Photography by Nabila Wirakusumah

Rossana Romero is a prime example of what it means to be an artist. Not afraid to use her art to speak on topics such as colonialism and historical trauma, while creating a path to healing through her work that carves new, imaginative ways of being that ignite hope, resilience, self actualization, and self empowerment. Her preferred artistic mediums inspired by magic realism, are beautifully vibrant oil paintings of fantasy landscapes referencing the lush terrains of the Amazon featuring her iconic animal motifs which she also molds into textured paper mâché sculptures and frames.

3D, art, healing art, visual artistBianca Jean-PierreJune 28, 2024artists to know, colombian, paper mache, oil paintings, spiritualityComment

ARTISTS TO KNOW: AUDREY LYALL

Photography by Nabila Wirakusumah

As soon as we arrived at Audrey Lyall’s studio in Brooklyn and she greeted us, her one-of-a kind creative eye could already be captured with her style. She embodies the confidence and vibrant energy of the maximalist subjects found in her artwork. Audrey uses a variety of materials such as acrylic paint, watercolor, clay, fabric, collaged paper, and more to create maximalist Afro-futurist works. To Audrey, “everything in the world is an art material”

beauty, art, fashion, identity, visual artist, mixed mediaBianca Jean-PierreFebruary 28, 2024artists to know, black beauty standards, sustainability, brooklynComment

ARTISTS TO KNOW: REN WHALEBOAT

Ren Whaleboat is an Indigenous artist based in Sydney, Australia with both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander roots. Ren’s preferred medium is realism charcoal with contrasting line work portraiture resulting in breathtaking canvases that celebrate diverse features by precisely capturing every detail of the human face and body.

ARTISTS TO KNOW: MILÉNA BUCHOLZ

Miléna Bucholz is a freelance illustrator and visual artist based in Paris. Inspired by childhood vacations in Guadeloupe, her mother’s native country and the beauty of biodiversity, her illustrations are vibrant and warm reminders of her culture and identity.

identity, 3D, visual artistBianca Jean-PierreFebruary 9, 2022Guadeloupe, illustration, biodiversity, introvert, ParisComment