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Gallery 03
BIEAF2026 - From SUN To BOY
World Artist
Invitation Exhibition
BIEAF Steering Committee announces BIEAF2026 participants. 848 artists were selected from 84 countries. The online exhibition will run from September 10, 2025 to February 28, 2026. During this period, offline exhibitions will be held at various galleries in Busan.
Gallery 03 Artists and Works Slide
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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Anna Tsapara
GREECE
The artist,Anna Tsapara was born in Thessaloniki and is currently based inAthens.Her art is a continuous exploration of harmony throughcolor,movement and light. She creates atmospheric imagery that unfoldsstories, aiming to resonate with the viewer's emotions.She has held 3 soloexhibitions. Futhermore, her work has traveled and been exhibited in Italy,Austria,Germany,Spain,France.
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Magic
Oil on canvas 100x100cm 2023
The goal of this painting is the communion between the shadow and the light,depicts the silent movement beneath the surface, the playful rays of the sunwith the seabed. This,for the artist,is the Magic of the painting.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Anna Vasileiou
Cyprus
Anna Vasileiou is a Cypriot figurative artist whose work explores humanpresence, symbolic narrative, and emotional resonance through layeredcompositions that connect personal experience with broader cultural themes.
Tell us about BIEAF2026 'From Sun To Boy' :
As a figurative artist who often works with female subjects, I have alwaysviewed artistic creation as a form of birth — each artwork entering the worldwith its own presence and purpose. The theme “From Sun to Boy” resonatesdeeply with me: the Sun as the origin of life and creative energy, and the Boyas the artist receiving that light, stepping into a new realm of expression. Thismirrors my belief that every piece of art carries a spark of creation, addingsomething meaningful to the world.
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In Between the Lines
Acrylic on Canvas 120X100cm 2025
In Between the Lines presents three female figures surrounded by symbolicobjects, animals, and lush foliage. Blending realism with conceptualsymbolism, the work explores coexistence between humanity, nature, andtechnology. A smartphone displaying “Coexistence?” prompts reflection onharmony, imbalance, empathy, and ecological awareness in a rapidly evolvingworld.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Anne Arrozal
Philippines
This theme celebrates the profound link between the cosmos and humanity. Itexamines how the artist acts as a vessel—capturing the Sun's universal energyand transforming that divine warmth into tangible art.
Anne Arrozal is a visual artist hailing from Quezon City, NCR, Philippines. Sheis affiliated with the International Professional Art Association,VIPAA, based in New York, USA, and FIAG,headquartered in Korea.Anne's artistic repertoire primarily centers around the Sumi-e art style, atraditional Japanese painting technique utilizing ground ink-a practice withorigins dating back to the Edo Period. In addition to this, she explores variousother mediums such as watercolor, gouache,and oil, showcasing her versatility andcreativity. Anne also dives into the realm of digital art, with some of herdesigns featured in a prominentKoreancompanyspecializing in digital stationery, planners, digital stickers, and calendars.Anne Arrozal's artworks have graced numerous national and international artexhibitions,earning recognition in the artmagazine circuit and participation in international art caravans.Currently, she is blending her ink works with ceramic pottery, furtherexpanding the horizons of her artistic expression.
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Reflections of Spring (春の水鏡)
Ink on Cotton Paper 9" x 7" 2026
A soft sumi-e ink wash captures a red panda peering into a swirling pond, itsplayful form balancing against a delicate cherry blossom branch. Painted in2026, the piece blends traditional brushwork with a touch of modern whimsy,capturing a fleeting, quiet moment of curiosity.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Anne Canceran
Philippines
In this work, I explore the raw drama of sky meeting sea through bold, impastobrushwork and vivid color. The turbulent clouds—rendered in deep crimson,magenta, and charcoal—surge across a warm peach horizon, evoking both theintensity of a tropical sunset and the emotional weight of an approachingstorm.Below, the ocean rests in striking contrast: calm strokes of turquoise andcerulean anchor the composition, offering a moment of stillness against thesky's chaos. This tension between turbulence and tranquility reflects myongoing fascination with nature's dualities—beauty and threat, motion andrest, the ephemeral and the enduring.
Anne Canceran is a Philippine based visual artist whose vibrant paintings aredistinguished by their bold Fauvist palette, expressive brushwork, and deeplypersonal narratives. Drawing inspiration from themes of womanhood,resilience, heritage, and the landscapes of everyday life, she creates worksthat balance emotional depth with joyful color.A graduate of Early Childhood Education and a Licensed Professional Teacher,Canceran currently serves as an Information Officer at the Department ofEnvironment and Natural Resources – Environmental Management Bureau(DENR-EMB). Her background in education, communication, andenvironmental advocacy informs her artistic practice, allowing her to tellstories that resonate across diverse audiences.Canceran has gained recognition for her distinctive visual language andgrowing presence in the contemporary Philippine art scene. She was named afinalist in the ACEO Art Award in 2023 and received both Best CoutureCollection and Best Wearable Art honors at Art Palooza in 2024. In 2025, shemounted her debut solo exhibition at Secret Fresh Gallery, a milestone thatfurther established her as an emerging voice in Philippine contemporary art.The same year, FilipinoArt.com identified her as one of the country's “Artists toLook After in 2025.”Her artworks have been exhibited internationally in Thailand, Malaysia, Mexico,Korea, Italy, Spain, and France, bringing her uniquely Filipino perspective toaudiences across the globe. Through color-rich compositions and expressiveforms, Canceran continues to explore the intersections of identity, memory,and aspiration, creating works that invite viewers to find both beauty andmeaning in everyday experiences.
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The Ocean Was Listening
Acrylic on Canva
24" x 24" 2025
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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Anneli Di Francis
Finland
Sunlight and shadow are both part of the life. They compliment each other;the sun gives us warmth and life, the shadow gives the relief from the heat.The group of pigeons describe the hope of many ways for peace if we havecourage and heart to follow. The human life is but a fleeting shadow in thisworld, but as long as the earth is, we have hope to learn how to live in peaceand how to respect our earth.
“Anneli Di Francis, Finnish artist, combines in her works the unreality,visionaries and anxiety of the most classic Surrealism with the tendency toanalyze and deeply explore the concept typical of Metaphysics, giving life to afascinating style that on the one hand shakes the observer for her strongimages of great emotional impact, but on the other hand induces him tomeditate on himself, on the destiny that goes day after day building, and toopen his mind considering possible scenarios that could be outlined in thefuture world.”Art historian, curator, Dr. Marta Lock
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Hope
digital photography on paper 35x41cm 2026

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Antonio Amoia
Italy
This work was created using the soft pastel technique, with chalk pastels forthe filling effects (especially in the background color) and pencil pastels forthe detail effects. The shading was achieved using the hatching technique,without the use of additional equipment.
Originally from Giovinazzo (BA), Antonio Amoia graduated in decoration fromthe Academy of Fine Arts in Bari in 1991, where he learned, among otherthings, engraving techniques. After an 11-year stint in the province ofMacerata, where he earned a bachelor's degree in cultural heritage with afocus on archaeology and worked for several years in the field, he moved toMilan in 2004. For years, he has created works using the etching technique,consisting of a series of chromatic and luminous gradations achieved bysuperimposing a series of lines drawn with a fine-tipped pen. In June 2018, heparticipated in a workshop on the dry pastel technique with master RubenBelloso at the Le Muse school in Rome. He has participated in variousexhibitions and competitions in Italy and abroad, receiving numerous awards.It was also reviewed in the catalogue “L’Elite - Selezione Arte Italiana” and inissue 54 of the Mondadori Modern Art Catalogue.
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Djup
Soft pastels on cardboard 28 x 41cm 2025

