aalto University, 2025
Graduating from her master's program this year, Silja brings a thoroughly cross-disciplinary approach to her practice, sometimes collaborating with scientists and musicians. Her enthusiasm for nature has led her to explore posthumanist themes depicting animals and objects in sparse and often geometrized voids.
b. France, 1985
MFA, Goldsmiths College, London, 201
Heloise’s inscrutable canvases exist at the edge of human perception. Half-forms and near likenesses swim across our vision, resembling familiar imagery yet simultaneously defying logic, reading, and understanding. Each work seems to emerge fully formed from a dreamscape beyond our comprehension.
b. India, 1983
MA, University for the Creative Arts, Rochester, 2010
London-based photographer Vikram blends surrealism and romanticism to create dreamlike, playful images that explore spirituality and the natural world. His work invites viewers into imaginative spaces where reality and fantasy intertwine, evoking wonder and introspection. Recognized internationally through prestigious exhibitions and awards, Vikram continues to push the boundaries of contemporary portraiture with a distinctive, poetic vision.
b. United States, 1992
BA, Plymouth State University, 2015
Patrick’s paintings are a close observation of the natural world, with a focus on the distinct flora and fauna of Maine. His work draws parallels between the subtle differences in nature and the uniqueness of human identity. Each piece invites viewers to slow down and notice the overlooked details of their environment. Patrick is represented by Casco Bay Artisans in Portland, Maine, and his work has been featured in Al-Tiba 9, Crust Magazine, and Lone Spruce’s Creatives series. He has exhibited in solo and group shows across the US and the UK.
b. Belarus, 1989
MA, BAU College of Arts and Design of Barcelona, 2016
Alien forms bubble to the surface of Maryia’s unique sculptural artwork. Her rectangular, framed ceramics burst free of their confines, breaking the illusion of three-dimensionality and demonstrating the power of texture. Maryia, a multi-award-winning artist showcased in exhibitions worldwide, is building an illustrious career.
Waves of Emotions by Reni Soares
The Energizers
Influenced by illustration, folk, and Pop art, these artists create bold, graphic expressions that stimulate the senses.
The Energizers
Influenced by illustration, folk, and Pop art, these artists create bold, graphic expressions that stimulate the senses.
b. Cape Verde, 1992
Self-Taught
Reni is a self-taught painter based in San Diego, originally from the Cape Verde Islands. Her practice spans both abstract and figurative painting, grounded in rich color and emotional depth. Her dreamlike abstractions are inspired by nature, while her figurative work focuses on women and themes of identity and resilience. Through her art, she explores the balance between movement and stillness, form and freedom. Reni’s work has been exhibited at art fairs across California and Connecticut.
b. China, 1996
MFA, Pratt Institute, 2021
Abby's work skillfully blends Surrealism with playful abstract narratives, incorporating elements inspired by Chinese culture. Her paintings create symbolic spaces that invite viewers to explore layered meanings within her dreamlike compositions. With notable exhibitions and residencies, Abby continues to expand the boundaries of contemporary abstract art.
b. Belize, 1978
BFA, University of the Arts London, 2004
Robin's vibrant work celebrates Jamaican culture, weaving identity and cultural memory into dynamic visual narratives. Now based in Australia, she creates work that reflects a deep connection to movement and community, capturing the rhythm and spirit of Caribbean life. Recognized internationally through public commissions and prestigious awards, Robin’s work brings powerful stories of heritage and resilience to a global audience.
b. South Korea, 1977
BFA, Hongik University, 2002
Chicago-based artist Yeongshin creates gestural, Matisse-inspired paintings that explore the tension between strength and vulnerability, drawing from the universal themes of creation, struggle, and renewal. Recently recognized as the 2024 Boneyard Art Festival Signature Artist and featured in national exhibitions, she invites a powerful emotional and visual experience in her work.
b. Georgia, 1995
Self-Taught
Working primarily with biazi, a Soviet-era cotton textile, Gela transforms this marked and timeworn surface into a charged site of historical tension. His ongoing series, Post-Socialist Radiation, features ghostly forms, fractured text, and spectral imagery that reflect the fading echoes of collective memory. Rather than reconstructing history, Gela reveals its emotional residue. His work has been shown worldwide, including in the US, the UK, and Georgia, and featured in the Australian psychological thriller Saccharine.
b. Azerbaijan, 1984
BFA, Repin Academy, 2015
Saida’s sumptuously patterned and colorful paintings draw from personal cultural influences. Her small-scale compositions allude to the immediacy and intimacy of family photographs, encouraging narrative development. She is now based in Istanbul.
b. South Korea, 1984
BFA, Sejong Cyber University, 2020
Donghwi’s work delicately bridges the inner and outer worlds, using the symbolic figure of the bird to explore transformation, healing, and emotional depth. Their presence in major design and art fairs and collaborations across music, fashion, and cultural projects reflects their expanding influence in contemporary Korean art. Through layered, imaginative compositions, they offer a poetic lens on vulnerability and the quiet strength found in chaos.
b. United States, 1988
MPS, Maryland Institute College of Art, 2022
Inspired by rivers and their shifting forms, Britt creates custom wood panels and fluid compositions that explore the interplay between nature, memory, and emotion. Water serves as both subject and symbol—cleansing, mystical, and deeply human. She has recently exhibited at the Satellite Art Show during Art Basel Week, Level Gallery, The Other Art Fair presented by Saatchi Art, and the School of Visual Arts in New York.
b. South Korea, 1994
BFA, Duksung Women’s University, 2020
Jooha uses layered ink and pigment on hanji paper—a traditional Korean paper made from the inner bark of mulberry trees—to express resilience through fragility. Her vibrant floral imagery evokes quiet sorrow, hidden strength, and emotional nuance. With recent solo exhibitions in Seoul and collaborations with brands like Miss Dior and Estée Lauder, her art offers a gentle space for reflection and healing.
b. Australia, 1988
Diploma of Graphic Arts, CATC Design School, 2013
Kasia trims away all unnecessary detail, focusing solely on chic human sitters and their vibrant surroundings. The human experience and all that comes with it take center stage: vulnerability, affection, rest, quietude, boredom, and horseback riding. Kasia’s work has been featured in numerous publications within and outside Australia.
Behind the Scenes by Taras Haida
The Dreamers
Between reality and reverie, this group of painters and multidisciplinary artists bends perception through layered symbolism and emotive palettes.
The Dreamers
Between reality and reverie, this group of painters and multidisciplinary artists bends perception through layered symbolism and emotive palettes.
b. Ukraine, 1993
Self-Taught
Taras works in oil painting and digital collage, exploring the subconscious through fragmented forms, glitch effects, and dreamlike compositions. Distorted through the lens of memory, emotion, and perception, figures, animals, and objects dissolve into atmospheric, geometric scenes. Taras has held solo exhibitions in Kyiv and Lviv and participated in group shows across the US, Hungary, and Taiwan. His work is part of the National Museum Kyiv Art Gallery collection.
b. United States, 1992
BFA, UCLA, 2015
The quirky, surreal work of Jess plays with food and place to create enigmatic visuals that bring to mind the artist’s own identity and self. Layered with meaning, Jess’ work bridges cultural and continental divides, ennobling the experience of those who call more than one place home. Jess has exhibited in shows and festivals in Taiwan as well as across the US, including at The Other Art Fair.
b. Hong Kong, 1980
MFA, Royal Academy of Art, 2019
Mel’s multidisciplinary practice explores hope in the face of crisis, weaving together themes of apocalypse, Colonial legacies, and collective healing. Mel creates spaces for reflection and resilience through participatory performance, hypnotherapy, painting, and video. She has shown her work in solo and group exhibitions across Europe, including at MOYA and Willem Twee Kunstruimte. A longtime participant of the Artist Residency in Motherhood, Mel is also part of the Kunstambassade collective in Rotterdam.
South Korea, 1993
Ph.D. in Spatial Design, Hongik University, 2024
Sojung combines satisfying texture and phosphorescent pastel color to create whimsical scenes. Cozy sweaters and cute succulents evoke a childlike innocence in Sojung’s work, all pervaded by a joyful optimism. Sojung has participated in numerous exhibitions in New York, Seoul, and across South Korea.
b. Serbia, 1998
Ph.D. candidate, Faculty of Fine Arts, Belgrade, Current
Within Jana’s surreal compositions, tranquil scenes of still waters and lily pads are disrupted with disembodied hands reaching above the water’s surface or through eerily static explosions in the distance. Through these unsettling elements, she fractures the illusion of calm and plunges us into a realm of disquiet.
b. United Kingdom, 1989
Self-Taught
James’ paintings blend classical fresco techniques with a contemporary sensibility. They capture fleeting summer moments—intimate, nostalgic, and quietly radiant. Drawing from literature, mythology, and everyday life, he reimagines timeless themes through a modern lens. His work was recently featured in The Vassar Review in 2024.

