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Alba Arguello

Alba Arguello discovered her love for ceramics at sixteen and never looked back. Working from her studio in Mexico City, she transforms clay into poetic forms that express emotion, memory, and presence. In this interview, Alba shares her journey with ceramics and how the wheel became a meditative language of its own.

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Camille Myles

Blending personal history with universal themes, Camille Myles’ Remembrance series reimagines forgotten family photos through expressive, layered portraiture. Based in Tiny, Ontario, Myles draws from her background in heritage conservation and public history to explore identity, absence, and healing. Her evocative work invites viewers into quiet moments of reflection, honoring what’s often unseen or forgotten.

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Sharon Harms

Nashville-based artist Sharon Harms made the leap from award-winning graphic designer to professional painter in 2020. Drawing from decades of experience in visual communication, her work explores narrative and emotion through a refined yet intuitive painting style. With selections in international exhibitions and features in top art magazines, Harms continues to prove it’s never too late to pursue your passion.

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Ilana Wajcberg

Ilana Wajcberg’s work invites viewers into a poetic dialogue between architecture, botany, and femininity. Using watercolor and mixed media, she creates layered, dreamlike landscapes that explore memory, motherhood, and transformation. Her Deep Femininity series offers a sensitive reflection on the evolving female experience, merging personal narrative with broader themes of identity and nature.

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Angel Wagner

Angel Wagner’s deeply personal oil paintings explore themes of healing, transformation, and feminine strength through a surreal and symbolic visual language. Informed by her 16 years as a licensed counselor, her work offers visual affirmations that challenge outdated portrayals of women and celebrate their agency.

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Michael Reeder

Dallas-based painter Michael Reeder is known for his bold use of color, layered symbolism, and a process-driven approach that balances humor, identity, and existential reflection. With roots in graffiti, graphic design, and fine art, Reeder’s work invites viewers into a world where meaning is fluid and the unexpected is essential. In this interview, he reflects on creative chaos, chasing inspiration, and staying true to the work while navigating the business of art.

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Heather Rios

West Virginia–based artist Heather Rios creates richly layered mixed media works that celebrate handmade traditions and emotional memory. Using embroidery passed down from her grandmother, paint piped like frosting, and antique plates, Rios explores the value of joy, nostalgia, and what it means to be human in an age of automation.

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Fernando Carlo aka Cope2

Born and raised in the South Bronx, Cope2 has been a driving force in graffiti and street art for over four decades. From tagging subway cars in the 1970s to exhibiting abstract expressionist canvases in galleries worldwide, his signature bubble letters and wild style continue to shape contemporary visual culture.

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Jennifer L Mohr

Jennifer L Mohr creates imagined meadow scenes inspired by memory, feeling, and her deep connection to the prairie landscape of her childhood. Through layered wildflowers, tangled grasses, colour, movement, and line, her acrylic paintings explore introspection, belonging, contemplation, and the complexities of existence.

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Julia Obermaier

Featured in Create! Magazine Issue 51, German artist Julia Obermaier blends memory and materiality in her sculptural series “Ratzefummel.” By meticulously carving familiar erasers and pencils from gemstones, she invites viewers to reflect on the sensory nostalgia of childhood while reconsidering the value and function of everyday objects.

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Suzanna Scott

Suzanna Scott’s sculptural practice uses stitching, humor, and repetition to examine the complex relationship between the body and society. Through her “rage-stitching” process and body-inspired forms, Scott creates work that challenges viewers to reflect on autonomy, equality, and shared human experiences.

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Sarah Burns

Create! Magazine is proud to feature artist Sarah Burns in the “Land and Longing” virtual exhibition. Based in Southern Oregon, Burns captures the vibrant landscapes of her home region using traditional European painting techniques. Deeply inspired by the natural world and historical art practices, her plein air paintings not only preserve the beauty of the environment but also foster a deeper connection to place, history, and community.

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Nathaniel Moody

Nathaniel J Moody’s paintings blend memory, landscape, and emotional resonance into powerful visual narratives. Working in oil and watercolor, Moody captures the shifting nature of identity, belonging, and connection to land. His work, included in Create! Magazine’s Land and Longing exhibition, invites viewers to reflect on personal and collective journeys toward home.

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Yemaya Diethelm

Yemaya Diethelm’s multidisciplinary practice weaves together memory, the human body, and nature, with a focus on the ecologies of the Pacific Northwest. Her latest works, featured in the "Land and Longing" virtual exhibition, reflect on the fragility and resilience of our environment through powerful oil paintings. Discover how Diethelm uses seaweed as a symbol of ecological strength and addresses themes of climate grief in her compelling visual narratives.

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Isabel Bonilla

In the "Land and Longing" exhibition, Isabel Bonilla presents a thought-provoking collection that repurposes fast-fashion denim into tactile, ocean-inspired landscapes. Through her upcycled art, Bonilla addresses the environmental costs of clothing production and the urgent need for sustainability. By transforming discarded material into powerful visual statements, her work invites viewers to reflect on our relationship with nature and the impact of our consumer choices.

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Daniel Freaker

In Create! Magazine’s Land and Longing exhibition, British artist Daniel Freaker shares richly layered paintings that balance bright, beautiful color with deeper reflections on the human condition. Freaker's work captures the tension between structure and chaos, inviting viewers into dynamic narratives of searching, connection, and meaning.

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Chloe Wilwerding

Through layered textiles, collage, and photography, artist Chloe Wilwerding reflects on the complex relationship between humans and the natural world. Her work, which reassembles fragments of digital and environmental imagery into vibrant new wholes, is featured in Create! Magazine’s Land and Longing exhibition. Wilwerding’s art invites viewers to reconsider how we perceive and impact the landscapes we inhabit.

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Laura Barr

Laura Barr’s richly colored paintings capture fleeting, transcendent moments where light, color, and form transform the ordinary into the extraordinary. Through her Here and There series and other works, Barr explores impermanence, water conservation, and meditative beauty. Featured in Create! Magazine’s Land and Longing virtual exhibition, her art invites viewers to pause, reflect, and reconnect with the quiet wonder of the natural world.

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Phil Irish

Ontario-based artist Phil Irish brings together painting, collage, and environmental insight in his striking Niche Species series. Created during an Arctic Circle Residency and now featured in the Land and Longing exhibition, his work explores the beauty and fragility of the natural world through emotionally resonant animal imagery and stark Arctic landscapes. Each piece is a meditation on climate change, interconnection, and what it means to care for our planet in a time of crisis.

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Cheryl Hochberg

Cheryl Hochberg’s artwork invites viewers to reflect on the deep connection between humans and nature. Through her ongoing projects in places like Wyoming, South China, Finland, and Tucson, Cheryl captures the beauty, struggle, and resilience of the landscapes she visits. Her work, currently featured in the Land and Longing virtual exhibition, embodies a unique exploration of the impact of human industry and nature’s ability to heal and adapt. Learn more about her process and the stories that shape her projects.