AR-Artist Bios

Yevheniia Laptii is a 34-year-old Ukrainian artist and photographer born in Kharkiv, Ukraine. She graduated from the Kharkiv State Academy of Design and Arts with a degree in Art History. Laptii began her artistic career in photography in 2016, developing … Continue reading →

Iryna Beschetnova is an author, translator, stage director, performer, and visual artist from Kharkiv. Her work focuses primarily on the war in Ukraine, experiences of displacement, and feminism. Beschetnova holds a Master’s degree in Scenic Arts from the Kharkiv State … Continue reading →

Born in 1995, Petrova works across graphics, illustration, text, comics, zines, and ceramics. Drawing inspiration from folk art practices, she develops a distinctive visual universe where naive, often fragile creatures confront the immensity and absurdity of existence, asking essential questions … Continue reading →

Born in Siverskodonetsk (Luhansk region, Ukraine) in 1999, Karina Synytsia currently lives and works in Kyiv. From 2015 to 2019, she studied at the Department of Fine Arts at Kharkiv Art College, specializing in painting. In 2023, she graduated from … Continue reading →

Biography  JKM Rambo is a musician, singer-songwriter, performer, beatmaker and activist from Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. His music blends hip-hop, reggae, and contemporary African sounds to deliver powerful messages of peace, social justice, resilience, and … Continue reading →

Daryna Olinkeyvch (b. 2001, Western Ukraine) is a visual artist based in Kyiv. She is currently in her third year of studying Painting at the National Academy of Fine Arts and Architecture. After initially studying law, she turned to painting. … Continue reading →

Asya Yakovlieva was born in 2001 in Luhansk. In 2016, she moved to Dnipro due to the Russian occupation of her hometown. In 2023, she graduated from Oles Honchar Dnipro National University with a degree in “Fine Arts, Decorative Arts, … Continue reading →

Hanie Rahimian (born 1995) is an Iranian visual artist who completed her Master’s degree in Painting at Alzahra University in Tehran. After finishing her studies, she entered the professional art scene and is currently in ongoing collaboration with Gallery SOV … Continue reading →

Based in Tehran, Erfan Ghiasi is a cultural saboteur and curator out of necessity who shatters realities to speculate new possibilities. Drawing on the concept of كُفْر (kufr), a term associated with heresy, the path of deviation, and the refusal … Continue reading →

Mana Yeganeh is a cultural producer and founder of Diako Art, a France-based cultural organization dedicated to fostering intercultural dialogue through the arts. Born in Iran and now based in France, her journey has been shaped by experiences of migration … Continue reading →