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Anuska Mondal
India
To speak of Anuska Mondal is to speak of a talented India-born painter whosecareer has been meteoric despite her youth; she has mastered nearly everyaspect of painting—from faces and landscapes to all manner of beautifulworks born of her fertile imagination—and has already received differentawards and recognition around the world, leaving her mark as an exceptionalartist, and has been interviewed by local media in her home country; shecomes from a close-knit family that supports her great talent.
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Companions
Oil on Canvas 11.7×16.5 inch 2025
This painting depicts a young child with a tiger cub resting on her hat. Theartwork reflects the curiosity, imagination, and innocence of childhood. Bybringing a child and a wild animal together in a peaceful scene, I wanted toshow a harmonious relationship between humans and nature. The paintingcelebrates creativity, wonder, and respect for the natural world.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Anuwat Sirirattanajit
Thailand
Anuwat Sirirattanajit, a self-taught contemporary artist from Phuket, createsabstract and semi-abstract art. His vibrant, texturally rich works channel deepinner emotions, nature, and light, transforming personal consciousness intocompelling visual narratives.
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Abstract-core / Canvas / 70x90 / 2026
I intentionally left parts of the work unfinished to express process andintention. Nature’s incompleteness represents possibility, inviting viewers toimagine what comes next.
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Light Dissolution-Abstract / Canvas / 70x90 / 2026
Light dissolves abstract forms, gradually obscuring and transforming themuntil they disappear, revealing constant change.
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Abstract- Vibration / Canvas / 70x90 / 2026
Anuwat Sirirattanajit, a self-taught contemporary artist from Phuket, createsabstract and semi-abstract art. His vibrant, texturally rich works channel deepinner emotions, nature, and light, transforming personal consciousness intocompelling visual narratives.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Anwar khan
India
Anwar Khan is a contemporary acrylic artist whose artistic journey began inPondicherry, Southern India and has evolved over more than three decades ofdedicated practice. Known for his vibrant use of colour and expressivebrushwork, his Abstract paintings are inspired by nature, travel, and humanconnection.Over the years, Anwar has travelled across the globe, learning, exhibiting, andshowcasing his artworks through solo and group exhibitions, workshops, livedemonstrations, and art camps. His work reflects a subtle balance of emotion,movement, and colour, rooted in the belief that art has the power to connectpeople beyond boundaries.
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Fusion
Acrylic on Canvas 18x48” 2025
Fusion explores the meeting point of emotion, memory, and nature through avibrant abstract landscape. Layers of harmonious color flow into one another,dissolving boundaries and creating a visual dialogue between light andmovement. The elongated format invites the viewer to journey across thecanvas, discovering moments of calm, energy, and transformation.
Rather than depicting a specific place, the painting evokes an inner landscapewhere contrasting elements coexist in balance. Each brushstroke reflects thebeauty of connection—between earth and sky, silence and expression,intuition and experience. Fusion celebrates the idea that diversity in color,texture, and form can unite to create a powerful sense of harmony, remindingus that life’s richest experiences emerge when differences come together asone.


BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Anye Kim
Korea
김안예는 한국 전통문화의 아름다움과 현대적 상상력을 바탕으로 따뜻한 이야기를그려내는 작가이다. 토끼와 앙네스 캐릭터, 꽃과 자연을 주요 소재로 삼아 희망과 행복, 위로의 감정을 표현하며, 민화의 정서와 일러스트의 감성을 결합한 작품 세계를구축하고 있다. 일상 속에서 마주하는 작은 행복과 소중한 인연, 그리고 꿈을 향한 설렘을 그림에 담아내고 있으며, 관람객들이 작품 속에서 동심과 따뜻한 위안을 발견하고 각자의 이야기를 떠올릴 수 있기를 바라는 마음으로 작업을 이어가고 있다.


연꽃 위의 약속
(Promise on the Lotus)
Mixed media on canvas 50x50cm 2026
연꽃밭 위에 서 있는 토끼는 사람의 모습을 대신한 ‘마음’의 상징입니다. 연꽃은 진흙속에서도 맑고 아름답게 피어나는 희망과 성장의 의미를 담고 있으며, 토끼는 서두르지 않고 자신의 때를 기다릴 줄 아는 평온한 마음을 나타냅니다. 함께 표현된 책가도는 배움과 지혜, 그리고 오랜 시간 쌓여 온 삶의 경험과 복을 상징합니다.이 작품은 무언가를 억지로 이루려 하기보다 바른 마음으로 자신의 길을 걸어갈 때좋은 인연이 모이고 삶의 길 또한 자연스럽게 열릴 수 있다는 메시지를 담고 있습니다. 조용히 피어나는 연꽃처럼 우리의 삶 또한 각자의 시간 속에서 천천히 성장하며아름답게 완성되어 갑니다. 관람객들이 이 작품을 통해 잠시 마음을 쉬어가며, 이미자신의 삶 속에 존재하는 희망과 행복을 발견하는 따뜻한 시간을 마주하기를 바랍니다.

