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Ulviyya Akhundova
Ulviyya Akhundova is an artist, painter, and art curator with a higher professional education. She studied Fine Art at the University of the Arts London and continued her academic path at Sotheby’s Institute of Art, specializing in art business and curatorial practice. Born in Baku in 2000, she has been engaged in art from an early age. At 23, she became a member of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan. She has held three solo exhibitions and participated in exhibitions in London, Rome, Bahrain, Milan, New York, and Berlin. Ulviyya is an active participant in international art…
Yuksel Dal
Yüksel Dal (b. 1992, Denizli, Turkey) lives and works in Istanbul. He earned his BFA in Painting as valedictorian from Marmara University in 2015 and completed his MFA at the same institution in 2017. Dal is represented by RARARES Gallery (DIFC, Dubai) and was a gallery artist at Mixer Gallery from 2018 to 2023. In 2022, he participated in the Walzwerk Artist Residency Program in Basel, where he developed the solo project Phase Space, later examined in an academic thesis. His exhibition Marvelous Correspondences, Subtle Resemblances was featured in Canvas Magazine (Issue 101) as part of Young…
Emre Evcimen
Born in İzmir in 1994, Emre Evcimen graduated from the Sculpture Department of Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Fine Arts in 2020. Despite his young age, his sculptures are already part of important collections in Turkey. In his works, he depicts a figure with an umbrella in various situations, exploring the mismatch between external realities and our expectations. Rather than focusing on the space beneath the umbrella, he is more concerned with the area outside of it.
Karina Dilan (Savina)
Karina Savina (Dilan) is a contemporary artist originally from Moscow, currently based in Belgrade, Serbia. She holds a Specialist degree in Architecture from the Russian Academy of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture (Faculty of Architecture, Department of Cultural Heritage Preservation, 2009–2015) and completed additional professional training in photography. Her artistic background includes architecture, classical painting, illustration, and children’s book projects, which gradually evolved into a contemporary art practice. Karina has exhibited internationally in London, Venice, Milan, Belgrade, New York, and South Korea. In 2025, she received the International Prize Leonardo da Vinci – The Universal Artist in Milan…
Müslüm Teke
Born in Gaziantep in 1973, Müslüm Teke graduated from the Painting Teaching Department of Van Yüzüncü Yıl University. He began his artistic career in his childhood years by reinterpreting comic books from his own perspective, and over time, he focused on portraiture, developing a unique expressive language. In his works, the human face is not only a physical depiction but also a reflection of the individual’s inner world. Teke has participated in numerous exhibitions, workshops, and biennials both in Turkey and abroad; he has won three awards in Türkiye. His works are included in both local and…
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Clare Newton
Clare Newton FRSA is a Hackney-based photo-artist whose unique work transforms personal narratives into powerful visual statements. Newton holds a rare Double Guinness World Record for her innovative 2012 Cultural Olympics project; The creation of the longest photographic montage—a kilometer-long installation at the Indoor games venue ExCeL London. It involved 5,000 people getting ready for the Olympics. “Spirit of Legends” Portraits 52 Gold Medallist GB Paralympic athletes, to demonstrate achievement and replace adverse attitudes for disabled people to positive admiration, including top 8 athletes as Grecian God/goddess in renaissances held Prestigious Canary Wharf London, Stoke Mandeville Hospital…
Hanefi Yeter
Hanefi Yeter was born in Bayburt in 1947. He began his education in 1967 at the State Academy of Fine Arts, in the Workshop of Bedri Rahmi Eyüboğlu, and also studied in Eyüboğlu’s private workshop during this period. In 1970, he earned the right to pursue art training at the Académie des Beaux-Arts in Paris; however, due to personal reasons, he was unable to complete this program and returned to Istanbul. He graduated from the Academy in 1972. In 1973, he passed the State Scholarship Examination and began his postgraduate studies at the Fine Arts Academy in…
Lilly Meikle
Lilly’s work is a dialogue between the natural world and human experience. Taking inspiration from landscapes and natural forms, she creates mixed media works with layered pigments and materials that feel both sculptural and ephemeral, inviting reflection. Her process is intuitive, often beginning with a gesture or colour that evolves into something unexpected. This openness mirrors her practice as an Art Psychotherapist, where she specialises in bereavement and supports people through grief and transformation. The emotional depth of this work finds expression in her art…
Miguel Rodrigues
Miguel Rodrigues is a Portuguese artist he studied Sculpture at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Lisbon. He quickly gained recognition and began exhibiting his work throughout Portugal and internationally, with shows in Turkey, Dubai, London, the Netherlands and Belgium. He has collaborated with renowned European cultural institutions, including the Catherine Palace in St. Petersburg, the Sakıp Sabancı Museum in Istanbul, and the Mayer van den Bergh Museum in Antwerp. Currently based in Lisbon, Miguel continues to explore and expand the boundaries of his works, bridging past and present in his powerful creations.
