Lyz Wendland is a visual artist based in the Twin Cities whose mixed-media paintings and paper installations explore fragmentation, healing, and transformation. Through her practice, Wendland reshapes lived experiences of trauma into a visual language that reflects resilience, strength, and the possibility of beauty emerging from what was once broken.

Young Shin is a collage artist whose paper-based works examine the delicate balance between control and release. Drawing from her background in fashion and postwar abstraction, Shin transforms paper through folding, tearing, layering, and compression to create immersive compositions that explore structure, tension, and the unexpected possibilities of material.

Charles Clary’s meticulously hand-cut paper artwork fuse typography, Southern charm, and intricate layering to create dynamic works that explore the power of language. His series Text-I-Monials transforms common expressions into visually striking, multi-dimensional compositions. Represented by Paradigm Gallery + Studio and R02 Gallery, Clary’s work has been exhibited internationally and featured in WIRED, Hi-Fructose, Create! Magazine, and more. Read our interview with Clary in Issue 49 to learn more about his process and inspiration.