Virtual Exhibition- Flora and Fauna

Michele Leung bridges the structured worlds of engineering and finance with the expressive depth of oil painting, transforming discipline into creativity. Her work balances precision and emotion, building compositions with patience, intentionality, and layered brushwork that captures the quiet strength of her subjects. Pieces like The Unyielding Gaze reveal resilience that is internal and reflective, not performative. In her Hong Kong studio, classical music guides her process, helping her surrender to the rhythm of creation and focus deeply on each layer. Michele’s practice has taught her that meaning unfolds slowly, that…

Walk into M. E. Klesse’s studio in Rockport, Texas, and you step into a space filled with warm wax in the air, stacked supplies, and pieces in mid-creation. Sculptures hang above, canvases rest side by side, and every surface seems ready for the next layer or idea. As we talk with her, she shares how she works in long, quiet stretches, why she often brings pieces into other rooms to see them differently, and how she listens to emotion and instinct as much as to tools and materials. It feels like…

Sharon James talks about returning to her practice after early motherhood, painting family life in rural Dorset and making space for stories often missing in British art. From IVF to raising a queer family in a mostly white area, she shares what it means to be seen without needing to explain or justify anything, and how she is helping other global majority artists find grounding and visibility too.