달빛을 싣고 달리는 밤
(Carrying Moonlight Through the Night)
Digital Illustration, Printed on Canvas 59.4 × 84.1 cm 2026
연꽃밭 위에 서 있는 토끼는 사람의 모습을 대신한 ‘마음’의 상징입니다. 연꽃은 진흙속에서도 맑고 아름답게 피어나는 희망과 성장의 의미를 담고 있으며, 토끼는 서두르지 않고 자신의 때를 기다릴 줄 아는 평온한 마음을 나타냅니다. 함께 표현된 책가도는 배움과 지혜, 그리고 오랜 시간 쌓여 온 삶의 경험과 복을 상징합니다.이 작품은 무언가를 억지로 이루려 하기보다 바른 마음으로 자신의 길을 걸어갈 때좋은 인연이 모이고 삶의 길 또한 자연스럽게 열릴 수 있다는 메시지를 담고 있습니다. 조용히 피어나는 연꽃처럼 우리의 삶 또한 각자의 시간 속에서 천천히 성장하며아름답게 완성되어 갑니다. 관람객들이 이 작품을 통해 잠시 마음을 쉬어가며, 이미자신의 삶 속에 존재하는 희망과 행복을 발견하는 따뜻한 시간을 마주하기를 바랍니다.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Arthur Lozano
Philippines
Well The 23rd Busan International Environment Art Festival (BIEAF2026) isorganizing its current global movement under the profound and symbolictheme, "From Sun To Boy." Rather than just a fleeting exhibition, BIEAFoperates as a sustainable, global art movement designed to explore thecoexistence between nature and humanity through diverse artistic expression.
Art Lozano hails from both llocandia and the Cordillera. Lozano, as anadvocate for environmental preservation and protection, uses his work as aninstrument to make his audience act and take responsibility for saving theearth’s pristine beauty. Art Lozano, an artist for over 3 decades now, has been recognized by some ofthe most reputable award-giving bodies and has been consistently invited toparticipate in national and international art exhibitions. Lozano hasestablished a Pugad ni Art Studio (Gallery), his creative hub and organizationto inspire and help his fellow artists and other creatives.
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Sweet Journeys
Acrylic on Canvas 3X4 FT 2026
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captures the nostalgic essence of wanderlust and the joy of the open road. Atthe center of the piece is a meticulously detailed, classic red Volkswagencamper van, loaded with vintage suitcases and ready for adventure. Thestructured, realistic form of the van stands in beautiful contrast against adreamlike, impressionistic canopy of trees. Rendered in a vibrant explosion oftextured splatters and dappled light, the background evokes the changing ofseasons and the sweet, fleeting beauty of a life spent exploring.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Ascensión García García
Spain
As a sculptor and university professor, my research focuses on materialinnovation in sculptural practice. For fifteen years, I have explored thestructural and tactile possibilities of felted wool through various techniques.Conceptually, my work engages with contemporary societal issues, striving toreflect them through a refined aesthetic.
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Let's Dance
Sculpture, Hand-felted wool (needle and wet-felted techniques), steel cable, and gearedmotor. 200 cm Ø 2025
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My intention with Let's Dance is to deeply move viewers through theevocative sight of a spinning skirt. Designed as an installation suspended fromthe ceiling that rotates via a geared motor, the piece invites the audience towalk around it and appreciate its full magnitude. The work seeks to convey theessence of dance, conceiving it as an act of unity where people share joys,sorrows, and diverse interests in harmonious coexistence. Ultimately, itoperates as a vital cultural practice that strengthens the social fabric anddeepens the bonds among disparate cultures inhabiting a shared territory.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
ASHOK KUMAR
India
My creation explores new vision through the imagination of the human being as an origin belongs to our cultural diversity with many symbols and signs. What we indulge or experience in the surrounding nature with positive vibes and thoughts are usually creating ecstasy in our mind and radiates peace with togetherness. I depict aesthetically the semi-figurative human form with the relevant combination of nature and other organisms in my creation to explore the high consciousness and spirituality.
Tell us about BIEAF2026 'From Sun To Boy' :
Theme is very much inspiring to the human being. The importance of the sunfor our planet is vital source of life in which we grow and flourish. It shows ourresponsibility also towards the plane and the environment.
Delving into the depths of cultural diversity and human imagination, Ashok Kumar's artistic journey transcends borders, weaving together threads of inspiration from France to New Delhi, India. Born on February 1st, 1965, in the vibrant landscapes of Bihar, India, Kumar's artistic odyssey began at the College of Art, Patna, where he emerged as a beacon of creativity, graduating with distinction in 1987. Fuelled by a relentless pursuit of artistic excellence, Kumar embarked on a transformative voyage of learning, securing a coveted scholarship for advanced studies in fine art at “L’Ecole Superieure des Beaux-arts de Marseille, France”, in 1990. His dedication and talent were further recognized with a prestigious senior fellowship in painting from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, in 2015-16, a testament to his enduring commitment to his craft. Kumar's artistic repertoire is a kaleidoscope of imagery, a symphony of symbols and signs that speak to the human experience and our intrinsic connection to nature. Through his mesmerizing creations, he invites viewers into a realm of heightened consciousness and spirituality, where semi-figurative forms intertwine harmoniously with the organic world, evoking a sense of wonder and awe. A true global citizen of the art world, Kumar's work has traversed continents, leaving an indelible mark on audiences from France to Peru, from China to Chile, and beyond. His participation in major national and international workshops, festivals, art residencies, and exhibitions has earned him acclaim and admiration worldwide. Notably, his art has graced the prestigious ARTSY PAGE by ACS Gallery, Chicago, USA, in 2017, captivating audiences with its profound beauty and depth. In the ever-evolving landscape of contemporary art, Kumar remains steadfast in his commitment to uplifting the cultural heritage of India while embracing the universal language of creativity. His presence in numerous international art exhibitions from 2020 to 2026 underscores his unwavering dedication to sharing his vision with the world. To experience the trans-formative power of Ashok Kumar's art is to embark on a journey of enlightenment and introspection, where boundaries dissolve, and the essence of humanity shines forth.
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Sun Rays on the Earth
Acrylic on Canvas 92X76cm 2026
In ‘Sun Rays on the Earth’ the sun emerges as the eternal source of life, radiating energy that nurtures both nature and humanity. Dominating the composition, the luminous golden sun sends vibrant blue and yellow rays across the canvas, symbolizing hope, renewal, and the interconnected rhythm of existence. Its circular form evokes continuity and the timeless cycle of creation. At the center, a child reaches upward toward a flourishing plant, embodying innocence, curiosity, and humanity's responsibility to protect and sustain life. The act of nurturing the growing leaves reflects the essential bond between future generations and the natural world, reminding us that the Earth's well-being depends upon our collective care. The two serene faces in the background represent complementary dimensions of human existence. The blue face, calm and meditative, signifies wisdom, inner consciousness, and spiritual awareness, while the feminine profile symbolizes compassion, beauty, and the nurturing force of nature. Together, they suggest the harmony between intellect and emotion, humanity and the environment. The green sphere beneath the child symbolizes the Earth itself—a living planet sustained by the sun's energy yet vulnerable to human actions. The surrounding foliage reinforces the message that every living organism is interconnected through the life-giving power of sunlight. Executed in bold geometric forms and luminous colors, the painting balances abstraction with symbolism. The vivid contrasts of gold, blue, and green create a dynamic visual rhythm that celebrates vitality while inviting contemplation. The composition reflects the belief that the universe, nature, and humanity exist in a delicate equilibrium. Ultimately, ‘Sun Rays on the Earth’ is a meditation on life, growth, and responsibility. It reminds viewers that the sun's rays nourish not only the physical world but also the human spirit, inspiring hope, creativity, and a renewed commitment to preserving the fragile harmony between people and the planet.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Astefanoaei Maricica
România
Maricica Astefanoaei is a Romanian visual artist working primarily in acrylicpainting. Her artworks explore the relationship between humanity, nature, andinner emotion, expressing harmony, hope, and the beauty of everyday lifethrough color and light.
BIEAF2026 is more than an art festival; it is a global movement that unitesartists through creativity, respect for nature, and hope for the future. Thetheme "From Sun To Boy" beautifully symbolizes the journey of inspirationfrom nature to the artist, reminding us that art has the power to connecthumanity and protect our shared world. I am honored to be part of thismeaningful international event.
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The Gift of the Sun: A Dialogue with Nature
Acryl in canvas 30x40cm 2026
This artwork reflects the theme "From Sun To Boy." The golden sunlightsymbolizes creative energy flowing from nature to the artist. The peacefulcabin and luminous field evoke harmony, hope, and renewal. Through thedialogue between light and landscape, the painting expresses humanity'sresponsibility to cherish nature and transform its gifts into inspiration,creativity, and a vision of a sustainable future.
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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Atul Padia
India
Atul Padia (b. 1967, Gujarat) is a distinguished multi-disciplinary visual artist,curator, and educator based in Vadodara, India. Alumnus of the prestigiousFaculty of Fine Arts at The M.S. University of Baroda, he holds a Bachelor’s inApplied Arts (1990) and a Master’s in Illustration (1992). Over a prolific careerspanning more than three decades, Padia has evolved into a versatile force inthe contemporary art landscape, working seamlessly across painting,photography, serigraphy, sculpture, and graphic design, alongside his deeppractice as a Gujarati Mandana traditional artist.Padia’s immense contribution to the art community is reflected in hisparticipation in over 354 group exhibitions and 15 solo shows globally. Arecipient of numerous national and international awards, his expertise isfrequently sought after as a jury member, visiting faculty, and culturalresource person. As a curator, he has organized over 310 traditional,contemporary, and tribal art exhibitions and workshops. He is also the founderof Art De Photo and a trustee for several prominent cultural organizations,including the Faculty of Fine Arts Alumni Association.For BIEAF 2026, Padia presents his acclaimed "SAMWAD" (Convocation)series. In this body of work, he translates societal dialogues and publicdiscourse into compelling, semi-abstract visual narratives. Characterized bynatural expression and structural confidence, the pieces merge a maturesense of completion with a distinct, voluptuous sculptural quality. Each workshowcases high technical dexterity, inviting the viewer into a deep, aestheticconversation with contemporary social realities. His works are held innumerous prestigious private collections across India and abroad.Atul Padia (MSU Baroda alumnus) is a prolific visual artist, curator, and GujaratiMandana practitioner. He has held 350+ shows and curates globally. His"SAMWAD" series uses mature, semi-abstract forms with a sculptural qualityto reflect societal dialogues and public discourse.
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My love
Acrylic on canvas 60x89cm 2025
The "SAMWAD" series captures the essence of societal dialogue throughstriking digital distortions. In image_Atul Padia 01. Disparate Conversation,split red-and-black backdrops frame mirrored, fluid profiles pulled down byvertical energy. image_Atul Padia 02. Sensetive Conversation, weaves acircular, liquid abstraction directly into a natural canvas of green leavesagainst deep purple. image_Atul Padia 03. Bright Conversation, balances twogolden, ear-like fluid forms facing each other on a solid blue plane, creating aprofound visual echo of human connection and public discourse.
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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
BABU R
INDIA
Babu Kalabham, a truly gifted self-taught artist endowed with exemplary skillsof imagination and percep-tion is competent to astonish and surpriseappreciators and connoiseurs by his unparalled art works in pencil andpaintings. A native of Ottapalam, Kerala, he blossomed into an artist ofexcellence within a span of two decades winning wide commendableaccolades and acclaim.
He is in automobile business but he tries his best to pursue his passion. Hispassion is painting and with God's grace, He started experimenting new formsand dimensions of painting and drawing. He also encompassed the reverseglass painting art in which he could make a signature of his own. His creativityhas well been appreci-ated by all and it gives him inspiration to do more. Hehas also done solo exhibitions and has participated in many group exhibitionstoo. His experiments in glass painting is still continuing.
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Animated with friends
litography on paper - 55 x 70 - 2019
A symbolic artwork showing a hand holding a glowing oil lamp, representinghope and resilience, while colorful abstract waves and virus-like forms flowaround it, illustrating the struggle between light, life, and unseen challenges.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Bagrat Arazyan
Slovenia
Bagrat Arazyan Multidisciplinary artist, curator, graphic designer, musician, philosopher. He was born in 1958 in Yerevan, Armenia. He studied at the Art College inMoscow. He was a co-founder of the “Modius” gallery and design studio inMoscow.Since 2015, he has lived and worked in Pivka, Slovenia.Since 2017, he has been a co-founder and curator of the Pivka Center forContemporary Art.Since 1991, he has held more than 50 solo exhibitions in various countries andparticipated in more than 60 international group exhibitions, biennials, andfestivals.Since 1997, he has received more than 30 national and international awards,honors, and diplomas in the fields of graphic design and contemporary art.
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I remember you
digital collage, giclee print 60x60cm 2025
Islamic ornamentation possesses a unique magic. Whether it’s precisegeometry, floral motifs, or arabesques—these are not merely for beauty anddecoration, but also a path into the spiritual realm, into the very essence ofhumanity.The “I Remember You” project features these same ornaments, hiddenbeneath layers of modernity. They emerge through the layering of differenttextures, creating new meanings and states of being each time.
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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Beatriz Ramirez
USA
Beatriz Ramirez celebrates 50 years of an extraordinary artistic career markedby passion, discipline, and a deep connection to the spiritual and culturalexpression of art.Over five decades, her work has evolved across multiple techniques andformats, building a remarkable body of work ranging from monumental muralsto refined works in diverse mediums.One of the most significant aspects of her career is her work in large-scalemurals, including important religious projects. She has created muralsreaching up to 14 feet in height, culminating in the artistic decoration of theChapel in the Moroccan Mansion.Her versatility is reflected in her mastery of oil on canvas, watercolor, acrylic,and porcelain painting.Her work has transcended borders, with a presence in Asia, the Middle East,Europe, and the United States, including exhibitions in Turkey (Istanbul),Egypt, Busan (Korea, Yogyakarta (Indonesia), India, Thailand, Macedonia, andIran.In recognition of her outstanding artistic trajectory and cultural contribution,she received the JESNO Award in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. She was alsohonored in Milan, Italy, with the "The Universal Genius" award at the Leonardoda Vinci Museum of Science and Technology.Today, as she celebrates half a century of artistic career, Beatriz Ramirezcontinues to create with the same passion: an art that connects cultures,inspires generations and transcends boarders
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The Sun’s Cradle
Acryl on canvas 30 x 40” 2026

