Donald Jacob
“Donald Jacob, architect, ecologist, studied fine arts at the Schule für Gestaltung Basel. He works with a wide variety of medias from photography, painting, sculpture, video and performances. Donald was one of the first to start with computer technology and is considered a pioneer in the digital movement. Early in his career he created interactive expositions by filming visitors or creating kinetic art in responding with the viewer. He is an observer of people - the world ”
Theme: Horizon Left
Isabel Wedekind
“Isabel Wedekind is an aspiring artist attending OCAD University to pursue her dream of becoming an art therapist. Wedekind’s practise consists of drawings and oil paintings, figurative work mostly, which convey a certain truth that one may find telling or emotional. Wedekind’s work has been featured in local newspapers and has taken part in art festivals such as Hamilton’s annual Supercrawl. After completing her bachelors in Fine Arts Isabel plans find a placement in a correctional facility.”
Theme: Obsidian
Kais, Nataly
“Nataly Kais is a Toronto based creative interested in sustainability, human connection and mindfulness. Her practice includes painting, 2D work, 3D work as well as animation. ”
Theme: Amazon
Zoey Lin
“Lin is a contemporary artist who mainly works in oil paint with the theme of anthropomorphism. She is interested in exploring the relationships between human and animal, her work attributes human characteristics and behaviors to animate wildlife, with a particular focus on the details and textures found in nature. ”
Theme: Offset
Abdo Hassan
“Abdo Hassan is a Junior Art Director, based in Cairo, Egypt. Specialized in digital visual arts, digital collages, and mixed media, joined international exhibitions, and got featured in various books and mags. ”
Theme: Obsidian
Annie Forrest
“Inspired by interesting and outlandish characters, Annie is a lens based artist recognized for her playful style and interest in the absurdity of humanity. Alumni of the Creative Practice program at the International Center of Photography, she previously earned a BA in Communication at SFU. Critical studies of politics, gender and media laid a foundation which informs how she views the world and approaches projects. Annie has photographed musicians including A$AP Rocky, Orville Peck and Arca. ”
Theme: Obsidian
Sarah Zanchetta
“ Sarah Zanchetta is a multidisciplinary artist. Her practice emerges from growing up in a male-dominated society. Zanchetta investigates the male role within heteronormative relationships. utilizes the historical affair between feminism and textiles. She manipulates found hypermasculine imagery into opulent patterns. These digital designs become printed physical textiles and transform into immersive sculptures. Her forms unveil the intimate rituals within the female domain.”
Theme: Industry
Alexandra Diez de Rivera
“Alexandra Diez de Rivera is a visual artist based in London working with photography. Her portrait work has been included in publications such as Vanity Fair, FT Magazine, Shanghai Daily, and Le Point and she is represented in private and public collections in the UK, China, France, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Greece and Dubai. Diez de Rivera has been pushing the boundaries of digital photography with her theatrical tableaux and staged portraits.”
Theme: Grace
Kiah Zellner-Smith
“Kiah Grace is a multimedia artist who’s current obsession is eating pizza and promptly painting portraits of dreamy eyed women on the boxes. She is constantly looking for ways to engage the “divine” in common objects and is drawn to the inherent histories of recycled materials. She continues to expand on ways to reinvigorate recycled and discarded objects with color, soul, and meaning.”
Theme: Kiln
riel + Bianca Sturchio
“Bianca is an emerging mixed-media artist and graduate holding a Bachelor of Arts in Social Work and Sociology, with minor concentrations in Women and Gender Studies and Social Justice from the University of Southern Maine (2019). riel is a multimedia artist who received an MFA from the University of Texas, Austin (2018), and a BFA in Photography from the Maine College of Art (2012). riel’s fine art practice extends through poetry, photography, design, sound, videography, and book-making.”
Theme: Panorama
