Announcing The Incredible Artists Selected For “The Places We Call Home” Virtual Exhibition
“Maybe home isn’t a place, but a feeling the quiet knowing that you belong, even when everything else changes.”
What does “home” truly mean? For some, it’s the scent of morning tea, the soft creak of a wooden floor, or the hum of a familiar street that still feels like it knows your name. For others, it’s a person the one whose presence makes even an unfamiliar room feel safe. And for many, it’s something far more abstract: a moment of stillness, a fleeting warmth in the heart, a memory that continues to anchor us no matter how far we wander. “Home” is both physical and emotional, constant and ever-changing. It lives in the spaces we build, but also in the stories we carry.
When we opened the international call for The Places We Call Home, we wanted to invite artists from all over the world to explore what this word means to them. We asked: Is home a building, a memory, or a feeling that follows you wherever you go? The responses we received were as diverse and moving as the artists themselves. Some spoke of childhood houses and ancestral lands; others of cities that shaped them, people who held them, or the dream of a place not yet found. Through their works, these artists have captured not just where they live but what it means to belong.
About the Exhibition
The Places We Call Home is a virtual exhibition curated by the Women in Arts Network, celebrating the intimate spaces and emotions that define where we come from and who we are.
This exhibition goes beyond geography or architecture; it is about the inner landscapes we inhabit. Some artworks remind us of the simplicity of everyday comfort a chair by the window, a cat asleep on the rug. Others transport us into memories and metaphors: shifting homes, lost roots, and the search for belonging in a changing world.
Through painting, photography, digital art, textiles, sculpture, and more, the selected artists share their deeply personal visions of what “home” looks and feels like today. Each piece offers a window into a world one that is uniquely theirs yet universally understood.
The Selection Process
Selecting from hundreds of heartfelt submissions was no easy task. Our curatorial team took time with each piece reading every statement, studying every brushstroke, and listening for the emotion behind every story. We weren’t looking for perfection; we were looking for truth. The truth of how an artist sees, remembers, and reimagines home.
Some artworks stood out for their quiet intimacy a glimpse into a moment that felt deeply lived. Others drew us in with their bold experimentation transforming familiar symbols of home into abstract forms of colour and movement. Every submission carried a sense of care and intention, but what truly moved us was how many artists used this theme as a way to heal, reconnect, and rediscover themselves.
What emerged was a collection that is tender, honest, and profoundly moving. Some pieces invite us to pause and remember where we’ve come from; others remind us that home can be something we build within ourselves. Together, they form a portrait of humanity diverse yet connected by the same desire to belong.
Meet the Selected Artists
We are deeply honoured to introduce the artists whose works have been selected for The Places We Call Home Virtual Exhibition. Each of these artists has opened a window into their own story a story of where they come from, what they hold close, and what home means to them.
A.J. Lowe
Aisha Mbaya @thembaya_art
Avin Abbasi @avinabbasi_photographer
Bailey Burroughs @baileytheillustrator
Behnaz Chahkandi @behnaz.style
Benny D’sa @dsabenny
Bijal Ghelani @bijalghelaniart
Carina Chang @carinaxchang
Charlotte Lyons @elyons_char
Ellie Goodliffe @elliegoodliffe
Faith Michael @d_art_cidental_artist
Fariha Fatima @farihaaa_artworks
Francesca Dei @francesca.dey_
Georgina Lujano @gina_lujano_
Heike Seyffarth @heike_seyffarth
Julia Still
Kate E. O’Hara
Katerina Grancharova @kategartist
Keri Rosebraugh @kerirosebraugh
Lee Mohr @leemohrart
Lika Roberts @lika_roberts_art
Manisha Davesar @curiousartofm
Marcia Obodo
Margarita Hanke Art @ margarita.hanke.art
Maria Isabel Rodriguez @mariaisabel_art
Maria Titan @mariatitanartist
Marta Beatrice Anghel @martaangh
Marwa Abd Elmoneim @marwa_ali_86
Mary Angerman @marydeer
Melody Croft @croftmelody
Michaela Kindle @michaelakindle
Michelle Webster @michellewebster.v.a
Miriam Colindres @miriam.colindresnta
Momna Shafqaat @mom3na111
Mulu Legesse @mulu_legesse
Nasta Martyn
Nengi Uranta @nengusarts
Niah McGiff @niah_mcgiff
Nina Fedotova @nino_k_art
Omima Aboelnasr @omima_aboelnasr_art
Paola Magatelli @paolamagatelli
PURNIMA DABHOLKAR
Rachel Berkowitz @rachelberkowitzart
Rahela Alfasi
Róisín Lyst roisinlyst
Rosanne Croucher Art @rosanne.croucher.art
Saleha Rashid sr_artscape
Sandra Cavanagh sandra_cavanagh_artista
Sanemi Shetty @sanemi_art
Selen Çetinkaya @sselenity
Shannon Imhoff
Shraddha Bagrodia @shraddha_bagrodia
Shraddha Soni @shrads_art_studio
Silly Goose @sillygoose.co
Silvana Soriano silvanasorianoart
Soniya Murkar @whimsical.sunflower
Stojana Perković
Subarna Mukherjee @subarnamukherjee.art
Tatiana Zubova
Tatjana-Aleksandra Aljautdinova @ata.photo
Tina Bopiah @tinabopiah
Viktoria Sorochuk
Yaroslava Maksimenko @yaroslava_max_
Yesha Sheth @yeshasheth_art
Yuliia Kulyk @artistic_soul_yuliiakulyk
Zinah Ruff @wurldwarzeeworkz
Their works remind us that home is not always a physical structure; sometimes it’s the warmth of a memory, the sound of laughter, or the texture of a place that exists only in the heart. Through their art, they have given shape to the invisible to love, loss, longing, and the quiet joy of belonging.
A Heartfelt Thank You
To every artist who submitted to this open call thank you. You reminded us that art is not just about creation, but connection. You reminded us that even though our homes may look different, our longing to belong is universal. Whether your work was selected or not, your participation added depth, beauty, and meaning to this project. Each submission was a story tender, brave, and profoundly human.
To the artists we are celebrating in this exhibition: congratulations. Your work touched us in ways that words can hardly express. You’ve captured the essence of home its comfort, its ache, its ever-changing form and invited us all to pause and feel something real.
And to everyone reading: may this exhibition remind you to return, even for a moment, to your own sense of home, the one that lives not just in walls or places, but in memories, connections, and the beating of your heart.