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Béla Attila Majkó
Hungary
Bela Attila Majko
is a Hungarian contemporary painter whose workscombine symbolism, surrealism and emotional expression. Throughdreamlike visual narratives, he explores perception, memory, humanconsciousness and the relationship between humanity and nature. Hispaintings invite viewers to reflect on the hidden layers of reality andthe complexity of human experience.
For me, ‘From Sun To Boy’
symbolizes hope, growth and the connectionbetween humanity and nature. The theme reflects the journey from lightto awareness, from origin to future generations. Through art, we caninspire responsibility, imagination and respect for the world we share.
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Illusion
Oil on canvas 70x100 2026
Illusionâ explores the fragile boundary between reality and perception.Through interconnected forms and shifting visual relationships, the workinvites viewers to question what they see and what remains hidden. Thepainting reflects the search for truth beyond appearances and thecomplexity of human understanding.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
BELINDA CHUA
SINGAPORE
BELINDA CHUA who graduated from Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, She haswon several awards including IBM Art Award, Australian Bicentennial ArtAward, The UOB Painting Of the Year Distinction Award, 3rd Prize SingaporeNational Day Painting Art Award etc. Also participated the First ASEAN YouthSculpture workshop and exhibition at Thailand. Participated in numerousgroup art exhibition in Singapore, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia,Cambodia, Vietnam, China and Taiwan etc.
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冬天里的傲霜 Defying the Frost in Winter
Acrylic on canvas 46X61cm 2026
Defying the Frost in Winter: Interpreting the ThemeThis work features narcissus blossoms blooming in the depths of winter,symbolizing the artist's aspirations. Rolling sky-blue brushstrokes, like surgingfrost clouds, envelop the pure white branches and blossoms, yet they cannotconceal the upright strength and vitality expressed through the delicatelinework.This captures the true essence of defying the frost. It is not about engaging ina battle of victory or defeat against the harshness of winter. Rather, it is aboutremaining true to one's original spirit in the face of adversity and allowingone's own spring to blossom with grace and serenity. This quiet resilience isthe most moving expression of life's enduring pride.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Belinha Silva
Portugal
Belinha Silva is a Portuguese contemporary artist and creator of the uniquePorcelain Fusion on Canvas technique. Combining acrylic painting with hand-painted kiln-fired porcelain, she creates vibrant works exploring emotion,resilience, imagination, and human connection.
BIEAF2026's theme, "From Sun To Boy,"
beautifully symbolizes the journeyfrom light to life, hope, and the future. It reminds us that every child carries thepromise of a brighter world, shaped by creativity, peace, and respect fornature. As an artist, I am honored to share this vision through my work and toparticipate in a festival that celebrates art as a universal language connectingpeople across cultures.
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Joyful Assembly I: Study of a Baby's Face
Acrylic and Hand-Painted Kiln-Fired Porcelain n Canvas 50 x 60 cm 2026
This work celebrates the innocence, purity, and limitless potential of earlychildhood. Bathed in vibrant colors inspired by the life-giving energy of thesun, the baby's face gradually emerges from hand-painted kiln-fired porcelainfragments carefully assembled onto the canvas, creating a captivating visualpuzzle.
Through Belinha Silva's unique Porcelain Fusion on Canvas technique, brokenporcelain is transformed into a symbol of hope, resilience, and renewal. Theharmonious dialogue between acrylic painting and porcelain fragmentsreflects the way light, experience, and love shape every human being from thevery beginning of life.
More than a portrait, this artwork is a tribute to childhood as the dawn ofhumanity's future, where every fragment becomes a ray of happiness,imagination, and possibility.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Bharti Vandna
India
BIEAF2026's theme, "From Sun To Boy,"
It is so heartwarming to see the Sun expressed as a mother - nurturing andbrightening our lives through sunshine. Again a great initiative bringing artistsaround the world together for such a noble cause.I feel honoured to be associated with growing community of BIEAF for last fewyears.
Bharti Vandna is an Indian visual artist, art educator, andwriter based in Chandigarh.Her practice explores silence, solitude, memory, andemotional stillness through minimalist urban landscapesand figurative compositions.Influenced by th e architectural vocabulary of Chandigarh and the modernistlegacy of Le Corbusier, her paintings examine the relationship betweenstructureand emotion, light and absence, intimacy and isolation.Architectural forms, human figures, and birds recurthroughout her work as quiet symbols of transition, connection and innerreflection.Bharti has exhibited extensively in India and internationally, includingexhibitions and collaborationsin Peru, Romania, Mexico, South Korea, USA, Russia, Nepal, and Turkey. Herwork has been featured in solo exhibitions, international art festivals, andcontemporary group shows.Alongside her artistic practice, she has over 29 years ofexperience a s a Fine Arts educator and currently servesas Principal in the Government Education Department, Chandigarh. She is theFounder ofKALANIDHI Foundation, an initiative supporting exhibitions,workshops, and emerging artists.Her work combines minimalism with emotional narrative, creatingcontemplative spaces that invitestillness, observation, and human connection.
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SWINGS OF JOY
Acrylic on canvas 24x36” inches 2026
My paintings are meditations on spaces we inhabit-both external and internal.Through minimalist forms, stillness, and light, I exploresolitude, memory, and the quiet moments that shape our emotionallandscape. Architecture, nature and human presence become metaphors forconnection, belonging, and the search for inner balance.This painting titled “Swings of Joy“ As the warmth of spring sun nurtures andbrightens the earth and nature comes to bloom the world around along withhumans fills with hope, emotions, playfulness. This painting also tells a story oftrue joy that exists in the present moment ; not the past - not the future justthe moment we are living… . When it is lived , loved and spent well, the futureis filled with positivity and possibilities.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Bibivi
SPAIN
BIEAF2026 “From Sun To Boy” can be interpreted as a journey of growth,transformation, and connection between humanity and nature. The themesuggests the passage of energy, life, and hope from the natural world to futuregenerations. It encourages artists to reflect on our relationship with theenvironment, society, and the values we pass on, inspiring creative dialoguethrough art across cultures and disciplines.
Bibivi – Artist Statement “ Reducing reality to its essence to capture the emotion of the moment.” Bibivi In my work, I seek to reduce reality to clear and essential forms , eliminating the superfluous to capture the immediacy of the moment and its emotion . My works celebrate the joy of seeing , light, color, and simplicity, transforming everyday scenes, portraits, and emotions into recognizable visual symbols . Through a minimalist approach, I use defined black lines and flat colors , attempting to convey visual and emotional experiences with the fewest possible elements. Inspired by Bauhaus, Neo Pop culture, fashion, design and architecture , I integrate traditional and contemporary media into my creative process, from watercolor and acrylic to digital illustration and animated imagery. I am interested in achieving a minimalist elegance and a digital aesthetic , continually exploring new ideas related to technology and the changes it introduces in our way of perceiving the world. In essence, my work consists of reducing the superfluous to capture the essential , transforming the everyday into direct images that convey emotion, atmosphere, and a contemporary way of seeing.
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dreaming
Acrylic on canvas 100x81cm 2025
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Dreaming portrays the fusion of the female figure and nature as a symbol ofharmony and belonging. Inspired by the Atlantic landscapes of northernSpain, the work evokes serenity, beauty, and the timeless dialogue betweenthe human spirit and the natural environment.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Bilarmino Atanásio
Moçambique
Sou Bilarmino Geraldo Atanásio, sou um artista desenhador, pintor e escultor,residente na cidade de Nampula, providência de Nampula - Moçambique.Começei a desenhar desde em crianças. Começei levando a arte comoprofissão em 2008, e em 2011 fiz a minha primeira exposição individual debanda desenha na Escola secundária de Mossuril. Em 2016 desenhei o muralna Universidade Pedagógica de Moçambique, actual Universidade Rovuma,campus de Napipine-Nampula. Em 2021 fiz exposição na escola secundária deNamialo. Em 2024 foi convidado para fazer um mural em na providência deCabo Delegado. Actualmente dedica-se em pintar obras surrealistas eabstracta.
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O Homem sem reflexo
Óleo sobre tela 40x60 2026
Este meu trabalho retrato o legado. Convido a todos a serém boa fonte deinspiração para o mundo, que a nossa imagem possa reflectir mesmo mesmona escuridão que agente deixe de existir, mais que as nossas obraspermaneçam para sempre.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Bilguun Bolor
Mongolia
Bilguun Bolor is a contemporary Mongolian artist whose surreal works explorethe profound fusion of human and machine. He envisions a near future inwhich artificial intelligence seamlessly integrates into everyday life. In thisworld, people appear as refined machines—organic bodies interwoven withcircuits and conductors, coexisting with autonomous robots in harmony yettinged with subtle unease.
In his paintings, soft, pulsating flesh is deliberately blended with rigid,intricate circuitry. Skin melts into wiring, veins carry streams of data, and facesemerge half-formed from mechanical substrates. These hybrid figures areboth beautiful and unsettling, compelling viewers to contemplatetechnology’s impact on human identity, empathy, and ethics. Bilguun’s worksneither celebrate nor condemn this transformation; instead, they quietly yeturgently invite reflection on a hybrid tomorrow that is already beginning totake shape.
While he occasionally creates sculptures that extend these concepts intothree dimensions, his primary practice centers on drawing and painting. Hissignature medium is ballpoint pen drawing—chosen for its precision andhypnotic capacity for line accumulation. Layer upon layer of ink producesluminous, almost digital textures that evoke both mechanical repetition andorganic growth. He enhances this approach with acrylic and watercolor paints,achieving richer color fields and greater atmospheric depth.
Through meticulous craftsmanship and speculative imagination, Bilguunbridges cultural heritage with technological possibility, reminding us thathumanity’s future will be shaped not only by machines, but by the values wechoose to preserve.
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The beginning after the end
Mixed media 120x120cm 2026
In this era when humanity is facing various “ends” — such as technologicaldisruption, war, and environmental destruction — a new beginning alwaysemerges. This child symbolizes the possibility of a new, wiser, and moreconnected human being rising from the ashes of a destroyed world.This is a painting of hope — a message delivered through the eyes of a childwho does not fear the end, but looks forward with curiosity to what will comeafter it.

