Year of birth: 1999 Where do you live: Ibadan, Nigeria. Ibadan is an important geographical and cultural context for my practice because it continues to deepen my engagement with Yoruba history, community, identity and cultural memory.Your education: My education is both formal and experiential

Year of birth: 1985 Where do you live: Los Angeles, CA, USA Your education: Parsons The New School for Design (Paris / New York); New York University (NYU) Describe your art in three words: Serene, Organic, Meditative Your discipline: Abstract Minimalist Website | Instagram You studied art in Paris

Year of birth: 1989 Where do you live: Bali, Indonesia Describe your art in three words: Intuitive, Emotional, Experimental Your discipline: Abstract Painting, Mixed Media Instagram Your professional path spans tattooing, interior and architectural design, academic drawing, and abstract painting. Wh

Where do you live: Pasadena, CA, USA Your education: UCLA, Art and Art History Describe your art in three words: Familiar, Observant, Intimate Your discipline: Oil Painting, Contemporary Representational Painting Website | Instagram Your paintings often focus on quiet, everyday moments and familiar

You describe yourself as curious, stubborn and slightly rebellious. How do these qualities enter the studio and shape the decisions you make on canvas? Curiosity is probably what gets me into trouble in the first place. I always want to know, what if I do this? What if I scrape through that layer, p

Website | Instagram The works submitted for this interview were all created in 2026. Do they represent a new stage in your practice, and what has changed in the way you approach the human figure? Yes, I see these works as a new stage, although they are also the continuation of a research process tha

Instagram You began learning visual art at the age of fourteen. What initially drew you to painting, and when did you realise that it would become a central part of your life? At first I absolutely hated painting. Before art school I’ve painted only once. When I had to paint because my school requ