Vierdamme is the artistic duo of Marleen Vandamme and Dennis Vieren, a portmanteau that embodies the fusion of their distinct creative voices, exploring the depths of identity, emotion, and connection. Their work is deeply personal, reflecting an ongoing artistic conversation between two distinct yet harmonized perspectives.
Stephan Joseph Ravare Jr. transcends the title of mere artist. His work embodies the role of a storyteller, channelling ideas, confronting and breaking barriers, and honouring his Louisiana Creole heritage through his art. Viewing art as a catalyst for transformation and acceptance, Stephan uses culture and differences to not only cope with mental health but to inspire solace and creativity.
Roxana Casillas is a sculptor, born in Mexico City in 1964. Her work aims to celebrate the enigmatic aspects of femininity, delving into her own psyche as both the creator and the subject while offering viewers profound insights into the complexities of existence and the journey of self-discovery. Working primarily with contemporary sculpture, Roxana finds joy in the tangible and transformative nature of this medium.
Wanqing Zhang is a New York-based designer whose practice sits at the intersection of graphic design and installation. She specialises in addressing complex social issues, such as mental health and gender equality, by transforming research and insights into tangible, design systems. Her work investigates how design can shape understanding of identity, memory, and collective experience.
Hanke Wang is a U.S.-based new media artist and game designer working across character design, illustration, and interactive visual systems. His practice focuses on creating fictional characters and narrative worlds, often through a hybrid process that blends 3D character construction with 2D hand-drawn imagery. His latest project is Battle of the Mouse King, a narrative-driven card-based game.
Jessica Kewei Lin is an award-winning user experience designer who crafts intuitive, pixel-perfect interfaces and seamless user journeys across complex, multi-platform ecosystems. Her forward-thinking, interdisciplinary approach consistently delivers products that reflect user aspirations and drive innovation at scale.
Yanming Chen is a UI/UX designer, originally from China. She devotes herself to the path of design for its features in avant-garde concepts, visual presentation, and commercial performance. Her inspiration comes from all details she captures in everyday life. She translates what she observes and how she feels into illustrations in her special tone. Her design is often the illustration of her effort in research and observation through vibrant colors in a minimalistic style.
Te-Sian Shih is a New York City-based graphic, packaging, branding designer, and artist. For her, design solves problems and conveys the companies' missions or personal vision. Designers should know what the concept needs to communicate to the consumers or viewers and then start thinking about the visual identity, branding, image, etc. A good designer should help consumers and businesses to develop their scale of enterprises and reputations.
