Author: Iris

Born in Lisbon in 1962, Miguel Barros has built an artistic practice shaped by movement between countries, cultures, and emotional landscapes. Living across Portugal, Angola, and Canada has deeply influenced the atmosphere and emotional language of his paintings. When Barros relocated from Angola to Calgary in 2014, the physical distance from Lisbon did not weaken his connection to the city. Instead, separation intensified it. Lisbon continues to appear throughout his work not only as a geographical place, but as an emotional and psychological space reconstructed through memory, longing, and imagination. Educated in Architecture and Design at IADE in Lisbon, Barros brings a…

L. Scooter Morris creates work that asks for more than observation. Her practice moves beyond the flatness of traditional painting, building environments where texture, light, movement, and dimension become part of the experience itself. Through layered acrylic, mixed media, and constructed surfaces, Morris develops what she calls “Sculpted Paintings®,” artworks that continuously shift depending on perspective, shadow, and the movement of the viewer within the space. Rather than remaining fixed images, the pieces feel active, changing moment by moment through interaction and perception. Morris approaches art as something physical and emotional before it becomes intellectual. Her interest lies less in…

Growing up in China during a period of sweeping political and social change, Huang YI Min developed an artistic perspective deeply connected to memory, atmosphere, and emotional reflection. Born in 1950, she witnessed a society in constant transformation, experiences that continue to inform the emotional foundation of her work. For Huang, painting is not simply about depicting the visible world. It serves as a space where history, imagination, personal experience, and psychological reflection can exist side by side. The shifting cultural climate of her early years left a lasting impression on how she interprets both reality and human emotion. Throughout…

The name Peter Parker never feels neutral. It carries decades of comic book references, a built-in sense of narrative, and a familiarity that immediately pulls attention. So when a group of works is received attached to that name, it raised an obvious question. Is it real, or is it a nod to something larger? In the end, that distinction fades. What matters more is the position the name represents. In this case, Peter Parker is not the artist producing the paintings. He stands slightly to the side, in a role that often goes unseen. His contribution is rooted in support.…

The name Peter Parker arrives with its own associations. It carries decades of comic book history, a built-in sense of narrative, and a familiarity that is hard to ignore. So when we received a group of works under that name, it immediately raised a quiet question. Is it real, or is it a reference? The answer, in a way, does not matter. What matters is the role attached to it. Peter Parker, in this context, is not the hand behind the paintings. He stands in a different position, one that often goes unnoticed. He supports, encourages, and helps sustain the artist responsible…

Helena Kotnik works at the intersection of emotion, observation, and imagination. Her studies at prominent European institutions gave her a solid technical base, yet that structure never confines her approach. She completed her Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts at Barcelona University and the Akademie der bildende Künste in Vienna, later continuing with a Master’s degree. That academic grounding is present, but it stays understated, supporting rather than directing her process as she moves between intention and instinct. Her paintings avoid delivering fixed meanings. Instead, they operate as open spaces where reflection can unfold. Rather than guiding the viewer toward a…

Cynthia Karalla is an American artist whose work sits between activism, material investigation, and a straightforward visual approach. She began in architecture, transitioned into photography, and later expanded into a fine art practice that avoids easy categorization. Throughout these shifts, one idea remains steady: a focus on examining systems—political, social, and visual—and turning them into something tangible. Karalla handles materials in a way that echoes photographic development, pulling clarity out of what might otherwise feel distant or overwhelming. Her work exists in a constant push and pull—structure against disruption, content against form. By transforming dense, bureaucratic information into sculptural and…

Huang YI Min’s life and work are closely bound to the layered history and cultural fabric of China. Born in 1950, she grew up during a period of rapid and often difficult transformation, experiences that quietly shaped the direction of her artistic thinking. After completing her studies in Fine Arts at Beijing Normal University, she carried this background with her when she moved to the United States in 1997. The shift in geography did not distance her from her origins; instead, it sharpened her perspective. Her work reflects a personal dialogue between memory and place, where lived experience, cultural history,…

Sylvia Nagy works in a space where making and thinking are inseparable. Her practice brings together the clarity of design with the openness of fine art, allowing precision and intuition to operate side by side. With a background spanning industrial design and ceramics, she approaches material not just as a physical medium, but as a way of testing ideas. Her studies at Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in Budapest, where she completed an MFA in Silicate Industrial Technology and Art, gave her a strong grounding in fabrication and process. That technical base later extended through her involvement with Parsons…

Judit Nagy L. was born in Slovakia, a place shaped by layered history and cultural depth. From an early age, she approached the world visually, sensing form, color, and meaning in even the simplest surroundings. As a child in kindergarten, she already saw life as something to interpret through images. This early pull toward art led her to study in both public art school and private studios, where she developed her technical foundation. Yet her path did not remain linear. Life moved in other directions—she earned a Master’s degree in civil engineering, built a family, and entered the world of…