Zhi-Jiang Shan is an interior designer known for his cross-cultural design sensibility and poetic spatial expression. He often draws inspiration from classical Chinese landscapes, local craftsmanship, and symbolic spatial rituals, transforming them into immersive environments that resonate with modern life. His projects are not only functional but emotionally engaging.
Doug Winter is a semi-sighted North American conceptual photographic artist and filmmaker whose artworks focus on the preoccupation of light and non-figurative forms. Doug's non-representational photographs of conventional objects and their environments are derived from the human body's resilience to adapt and accommodate a physical disability and emotional trauma.
Ruonan Shen is a visual artist and photographer based in London. Her work engages with gender expression and transformation, focusing on China’s emerging drag scene as a lens through which to question the boundaries of beauty, strength, and self-presentation. Shen creates highly staged environments that balance intimacy and control, presence and absence.
Yixuan Nie is a rising multidisciplinary artist and fashion designer based in New York, whose work has been celebrated for its bold narrative power and innovative vision. Originally from Beijing, she draws profound inspiration from the layered textures of hutong life, infusing them with global relevance and artistic depth. She also works across styling, printmaking, and illustration.
Can Cui, originally from Beijing and currently based in New York, is known for her sculptural silhouettes and thoughtful explorations of material. Her work combines technical precision with conceptual depth, often engaging with themes of identity, transformation, and emotional texture. Can continues to challenge conventional structures and explore the expressive possibilities of fashion.
Currently on view at Palazzo Mora in Venice, Temporary Structures, Eternal Structures is a collaborative project by Kfir Galatia‑Azulay and Suly Bornstein Wolff, created specifically as a duo installation. Their work is featured as part of the expansive international group exhibition organised by ECC‑Italy, Time Space Existence, on the occasion of the 2025 Architecture Biennale of Venice.
Judie Huier Zhao has built a distinctive career that spans continents, cultures, and creative disciplines, establishing herself as an influential figure in the international art world. From her base in New York City, Zhao operates at the intersection of arts education, curatorial practice, and cultural innovation, demonstrating how cross-cultural insight and strategic thinking can reshape art engagement on a global scale.
