Nigel Waters is a British abstract expressionist artist who holds a BA in Fine Art with First Class Honours from Plymouth University, United Kingdom. Representation is held by Artisan Gallery, Exmouth, UK. This body of work presents a selection of abstract landscape and seascape-inspired paintings. The practice is a vibrant exploration of abstraction through the lens of Abstract Expressionism and Fauvism. Drawing on spontaneous and intuitive mark-making, each colour and gest

Jan Wurm is an artist, educator, and curator engaged in expanding the community forum for contemporary art dialogue. Having lived in California, where she received a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Europe, where she received an M.A.R.C.A. from the Royal College of Art in London, Jan Wurm has honed an eye for social patterns and conventions. She currently divides her time between Berkeley and L.A. and her hand between drawing and painting. As an artist

Born in 1999 and raised in Bacau, Romania, Laura Candet is currently exploring the alarming increase in femicide in Romania and around the world. Experiencing the gender gap firsthand, her visual art conveys the frustration and powerful emotions felt during these turbulent times. With significant achievements in the artistic and academic fields, Laura Candet combines theoretical and practical study for a good artistic representation of her subjects. The artist has won multipl

Lewis Andrews moved to Leeds in 2016 to study a BA(Hons) in Fine Art at Leeds Arts University. After graduating in 2019, Lewis continued to work in Leeds. In 2022, Lewis completed his Postgraduate Fine Arts Degree also at Leeds Arts University, graduating with a Masters Degree in the Creative Arts. During his Master’s Degree, Lewis’s practice became deeply focused on the methodology of translating information and data from sources within science into artworks. Lewis has conti

Fred has spent many years working in advertising and publishing, illustrating numerous children’s books. He has held several local exhibitions, including one that ran for four years at Plaistow Library, as well as a two-year paid residency at the Expo in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. More recently, he has undertaken a long-term book illustration commission for an American publisher. Alongside his professional work, he continues to create artworks for his own enjoyment.

Philip McCumskey is a South African artist now based in West Sussex, England. He studied Fine Art at Stellenbosch University. His paintings bring together vibrant colours, unique textures, and abstract forms. He works incredibly intuitively, reacting to present feelings, emotions, and instincts on the canvas. A master of texture, he builds layers to his artworks using a range of tools, often scraping, adding and removing paint, making marks, and incorporating collage and othe

Miriam Habibe is an emerging Welsh-based artist of BAME South Asian heritage whose creative journey embodies resilience, identity, and self-discovery. After years devoted to parenthood and a full-time career, she has returned to her artistic roots, crafting deeply expressive works that bridge tradition and modern experimentation. Drawing inspiration from craft forms like weaving and the study of video and performance art, she merges abstraction and mixed media techniques, for

Alexandra Harley has been based in London since leaving college and creates abstract sculpture through a long-term, immersive engagement with materials. She studied sculpture at Wimbledon School of Art (1978–82) under Glyn Williams, Katherine Gilli, and Robin Greenwood, and continued her training on the Advanced Course at St Martin’s School of Art (1982–84), studying with Tim Scott and Alan Gouk. Her early training was strongly rooted in figurative sculpture, and she maintain

Welcome to the Seasonal Spring edition of our art magazine, where we invite you to embark on a journey through the creative landscapes of our featured artists. As winter gives way to the vibrant renewal of spring, so too does the artistic spirit awaken with fresh inspiration and boundless possibilities. Within the pages of this edition, you will discover a curated collection of artworks spanning various mediums, from captivating photography to dynamic paintings bursting with

Kenneth Henckel is an artist based in Copenhagen who began dedicating himself seriously to painting fourteen years ago. Deeply committed to his artistic practice, he describes art as something he lives and breathes. Over the years, Henckel has also worked with photography, video art, and graphic design, expanding his visual language across multiple media. He has exhibited in galleries in Denmark, but in recent years, he has increasingly focused on presenting his work internat

Tamar Chelidze was born on April 22, 1978, in Tbilisi. In 2001, she graduated from the Tbilisi State Academy of Arts, Faculty of Monumental Painting. Since her student years, she has been working in painting, graphics, and stained glass. The artist's main field is painting, rarely using oil pastels. In the creative process, she attaches special importance to intuition, simplicity, and speed. Tamar Chelidze's works are preserved in private collections in Georgia, Canada, and B

Wurm is an artist, educator, and curator engaged in expanding the community forum for contemporary art dialogue. Having lived in California, where she received a B.A. from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Europe, where she received an M.A.R.C.A. from the Royal College of Art in London, Jan Wurm has honed an eye for social patterns and conventions. She currently divides her time between Berkeley and L.A. and her hand between drawing and painting. As an artist, Wu

Jefimija Stoičić was born in Niš, Serbia. She graduated from the Faculty of Arts in Niš, Department of Graphic Design, where she also completed her Master’s academic studies in 2015. In 2017, she earned an additional Master’s degree from the Faculty of Digital Arts at Metropolitan University in Belgrade. She obtained her Doctorate at the Faculty of Applied Arts in Belgrade in 2019. Since 2016, she has been employed at the Faculty of Arts in Niš as a Teaching Assistant in Pack

Long Phi Tran is a Vietnamese ink painter based in Ho Chi Minh City. Working with traditional East Asian ink on paper, he develops a restrained monochrome language that examines scale, solitude, and the fragile position of the individual within systems of power. His practice merges material discipline with conceptual inquiry, allowing emptiness and contrast to function as psychological and structural tension. Tran’s work has received international recognition. In 2026, his ar

Emaan Pirzada is a visual artist and miniature painter based in Bristol, UK. She graduated with honours in Fine Arts from the National College of Arts, Rawalpindi (2021), specialising in traditional miniature painting. Her practice explores how environments and architecture shape memory and identity, examining the relationship between space and emotion. Her work has been presented in solo and group exhibitions across Pakistan, South Korea, the UAE and the UK, including the Lo

Born in 1999 and raised in Bacau, Romania, Laura Candet is currently exploring the alarming increase in femicide in Romania and around the world. Experiencing the gender gap firsthand, her visual art conveys the frustration and powerful emotions felt during these turbulent times. With significant achievements in the artistic and academic fields, Laura Candet combines theoretical and practical study for a good artistic representation of her subjects. The artist has won multipl

Jacqui is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans all forms of printmaking with an experimental approach. Since leaving a career in pastoral care and therapeutic art, she now concentrates on her art. Her work is unique, embracing spontaneous textures and unpredictable elements that emerge during the creative process. Jacqui's inspiration comes from natural landscapes and landmarks that surround us and seeks to remind us of the beauty of our surroundings: connecting people

‘’Art has become my voice at times when I have struggled to speak in real life. Living with bipolar means that my thoughts and emotions can sometimes feel overwhelming or impossible to explain clearly, so when words have failed me, painting allows me to still express what I'm feeling. I work intuitively, building up layers and then scraping back into them, covering areas and revealing others. That process feels honest to me; it reflects how emotions can sit beneath the surfac