Roberta Coni was born in Marino (Rome) in 1976. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome in 1999. She pursued her studies abroad with two grants in Spain and the United States.
Roberta Coni has received numerous awards abroad, notably in England, Turkey and China.

Roberta Coni was born in Marino (Rome) in 1976. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome in 1999. She pursued her studies abroad with two grants in Spain and the United States.
Roberta Coni has received numerous awards abroad, notably in England, Turkey and China.

Roberta Coni was born in Marino (Rome) in 1976. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome in 1999. She pursued her studies abroad with two grants in Spain and the United States.
Roberta Coni has received numerous awards abroad, notably in England, Turkey and China.

Roberta Coni was born in Marino (Rome) in 1976. She graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome in 1999. She pursued her studies abroad with two grants in Spain and the United States.
Roberta Coni has received numerous awards abroad, notably in England, Turkey and China.

Born in Milan in 1966, Marco Grassi studied architecture at the Liceo Artistico B. Luini. His works are found in numerous private and public collections in Europe, the United States, and Canada. He lives and works in Mariano Comense, Italy.

Born in Milan in 1966, Marco Grassi studied architecture at the Liceo Artistico B. Luini. His works are found in numerous private and public collections in Europe, the United States, and Canada. He lives and works in Mariano Comense, Italy.

Zhuang Hong Yi was born in China in 1962. He studied at the SiChuan College of Fine Arts in ChongQing in China and perfected his technique at the Minerva Academy in Groningen in the Netherlands. The flower motif dominates Zhuang Hong Yi’s work – a significant image in Chinese culture which carries countless meanings and emotions yet with equally strong associations with the Netherlands, world famous for its flowers – and he works patiently and religiously on this subject year-after-year, intricately crafting his works with care and forethought. Zhuang Hong Yi’s well-known and highly collectable Flowerbeds are crafted from delicate pieces of painted rice paper, which he has bent and folded into hundreds of tiny buds, creating seductive and tactile works.

Zhuang Hong Yi was born in China in 1962. He studied at the SiChuan College of Fine Arts in ChongQing in China and perfected his technique at the Minerva Academy in Groningen in the Netherlands. The flower motif dominates Zhuang Hong Yi’s work – a significant image in Chinese culture which carries countless meanings and emotions yet with equally strong associations with the Netherlands, world famous for its flowers – and he works patiently and religiously on this subject year-after-year, intricately crafting his works with care and forethought. Zhuang Hong Yi’s well-known and highly collectable Flowerbeds are crafted from delicate pieces of painted rice paper, which he has bent and folded into hundreds of tiny buds, creating seductive and tactile works.

Zhuang Hong Yi was born in China in 1962. He studied at the SiChuan College of Fine Arts in ChongQing in China and perfected his technique at the Minerva Academy in Groningen in the Netherlands. The flower motif dominates Zhuang Hong Yi’s work – a significant image in Chinese culture which carries countless meanings and emotions yet with equally strong associations with the Netherlands, world famous for its flowers – and he works patiently and religiously on this subject year-after-year, intricately crafting his works with care and forethought. Zhuang Hong Yi’s well-known and highly collectable Flowerbeds are crafted from delicate pieces of painted rice paper, which he has bent and folded into hundreds of tiny buds, creating seductive and tactile works.

Zhuang Hong Yi was born in China in 1962. He studied at the SiChuan College of Fine Arts in ChongQing in China and perfected his technique at the Minerva Academy in Groningen in the Netherlands. The flower motif dominates Zhuang Hong Yi’s work – a significant image in Chinese culture which carries countless meanings and emotions yet with equally strong associations with the Netherlands, world famous for its flowers – and he works patiently and religiously on this subject year-after-year, intricately crafting his works with care and forethought. Zhuang Hong Yi’s well-known and highly collectable Flowerbeds are crafted from delicate pieces of painted rice paper, which he has bent and folded into hundreds of tiny buds, creating seductive and tactile works.

