Genevieve Cohn’s paintings invite viewers into richly imagined communities of women, where historical inspiration, literary fiction, and fairy tales intersect. Her work celebrates collaboration, self-endowed agency, and connection with the natural world, offering a space for reflection, ritual, and the beauty of shared experience.

Lauren Cohen’s interdisciplinary practice spans painting, ceramics, and installation, exploring the construction of identity and systems of control. Her work blurs past and present, merging historical archetypes with personal experience to create rich, thought-provoking narratives. Learn more about Cohen’s practice, exhibitions, and artistic vision on our blog.

Kurt Stimmeder (b. 1972, Bad Leonfelden, Austria) creates oil paintings and lithographs that balance technical precision with emotional depth. Now based in Linz, his practice explores memory, immediacy, and the unspoken language of the human body. Exhibited internationally from New York to Tokyo, his work reflects on the human condition with layered narratives that are both profound and quietly suggestive.

Sarah Alice Moran (b. 1982, New York, NY) creates what she calls “magic paintings,” works that balance allegorical elegance with a macabre playfulness reminiscent of Saturday morning cartoons. Her pigment-soaked canvases conjure a primal feminine force, redefining power through intuition, communication, and quiet contemplation. With influences ranging from Balthus to Scooby-Doo, Moran’s work offers a contemporary take on ancient, alchemical imagery.

Joanna Pilarczyk is a London-based painter known for her vibrant use of colour and layered compositions. Her internationally exhibited portraits explore identity, relationships, and acceptance, celebrating diversity through striking, expressive imagery.

Marleen De Waele- De Bock’s work celebrates the beauty of life through vibrant, immersive paintings inspired by nature and her experiences living around the world. Featured in the “Lightness of Being” exhibition, her art offers viewers a sense of peace, joy, and positivity, inviting a moment of serenity in everyday life.

Kateryna Reznichenko’s paintings invite viewers into a space between clarity and collapse, blending realism with expressive gestures. Featured in the Lightness of Being virtual exhibition, her work reflects themes of transformation, resistance, and the delicate interplay of intention and chance.

Emily Wingate’s work invites viewers into a world of calm and reflection, capturing the subtle beauty of nature and the interconnectedness of life. Featured in the Lightness of Being virtual exhibition, her paintings convey a sense of serenity and hope, offering a moment of quiet introspection.

Mary Davidson’s work captures serene landscapes and intimate scenes with a delicate mastery of light and color. Featured in the “Lightness of Being” virtual exhibition, her paintings invite viewers to pause, reflect, and experience the quiet beauty in everyday moments.

Renowned for his evocative paintings and dynamic presence in over 100 exhibitions, Jason John invites viewers to explore the subtleties of human emotion and perception. His work in the “Lightness of Being” virtual exhibition continues this journey, balancing technical mastery with emotional depth, offering a contemplative and immersive experience.

Portland-based abstract painter Chad Glazener presents his evocative, gesture-driven work in Create! Magazine’s Lightness of Being virtual exhibition. Each piece emerges from silence, offering a visual record of presence and inviting viewers to explore their own interior landscapes. Glazener’s paintings nurture contemplation, blending playfulness, embodiment, and spiritual awareness to reveal the subtle lightness that arises when we fully inhabit the moment.

Melbourne-based artist Khue Nguyen presents deeply personal and poetic works in the Lightness of Being virtual exhibition. Spanning lyrical abstraction and explorations of diaspora, his paintings investigate the human form, the emotional language of movement, and the layered narratives of identity and memory. Nguyen’s practice bridges personal experience with collective history, inviting viewers to engage with themes of belonging, transformation, and resilience.

Aidamaris Román’s work, showcased in Create! Magazine’s Lightness of Being exhibition, melds realism and surrealism through luminous oil portraits. Her evocative paintings, rich with neon glows and layered transparencies, explore themes of identity, memory, and the delicate space between reality and imagination.

Featured in Create! Magazine’s Lightness of Being exhibition, Canadian artist Vikki Drummond transforms nostalgia, whimsy, and philosophical inquiry into playful yet thought-provoking portraiture. Her work blends 1970s-inspired shapes, signature distortion, and layered narratives to explore the boundaries between seen and unseen, real and imagined, inviting viewers into a world where beauty and absurdity coexist.

Karen Chang, an expressive artist based in the Pacific Northwest, transforms personal resilience into vibrant, surreal compositions that balance chaos and calm. Combining palette knife techniques, luminous color, and emotive brushwork, her paintings invite viewers to uncover hidden magic and connect with the extraordinary within.

Morrison Lans’ art reveals intimate emotional journeys through layered colored pencil, encaustic, and underpainting techniques. Highlighting themes of motherhood, transformation, and identity, her work invites viewers into a space where anatomy meets soul. Currently featured in the “Lightness of Being” virtual exhibition, Lans’ unique blend of figurative realism and abstraction offers a poetic meditation on the emotional body.

Shawna Miller’s layered, emotionally resonant paintings focus on the quiet, intimate connections between mother and child. Featured in the Lightness of Being virtual exhibition, her work invites viewers to reflect on the psychological nuance and beauty of maternal experience. Through bold underpaintings and cropped compositions, Miller offers a poignant glimpse into the colorful mess beneath even the most composed surfaces.

With roots in children's book illustration and a passion for vibrant, observational painting, Wendy captures the quiet magic of northern New Jersey's scenery in her textured, light-filled works. Her dynamic compositions—featuring reflections, shadows, and glowing color—offer a sense of peace and presence that resonates with the theme of Create! Magazine's Lightness of Being virtual exhibition.

Nicolle Cure’s mixed-media abstract paintings delve into the delicate intersection of sound, emotion, and visual form, inspired by her personal journey with Ménière’s disease. Featured in the “Lightness of Being” exhibition, her work invites viewers into quiet moments of introspection and resilience, revealing beauty in stillness and transformation.

Eva Christensen’s watercolor paintings capture fleeting domestic moments and the deep connection between humans and their canine companions. Featured in AQ Volume VI, her Stay series uses narrative and light to explore love, loss, and the passage of time within Maritime settings.