Gallery 04
BIEAF2026 - From SUN To BOY
World Artist
Invitation Exhibition
BIEAF Steering Committee announces BIEAF2026 participants. 848 artists were selected from 84 countries. The online exhibition will run from September 10, 2025 to February 28, 2026. During this period, offline exhibitions will be held at various galleries in Busan.
Gallery 04 Artists and Works Slide
You can mark hearts on your favorite artists and works.
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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Birgit Köblitz
Hungary
As a German glass artist I live and work in Hungary and I have run my ownglass studio for several decades. Numerous architectural glass commissionsand exhibitions both in Hungary and abroad have shaped my career. My worksare represented in a wide variety of art collections. Glassdefinesmyeverydaylife, influencestheway I seethings and urgesmetochange, and I aminterestedinthesespecialmoments and changes.
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The explorer
Craft, Installation, Glass 70x82x15cm 2025
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This artwork is an Hommàge for the great explorers, the brave self-sacrificingpeople. I have been studying about their different life's works, for each ofthem the navigation of a ship itself played an important role. In this installationI created a large disc that represents the Earth, the Sun, and the wholeuniverse. In front of it passes an amber-orange shiny transparent ship, throughwhich we can see the head of THE EXPLORER - as he is directing his attentionon the islands.


BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Boon ki Kim
Korea
개인전 3회 동부산 대학교 생활 도예과 졸업 2025 BIEAF월드 아티스트 어워즈 & 현대미술 초대전2022 부산 사상구 문화상수상2023 부산 시장 표창장2021 한서 미술 협회 작가 대상부산미협. 한국미협.설봉도예가회.동부산 도예가회.부산 사상구 문화 예술인 협회절꼴 도예운영
한국 전통 매병의 우아한 곡선미를 현대적 감각으로 재해석한 작품입니다.거울처럼 매끄러운 표면 위에 내려앉은 깊은 초록빛은 마치 고요한 숲의 수면을 연상시킵니다.작가는 인위적인 화려함 대신, 도자 표면의 유려한 광택 속에 빛이 은은하게 머무르는 순간을 포착했습니다.이 작품은 시시각각 변하는 주변의 빛과 공간을 투영하며, 보는 이에게 정적인 몰입과 평온함을 선사합니다.

머무르는 빛
백자토 1250도 산화소성 옻칠 280x320mm 2025


BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Boonsun Kim
Korea
커피를 이용하여 회화 작업을 하며, 커피와 물감이 만들어내는 흔적과 촉감에 집중해 보는 작업이다. 커피의 결에 따라 물이 번지고 그 결을 따라 그 위에 놓인 커피의색상이 미세하게 번져가며 만들어 내는 우연성과 , 물에 민감하고 물성을 구사하며 ,커피의 한 색상 안에서 여러가지 색상을 겹쳐 올림으로 혼색이 아닌 병치에 의한 색상감은 물감과 다른 색상체험을 만들어 준다.



봄날
캔버스에 커피혼합재료 45x45cm 2026

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Boris Hodak
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Boris Hodak (b. 1970, Sarajevo) is a painter and collage artist whose workblends post-surrealism, satire, and a punk-era sensibility. His practiceinterrogates politics, media, and pop culture through ironic imagery and socialand ecological critique.
Description of the work :
The Feast of Waste portrays a surreal urban ecosystem where humans,animals, and discarded objects coexist within the same hierarchy of survival.By confronting luxury with poverty and abundance with deprivation, the workreflects on consumer culture, social inequality, and the fragile boundarybetween civilization and instinct, turning everyday reality into an unsettlingcontemporary allegory.
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Domiciliaria
Media Art, Digital collage 70x100 cm 2025

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Bùi THị Hồng Hải
Vietnam
Bui Thi Hong Hai is a lecturer at the Faculty of Arts, National College forEducation. She is dedicated to art education and contemporary painting. Herworks explore the harmony between people, urban life, and emotion throughexpressive colors and dynamic compositions. She seeks to connect traditionalartistic values with a contemporary visual language, creating works thatinspire reflection and emotional connection.
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Chân dung
lụa 60x80cm 2026
This painting presents the rhythm and vitality of a modern city from an aerialperspective. Dynamic brushstrokes and vibrant colors transform busy trafficinto a visual symphony, expressing movement, energy, and the coexistence oforder and chaos. The work invites viewers to reflect on the pulse of urban lifeand the beauty hidden within everyday motion.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Bui Thi Nam
Vietnam
Bui Thi Nam is a Vietnamese lacquer artist, lecturer, and researcher at theNational University of Arts Education (NUAE), Hanoi. Her works explore therelationship between cultural heritage, ethnic identity, and nature, combiningtraditional Vietnamese lacquer techniques with a contemporary artistic vision
The theme “From Sun To Boy”
inspires me because it emphasizes therelationship between humanity, nature, and future generations. As aVietnamese lacquer artist, I hope to share the cultural identity of Vietnam’sNorthwest ethnic communities and contribute to the dialogue onenvironmental awareness, cultural diversity, and sustainable living throughcontemporary art.
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Bản sắc Tây Bắc (Identity of the Northwest)
Vietnamese Lacquer Painting 100 x 120cm 2026
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Identity of the Northwest depicts the daily life of ethnic communities inVietnam’s mountainous Northwest. Women gather to prepare traditional food,weave cultural memories, and share communal values. Through the expressivelanguage of Vietnamese lacquer, the painting reflects the harmony betweenpeople and nature while emphasizing the preservation of indigenous culture,sustainable living, and the enduring spirit of community in a rapidly changingworld.


BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
ByeongSam Lee
Korea
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그리고 쓰다(푸른기억)
72.7×53.0×cm, acrylic on canvas,2026
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그리고 쓰다(보라빛기억)
116.5×91.0cm, acrylic on canvas,2025
저는 한글을 모티브로 작업하는 작가입니다. 한글은 저에게 단순한 문자가 아니라삶을 함께해 온 또 하나의 언어입니다. 한글의 선과 흐름을 추상회화로 확장하며, 색과 한글의 흔적을 통해 기억과 감정, 그리고 한글의 아름다움을 표현하고 있습니다.
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그리고 쓰다(기억의 숲)
53.0×45.5cm, acrylic on canvas, 2026
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그리고 쓰다(기억의 숲) 53.0×45.5cm, acrylic on canvas, 2026
삶은 수많은 시간과 감정이 겹쳐지며 하나의 기억으로 남습니다. 화면 위에 쌓인 색의 층은 지나온 시간의 흔적을 담고 있으며, 그 위를 채운 한글의 흔적은 삶의 리듬과감정을 표현합니다. 작품 앞에 머무는 동안 저마다의 기억과 감정을 떠올리며, 익숙했던 한글을 새로운 시선으로 바라보는 시간이 되기를 바랍니다.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Cai Tran
Vietnam
Tran Thi Cai (born January 20, 1956, in Dong Ho, Bac Ninh, Vietnam)graduated from the Hanoi University of Fine Arts in Graphic Arts in 1985. Anactive exhibitor since 1984, she has been a member of the Vietnam Fine ArtsAssociation since 1996 and has received multiple regional fine arts awards.
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Ma Village Before Dawn
Water-Based Woodcut Print 32x60cm 2025
“Ma Village Before Dawn” centers on a herd of buffaloes arranged in ahorizontal composition to convey movement and continuity. Stylizedbuffaloes, calves, and myna birds create a sense of harmony, while rollinggreen hills and birds in flight enrich the landscape. Calm water reflects theherd without disturbing the fish below, reinforcing the quiet balance of nature.The work captures the serene beauty and peaceful atmosphere of thewilderness at daybreak.


BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Candy Kwon
Korea
권은경은 홍익대학교 산업미술대학원에서 사진디자인을 전공한 시각예술가로, 사진을 기반으로 시간과 기억, 장소의 흔적을 회화적으로 탐구해 왔다. 하늘·바다·토양등 다양한 이미지를 중첩하는 레이어 작업을 통해 하나의 장면에 여러 시간의 결을담아내며, 기후위기와 환경 문제를 침묵과 여백의 언어로 풀어낸다. 개인전 《눈·물씨앗》, 《미래에서 온 편지_눈·물 씨앗》, 《침묵의 사이렌》 등을 개최했으며,2025년 BIEAF World Artist Awards와 2021년 PX3 은상 등을 수상하며 국제적 역량을 인정받았다.




The Splice_잇다 #1~#4
Pigment-based inkjet on paper 120 ×150cm 2026
스페인 테루엘(Teruel)과 투델라(Tudela)의 폐허는 풍화된 과거의 흔적이 아니라 현재와 미래가 공존하는 시간의 지층으로 제시된다. 작가는 황량한 대지에 남겨진 상흔을 기록하며, 그 너머에서 이어지는 생명력의 연속성을 탐색한다. 한국의 전통 소재인 삼베(Hemp cloth)를 폐허 위에 중첩하는 작업은 삶과 죽음, 기억과 치유를 잇는 매개이자, 인구 소멸과 장소의 상실이라는 동시대적 문제를 연결하는 시도이다.삼베의 거친 결 사이로 드러나는 무너진 석조물과 메마른 대지는 소외된 풍경 속 존재의 흔적을 담아내며, 부재를 넘어 잠재된 복원력과 희망을 드러낸다. 한국과 스페인을 잇는 이 작업은 폐허를 통해 상실 이후에도 지속되는 생명의 의지와 연대의 가능성을 성찰하는 시각적 기록이다.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Cao Minh Hong
Vietnam
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Every Road Leads to Serenity - Mọi con đường đều dẫn về bình yên
Acrylic 60x90cm 2026
Tell us about BIEAF2026 'From Sun To Boy' :
I see it as a poetic metaphor for finding one’s path through light, symbolizesthe journey of growth guided by light. The sun becomes a quiet guide,represents warmth, and resiliencewhile the boy represents innocence,courage, and hope, embodies curiosity and the search for belonging.
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Every Road Leads to Serenity - Mọi con đường đều dẫn về bình yên
Acrylic 50x75cm 2026
These two artworks explore the quiet path from turmoil to peace. Guided bysunlight and hope, they reflect a journey of healing, resilience, and thetimeless longing to find one's way home, where serenity awaits after every"storm".

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BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Carlos ARANHA
Canada
"Carlos ARANHA, International Art AwardWinner, Canadian / Ecuadorian Contemporary Artist, Painter, OrganicSculptor, Environmental Art Installer.Carlos Aranha is a highly accomplished contemporary artist, recognizedworldwide for his exceptional skills in painting, organicsculpting, and environmental art installations. With over 30 years ofexperience as a professional artist, Carlos has created a vast body of work thatcan be found in prestigious art museums and private collections across theglobe.
REMEMBRANCE was created from a desire to understand what it means to behuman. In a world often shaped by division, I wanted to create a space forreflection, a reminder that peace, love, forgiveness, and hope are not idealsbeyond reach, but choices we can make every day.This work is an invitation to remember our connection to one another and tonature, and to recognize that renewal is always possible. It speaks to the beliefthat humanity can evolve beyond its wounds, recreate itself with greatercompassion, and leave a more conscious world for future generations.Remembrance is a testament to the power of transformation, a quiet call tobecome better humans and, together, create a better future.
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REMEMBRANCE
Acrylic - Gold leaf on canvas
36x42 inches 2026

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Carlos Ayala Barreto
Puerto Rico
"From Sun To Boy" represents the journey of inspiration becoming creation.The sun symbolizes light, life, hope, and the energy that connects all peopleand nature. The boy represents the artist—curious, open, and always learning.As artists, we receive inspiration from the world around us and transform itinto works that express emotion, imagination, and shared human experiences.
This theme reminds me that art has the power to carry light forward,encouraging understanding, compassion, and creativity across cultures. I amhonored to contribute my work to this shared vision and to be part of aninternational community of artists celebrating our connection to nature andhumanity.
Carlos Ayala Barreto (b. 1988, New York City) is aPuerto Rican contemporary artist whose workexplores identity, memory, perception, and self-awareness through a highly personal visuallanguage. Over the years, he has developed adistinctive symbolic universe where recurringfigures such as the bear, eye, dragon, flower, andskull reappear throughout his work, each carryingmeanings that continue to evolve over time.He studied at the Escuela de Bellas Artes deBayamón and the Liga de Arte de San Juanbefore earning a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Artsfrom the University of Puerto Rico School of FineArts.Ayala has exhibited throughout Puerto Rico andthe United States, including presentations at Arton Paper (New York), Art Fair 14C (New Jersey),and The Arts Center at Governors Island (NewYork). His work spans painting, drawing, andtattoo-based artworks on silicone, where hetransforms the language of permanent markinginto works that explore how we see ourselves,remember our experiences, and make sense ofthe world around us.He lives and works in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. 2
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Tiempos fríos
acrylic, pencil, paper on canvas
30x24 inches 2026
Tiempos Fríos is a monochromatic exploration of identity, memory, andtransformation through time. Rendered in varying shades of blue, the workevokes introspection and the emotional weight of lived experience. The colorpalette reflects moments of solitude, reflection, and growth, suggesting thateven during life's coldest periods, transformation remains possible.At the center of the composition is a deconstructed human figure influencedby Cubism and Surrealism. This fragmentation symbolizes the way humanbeings are continuously shaped by time, experience, and memory. Rather thanportraying imperfection as a flaw, the work proposes that our fractures,struggles, and changes are the very elements that make us unique. Lifedeconstructs and reconstructs us, sculpting the individuals we become.A house appears within the composition as a symbol of memory and personalhistory. It represents the spaces, experiences, and emotions that remain withus throughout our lives, forming the foundation of our identity. Nearby, a clockcontaining an eye serves as a metaphor for time as a silent witness. The eyesuggests awareness and observation, while the clock reminds us that everymoment leaves an imprint on who we are.Detached from the fragmented body is a realistic human face, creating adialogue between reality and abstraction. Emerging from the head are tulips,symbols of rebirth, renewal, and resilience. Their growth signifies thepossibility of transformation that arises from reflection, experience, andpersonal evolution. Even after periods of fragmentation, new life andunderstanding can emerge.The abstract background reinforces the dreamlike atmosphere of the painting,blurring the boundaries between memory, perception, and reality. Through itssymbolic imagery, Tiempos Fríos reflects on the human condition and thepassage of time, suggesting that identity is never fixed but constantlyevolving.Ultimately, the work is a meditation on how our memories, imperfections, andexperiences shape us. It argues that what may appear broken or incomplete isoften the source of growth, individuality, and renewal. In embracing ourtransformations, we discover the beauty of becoming.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Carlos Bernal Iglesias
Spain
Carlos Bernal Iglesias (iglessias) is a Spanish multidisciplinary artist exploringperception, memory, and the relationship between nature, photography, andcontemporary technology. His works invite viewers to rediscover hiddenconnections between humanity and the living world.
Tell us about BIEAF2026 'From Sun To Boy' :
Nature preserves the memory of time in every tree ring, while the human eyepreserves memory through perception. By bringing these two living archivestogether, this work celebrates our connection with nature and reminds us thatevery generation inherits the responsibility to protect life and pass it on.
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Inner Geometry
Photographic digital collage based on original photographs, AI-assistedcomposition
100×100 cm 2026
This work is based on photographs of cut tree trunks found in Casa de Campo,Madrid, unexpectedly painted by an anonymous artist. Combined with aphotograph of my own eye, these original images became a digitalphotographic collage inspired by the Flower of Life. AI was used only as acreative tool. The work explores the dialogue between nature, anonymoushuman intervention, perception, and our shared ecologicalinterconnectedness.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Carlos Pleguezuelos Sánchez
España
Los valores universales tienen que estar al servicio de la infancia o los niños.Son el futuro y laeducación es fundamental para proiporcionarnos un futuro mejor. Educarlosen el amor y respetoa la naturaleza, para que el sol brille y en un futuro sostenible para ellos y otrasgeneaciones
Influenciado por la teoría del color de Goethe y los paisajes desviados de unrealismo riguroso, Turner, aun nos cautiva a través de sus obras, llenas de ungran talento, un claro ejemplo del poder creativo de los artistas. El arte haevolucionado en muchas o varias direcciones, cada época nos ha dejado unlegado único. Sin ir más lejos en el siglo XX Wassily Kandinsky nos invita a laabstracción lírica con su percepción espiritual del arte. Si lo analizamos, hantranscurrido más de cien años y al igual que la vida ha evolucionado y se hareinventado en muchos aspectos, el arte y la pintura han avanzado de formaparalela. La pintura se abastece de tonalidades, formas que puedanemocionar y transportar a una infancia, una juventud o a un futuro próximo.La obra, generalmente acrílico y acuarela de riguroso trabajo se ve influida porla abstracción lírica y el informalismo abstracto. Grupos españoles como “ELPASO” u otros autores han generado junto con la arquitectura una relacióncon el trabajo de C. Pleguezuelos que se acerca a cierto misticismo al incluirfondos, blancos donde el aire transita con ligera brisa entre espaciosimaginarios establecidos por paisajes emanados del subconsciente; endefinitiva: una obra sincera.El trabajo se desarrolla bajo estudios de acuarela, para después reproducirlosen formatos llevados al lienzo y acrílico, con un minucioso cuidado. Decir quetambién se establecen obras en papel con acuarela, sanguina y lápiz.He compartido la pintura con la enseñanza, gran aficionado a la fotografía conexposiciones , con la publicación de dos libros técnicos (dibujos propios).Empecé a exponer, hasta que no encontré un estilo propio., sin prisas, perobajo la premisa de una trabajo sincero.Las exposiciones y demás trabajos se especifican en el curriculum.C. Pleguezuelos
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Composición
Acrílico sobre lienzo 92x73 cm 2026
El cuadro está realizada sobre lienzo con una medida de 92x73cm. El materialempleado es acrílico con toques de sanguina y pequeños detalles de lápiz decolor.Sobre la base de una acuarela con lápiz de 25x31 cm, se traslada al lienzomediante un cuadrícula para mantener las proporciones.La obra se basa en una composición equilibrada, en este caso sobre colorestierra, con imitación de azulejos, muy influida por el dibujo, incluso dibujotécnico.El proceso de trabajo es lento, con numerosas veladuras y bajo la influenciadel sfumato, con la aplicación de pequeñas texturas para dar la sensación devolumen. El fondo blanco establece una relación con el misticismo y aportauna ligera brisa de aireEn conclusión:Es una obra totalmente personal, influenciada por numerosos artistas. Es endefinitiva la búsqueda de nuevas maneras siempre baja la misma premisa,crear una armonía dentro del lienzo y en el conjunto.Decir por último que siempre se busca introducir nuevas maneras, con unproceso de evolución creativa y de un trabajo elaborado.Gracias