Born in 1977, Yoakim Bélanger is a multimedia artist who lives and works in Montreal. His work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Canada. In 2016, he exhibited in London to a great critical and popular success. He has also participated in several international fairs worldwide, including Miami, New York, Hamburg and Toronto. His artwork can be found in many private and public collections throughout Europe, the United States and Canada. He also holds a degree in graphic design and has directed two short films (If I can Fly and Ces femmes qui marchent) that have been acclaimed by critics in international film festivals. He is represented by galleries in Canada and in the UK.

Born in 1977, Yoakim Bélanger is a multimedia artist who lives and works in Montreal. His work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Canada. In 2016, he exhibited in London to a great critical and popular success. He has also participated in several international fairs worldwide, including Miami, New York, Hamburg and Toronto. His artwork can be found in many private and public collections throughout Europe, the United States and Canada. He also holds a degree in graphic design and has directed two short films (If I can Fly and Ces femmes qui marchent) that have been acclaimed by critics in international film festivals. He is represented by galleries in Canada and in the UK.

Born in 1977, Yoakim Bélanger is a multimedia artist who lives and works in Montreal. His work has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Canada. In 2016, he exhibited in London to a great critical and popular success. He has also participated in several international fairs worldwide, including Miami, New York, Hamburg and Toronto. His artwork can be found in many private and public collections throughout Europe, the United States and Canada. He also holds a degree in graphic design and has directed two short films (If I can Fly and Ces femmes qui marchent) that have been acclaimed by critics in international film festivals. He is represented by galleries in Canada and in the UK.

Originally from Vienna in Austria, Martin C. Herbst has been exhibited extensively throughout the world, most recently in San Jose, Beirut, Toronto, New York, Barcelona and Montreal. His work has been featured in numerous trade shows, including Art Basel (Miami), Armory Show (New York), Scope (New York, Basel, Hamptons, London), Art Chicago, Los Angeles Art Show, Artbo (Bogota), Art Brussels (Brussels), ArteBa (Buenos Aires) and several others.

Originally from Vienna in Austria, Martin C. Herbst has been exhibited extensively throughout the world, most recently in San Jose, Beirut, Toronto, New York, Barcelona and Montreal. His work has been featured in numerous trade shows, including Art Basel (Miami), Armory Show (New York), Scope (New York, Basel, Hamptons, London), Art Chicago, Los Angeles Art Show, Artbo (Bogota), Art Brussels (Brussels), ArteBa (Buenos Aires) and several others.

Originally from Vienna in Austria, Martin C. Herbst has been exhibited extensively throughout the world, most recently in San Jose, Beirut, Toronto, New York, Barcelona and Montreal. His work has been featured in numerous trade shows, including Art Basel (Miami), Armory Show (New York), Scope (New York, Basel, Hamptons, London), Art Chicago, Los Angeles Art Show, Artbo (Bogota), Art Brussels (Brussels), ArteBa (Buenos Aires) and several others.

Born in 1977 in Loreto, Italy, FIDIA’s journey into art began in his early childhood, raised in a hugely inspiring and creative family. At the age of 16, FIDIA was hired to produce wall paintings and illustrations for multiple stores and established companies. He grew up inspired by different subcultures, and then refined his creative skills being influenced by street art and the hip-hop world. He studied “production design” at the Academy of Fine Arts, between Macarata and Florence in Italy, where he graduated in 2002 having already embarked on his professional career as a graphic designer, illustrator and photographer since 1995.

Born in 1977 in Loreto, Italy, FIDIA’s journey into art began in his early childhood, raised in a hugely inspiring and creative family. At the age of 16, FIDIA was hired to produce wall paintings and illustrations for multiple stores and established companies. He grew up inspired by different subcultures, and then refined his creative skills being influenced by street art and the hip-hop world. He studied “production design” at the Academy of Fine Arts, between Macarata and Florence in Italy, where he graduated in 2002 having already embarked on his professional career as a graphic designer, illustrator and photographer since 1995.

Born in 1977 in Loreto, Italy, FIDIA’s journey into art began in his early childhood, raised in a hugely inspiring and creative family. At the age of 16, FIDIA was hired to produce wall paintings and illustrations for multiple stores and established companies. He grew up inspired by different subcultures, and then refined his creative skills being influenced by street art and the hip-hop world. He studied “production design” at the Academy of Fine Arts, between Macarata and Florence in Italy, where he graduated in 2002 having already embarked on his professional career as a graphic designer, illustrator and photographer since 1995.