Müge Kaymakcan
Müge Kaymakcan (b. İzmir, Turkey) graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts at Dokuz Eylül University in 2002 and went on to complete her Master’s degree at the Institute of Educational Sciences in 2006. She later pursued doctoral research, which informed her exploration of art, education, and visual culture. Alongside her practice, she taught art at a private school. In 2010, Kaymakcan relocated to London, where she established her base as a practicing artist. Over the years, she has participated in numerous group exhibitions and presented four solo shows. Her work, often rooted in drawing and expanded…
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Setenay Alpsoy
Setenay Alpsoy graduated from Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University’s Painting Department in 2005, completing her master’s there in 2009. Her works “IETT Blocks I” and “II” were selected for Miami’s One Thousand Museum in 2019. “Gayrettepe Last Stop” was featured in the 2020 Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize exhibition. Alpsoy was a 2021 Sustainable Arts Foundation Award finalist and has held multiple solo exhibitions, including her first abroad at J/M Gallery, London, in 2023. She’s participated in numerous group exhibitions, including “In Multiple Perspectives” at YARAT Contemporary Art Space, Baku, in 2022.
Elizabeth Bessant
Elizabeth who lives and works in southwest London started her career in the 1980’s as a silkscreen printmaker and quickly established her reputation with exhibitions at the Royal Academy of Art and many UK galleries plus international exhibitions in New York, Los Angeles and Paris. From there her journey saw her build a successful business over 28 years as a couture designer, with fashion as her medium of expression, dressing society women, couture brides and celebrities, before returning to her fine art roots in 2020. In 2018 she was elected A Fellow of the Royal Society of…
Ceylan Dokmen
She graduated from the Sculpture Department at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University between 1999 and 2004, and completed her master’s degree in the Sculpture Department at Marmara University between 2005 and 2010. Between 2006 and 2007, she participated in the Erasmus program at Accademia di Belle Arti L’Aquila. She later studied light design at Politecnico di Milano from 2007 to 2008, where she began producing works that combine light and sculpture. She has participated in various solo and group exhibitions in Italy and Turkey. She continues to work in her own studio in Istanbul.
Yesim Gedik
Through her lens, Yesim Gedik captures the overlooked silhouettes and reflections of the urban landscape and architecture as well as the nuance and beauty of the nature and human form. With a discerning eye for color, balance and composition, uncommon to traditional photography she uses tools for digital imaging and editing to blur the boundary between reality and perception. In her compositions, she uses the art of photography as a medium of experimentation. She often uses fragments and layers of photographs together to create her own visual illusion giving a different perspective to the familiar. Yesim has…
Ashima Kumar
Ashima Kumar is a contemporary artist whose work pulsates with a unique blend of cultural heritage and modern artistic expression. She masterfully weaves the principles and intricate patterns of Indian folk art with the fluid grace of Japanese Shodo calligraphy, creating visually arresting pieces that invite deep personal reflection. Her art, spanning expressive abstracts and surreal figurative forms, delves into the realms of spirituality and the nuances of human psychology, encouraging viewers to contemplate their place within the contemporary world.
