Tag: imagination
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.
In this interview for the Women in Arts Network, New York-based artist Qianying Zhu talks about her practice in jewelry, painting, and mixed media. She shares how cultural heritage, everyday observations, and new technologies shape her pieces, and why she sees jewelry as wearable sculpture that creates an exchange between maker and wearer.
Five painters who submitted for our virtual exhibition The Places We Call Home showed us that home is never just walls and doors it is memory, emotion, and belonging. Through their submissions, we see how home can be tender, joyful, distant, or imagined. Each work is a reflection of personal truth, reminding us that while our experiences differ, the desire to belong is universal. This feature is not about selected finalists, but about honouring the generosity of artists who opened their worlds to us. Their stories enrich the growing archive of…
In conversation with the Women in Arts Network, experimental artist Leisa Rich shares how childhood experiences, a lifelong curiosity with materials, and a commitment to teaching have shaped her practice. From weaving with tin foil as a student to creating immersive installations that invite touch and interaction, her journey reveals the value of risk-taking, adaptability, and finding joy in experimentation.
In this Women in Arts Network interview, painter Karen Chang talks about leaving a career in psychology and tech to return to her first love: painting. She shares how she builds her work in layers, what tells her a piece is alive, and the lessons she has learned about risk, growth, and connection along the way.