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b. Ghana, 1996
MFA, Massachusetts College of Arts and Design, 2022
Shaped by his move from Accra to Worcester, Claudio’s photographs offer a personal exploration of migration and the meaning of home. His work is largely observational in nature, though meticulously curated and staged. The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Harvard Art Museums retain his work in their collections.
b. Azerbaijan, 1981
MA, Azerbaijani Fine Arts Academy, 2004
Now based in London, Naila trained in the tradition of the Soviet social realist painter Boyukagha Mirzezade. Her jewel-toned oil paintings capture the sensuality and complexity of social life, exploring interpersonal dynamics and human connection. Over the years, she has participated in numerous group exhibitions as well as several solo shows.
b. Greece, 1992
MA, Athens School of Fine Arts, 2021
Georgia’s oil paintings range from figurative to abstract. Her latest body of work conjures dreamy, celestial spaces through muted neon tones and symmetrical compositions. Otherwise, her figural works bring viewers into the emotional inner world, exploring introversion and sexuality, and fragility.
South Korea, 1993
Ph.D. in Spatial Design, Hongik University, 2024
Matthew tells stories through dark, atmospheric compositions that explore nostalgia and the passage of time. His work, modeled from snapshots, offers fragments of memory from his narrative. Just a few years after graduating, he was honored as the July/August 2023 cover artist for Artscope Magazine.

Rebecca Wilson
Chief Curator and VP, Art Advisory

Erin Remington
Director of Sales and Curation

India Balyejusa
Art Advisory and Curation Supervisor

Rebecca Wilson
Chief Curator and VP, Art Advisory

Erin Remington
Director of Sales and Curation

India Balyejusa
Art Advisory and Curation Supervisor

Siting Wang
Associate Curator

Siting Wang
Associate Curator

Audrey Wolfe
Assistant Curator

Will Hardy
Assistant Curator
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