Sylvia Nagy has built a career that quietly blurs the lines between art and science, structure and feeling. Born in Hungary, her foundation in ceramics began at Moholy-Nagy University in Budapest, where she earned her MFA in Silicet Industrial Technology and Art. That blend—art and tech—has defined her path ever since. Later, at Parsons School of Design in New York, she was invited to teach and even created her own course on mold model making. Nagy’s work has taken her across the world—from residencies in Japan, China, Germany, and the U.S., to exhibitions in France, Spain, Korea, and beyond. She…
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Oronde Kairi’s work moves. It dances, it plays, it fights, it remembers. Based in the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Kairi draws energy from the city around him—its sounds, its grit, its memory. His paintings are full of rhythm, and so is his process. Music, sports, street life, and stories come alive in his work, told through bold lines and expressive color. He doesn’t just paint people; he paints motion, emotion, and experience. Raised in Philly during the 1980s, he saw the city’s walls as canvases—graffiti sprayed in defiance, in pride, in voice. That influence never left him. You can feel…
Cheryl Crane-Hunter’s work is rooted in stillness and symbolism. With a background in art education and a deep connection to the natural world, she creates art that invites the viewer to slow down. Her style isn’t loud or ornamental — it’s reflective, intentional, and full of small discoveries. You’ll find trees, birds, waves, and sky. You’ll also find something unspoken: the pull of something deeper. Her passion for nature comes through clearly, but it’s more than visual reference. It’s about the peace that nature can offer. The rhythm of water, the curve of a branch, the glow of the moon…
Garda Alexander, a German-born artist now living in Switzerland, brings a rare depth to her creative work. She moves easily between painting, sculpture, and large-scale spatial designs, always tying her art back to the natural world and human experience. Her early studies in human medicine have left a strong imprint on her style — a careful balance between scientific precision and the wild freedom of artistic expression. Shapes, colors, and structures in her work don’t just fill space — they carry meaning, almost like a language of symbols. Alexander is constantly experimenting, never settling into one method for long. Whether…
Sabrina Puppin is a visual artist whose work doesn’t just hang quietly on the wall — it demands to be felt. Her paintings are known for their hyper-colorful, shining, and almost overwhelming abstract forms. Across her career, Puppin has exhibited her art around the globe, drawing viewers into a world that challenges the way we see reality. Her work isn’t about representing what we know; it’s about exploring daydreams, emotions, and the distortion of perception. Puppin doesn’t offer simple illustrations. Instead, she creates experiences — bold invitations to dive deeper, to feel, to wonder, and to reflect. In her abstract…
Ruth Poniarski’s story is one of transformation. After earning her Bachelor of Architecture from Pratt Institute in 1982, she spent ten years working in the construction world. Yet something else was calling her. In 1988, she turned to painting—a move that opened new channels of imagination and emotional expression. Where architecture demanded precision and structure, painting offered Poniarski a space to explore freely, blending myths, culture, philosophy, and literature into a style that feels deeply personal. By 1995, she added another layer to her work: poetry. Each of her paintings gained a corresponding poem, pulling viewers deeper into her vision.…
Aliza Thomas, originally from Israel and now living in the Netherlands, moves through life much like she moves through her art—fluidly, openly, and always connected. She wears many hats: artist, papermaker, art teacher, Qigong and Taijiquan instructor, and proud mother and grandmother. Thomas brings a rich blend of cultural influence, craftsmanship, and personal wisdom to her work. Her art isn’t just about aesthetics; it’s about energy, connection, and transformation. She embodies a full-circle creative life, merging artistic practice with movement, health, and mindfulness. Her latest piece, titled “This is my contribution for today; time is changing fast. Look to the…
Helena Kotnik’s work shows how naturally she blends deep psychological questions with bright, almost playful visuals. Trained at Barcelona University and the Akademie der bildende Künste in Vienna, and holding a Master’s degree, Kotnik has built a body of work that doesn’t just aim to be looked at—it invites you to feel something more layered. Her paintings are what she calls “psychological human landscapes,” where emotion, memory, and social commentary run just under the surface. Her art is colorful but not careless. There’s always something simmering underneath the cheerful palette—an awareness of the world’s contradictions, a sensitivity to the way…
Born in 1956 in Santa Monica, California, Susie Rosso Wolf—often signing her work as SR Wolf—has lived a life shaped by the pull of place and memory. She grew up under the wide blue skies of the West Coast before finding her true rhythm far from the coastlines, tucked into the quiet beauty of rural Montana. Her time at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) laid the technical foundation, but it was her later years, surrounded by fields and big open skies, that gave her work its heart. Wolf’s paintings reach back through time, pulling forward the pieces that…
Born in 1953 in St. Louis, Missouri, Clint Imboden has spent decades shaping ordinary objects into something deeper. Now based in the San Francisco Bay Area and living in Oakland, Imboden builds work that lives at the crossroads of nostalgia, politics, and personal memory. His sculptures, built from old hand tools, worn toys, and sharp text, don’t just sit quietly in a gallery—they push and prod at the viewer’s sense of familiarity and discomfort. What makes Imboden’s work stand out is his relentless curiosity about objects that seem too simple to matter. He doesn’t just collect; he transforms. His larger…