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 interdisciplinary artist Kim Smith Claudel transforms natural, discarded, and technological materials into contemplative works that intersect painting, sculpture, and performance. Featured in the “Lightness of Being” exhibition, her pieces invite viewers to slow down, connect with the present, and experience the subtle beauty of ephemeral moments.

Mexican-born, New York-based artist Arturo Brena is celebrated for his dual sculptures, intricate works that transform under light to reveal hidden shadows and unexpected forms. Featured in the “Lightness of Being” virtual exhibition, Brena invites viewers to explore the delicate balance between presence and absence, light and dark, in a captivating visual experience.

Vanessa Wenwieser’s photography and digital art places women at the center of imagination, capturing vulnerability, intuition, and emotional depth. Featured in the “Lightness of Being” exhibition, her work invites viewers to witness the transcendent and the sublime through intimate, imaginative portrayals of the female form.

Vancouver Island-based photographer Bri Vandyke presents her atmospheric, abstract seascapes in the Lightness of Being virtual exhibition. Using Intentional Camera Movement (ICM), she translates the rhythm, light, and emotion of the coast into evocative imagery that invites quiet reflection. Vandyke’s work transforms landscapes into experiences, capturing both the seen and the felt in a meditative exploration of nature’s quiet power.

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.

Francis Beaty, a Philadelphia-based interdisciplinary artist, presents her evocative installations and sculptural work in Create! Magazine’s Lightness of Being virtual exhibition. Using aluminum screening, felt roofing paper, and natural elements, Beaty creates pieces that explore movement, lightness, and the beauty of imperfection. Her work invites viewers to reflect on individual vulnerability, collective strength, and the quiet moments of contemplation that can transform everyday experiences into profound insight.

Lauren Crasco, a San Francisco–based visual artist and production designer, presents her ongoing collage series in Create! Magazine’s Lightness of Being virtual exhibition. Combining vintage and contemporary magazine imagery with botanical elements, Crasco distills feminine archetypes into sparse, contemplative compositions. Her work invites viewers to reflect on personal identity, the essence of beauty, and the subtle narratives hidden within each solitary figure.

Michael Edwards, known as Lingua, is a pen-and-ink artist celebrated for his large-scale, intricately detailed portraits. Featured in Create! Magazine’s Lightness of Being virtual exhibition, his work transforms fine lines and abstract strokes into expressive faces and human figures. Using cold-pressed paper, vibrant gel pens, and glitter accents, Lingua creates compositions that invite viewers to explore every nuance, discovering depth, color, and emotion in every piece.

Michael Potts, a photographer based in Arizona, presents his minimalist and evocative work in Create! Magazine’s Lightness of Being virtual exhibition. Focusing on water, light, and introspective moments, Potts’ images explore renewal, healing, and the journey toward discovering one’s true self. His work invites viewers to witness the transformation from darkness to light and reflect on their own paths of emergence and growth.

Nerea Azanza, a Spanish visual artist based in Paris, presents her innovative abstract figurative work in Create! Magazine’s Lightness of Being virtual exhibition. Combining mixed media on paper, wood, linen, and eco-friendly textiles, Azanza transforms small portraits into expansive installations that explore motion, spatial patterns, and the interconnectedness of life. Her art reflects a deep engagement with transformation, resilience, and the dynamic flow of the world.

Kate Street, a Southsea-based artist, curator, and lecturer, explores the complexity of the female body through collage, sculpture, and installation. Featured in Create! Magazine’s Lightness of Being exhibition, her work challenges embedded ideologies within visual culture, using found imagery and material tensions to disrupt traditional narratives. With recurring motifs of figuration, landscape, craft, and erotica, Street invites viewers to reconsider femininity as a site of both vulnerability and power.

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.

Heidi Mortensen’s work, featured in Create! Magazine’s Lightness of Being exhibition, explores the fragile boundary between constraint and liberation through intricate mixed media sculptures. Using cast resin, glass, and organic elements, her pieces evoke the transformative process of letting go, inviting viewers to reflect on their own moments of transcendence and freedom.

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.

Featured in Create! Magazine’s Lightness of Being exhibition, multidisciplinary artist Nataliia Center creates intimate, mysterious works in photography, video, and oil painting. Her pieces explore the unspoken—charged gestures, tactile details, and the space between bodies—inviting viewers to step in and complete the story through their own sensations.

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.