Artifice

J. Timothy Hunt is an American/Canadian journalist, novelist, children's book author, screenwriter, and actor. He is the author of nine published books and has been nominated twice for Canada's Governor General's Award, and four times for Canada National Magazine Awards. He has received two Canada Council Grants for writing and has been writer in residence three times at the Helene Wurlitzer Found...

Jonathän Jouan is a contemporary artist based in Montreal, Canada, working across sculpture, fine craft, and material research. Originally from France, he studied art history before training in traditional cabinetmaking in Canada, while independently mastering rye straw marquetry, which has become his signature material. Combining rye straw, wood, and metal, Jonathän Jouan creates sculptural works...

For four decades, Lee Woodman has served the art world and literary arts community as a museum pioneer, educator, business woman, and writer. She worked for 20 years in leadership roles at the Smithsonian, was Vice-President of Media and Editorial at K12, Inc, now Strive, traded on the NY Stock Exchange. She was Executive Producer at Lee Woodman Media, Inc., with clients including The Library of C...

Renowned paper artist Yulia Brodskaya is redefining the boundaries of the centuries-old craft of paper quilling. Originally trained as a graphic designer and illustrator, her journey into paper began almost by accident. In spelling her name “YULIA” with strips of paper in her very first paper artwork, she unknowingly set out to reinvent the centuries-old craft, pioneering a technique of drawing wi...

Kitty McNamee is an artist, a creator and most importantly a collaborator. Her passion for the human heart, psychology and storytelling fuels her work with non-dancers and dancers alike. KItty’s early years in LA were spent honing her craft as Artistic Director of Hysterica Dance Co., a consistently prolific and creative collective that redefined dance in Los Angeles. Her unique approach to direct...

Amy Gross was born on Long Island, New York, and received her BFA from the Cooper Union in New York City. After a residency at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, she started a graphic design company, and worked as a surface designer, specializing in textiles, children’s products and toy design. In 2000 she moved to South Florida, and fascinated by the subtropical environment and the i...

Texas-based rock singer-songwriter Mark Winters creates acoustic-driven songs that balance melody, groove, and quiet attention. His work blends poetic reflection with a background in aerospace engineering, shaping music that values both emotional clarity and thoughtful structure. Winters first picked up a guitar to play a song for his wife, discovering a deep connection between songwriting and pre...

Deanna Kei is a NYC based fashion and beauty illustrator, specializing in live event art and detailed fashion branding, blending luxury fashion with New York street style. After a decade as a womenswear designer, she transitioned into illustration, and now works with brands such as Gucci, Dior, Burberry, Givenchy, and more. Her commissioned illustrations have been gifted to celebrities including G...

Perla Sanchez is a Dominican American artist and illustrator whose work explores identity, self-trust, growth, and reflection. Through expressive figures, bold color, and botanical elements, she creates intimate scenes that celebrate strength, becoming, and the beauty of quiet moments. Her immersive work invites viewers to pause, reconnect with themselves, and find inner peace and joy. Website: ht...

Singer-songwriter Elthia creates indie pop music that leaves her listeners marveling at her wordplay and vibing to her ethereal, dreamy style. Combining real stories with fantastical elements, Elthia writes character pieces and ghost stories that she sets to music in each of her songs. In her own words, “I want my songs to feel like paintings that you sit in front of and stare at for a long time,...

Alex Josephson OAA, M.Arch (University of Waterloo), B.A.S (University of Waterloo) President Born in Toronto, Canada. Alex Josephson studied architecture at the University of Waterloo and in Rome. He co-founded PARTISANS in 2012 after dropping out of the Architectural Association School of Architecture (AA). Alex is the only Canadian to have received the New York Prize Fellowship at the Van Alen...

Christopher Ramos is currently serving as Director of Bands and Assistant Professor of Music at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. He conducts the UVU Wind Symphony and directs instrumental studies within the music education area. He additionally teaches courses in conducting, music education, and music appreciation. He received the DMA in instrumental conducting at The Hartt School, studying w...

