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Please introduce yourself I have always been close to art and painting. My father was a painter – as a hobby – and my uncle a painting teacher who specialized in portraits. In terms of my studies, I started several university degrees but didn’t finish them. My last degree, however – in architecture, ended up defining what would become my…

Please introduce yourself to us! I am Gina Parr, Brtish painter and photographer. In 2007 I returned to work full time as an Artist after a 25 year career as a Television Production Set Designer in London and in 2010 moved back to Devon. I originally graduated with a First Class BA Honours Degree in Fine Art in 1979, practiced…

@Lili Velazquez When working on a new project, what are the first steps you take? My approach to starting any new projects or series has changed with time. Initially, the most important thing for me was to “tune in” to a specific state of mind that allowed me to paint freely, responding intuitively to every decision during the creative process.…

How did you come to art, or how did art come to you? Since my childhood I liked to draw and I was fascinated with a cartoonist who went on TV during a children’s program. Then I began to copy everything I saw at home: pots, chairs, people, etc. I feel art deeply but I can only express myself more…

How did you find your voice as an artist? After spending a year in Florence Italy, I was intrigued by how portraiture is idealised in frescos and in early renaissance painting. I was lucky enough to have a friend who was a restorer and upon visiting his studio and seeing a work being restored up close I realised there is…

Please introduce yourself to us! My name is Xavi García and I was born in Alicante, Spain in 1974. I have a BA in Fine Art from the Polytechnic University of Valencia and I teach art in secondary schools. I am passionate about art and education; it is vital that we bring art to young people. Through this, I combine…

How did you find your voice as an artist? My identity as an artist is a journey from my childhood until today and my voice is constantly evolving. I remember my colored pencils, how I abstracted when I draw, I remember also my favorite cartoons and the emotion they made me feel. I always loved traveling to imaginary world far…

Please introduce yourself to us! Born in Seoul, South Korea in 1984, I currently live and work in London. Both two years at the US Military in 2010 and at University College London in the UK in 2014 sculpted my perspective toward the contemporary society, of how it forms and breaks. I believe the personal gaze on the society expressed…

How did you come to art, or how did art come to you? The artist does not “come to” anything nor does he receive external influence: he develops what he has in himself when existential circumstances “free” him from conditioning. In fact, the artist experiences life and its events in two ways: through common perception but also through the mind’s…

Can you tell us a bit about you? Hi, my name is JiaYuanhua, an artist from China. Before being an artist, I worked as computer specialist for nearly 10 years, like programmer, web design, flash design, etc. So if you look at my artworks, you may find some characters that may have some relationships with my career as computer specialist,…