Born in Pleven, Bulgaria, in 1964, Ognian Zekoff graduated from the National College of Fine Arts Ilya Petrovand from the prestigious National Academy of Fine Arts, both in Sofia. His work can be found in important private and public collections around the world, including the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Sofia, the National Museum of China in Beijing and also the Cité des Arts Foundation in Paris, to name only those. Over the years, his work has gained international recognition, and has been featured in more than 20 solo exhibitions throughout Europe, North America and Asia. He also participated in numerous international art fairs, including Toronto (2007, 2008, 2010, 2014), Moscow and Dubai. Immigrated to Canada in 2007, Ognian Zekoff now divides his time between Montreal, Paris and Sofia.

Born in Pleven, Bulgaria, in 1964, Ognian Zekoff graduated from the National College of Fine Arts Ilya Petrovand from the prestigious National Academy of Fine Arts, both in Sofia. His work can be found in important private and public collections around the world, including the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Sofia, the National Museum of China in Beijing and also the Cité des Arts Foundation in Paris, to name only those. Over the years, his work has gained international recognition, and has been featured in more than 20 solo exhibitions throughout Europe, North America and Asia. He also participated in numerous international art fairs, including Toronto (2007, 2008, 2010, 2014), Moscow and Dubai. Immigrated to Canada in 2007, Ognian Zekoff now divides his time between Montreal, Paris and Sofia.

Willy Verginer was raised in the Val Gardena region in Italy, surrounded by the summits, forests and Dolomite Mountains that which became an important influence in his work. As an adolescent, he began his fine arts education in painting and studied at the Institute of Secondary Art Education in Ortisei in Italy. However, his gravitation toward woodwork and sculpture would lead him to seek training in the latter discipline. While in school, he coupled his education by frequenting the studios of many sculptors in the valley of Val Gardena, renowned for its woodworking traditions since the eighteenth century. Although he successfully assimilated the artisanal and ancestral traditions of polychrome sculpture, and integrated the traditional vocabulary of the profession, his ambitions proved to be more vast, universal and contemporary.

Willy Verginer was raised in the Val Gardena region in Italy, surrounded by the summits, forests and Dolomite Mountains that which became an important influence in his work. As an adolescent, he began his fine arts education in painting and studied at the Institute of Secondary Art Education in Ortisei in Italy. However, his gravitation toward woodwork and sculpture would lead him to seek training in the latter discipline. While in school, he coupled his education by frequenting the studios of many sculptors in the valley of Val Gardena, renowned for its woodworking traditions since the eighteenth century. Although he successfully assimilated the artisanal and ancestral traditions of polychrome sculpture, and integrated the traditional vocabulary of the profession, his ambitions proved to be more vast, universal and contemporary.

Willy Verginer was raised in the Val Gardena region in Italy, surrounded by the summits, forests and Dolomite Mountains that which became an important influence in his work. As an adolescent, he began his fine arts education in painting and studied at the Institute of Secondary Art Education in Ortisei in Italy. However, his gravitation toward woodwork and sculpture would lead him to seek training in the latter discipline. While in school, he coupled his education by frequenting the studios of many sculptors in the valley of Val Gardena, renowned for its woodworking traditions since the eighteenth century. Although he successfully assimilated the artisanal and ancestral traditions of polychrome sculpture, and integrated the traditional vocabulary of the profession, his ambitions proved to be more vast, universal and contemporary.

Martin Rondeau was born in 1970 in Joliette, Quebec, and currently lives and works in Montreal. From an early age, Martin Rondeau became fascinated with the world of photography. Recognized for his unique vision and creativity, he trained with a number of great photographers who provided him with the opportunity to travel the world and find his vocation.

Martin Rondeau was born in 1970 in Joliette, Quebec, and currently lives and works in Montreal. From an early age, Martin Rondeau became fascinated with the world of photography. Recognized for his unique vision and creativity, he trained with a number of great photographers who provided him with the opportunity to travel the world and find his vocation.

