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In this interview for the Women in Arts Network, Kira Bayliss talks about her journey from childhood creativity to wearable art. She shares how clothing can become a living canvas, why she collaborates with her mother, and how she balances her life as an artist, chef, and mother. Her story shows how fashion and art come together as a language of expression, storytelling, and connection.
From painting on roller skates to transforming everyday materials into works of art, Elena Schertler brings play, movement, and intuition to everything she creates. Growing up in the small village of Hittisau, Elena first discovered art through spontaneous moments of creativity with her cousin sewing, painting, and experimenting freely. Today, her practice blends painting, drawing, and mixed media, often incorporating threads, wax, and found objects to turn her canvases into tactile experiences. Her unique process sometimes literally in motion captures vitality, freedom, and the beauty of following intuition. Elena’s journey has…
In this interview for our Women in Arts Network, Catalan painter Isabel Juanico Termes shares how she returned to painting after years in medicine, why imagination drives her acrylic works, and how she balances life’s responsibilities with her creative ambitions. She opens up about the process of bringing her ideas to life, the importance of making time for art, and her hopes for the future of her practice.
In this conversation for the Women in Arts Network, multidisciplinary artist Marina Sholkova talks about moving between painting, ikebana, botanical sculpture, and illustration. She shares how a single symbol can grow into a finished work, what ikebana has taught her about space and balance, and how creating a 27-part story for Inktober shaped her practice.
In this Women in Arts Network interview, Belgian photographer Wendy Leyten shares how nature, symbolism, and mysticism shape her lens. She talks about finding silence before taking a picture, her choice to work without digital editing, and how Reiki guides her creative flow.
Final Call: 3 Days Remaining The door is closing soon. This is the last chance to be part of The Places We Call Home exhibition. Share your story, your creativity, your version of home before the opportunity slips away.
In this interview for the Women in Arts Network, painter Shakima Johnson shares how her career began by chance during the pandemic and how she continues to balance her life as both an artist and a scientist. She talks about her approach to abstraction and pointillism, the feeling she gets when a piece comes together, and why creating meaningful work matters most to her.
In this interview for the Women in Arts Network, Zaccheo Zhang talks about the role of materials in shaping her photography, the influence of her childhood in China, and why experimentation continues to guide her. She also shares how she balances the pace of fashion with the solitude of fine art, and why she welcomes uncertainty in the future of photography.
In this interview for the Women in Arts network, Tom Fima talks about moving away from self-portraits and finding a new direction through painting the women in her life. She shares how The Doll House series became a stage for exploring the female gaze, the tension of play and control, and the roles women are expected to perform both in art and beyond.
We’re in the final week of applications! Our virtual exhibition offers artists a platform to present their work to a broad audience, with participation completely free of charge. For those who wish to gain even more exposure and recognition, the optional artist interview is available for just $12. Take this chance to highlight both your art and your journeyapply today before applications close.