Author: Iris

David John Hilditch, born in Wolverhampton in 1951, has shaped a practice that sits between painting and philosophical thought. His work avoids fixed meaning, instead opening a space for reflection on identity, perception, and experience. With a foundation that blends visual inquiry with intellectual exploration, Hilditch treats the canvas as something alive. Paint is not simply applied—it moves, responds, and continues to transform across the surface. His compositions feel removed from linear time, without a clear start or finish. What emerges is a visual field where perception is constantly shifting. Rather than standing apart from the work, the viewer is…

Adamo Macri works across disciplines without settling into a single form. Born in Montreal in 1964, he trained at Dawson College, where his studies ranged from commercial art and graphic design to photography, art history, and fine arts. That wide foundation still informs how he approaches making. While sculpture is often associated with his name, his work moves just as naturally through video, painting, drawing, and photography. Each medium becomes a way of working through the same concerns. Rather than separating them, he allows them to overlap. His practice consistently returns to questions of identity, change, and the gap between what…

Jo Gabe uses painting as a way to hold onto experience while allowing it to change over time. Working across acrylic, oil, and pastel, the practice moves between observation and feeling, where memory remains fluid and place is never entirely fixed. While there are hints of artists like Kandinsky in the looseness of form and sensitivity to color, Gabe’s work stays grounded in personal reflection rather than pure abstraction. Landscapes, interiors, and figures are not treated as separate subjects. Instead, they extend from lived moments, connected through mood and recollection. Travel continues to inform this approach. From the layered intensity…

Linda Cancel’s work is rooted in place, though it never stays confined to it. Born in 1959 in Moscow, Idaho, she grew up surrounded by the wide openness and shifting light of the Pacific Northwest. That environment continues to shape how she paints. One of her earliest memories—watching fireworks over the Snake River as a toddler—left a lasting impression. It wasn’t only the brightness of the display, but the way light moved across the surface of the water and slowly disappeared into darkness. That awareness of light and transition carries through her work. Her paintings return to atmosphere, to the…

Toni Silber-Delerive’s work begins with a foundation shaped by both formal training and a wide-ranging curiosity about materials. She earned a BFA in painting from the Philadelphia College of Art, followed by an MA in art education from Kean College in New Jersey. Her path did not stay confined to a single discipline. Time spent at the School of Visual Arts in New York expanded her approach, introducing graphic design and silkscreen printing into her practice. These experiences continue to inform how she builds images today. Rather than treating painting as separate from design, Silber-Delerive allows structure, repetition, and clarity to move…

Sebastian Di Mauro’s work is shaped by distance and relocation. Raised in Australia and later settling in the United States, he stepped into a cultural environment that felt at once familiar and strange. Much of what he had understood about America had been filtered through media—films, television, and the broader mythology of the American Dream. Living there shifted that perception. Alongside a partner with ties to Wilmington, Delaware, he began navigating between expectation and experience, between what had been imagined and what unfolded in real time. That tension continues to inform how he approaches both material and meaning. In his…

Bobbie Carlyle, an American sculptor guided by a strong sense of direction, develops her work from a life shaped by experience and responsibility. As a mother of seven and a grandmother, her perspective is rooted in what has been lived rather than imagined from a distance. Art and life are not treated as separate paths. They move together, informing one another in a continuous exchange. She completed her Fine Arts degree at Brigham Young University while raising her family, a choice that reflects both discipline and intention. That same focus carries into her sculpture. Bronze, for Carlyle, is not simply…

Nancy Staub Laughlin moves fluidly between pastel and photography, blending the two into a unified visual approach. Based in the United States, she studied at Moore College of Art in Philadelphia, where she earned her BFA, a foundation that continues to inform her sense of structure and surface. Her work has appeared in galleries and museums throughout the East Coast and is included in both private and corporate collections. Critics such as Sam Hunter have noted the distinct quality of her work. That distinction comes from her refusal to stay within clear boundaries. Instead of separating mediums or approaches, Laughlin…

Miguel Barros’s practice grows out of a life shaped by travel, change, and overlapping cultural influences. Born in Lisbon in 1962, his experiences across Portugal, Canada, and Angola continue to inform how he constructs and understands visual space. His relocation from Angola to Calgary in 2014 introduced a new environment, yet Lisbon remains a constant reference point in his work. With formal training in Architecture and Design from IADE in Lisbon, Barros brings a clear sense of structure into his paintings, though it never feels rigid or imposed. Instead, it operates quietly beneath the surface. His work develops in the…

Michel Marant, born on August 4, 1945, in Saint-Junien, France, has built a practice shaped by everyday observation and a steady connection to the natural world. He studied at the National School of Decorative Arts in Limoges and is affiliated with the Maison des Artistes. Over time, he has developed a visual language that feels both intuitive and consistent. His work spans pencil, acrylic, oil, and collage, moving freely across canvas, paper, and cardboard. While traces of art nouveau can be sensed in his flowing lines, his approach is not tied to any one tradition. Instead, he works within his…