Born in Wuppertal, Germany, Anke Eilegerhard creates beguilingly hypnotic sculptures that stimulate not only the sight, but also our senses of touch, taste, and smell. A painter by training, Anke Eilergerhard began creating sculptures in silicone in 2004. Her applied interest in the tactile properties of materials has been at the forefront of her practice since early in her career, when she showed her paintings, which featured floral excrescences that extended outside the limits of the framing, in textured frames.

Born in Wuppertal, Germany, Anke Eilegerhard creates beguilingly hypnotic sculptures that stimulate not only the sight, but also our senses of touch, taste, and smell. A painter by training, Anke Eilergerhard began creating sculptures in silicone in 2004. Her applied interest in the tactile properties of materials has been at the forefront of her practice since early in her career, when she showed her paintings, which featured floral excrescences that extended outside the limits of the framing, in textured frames.

Born in Wuppertal, Germany, Anke Eilegerhard creates beguilingly hypnotic sculptures that stimulate not only the sight, but also our senses of touch, taste, and smell. A painter by training, Anke Eilergerhard began creating sculptures in silicone in 2004. Her applied interest in the tactile properties of materials has been at the forefront of her practice since early in her career, when she showed her paintings, which featured floral excrescences that extended outside the limits of the framing, in textured frames.

Born in Wuppertal, Germany, Anke Eilegerhard creates beguilingly hypnotic sculptures that stimulate not only the sight, but also our senses of touch, taste, and smell. A painter by training, Anke Eilergerhard began creating sculptures in silicone in 2004. Her applied interest in the tactile properties of materials has been at the forefront of her practice since early in her career, when she showed her paintings, which featured floral excrescences that extended outside the limits of the framing, in textured frames.

Born in Wuppertal, Germany, Anke Eilegerhard creates beguilingly hypnotic sculptures that stimulate not only the sight, but also our senses of touch, taste, and smell. A painter by training, Anke Eilergerhard began creating sculptures in silicone in 2004. Her applied interest in the tactile properties of materials has been at the forefront of her practice since early in her career, when she showed her paintings, which featured floral excrescences that extended outside the limits of the framing, in textured frames.

Born in Wuppertal, Germany, Anke Eilegerhard creates beguilingly hypnotic sculptures that stimulate not only the sight, but also our senses of touch, taste, and smell. A painter by training, Anke Eilergerhard began creating sculptures in silicone in 2004. Her applied interest in the tactile properties of materials has been at the forefront of her practice since early in her career, when she showed her paintings, which featured floral excrescences that extended outside the limits of the framing, in textured frames.

Born in Wuppertal, Germany, Anke Eilegerhard creates beguilingly hypnotic sculptures that stimulate not only the sight, but also our senses of touch, taste, and smell. A painter by training, Anke Eilergerhard began creating sculptures in silicone in 2004. Her applied interest in the tactile properties of materials has been at the forefront of her practice since early in her career, when she showed her paintings, which featured floral excrescences that extended outside the limits of the framing, in textured frames.

Mark Khaisman holds a master's degree in art and architecture from the Moscow Institute of Architecture. He worked for several decades in architecture, animation, and stained glass design. His light boxes and installations have been exhibited in various institutions in Europe and the United States, including Queen's Art Museum in New York, the Visual Art Center of New Jersey, the Woodmere Art Museum of Philadelphia, the Vitra Design Museum, the Weil am Rhein in Germany, the Brigham Young University Museum of Art in Provo, Utah, and several others. His work can be found in several museum collections, including the Delaware Art Museum, as well as in numerous private and corporate collections, including the Brandywine Trust Collection, the British Airline Collection and the NBC Collection. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Mark Khaisman now lives and works in Philadelphia.

Mark Khaisman holds a master's degree in art and architecture from the Moscow Institute of Architecture. He worked for several decades in architecture, animation, and stained glass design. His light boxes and installations have been exhibited in various institutions in Europe and the United States, including Queen's Art Museum in New York, the Visual Art Center of New Jersey, the Woodmere Art Museum of Philadelphia, the Vitra Design Museum, the Weil am Rhein in Germany, the Brigham Young University Museum of Art in Provo, Utah, and several others. His work can be found in several museum collections, including the Delaware Art Museum, as well as in numerous private and corporate collections, including the Brandywine Trust Collection, the British Airline Collection and the NBC Collection. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Mark Khaisman now lives and works in Philadelphia.