Makoto Chi is a visual artist, born and raised in Canada, and currently living in Western Massachusetts. His artistic backgrounds are in tattooing, drawing and painting, occasionally eddying into sculpture and installation. These practices cross-pollinate and share thematic through lines: Queer eros, ritual, diasporic desire for belonging, dualisms, and revisiting and refracting personal memories....

My work is fueled by the complex dissonance of a modern human experience—dominant over and separate from the natural world. A dance between grief and hope, my art evokes visual representations of ambiguous loss of natural entities and celebrations of persistent patterns, teachers, medicine and kin. Trees are my primary source of inspiration. My mediums range across fiber arts disciplines and inclu...

Katy Lipscomb is an illustrator and author known for vivid watercolor creatures that merge the natural world with the imagined. Her practice centers on finding magic in the everyday and inviting viewers into lush, character-driven worlds, using processes that emphasize creative confidence, storytelling through imagery, and the joy of traditional media. Alongside co-founder and co-author Tyler Fish...

Father, husband, traditional bow hunter, and multidisciplinary movement coach Through a synthesis of many schools of practice and emphasizing the natural environment, my aim is to empower you to take responsibility for your health through effective and accessible education. Armed with the understanding that nature heals, my aim is to inspire you to get back to your natural habitat and Re-Village....

Olga Rybalko is a Ukrainian-Canadian painter based in Vancouver, BC, working primarily in oils. Her work focuses on landscapes and still life paintings, with an emphasis on observation, light, and quiet storytelling. Born in Sevastopol, Ukraine, and immigrating to Canada at the age of 13, Olga has spent much of her life moving between environments. That experience continues to influence how she ap...

Hannah Veiga is a pyrography (wood burning) artist from Southeastern Ontario, Canada. In her practice she creates intricate designs burned into salvaged live-edge wood that compliment the shape and natural beauty of the wood itself. She strives to create wood burnings that are a reflection of her love for the outdoors, offering sanctuary, moments of peace, and an invitation to stay curious for the...

Lily Morello is a Malaysian Chinese American food photographer and blogger based in San Francisco, California. She enjoys making carbs look pretty and exploring connection through food. By sharing about food made in her small home kitchen with photography work done entirely with her phone, her hope is to make beautiful food feel more accessible and to inspire others to create their own joy through...

April Waller @aprilmakes is a "whimsical artsy mom" and content creator based in Atlanta, Georgia. She specializes in creative DIY home projects, sewing, painting, and homemaking.

Growing up in Southern California, Casey Parlette developed a deep connection to wildlife while exploring the region’s hills and ocean. Inspired by these experiences, he began sculpting at a young age. After earning a degree in anthropology from UCLA, Casey worked as a commercial diver and later as a career ocean lifeguard in Laguna Beach. His adventures include operating underwater cameras for th...

My name is Connor Book, I’m 26 years old born and raised in the Niagara Region of Ontario, Canada. I currently work as an Assistant Winemaker at Sue-Ann Staff Estate Winery in Jordan, Ontario. I went to Brock University for Oenology and Viticulture and have travelled around and worked harvests at wineries in Australia, British Columbia and Niagara. There are a lot of aspects I enjoy about winemaki...

Moritz Simon Geist is a music producer and researcher working with sound, robotics and algorithms. Beginning his academic career in semiconductor sciences as a PhD student, Geist made a career shift to focus on art and music, where he now merges sound with robotics and algorithms. His approach to electronic music, which involves creating sound through mechanical robots, has earned him internationa...

Olga Saretsky is a visionary performance artist, designer, and choreographer based in Miami. She is the creative mind behind Kikimora Studio, a unique performance art company that brings divine wearable sculpture and living art to life. Olga’s creations, often described as “high fashion,” blend mystery with beauty, evoking a sense of the extraordinary. Kikimora Studio also houses Kikimora Fashion,...

Inspired by natural forms, Stéphanie Kilgast’s artwork is an ode to nature and its current biodiversity. Plants, mushrooms, insects and other animals intertwine in a vibrant swirl of colors under her brush or sculpting tools. Since 2017, in her series ‘Discarded Objects,’ she sculpts colorful organic growths emerging from manufactured objects, celebrating the beauty of nature in a dialogue with hu...