Lukas Kroulik
Lukas Kroulik is an Anglo-Czech multidisciplinary artist whose work explores themes of environmentalism, sustainability, and the intersection of art and ecological responsibility. His practice, which he calls left-behind photography, transforms images of discarded objects into striking visual narratives that challenge perceptions of waste and beauty. In 2022, his photograph Left Behind was selected for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, depicting plastic containers repurposed as fishing floats along the Brazilian coast.
Emily Peers
Emily Peers (b. 1996) is a British landscape painter with a lifelong affinity for nature. Her work draws inspiration from the warmth of shadows and the rich colors found in the natural world. Wherever she travels, her oil paints are never far behind. Emily works from life whenever possible, later expanding her studies into larger works at her West London studio. Her paintings aim to convey the gentle peace of landscapes while offering viewers the freedom to discover familiar and imaginative forms within the layers of her work she ames to convay emotion in her works, where…
Samuel Zealey
Samuel Zealey born in East Dulwich, London 1986 graduated BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Wimbledon College of Art in 2008 and MA in Sculpture from the Royal College of Art in 2012. Since then, Zealey has managed his own studio operation exhibiting nationally and internationally, and lecturing in the subject of Fine Art since 2016. Early on in his career, he was a Finalist in School of Saatchi’s Best of British aired on the BBC in 2009; reaching 4th place from 22,000 applicants. Zealey has been a recipient of The Royal Society of Sculptors Bursary Award…
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Mustafa Boga
Continuing his artistic practice between Adana and London, he first graduated from Harran University’s Radio-TV Broadcasting Department. He earned a degree from Istanbul University’s Department of Journalism. He later completed his first Master’s in Cinematography and Post-Production at Greenwich University, London, and obtained a second Master’s in Fine Arts from Central Saint Martins.
Pavel Dušek
Pavel Dušek is a young artist based in the Czech Republic. He graduated from School of civil engineering in Hradec Králové and subsequently studied at Academy of Fine Arts in Prague in Painting Studio III – School of Michael Rittstein. In his work, he has been dealing with the medium of painting for a long time, in which he has formally experimented with materials such as concrete, acrystal, ceramics or bronze in recent years.
Ipek Ergen
Dr. İpek Ergen, born in 1984 in Istanbul and working globally, holds a PhD in Art Theory and Criticism, a master’s degree in Art and Design, and a bachelor’s degree in Painting (MSGSU). She achieved a significant milestone in 2009 by winning the “Young Painter of the Year” award. Since then, she has showcased her artwork internationally, participating in solo exhibitions, curated shows, and art fairs across the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Luxembourg, Austria, the Netherlands, and Turkiye.
Cansu Sezer
Cansu Sezer, a German-Turkish artist based in Zurich, was born in Düsseldorf in 1987 to Turkish immigrant parents. Her creative journey has been diverse, beginning with an incomplete fine arts education before she pursued and completed a design degree. This path led her to a notable career as a Creative Director at one of the leading creative agencies in the German-speaking region. In 2023, Sezer returned to painting with renewed vigor.
Deniz Kurdak
After earning a BFA in Stage and Costume Design, Deniz served as an academic staff member at Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University in Istanbul. She also conducted workshops at universities and foundations in Switzerland, Turkey, and the United States. Deniz has participated in numerous group exhibitions across Turkey, Beijing, and the U.K.
Claudia Florentina Kusznirczuk
Claudia Kusznirczuk is a professional artist/painter employing the classic oil and acrylic techniques. Although initial attempts at art started in Romania, it was later after moving to Vienna, Austria that Claudia further developed her talents, skills and love of Art. Claudia completed a MA Painting degree at the University of Arts London (Wimbledon College of Arts) in 2019.