Mark Khaisman holds a master's degree in art and architecture from the Moscow Institute of Architecture. He worked for several decades in architecture, animation, and stained glass design. His light boxes and installations have been exhibited in various institutions in Europe and the United States, including Queen's Art Museum in New York, the Visual Art Center of New Jersey, the Woodmere Art Museum of Philadelphia, the Vitra Design Museum, the Weil am Rhein in Germany, the Brigham Young University Museum of Art in Provo, Utah, and several others. His work can be found in several museum collections, including the Delaware Art Museum, as well as in numerous private and corporate collections, including the Brandywine Trust Collection, the British Airline Collection and the NBC Collection. Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Mark Khaisman now lives and works in Philadelphia.

Polish Canadian artist James Verbicky was born in 1973 and lived the majority of his early life in British Columbia before immigrating to the United States in the early 2000s. He struggled with legal status for many years before finally being awarded the ‘Extraordinary Ability’ Green card due to his extensive involvement with a wide range of museums, galleries, publications, nonprofit organizations, and philanthropic endeavors. In 2008, his work was selected for a 110 year-old juried exhibition at the Louvre with the Societé Nationale des Beaux-Arts.

Polish Canadian artist James Verbicky was born in 1973 and lived the majority of his early life in British Columbia before immigrating to the United States in the early 2000s. He struggled with legal status for many years before finally being awarded the ‘Extraordinary Ability’ Green card due to his extensive involvement with a wide range of museums, galleries, publications, nonprofit organizations, and philanthropic endeavors. In 2008, his work was selected for a 110 year-old juried exhibition at the Louvre with the Societé Nationale des Beaux-Arts.

Ali Alışır was born in Istanbul in 1978. His art education began in 1996 upon being awarded a scholarship by the Faculty of Fine Arts from the University of Yeditepe. He obtained his master’s degree in photography from the Accademia Italiana in Florence, where he majored in digital editing. Ali Alışır’s past exhibitions “Virtual Bodies”, “Virtual Places”, “Virtual Wars” and “Virtual Landscapes”, explored the desperation and helplessness experienced by individuals in a world of constant media overload. These exhibitions examined more closely the virtual and artificial worlds that are created in response to the digital age.

Ali Alışır was born in Istanbul in 1978. His art education began in 1996 upon being awarded a scholarship by the Faculty of Fine Arts from the University of Yeditepe. He obtained his master’s degree in photography from the Accademia Italiana in Florence, where he majored in digital editing. Ali Alışır’s past exhibitions “Virtual Bodies”, “Virtual Places”, “Virtual Wars” and “Virtual Landscapes”, explored the desperation and helplessness experienced by individuals in a world of constant media overload. These exhibitions examined more closely the virtual and artificial worlds that are created in response to the digital age.

Ali Alışır was born in Istanbul in 1978. His art education began in 1996 upon being awarded a scholarship by the Faculty of Fine Arts from the University of Yeditepe. He obtained his master’s degree in photography from the Accademia Italiana in Florence, where he majored in digital editing. Ali Alışır’s past exhibitions “Virtual Bodies”, “Virtual Places”, “Virtual Wars” and “Virtual Landscapes”, explored the desperation and helplessness experienced by individuals in a world of constant media overload. These exhibitions examined more closely the virtual and artificial worlds that are created in response to the digital age.

Born in Mexico City in 1980, he lives most of his life in Sinaloa, a state that saw him born as a plastic artist more than 20 years ago, the same time he has dedicated to painting. He has a degree in Architecture from the Lasalle University Campus in Cuernavaca, Mexico. He studied a Bachelor of Visual Arts specializing in fine arts at the Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico and received his Master's degree in Art from The Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy."Painting is my language, my way of life and my passion, that's how it has been since we discovered each other. My work is based on experiences lived in childhood, connect with that scared and fearful child for his first move, fearful and scared not by the change, but by the concern that his most precious objects (toys) suffer some damage in the transfer. Hence my desire to wrap to preserve the most beloved, wrap with a paper that means nothing to a child, newspaper, and today means something such just a few moments while reading, after this, is just wrapping paper, its meaning changes, its context is different."

