Photographer

Lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA

Bre is a Photographer whose practice explores breast feeding through still life photography.

Her work often employs vibrant colour, dynamic compositions, and objects to tell the stories of both herself and others.

Bre studied Photography at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

www.breannefurlong.com

@brefurlong

Interdisciplinary artist, curator, birth doula and activist, mover, and community builder.

Lives and works in London, United Kingdom

Dyana Gravina (They/She) is an interdisciplinary artist, curator, birth Doula and activist, mover, and community builder. She is the founding director of Procreate Project, a pioneering arts organisation dedicated to womxn and non-binary artists who are (m)others. 

She holds an MA in 'Gender Sexuality and Culture' at Birkbeck University. 

Their artistic and curatorial practices are interested in feminisms, migration, and body politics manifesting in a transdisciplinary body of work that combines movement, actions, photography, video, and text. They use somatic movement as a research method; the body as material. She uses both autobiographical and collective knowledge to challenge the perception of the self under social constructions and cultural environments and redefine and deconstruct univocal notions of the 'female'.

They have collaborated, and curated projects with partners and venues including RCA, King’s College London, LADA Live Art Development Agency, IKLECTIK, Ugly Duck, Mimosa House, Women's Art Library, RichMix, Richard Saltoun Gallery, 198 contemporary Art and Learning, to mention a few. Her performance actions and performative lectures have been shown and hosted in the UK and internationally including, East Street Arts, Wellcome Collection, ]Performance Space[, Leyden Gallery, The Yard Theatre, Institute Centre of Photography ICP ( NYC), Art Basel / Richard Saltoun Gallery, Minusoffspace (Vienna), Unit London, Menoparkas Gallery (Kaunas), Gruentaler9 (Berlin).

www.dyanagravina.com

@dygravina

Multidisciplinary Artist

Lives and works in London, United Kingdom

Khaoula B. Karaweigh is a Moroccan multidisciplinary artist, curator & spatial designer.

She holds an MA in Painting from the University of Arts London (UAL), as well as a a Masters in Architecture from The National School of Architecture Rabat, Morocco.

Her work has been exhibited in Morocco, England and Croatia.

Principally working with acrylics and mixed media, she draws from her childhood and life between Morocco and England to explore the themes of Cultural Identity, Trauma, Grief, and Motherhood.

Through consistent self-reflection, and the fascinating experience of human interaction, she paints lived and reimagined scenarios through a humorous and satirical lens, exposing the absurdity of everyday behaviour, the illusion of human invulnerability, and the persistent grip of social injustice, superstition and cultural beliefs. The recurring focus of her work is the female body, sometimes god-like in its power, sometimes rendered monstrous by pain and grief: Hands and nipples become claws, vulnerable organs protrude in angry defiance and devastated faces blur or become invisible. These mutations are all acts of  self-preservation, a desperate and angry defense against bodily corruption and the horrors that seek to penetrate vulnerable flesh.

Through her work, Khaoula strives to explore the potential of subjugated women and goes hand in hand with her activism as a founding member of the NGO The Free Feminist Union (UFL) in Morocco.

www.kbkaraweigh.com

@khaoula.b.karaweigh

Photographer

Lives and works in London, United Kingdom

Kristina Varaksina is a photography artist exploring womanhood, self-reflection, vulnerability, and empowerment through staged photography. Using minimalist environments and limited colour palettes, her work establishes an honest and powerful connection between her subjects, often herself, and the viewer.

Varaksina earned a Master’s Degree in Photography from the Academy of Art University, San Francisco in 2013, and a Master’s Degree in Graphic Design from the Ural State Academy of Architecture and Arts, Russia in 1999.

Varaksina's work has been exhibited at Photo London, Lens Culture New York, BJP Open Walls Arles, Portrait of Britain UK, Aesthetica Art Prize, and The Royal Photographic Society, receiving critical acclaim for its ability to spark conversations about unique human stories, emotions her and her subjects experience and bring attention to contemporary issues. She has also been featured in publications such as Future Now Aesthetica Anthology, BJP Portrait of Humanity and Portrait of Britain books, The Guardian, The BBC, and TIME magazine.

www.kristinavaraksina.com

@kristinavaraksina

Multidisciplinary Artist

Lives and works in St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Mee Jey is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice explores related issues of politics of immigration, ecology and resources through immersive, interactive installations, performances and community engaged art projects. Her work often employs repetition as visual and formal pattern using repurposed fabric and found materials to create points of conversation and contemplations on these issues.