Tracy Luck
Tracy Luck is a London based mixed media abstract artist working currently with oil, acrylic, wax, ink, thread in collage, canvas, paper, cardboard. Her abstract investigations are through painting, photography and sculpture. Her art journey started almost 10 years ago – she is self taught and prolific, producing abstract works which are influenced by her life in London, her Caribbean heritage, forms in nature, texture and decay.
Tutu Tugce Sonmez
Tutu Tugce Sonmez, a Turkish-born artist, has journeyed from Izmir to Los Angeles, East Lansing (Michigan), and Istanbul, and now calls London home, where she has established her creative studio. Holding degrees in Marketing and Studio Arts from Michigan State University, Tutu’s academic background enriches her artistic perspective and informs her engagement with the world.
Gokcen Ataman Tanyer
Gokcen Ataman Tanyer is a visual artist from Ankara. She studied American culture and literature in high school, followed by a BA in sculpture, in Hacettepe University, Ankara. She later moved to Toronto to study design, in Humber College. She started to work as a freelance designer, and a contemporary artist after 2014, opened three solo shows, and participated in many group shows, nationally and internationally.
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Secil Buyukkan Atmaca
Secil Buyukkan graduated from Anadolu University Faculty of Fine Arts Printmaking Department; then she received six months of fine arts education at Akademia Sztuk Pieknych we Wrocławiu (Poland) with Erasmus Programme in 2006. She completed her master’s degree in Gazi University Fine Arts Institute Painting Department.
Elcin Ekinci
Born 1980,Turkey. She lives and works in Birmingham, Istanbul. Elcin Ekinci studied a BA in Art and Design from Yildiz Teknik University (Istanbul) and an MA in Sculpture from Marmara University (Istanbul), Accademia di Belle Arti L’Aquila (Italy) In Elcin Ekinci’s works, ranging from painting, sculpture and installation to performative practices with various mediums, she focuses on layers of ontology, psychoanalysis, human nature, representation of biopolitics and gender.
Leyla Emadi
I was born in Ankara in 1977 as an Iranian, in the most politically and ideologically complex years of the two countries. On the one hand, the obligatory things of the changing regime brings in to my life –perhaps, takes – on the other hand, military coups and years of oppression. Years of confusion and endless chaos in both environments.
Kate Matsevych
Kate Matsevych is an artist and illustrator based in London, UK. Originally from Ukraine, she completed her education at the School of Fine Arts. From an early age, Kate exhibited an unwavering passion for art, with a remarkable talent that manifested as early as two years old. This innate drive and dedication have fueled her artistic journey ever since. In addition to her artistic pursuits, Kate possesses a deep love for travel and exploration.
Mustafa Pancar
A graduate of Fine Arts, Mimar Sinan University, Istanbul. Founder member whom initiated the forming of the ground breaking contemporary artists group ‘Hafriyat’ in 1996. The artists group later formed a collective art space called ‘Hafriyat karakoy” which operated throughout the 90’s and 2000’s. Active artist practice participating in 10 Solo shows and 19 Group shows throughout Turkey and Europe.
Ulgen Semerci
Istanbul born, London based artist Ülgen Semerci received her BFA in painting & drawing from Concordia University in Montréal, Canada and her MFA in painting at New York Studio School, USA. Ülgen’s practice is rooted in ecology and psychoanalysis. She works across drawing, painting and installation. She believes artworks, much like selves, are constructed in and through relationships. Her landscapes are an ecology of the inner world, open-ended narratives that take shape in relation to others.
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Ritchelly Oliveira
Ritchelly Oliveira is a Brazilian visual artist whose work takes the human figure as a starting point to explore the depths of affectivity. He began his professional career in 2012, developing a sensitive, autobiographical, and visceral visual language. Ritchelly’s work offers a poetic reflection on love, not only as a universal ideal, but as an intimate experience shaped by memories, traumas, and emotional scars. In his creations, to speak of affection is also to speak of wounds: of the courage to remain open to emotional experience, even when it is fractured. In the early years of his…