Born in Mexico City in 1980, he lives most of his life in Sinaloa, a state that saw him born as a plastic artist more than 20 years ago, the same time he has dedicated to painting. He has a degree in Architecture from the Lasalle University Campus in Cuernavaca, Mexico. He studied a Bachelor of Visual Arts specializing in fine arts at the Autonomous University of Querétaro, Mexico and received his Master's degree in Art from The Florence Academy of Art, Florence, Italy."Painting is my language, my way of life and my passion, that's how it has been since we discovered each other. My work is based on experiences lived in childhood, connect with that scared and fearful child for his first move, fearful and scared not by the change, but by the concern that his most precious objects (toys) suffer some damage in the transfer. Hence my desire to wrap to preserve the most beloved, wrap with a paper that means nothing to a child, newspaper, and today means something such just a few moments while reading, after this, is just wrapping paper, its meaning changes, its context is different."

Francisco Valverde (b. 1972) lives and works in Mexico City.
Valverde was teaching traditional techniques and large-format painting at Morelense Center for the Arts (Centro Morelense de las Artes), when he was inspired by his students’ search for their individual expression, which lead to his own quest in his artistic practice. He then began working on large scale works using bottle dispensers filled with colorful synthetic materials instead of traditional paints and brushes. His goal was to re-create the essential element within drawing and painting: the line. The resulting lines were imperfect and denied the traditional representative characteristic of a line, or what Francisco describes as “righteousness.” These paintings form a rhythmic structure in which a certain order persists. Valverde’s pigmented resin works are comprised of powerful lines with direction, mysterious forms, and varying depths to create a story. Obsession and freedom are two words that Valverde uses to describe his current work: the obsession of daily routine, and the freedom of experimenting as a child drawing and scribbling on a piece of paper for the very first time. He recognizes that a certain commitment to tradition survives in the smooth finishes of his paintings.

Francisco Valverde (b. 1972) lives and works in Mexico City.
Valverde was teaching traditional techniques and large-format painting at Morelense Center for the Arts (Centro Morelense de las Artes), when he was inspired by his students’ search for their individual expression, which lead to his own quest in his artistic practice. He then began working on large scale works using bottle dispensers filled with colorful synthetic materials instead of traditional paints and brushes. His goal was to re-create the essential element within drawing and painting: the line. The resulting lines were imperfect and denied the traditional representative characteristic of a line, or what Francisco describes as “righteousness.” These paintings form a rhythmic structure in which a certain order persists. Valverde’s pigmented resin works are comprised of powerful lines with direction, mysterious forms, and varying depths to create a story. Obsession and freedom are two words that Valverde uses to describe his current work: the obsession of daily routine, and the freedom of experimenting as a child drawing and scribbling on a piece of paper for the very first time. He recognizes that a certain commitment to tradition survives in the smooth finishes of his paintings.

Francisco Valverde (b. 1972) lives and works in Mexico City.
Valverde was teaching traditional techniques and large-format painting at Morelense Center for the Arts (Centro Morelense de las Artes), when he was inspired by his students’ search for their individual expression, which lead to his own quest in his artistic practice. He then began working on large scale works using bottle dispensers filled with colorful synthetic materials instead of traditional paints and brushes. His goal was to re-create the essential element within drawing and painting: the line. The resulting lines were imperfect and denied the traditional representative characteristic of a line, or what Francisco describes as “righteousness.” These paintings form a rhythmic structure in which a certain order persists. Valverde’s pigmented resin works are comprised of powerful lines with direction, mysterious forms, and varying depths to create a story. Obsession and freedom are two words that Valverde uses to describe his current work: the obsession of daily routine, and the freedom of experimenting as a child drawing and scribbling on a piece of paper for the very first time. He recognizes that a certain commitment to tradition survives in the smooth finishes of his paintings.