In 2019, Mee Jey attained an MFA degree from Washington University in St. Louis. She holds degrees in history, field archaeology, and art history from India.

Mee Jey's art has been showcased in prestigious venues worldwide, including Zabludowicz Collection in London, San Jose Museum of Quilt and Textiles in California, EVAC Gallery in Athens, Greece, as well as several other renowned galleries. Known for provoking discussions on border policies, nature, and resources, Mee Jey has received accolades such as the Visionary Emerging Artist Award 2022 and the Mother Art Prize, including an International Residency in London for 2022-23.

www.meejey.com

@mee_jey

Painter

Lives and works between London/United Kingdom and Tokyo/Japan.

Mio Ebisu is a contemporary painter exploring the inner world and childhood memories from her travels in Japan.

Her paintings feature plants, cityscapes, Manga-style figures, and spiritual creatures originating from her childhood dreams of other worlds. Despite being based in Tokyo, she spent time in Japan's deep mountain areas due to her parents' work, exposing her to diverse landscapes. This contrast between wild nature and urban settings inspired her to envision a unique world.

Mio's expressive brushstrokes and incorporation of natural paint properties reflect her memories, creating immersive work.

Mio received her MA in Painting from the University of the Arts London in 2019 and a BA in Fine Arts from Musashino Art University in Tokyo in 2012.

Her work has been showcased at the Tokyo Opera City Arts Gallery and represented by the Bambinart Gallery in Tokyo, with many pieces held in private collections. She collaborated with artist Yoshitomo Nara at the Towada Arts Center and has worked with musicians like Sam Andreae, David Birchall, Otto Willberg, and Marta Forsberg in Europe.

In 2021, she was awarded a grant from the Arts Council England's Developing Your Creative Practice program to produce her own paints.

www.mioebisu.neocities.org

@mio.ebisu

Multidisciplinary Artist

Lives and works between London, United Kingdom.

Portia Yuran Li is a contemporary artist working across fiction writing, installation, and performance, She specialises in intertwining research archives, mythology, fictional narratives, and live performances to explore the complex dynamics of power, geopolitics, and identity contradictions underlying human activities. By delving into the series of traumas within East Asian families and the life struggles of East Asian immigrants, she utilises performance art and body workshops for healing, subtly revealing human struggles and desires, blurring the boundaries between reality and imagination.

She completed her master's at Goldsmiths, University of London (2017-2019).

Portia Yuran has been commissioned to create performance art by the London Science Gallery and IKLECTIK, and has performed performance art in multiple galleries and art museums including the Old Operating Theatre Museum in London. In 2023, the children's theatre she founded in London performed at the Blackheath Hall in London.

Portia Yuran's work was showcased at the Science Gallery as a part of the 3rd Oxytocin Collective Care exhibition, garnering significant praise for its capacity to stimulate discussions on the online threats concerning breastfeeding.

www.yuranli.com

@portia__lee

Multidisciplinary Artist

Lives and works between London, United Kingdom.

Stefania Zocco is an artist who explores the tangible and intangible realms through painting, drawing, and installation. Her work often uses traditional oil painting techniques to reflect on fast-paced and imperceptible themes.

She completed her MA in painting at the Royal College of Art in 2018 after graduating with a BA and MA from the Fine Art Academy in Palermo in 2006 and 2012, respectively.

Stefania Zocco's art has been showcased in various exhibitions, including at Badr El Jundi Gallery, So Close, Come On (group) in Madrid, 2023; Procreate Project Archive, Science Gallery London, UK, 2023; Ciao Ciao (Will Technology Save Us?), La Siringe, Palermo, 2022; Bloomberg New Contemporary at Leeds Art Gallery, Leeds, and South London Gallery, London, UK, 2019; Espacio, Luz y Orden at Josedelafuente Gallery, Santander, SP 2019; and Pianeta X at Riso Museo Arte Contemporanea, Palermo, IT, 2014. Her work has been praised for sparking discussions about contemporary landscapes. She is also featured in publications such as Almanacco delle Artiste di Sicilia, curated by Emilia Valenza, Kalos edition, 2024, and listed as an artist for The Studio Visit Project on the Quadriennale di Roma website: https://quadriennalediroma.org/stefania-zocco-2/.

www.stefaniazocco.it

@stefania_zocco