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Carmela Nuñez
United States
Carmela Núñez Yukimura—Peruvian and American. Retired teacher of language, literature, philosophy, and artistic expression inPeru. Self-taught artist. —Won the NUGGET watercolor competition at age 11.—Member of numerous artistic groups that recognize the value of being anartist. —Won 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place at the Payson Golden Onion Festival in Utah,USA. —Won a competition at the IFCT. —Awarded a Medal Doctorate of Art by WOSA (Sept Arts). —Second Place winner at ARTE O7, Argentina. —Art Ambassador for the Americas (Bicentennial of the Americas)—Peru/Honduras. —Peace Ambassador, awarded by Horta HOCSD. —Recipient of the International Literary and Artistic Award (San Francisco–Germany–Ukraine).—Royal Medal for Child Protection, Egypt. —Exhibitions held worldwide
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Dreamlike little streets
Acrilic 40x60 2025
The painting portrays a picturesque urban landscape in Cuzco, wheretraditional architecture is manifested through small stone houses that evokethe region's rich cultural heritage. The structures—with their rustic texturesand warm tones—line the cobblestone streets, which seem to tell stories of avibrant past.At the center of this scene stands the figure of an indigenous woman, walkinggracefully through the streets. Her traditional attire—likely adorned with vividcolors and indigenous patterns—highlights her deep connection to the localculture. The woman's expression may convey a sense of pride and belonging,while her movement suggests a daily rhythm that is interwoven with the life ofthe town.The surrounding landscape complements the scene, with mountains rising inthe background—perhaps cloaked in vegetation—lending a sense of depthand vastness to the setting. Sunlight, possibly filtering through the clouds,adds a warm, golden touch to the painting, accentuating the natural andcultural beauty of Cuzco.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Carmen Heemels
The Netherlands
Carmen Heemels is a Dutch visual artist, curator/initiator of the non-profitgallery – art platform KunstSalon Kasteel Daelenbroeck, and art teacher.
Heemels creates installations, makes videos and Land Art, paints, draws,photographs, and initiates many (inter)national (mail) art projects and events.
She is also a co-organizer of GAPi (Genuine Art Projects International), anorganization that organizes socially engaged events worldwide.
She also designs logos and catalogs.
She exhibits in the Netherlands and in countries worldwide and has realizedher Land Art / Conceptual art in various countries, including: the Republic ofSouth Korea, Iran, the USA, Portugal, Macedonia, Mexico, Turkey, England,Finland, Italy, and India.In this context, she was invited to visit many countries in person, such asSouth Korea, Portugal, Finland, Turkey, and Iran, where she also served as ajury member.
Her work is included in the collections and catalogs of various museumsworldwide. She has received various awards, such as the most original work inthe international exhibition Human and Stone in Armenia and the InternationalArt Leaders Award (for demonstrating artist's leadership) presented by theFantapia M Museum in the Republic of South Korea.
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Eternal Flame of Hope
Mixed media 60×40 cm 2026

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Carmen Valverde
Spain
BIEAF2026 “From Sun To Boy” is the 23rd Busan International Environment ArtFestival, held in Busan, South Korea.Its theme explores the connection between nature, humanity, light, hope, andfuture generations.The sun represents life, energy, and renewal, while the boy symbolizesinnocence and the future.Together, it invites reflection on sustainability and our responsibility to protectthe planet.
Valverde is a painter whose career began with the collection “PEOPLE OF THEWORLD,” recognized by critics for its commitment to the most disadvantaged.She later delved into contemporary sacred painting, with a highlight being“ON A BLACK BACKGROUND – VIA CRUCIS 21st CENTURY,” a series of 14large-format oil paintings. She also created “ACROMÍAS” and“EXPRESSIONS,” focused on female faces, whose exhibition tour wasinterrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. During lockdown, she developed“ESSAYS” and later “LET NOT EVEN KISSES SILENCE US,” a collection againstgender-based violence. She complements her work with curating, socialaction, and cultural collaborations.Valverde paintings has been exhibited for several years both nationally andinternationally. This work focused on the human condition and the emotionaldepth of anonymous faces, was received enthusiastically by the specialisedpress, which dedicated headlines such as “the face of feeling”, “thecommitment of an artist to the disinherited” or “when art becomesconscience”, among many others. From the very beginning, critics recognisedin her painting a firm ethical stance, a powerful empathy with the mostvulnerable and an honest sensibility toward those who usually remain on themargins.
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Petal crown "The Guardian of the Sun"
oil and acrylic on canvas 100x100 cm 2025
A striking portrait of a woman with pale skin, red lips, and expressive eyes,surrounded by bold floral textures. The red background and smeared lipstickcreate a dramatic, sensual, and slightly unsettling mood, blending beauty,fragility, and raw emotion.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
CAROLINA VIRGINIA CARRANZA CALV
Peru
Brief artist biography:Profession: Visual Arts Educator, Cultural ManagerA visual artist—working under the name Violeta Block—she studied at what isnow the National University of Fine Arts in Lima, Peru, graduating in 2004.She has held continuous solo and group exhibitions both abroad and in herhome country (including Ecuador, Germany, Argentina, Italy, and Chile).Her work explores the everyday lives of human beings, highlighting theirexperiences, emotions, and feelings.MACEDONIO DE LA TORREPUBLIC HIGHER SCHOOL OF ARTISTIC TRAININGDEGREE: Bachelor’s Degree in Art Education: Plastic and Visual Arts, August High School Diploma in Art Education: Plastic and Visual ArtsArt Education Teacher, Specializing in Plastic ArtsShe has participated in various exhibitions both at home and abroad, winningawards and receiving honorable mentions for her art.
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Interrupted Dreams
Canvas mix media arts 0.90 X 0.70 CM 2026
A work of my own creation, designed to evoke specific emotions: sadness,anger, hope, and urgency.The painting focuses on a young girl with Indigenous features—though hermixed heritage is clearly evident—seated on the ground. Her gaze, heavy withdeep melancholy and anguish, drifts toward the horizon as if something hassuddenly caught her attention. Her large, glassy eyes are framed by a subtlyfurrowed brow. Her hands are clasped in her lap—a posture that suggests she is cold.
It depicts the physical repose of an exhausted girl awakened by harsh reality,or, metaphorically, the childhood dreams and aspirations cut short by poverty,the need to work, and social adversity.This piece serves as both a reminder and a social critique. The wooden crateevokes the reality of child labor and long days spent as a street vendor orworking in the fields.Technique: The realism with which the skin, the wind-tousled hair, and thesheen of the grapes are rendered contrasts with the almost abstract,expressionist background, creating a dramatic atmosphere

