AR-Artist Bios

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 →

Based between the DRC and Rwanda, Yves Zagabe is a contemporary dancer and performer. His artistic work explores the deep connections between intimate memory, identity, and the realities of conflict. Since starting his journey in 2010, his career has been … Continue reading →

Santiago is a multidisciplinary artist, writer, and researcher whose work bridges ecology, art, and the human condition. For years, he has documented Colombia’s biodiversity through extensive field observations of flora and fauna while participating in initiatives focused on native forest … Continue reading →

Olia Mykhailiuk is a multidisciplinary artist working across video, photography, installation, text and performance. Her practice explores memory, identity, decolonization and the relationship between humans and landscape, often incorporating documentary material. Born and based in Kyiv, she has presented work … Continue reading →