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Michelle Beattie (MISHVANIA) on Ocean Plastic Sculpture

Cape Town-based artist Michelle Beattie builds beach-found plastic into fine art compositions, turning an environmental crisis into a visual conversation.

• Sold both works in her first open-call exhibition
• Represented by 4 Cape Town galleries
• 5 works on long-term rental with NinetyOne in London

Emmette Lewis on Portrait Painting and Diasporic Memory

Toronto-based portrait painter Emmette Lewis on oil, textiles, and found materials, and how diasporic memory, family, and belonging shape what she paints.

Ruth “Rutamfi” Burotte on 3D Character Art and Diaspora

Haitian-American 3D artist Rutamfi on sculpting with Nomad, building characters from the sacred and the surreal, and bridging heritage with the internet.