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Caroline Nazareno-Gabis
Philippines
Caroline Nazareno‑Gabis is an internationally acclaimed poet, educator, andvisionary artist who fuses words with floral motifs, eco‑literacy themes, andsymbolic aesthetics to craft designs that honor heritage and advance creativediplomacy.
Tell us about BIEAF2026 'From Sun To Boy' :
The sun leans toward the boy, gifting him warmth and light. In his imagination,it is a companion—chasing, guiding, and teaching him the rhythm of rise andrest, turning each day into a luminous story of becoming.
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Coexistence
Matte HP Photo paper 8R (8 x 10 inches) 2026
This shows the mosaic of vibrant steep-roofs of houses depicting colonialheritage of the indigenous Cordillera traditions, and creating a multil-ayeredarchitectural identity retaining walls and terraced landscapes for stability.

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Carolyn Sharon Goodridge
United States
Carolyn Sharon Goodridge, MFA is an internationally exhibited and collectedencaustic abstract painter, Goodridge has shown her work at distinguishedvenues including the United States Embassy in Rome, Italy and theGuggenheim Museum in New York. Her art is also in the permanentcollection at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum.


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Existing, The Quantum Series
Encaustic 92 inches wide x 48 inches high 2026
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"Existing" integrates life, death, joy and sorrow. The tree was a magnificentsculpture of a "dead" tree yet more than one thing. It was dead, but not dead.Alive yet not alive. Both and neither. It reminds me of Buddha's Heart Sutra,"Form is emptiness. Emptiness is form." Broad consciousness is a remedy fornarrowing of the mind which collapses the field of potentiality into the myth ofseparation. ‘Existing’ immortalizes the Mausoleum Tree, as the ancientEgyptian Fayum mummy masks immortalize the dead...with the samematerials, pigmented beeswax on wood. The Mausoleum Tree EXISTS!

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Cécile Batillat
FRANCE
French artist Cécile Batillat holds a degree in Plastic Arts, Video and NewTechnologies from the Université Paris I - Panthéon Sorbonne. She beganworking with the Académie Expérimentale des Théâtres at the Théâtre duRond Point des Champs Elysées in Paris, before directing independentdocumentaries including Etats des lieux Etats des liens, which won the PrixPlanète Cable in Lyon in 1995. After teaching literature and philosophy, shereturned to her first love, painting and drawing, to extract from them amedium for thinking about reality. Her work has been exhibited in Europe, theUnited States, Latin America and India.
Description of the work :
“Core in Hades” and “Under the Swan’s Wing” weave together the themes offall and metamorphosis: Core, daughter of the sun, descends into theunderworld and is reborn as a queen; the swan, an ambiguous guardian,protects and transforms the child—the celestial body becomes a boy, aninternalized and fragile light. These works explore the alchemy of transition;the attachment and resilience between shadow and light. Sunlight is nolonger merely a motif; associated with adolescence, it evokes a threshold—between radiance and fragility—where the body is shaped by the tensionbetween exposure and metamorphosis. The sun thus symbolizes both theawakening and the intensity of becoming.
Tell us about BIEAF2026 'From Sun To Boy' :
About BIEAF2026 “From Sun To Boy”: Art is a sun that has guided humanity'shope since childhood. May this intercultural encounter create the space oflight and dialogue essential for harmony among people, so that peace, beauty,and respect for nature may elevate us.
Coré aux Hadès
Sépia, gold and scarlet inks on cotton canvas 50x50cm 2026
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Haïku :
“Poppy binds me fast, Scarlet bands around my freedom-
Coré in Hades”
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Haïku :
“Under the Swan’s Wing, A body tips into silence-
The myth shudders. ”

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Celeste Katseyeanis
United States
Celeste Katseyeanis is a digital painter exploring the materiality of portraiture.Using Photoshop and a knife‑brush technique, she creates luminous,impasto‑like textures that merge digital craft with sculptural presence.
Tell us about BIEAF2026 'From Sun To Boy' :
From time immemorial, the Sun has been revered as the first mother, theancient wellspring from which all creation unfurled. To me, she is the goldenheart of the cosmos, the keeper of warmth, the silent witness to every dawnthat has ever graced the world. In my interpretation for BIEAF2026, she risesnot merely as a celestial body, but as a creative feminine archetype: a goddessof radiance who pours her wisdom, her fire, and her generative grace upon theliving earth. Opposite her stands the Boy, the Artistic Human, the tenderseeker who listens for the quiet language of nature. He is the one who stepsforward with unshaken wonder, receiving the Sun’s light not as simpleillumination, but as inheritance, a sacred passing of creative power from theeternal to the mortal. He is the young artist at the threshold, the one whodares to take his first step into the realm where imagination becomesdevotion.
Description of the work :
This work is created entirely in Photoshop and Corel Painter using a manualknife‑brush technique. Layers of hand‑applied texture and light build theportrait’s sculptural depth and ceremonial atmosphere.
Artist Remy Ulloa
4000 x 4000 pixels 2026
Artist Michel Budjeia
2844 x 3319 pixels 2026

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BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Cemile Demir Uzunoğlu
Türkiye
She was born in 1986 in Eskişehir. She graduated from Eskişehir AnatolianFine Arts High School / Painting Department in 2005 and graduated fromAnadolu University / Faculty of Fine Arts / Graphic Department in 2010. Aftergraduation she went to Germany for a short term. She returned to Turkey in2011 after six months of training "Hochschule RheinMain /Kommunikationsdesign" in the city of Wiesbaden, Germany. She attendedmany workshops and symposium international and domestically. Sheparticipated in 13 group exhibitions, including Germany and Russia. Shereceived 7 awards in the fields of painting and design.The artist continues to work at her own art studio “Mahsüller” in Moscow.
Description of the work :
This painting expresses humanity’s humility before nature and its inevitabledependence on it. Human beings are not masters of nature but an inseparablepart of it. The work emphasizes the idea that we can truly exist only inharmony with nature and as a part of its wholeness. Nature and humanity arepresented not as separate entities, but as complementary elements of thesame cycle of life.
Nazım : A Tree Rooted in Exile
This work is a visual narrative of a life spent in exile, an enduring love for one’shomeland, a longing for freedom, and the bond between humanity and nature.Although Nazım Hikmet Ran lived far from his homeland, his poetry reachedmillions of people. The painting also pays tribute to Ivan Aivazovsky, a painterwhom Nazım greatly admired. The ship battling the waves within the blue ofthe poet’s eyes symbolizes a life shaped by exile, journeys, and an enduringyearning for freedom.
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Gazelle
oil on canvas 70x30cm 2023
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Nazım Hikmet Ran
Oil on canvas 100x80 cm 2026


BIEAF2026 Invited Artist
Chaeyoung Lee
Korea
작가 이 채영 입니다.
내가 살고 있는 집 주변의 아름다운 자연환경과 익숙한 사물들을 어느 날 풀밭에서본 무당 벌레를 주제로 선택해새로운 시각으로 이야기를 만들어 표현하는 작업을 주로 하고 있다.
나의 지나간 과거와 현재를 늘 아침에 일어나는 주변의 공간인 하천과 바다, 일출을보면서 사랑하는 반려견들과 함께시작한다.일상 속 사람들과 부딪히는 시간들을 벗어나기 위해 늘 새로운 꿈을 꾸면서 작업을시작한다.
나의 작업은 몸과 마음을 치유하는 따뜻함이고 꿈이며 삶의 의미와 쾌감을 얻기 위해서 자연과 함께 오늘도 무당 벌레가 되어 화폭안을 날아다니면서 춤을 춘다나의 작업 방식은 여러 기법과 재료로 장르 구분 없이 다양한 실험을 통해서 작품을하고 있다.
Description of the work :
어느 날 꿈속에서 나는 화려한 옷을 입고 구부러진 피아노가 있는 방안을 날아 다니고 있다. 불면증으로 시달리다 햇빛이 방안을 환하게 비추는 어느 오후 잠시 누웠다고 생각했는데 나는 초록색으로 뒤덮인 숲 속 꽃들과 환상 속의 새들, 악보들이 날아다니는 공간에 무당 벌레가 되어 춤을 추는 것 같이 함께하고 있다.

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