Sarah Sanford’s work captures the fleeting beauty of light and the hidden patterns of the natural world. Through layered prints, dimensional collage, and installations, she invites viewers to reflect on impermanence, interconnectedness, and the quiet moments of wonder in everyday life. Featured in the Lightness of Being exhibition, her art offers a contemplative space for connection and discovery.

Nerea Azanza, a Spanish visual artist based in Paris, presents her innovative abstract figurative work in Create! Magazine’s Lightness of Being virtual exhibition. Combining mixed media on paper, wood, linen, and eco-friendly textiles, Azanza transforms small portraits into expansive installations that explore motion, spatial patterns, and the interconnectedness of life. Her art reflects a deep engagement with transformation, resilience, and the dynamic flow of the world.

Featured in Create! Magazine’s Lightness of Being exhibition, Canadian artist Vikki Drummond transforms nostalgia, whimsy, and philosophical inquiry into playful yet thought-provoking portraiture. Her work blends 1970s-inspired shapes, signature distortion, and layered narratives to explore the boundaries between seen and unseen, real and imagined, inviting viewers into a world where beauty and absurdity coexist.

Featured in Create! Magazine’s Lightness of Being exhibition, multidisciplinary artist Nataliia Center creates intimate, mysterious works in photography, video, and oil painting. Her pieces explore the unspoken—charged gestures, tactile details, and the space between bodies—inviting viewers to step in and complete the story through their own sensations.

Morrison Lans’ art reveals intimate emotional journeys through layered colored pencil, encaustic, and underpainting techniques. Highlighting themes of motherhood, transformation, and identity, her work invites viewers into a space where anatomy meets soul. Currently featured in the “Lightness of Being” virtual exhibition, Lans’ unique blend of figurative realism and abstraction offers a poetic meditation on the emotional body.

Nicolle Cure’s mixed-media abstract paintings delve into the delicate intersection of sound, emotion, and visual form, inspired by her personal journey with Ménière’s disease. Featured in the “Lightness of Being” exhibition, her work invites viewers into quiet moments of introspection and resilience, revealing beauty in stillness and transformation.

Featured in Create! Magazine’s Lightness of Being exhibition, this artist merges feminine forms with rich natural elements to explore themes of vulnerability, ecology, and transformation. Her work invites viewers into a contemplative space where the human and natural worlds seamlessly intertwine, reminding us of our shared responsibility to care for the Earth.

Irina Forrester is a Russian-born British artist whose work spans still lifes, landscapes, and portraits. Featured in AQ Volume VI, she brings together oils and mixed media techniques, capturing life with sincerity while exploring new artistic possibilities through color, texture, and form.

Ghia Haddad bridges fine art, fiber traditions, and cultural research in her dynamic practice. Featured as an AQ Volume VI artist, her work reclaims marginalized histories and voices through embroidery, paint, and textile-based narratives that confront identity and social justice.

Discover the vibrant mixed media paintings of M.E. Leaver, a Davidson, North Carolina artist featured in AQ Volume VI. Her work explores the beauty that emerges from life’s chaos, using oil, ink, watercolor, and acrylic to create contemporary and abstract pieces meant to uplift and inspire viewers.

Rajul Shah blends ancient philosophies and contemporary abstraction in her layered Kintsugi-inspired works. As a featured artist in AQ Volume VI, Shah uses color, texture, and symbolism to explore resilience, renewal, and the beauty of imperfection.

Mesoma Hammida Onyeagba’s vibrant work bridges painting and textiles, transforming salvaged fabrics into powerful visual narratives. Influenced by her Nigerian heritage and collaborative practices, Onyeagba honors identity, nostalgia, and community through rich textures and immersive storytelling. In this interview, she shares insights into her creative process, inspirations, and her ongoing exploration of representation and joy.

Inspired by global myths and personal dives, Jo Gamel’s still life paintings reimagine ocean relics as symbols of the feminine psyche—tempestuous, sacred, and enduring. Her practice blends traditional oil techniques with spiritual storytelling, inviting viewers into spaces of wonder, memory, and transformation.

Eduardo Sarmiento’s multidisciplinary practice invites viewers into a deep exploration of human emotion and our connection to the environment around us. From his beginnings in Cuba to his current work in Atlanta, Sarmiento’s art merges poetry, surreal imagery, and bold experimentation. His sketches serve as honest reflections of feeling, making his work both intimate and universally resonant.

Dallas-based painter Michael Reeder is known for his bold use of color, layered symbolism, and a process-driven approach that balances humor, identity, and existential reflection. With roots in graffiti, graphic design, and fine art, Reeder’s work invites viewers into a world where meaning is fluid and the unexpected is essential. In this interview, he reflects on creative chaos, chasing inspiration, and staying true to the work while navigating the business of art.

West Virginia–based artist Heather Rios creates richly layered mixed media works that celebrate handmade traditions and emotional memory. Using embroidery passed down from her grandmother, paint piped like frosting, and antique plates, Rios explores the value of joy, nostalgia, and what it means to be human in an age of automation.

In Create! Magazine Issue 51, multidisciplinary artist Suzanna Scott presents sculptural works that seduce and challenge. Using discarded objects and skin-like textures, Scott’s rage-stitched multiples question how we assign value to bodies and rights in a politically polarized world.

In the "Land and Longing" exhibition, Isabel Bonilla presents a thought-provoking collection that repurposes fast-fashion denim into tactile, ocean-inspired landscapes. Through her upcycled art, Bonilla addresses the environmental costs of clothing production and the urgent need for sustainability. By transforming discarded material into powerful visual statements, her work invites viewers to reflect on our relationship with nature and the impact of our consumer choices.

Through layered textiles, collage, and photography, artist Chloe Wilwerding reflects on the complex relationship between humans and the natural world. Her work, which reassembles fragments of digital and environmental imagery into vibrant new wholes, is featured in Create! Magazine’s Land and Longing exhibition. Wilwerding’s art invites viewers to reconsider how we perceive and impact the landscapes we inhabit.

In her latest work featured in the "Land and Longing" virtual exhibition, Kimberlea Bass weaves together themes of nostalgia, family, and memory. Using a combination of photography, found objects, and stitching, Bass transforms discarded materials into poignant pieces that evoke a deep sense of reflection. Read on to discover how her unique approach reimagines the fragments of personal histories and explores the emotional weight of memory.