Chrys Roboras creates evocative figurative paintings that merge realistic human forms with expansive, colorful semi-abstract landscapes. Her dreamlike works explore movement, memory, and emotion, inviting viewers into stories where the past, present, and future exist simultaneously.

Gherdai Hassell is a multidisciplinary contemporary artist, independent curator, and researcher whose work explores identity, memory, migration, and nostalgia. Through layered materials, textiles, collage, and painting, Hassell examines Caribbean heritage, postcolonial narratives, and the histories embedded within materials.

Austin-based painter Gabe Langholtz creates narrative paintings that blend representational imagery with folk art, Color Field influences, and social commentary. In this interview, he reflects on creativity, honesty in the studio, and the career milestones that followed his feature in Create! Magazine.

Metra Mitchell is a multidisciplinary artist whose paintings, drawings, and printmaking explore identity, transformation, and the complexities of personal history. Drawing from her multicultural background, Mitchell creates theatrical worlds filled with symbolic characters, emotional narratives, and magical environments that reflect strength, vulnerability, and resilience.

Toronto-based artist Jody Hewgill creates highly detailed acrylic paintings that explore the intersection of representation and fabrication. Drawing inspiration from 18th-century naturalist art and the landscapes of Northern Ontario, her work reflects on ecological relationships, storytelling, and our connection with the natural world.

Katty Huertas creates richly detailed figurative paintings that merge magical realism with folklore, mythology, and personal history. Drawing from her Colombian heritage and immigration journey, her imaginative worlds invite viewers to experience stories where identity, memory, and landscape intertwine.

Sarah Creasman Barnett creates bold, saturated figurative paintings that explore beauty as agency, visibility, and the relationship between appearance and narrative. Based in Dallas, her acrylic and mixed media works combine personal storytelling with layered marks and unexpected moments of collaboration.

Spanish-American artist Augustina Droze creates immersive fantasy worlds inspired by her decade living and working in Beijing, China. Through porcelain animal protagonists and a fusion of Eastern and Western aesthetics, Droze explores identity, cultural exchange, fragility, and strength. Her internationally exhibited practice invites viewers into a surreal space of beauty, wonder, and escape.

Featured in the Time Capsule exhibition, Anna Wallace creates intimate watercolor works centered on the human hand, exploring memory, loss, and personal reinvention.

Featured in the Time Capsule exhibition, Jade Jwa’s oil paintings explore emotional distance, migration, and psychological ambiguity through quiet, atmospheric figurative scenes.

Featured in the Time Capsule exhibition, Chris McGuire creates illustrative works that explore the tension between humans and nature through oversized animals and quiet, everyday encounters.

Featured in the Time Capsule exhibition, Shelby Austin Tourney creates mixed media works exploring memory, comfort, and discomfort through spaces shaped by nostalgia and self-reflection.

Featured in the Time Capsule exhibition, Anna Sobkowiak is a figurative painter whose work explores female portraiture, narrative structure, and evolving perception through colour and light.

Cindy Ruskin’s work transforms anxiety into tranquil, life-affirming paintings and drawings. Her inner landscapes—meadows, big skies, and safe spaces—invite viewers to reflect, dream, and find humor, hope, and beauty, even in uncertain times.

Philadelphia-based artist Brian Jerome transforms personal experiences into powerful abstract works that explore memory, trauma, and resilience. Through painting and mixed media, he creates diaristic compositions that serve as both personal therapy and a broader invitation for discussion. His work, exhibited internationally, challenges viewers to engage with the complexities of human emotion and vulnerability.

San Francisco-based artist Debra Cook Shapiro masterfully blends expressive brushstrokes and intricate collages to explore the emotions at the heart of social interactions. Her paintings celebrate both exuberance and quiet reflection, drawing inspiration from lush gardens, Mediterranean beaches, and intimate gatherings. Shapiro’s work invites viewers to experience the nuanced emotions of fleeting moments, as seen through the eyes of peripheral figures at these celebrations. Explore the joy, nostalgia, and complexity of human connections in her latest works.

Graham Franciose's artwork invites viewers to explore the emotional weight we all carry through the lens of surreal, dream-like landscapes. In his latest work, he captures both the heaviness of life's struggles and the potential for regrowth. Working primarily with watercolor and gouache, Franciose’s pieces balance the melancholy of large, looming boulders with bursts of life and hope. His "Morning Coffee Paintings" have become a daily ritual, fueling the creation of works that are both organic and deeply introspective. Explore how Franciose combines personal experiences with the universal human condition in his striking, emotive artwork.