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Gallery 05
BIEAF2025 - The Lost Center
World Artist Invitation Exhibition
BIEAF Steering Committee announces BIEAF2025 participants. 641 artists were selected from 80 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 01 Artists and Works Slide * You can mark hearts on your favorite artists and works.
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Cyrine Azouz Saffar
Tunisia
A quiet memory lies deep within, between dream and awareness, between inner chaos and a steady gaze. Two female portraits mirror each other in a vibrant dance of spirals and circular patterns, blending together in a burst of bright colors. They reflect the richness of thoughts, emotions, memories, and dreams. One has her eyes closed in silent meditation, the other looks straight into the soul of the viewer. Their faces stay calm and still, while the world moves around them.
I am a painter and art teacher, graduated from the Higher Institute of Fine Arts of Tunis. My work explores the inner self, blending dream and consciousness through intuitive, symbolic, and textured images inspired by the sacred feminine and emotional vibrations.
ntrospection
54/65, Acrylic on canvas and mixed techniques, 2025
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Czibor Éva
Hungary
My work, The Wound, is made of glass, using the melting technique. The shape refers to a wing or a plant fruit. The glass broke during cooling. I glued the break and wrapped it with woven iron mesh. The iron mesh protects the wound like a Band-Aid. Glass means the present time to me. The internal structure of this material is the expression of constant movement and transformation in the here and now. The wound refers to the break in continuity, which can no longer be erased, but rather needs to be highlighted and drawn to attention.
I graduated from the Hungarian University of Fine Arts in 1990. I work with stone and glass. I have several public works. I have participated in many exhibitions. I teach art history, stone carving, visual culture.
Wound
Glass, iron150cmx60cmx20cm, 2023
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Daiva Kupstienė
Lithuania
Contemporary art increasingly operates without a clear center – without a single direction, without a unified language. This is a response to a world in which everything becomes temporary, fragile, fragmented. Art in a crisis is no longer just a search for beauty or harmony – it is a way to reflect anxiety, uncertainty, confusion. A missing center does not mean emptiness – it is an invitation to search anew for meaning where it seems to have disappeared.
I was born in 1970, in Kaunas, Lithuania. I started drawing when I was a child. I got interested in art at school. I finished Antanas Martinaitis art school. My first painting teacher was Antanas Obcarskas. I have been participating in exhibitions since 2009. I presented four personal exhibitions and participated in more than 60 group exhibitions. I organized symposiums in Lithuania and Sweden, also I have organized two international symposiums in Lithuania. I have participated in international symposiums in India and Italy. I have participated in international exhibitions in Poland, Greece, India, Turkey, Iran, India, South Korea and Italy. I have organized exhibitions in Lithuania and England for charity to help children with cancer. I am studying at Kaunas University, Faculty of Arts and Education, Academy of Arts, in the second year of the object art study program. To me art is refreshing, and it is a big part of my life.
Seven laws of the wolf
Oil on cancas /100 x 70 cm / 2025
This painting intertwines allegory, symbolism and surreal tension. A huge wolf face, protruding from the vastness of the sky, watches over the playing field – a chessboard, where the figures transform into animal creatures. Anthropomorphized animals, having assumed the roles of rulers, knights and pawns, acquire dramatic and conflictual tension, as if reflecting human internal struggles or social games. The wolf here is not only a symbol of power or threat, but also a judge, observing compliance with the rules of the “game”. The composition reminds us that even orderly structures (the chessboard) can be a scene of chaos and instinct. The image, balancing between reality and dream, invites the viewer to reflect on power relations, control, danger and moral choice.
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Dalia Ortega
Mexico
Donna Haraway’s ideas, especially those from her seminal work "A Cyborg Manifesto", intertwine with ecofeminism in intriguing ways, influencing the production of my work. I think this is quite close to the main idea of the exhibition, gathering a clear consern about ecological issues, in my case the Pollution of the Gulf of Mexico waters due to oil spills.
Dalia Ortega is a visual artist from Zapotlán el Grande, Jalisco. She earned her Bachelor's degree in Visual Arts from the University of Guadalajara and her Master’s degree in Visual Arts with a specialization in painting from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). Her work has been recognized with an Honorable Mention at the 14th Ibero- American Biennial Puebla de los Ángeles 2023 and selected for the Second Tijuana International Pictorial Triennial 2024, the Olga Costa National Painting Biennial 2024, the Joaquín Clausell National Painting Biennial in 2023 and 2017, the Alfredo Zalce National Painting Biennial 2022, the Ángel Zárraga National Painting Award 2022, the Lanzarote International Art Festival 2019, and the UNAM National Visual Arts Biennial 2016, among others. Her paintings have also been exhibited in Mexico and abroad, and she received the Jorge Martínez Painting Award from the Municipality of Guadalajara, Jalisco, in 2012.
GAIA
Acrylic skin and charcoal
"Gaia" is a metaphor for the living Earth, the thin spherical layer of soil and water that exists between the planet’s incandescent interior and the upper atmosphere. This moving tissue of living organisms is thus represented by a malleable pictorial layer that forms a skin—made of acrylic material—but also metaphorically, Gaia’s skin. Intervened with abstract gestures and charcoal, the free-form composition resembles oil spills invading the sea, symbolizing the irruption of evil, of pollution upon the purity of the surface. The piece reflects on the effects of human actions on the Earth due to the improper use of resources and the environmental impact, opening perspectives toward a more conscious and compassionate future course of action.
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Damara Alif
Indonesia
I believe the BIEAF2025 event, “The Lost Center – Art in Crisis,” is not only important, but deeply necessary in these challenging times. Its presence feels urgent—like a collective calling for reflection, healing, and transformation through art.
I sincerely hope that the works presented by the participating artists will radiate as waves of positive energy, resonating far and wide—across minds, hearts, and even the corners of the universe.
Our Earth, this fragile home we share, is in need of our care more than ever. It calls for our attention, our compassion, and our commitment to restore balance and beauty to the spaces we inhabit. Through this gathering of creative souls, may we rediscover our connection— not just to art, but to each other, and to the living world that breathes with us.
Since I was a child, I've found joy in drawing—it has always been my way of expressing the world around me. To me, this world is a constant wonder, full of mysteries that never cease to amaze. As time passes, I've come to deeply realize how interconnected we are—with each other, with nature, and with the vast universe that holds us. Everything we do echoes beyond ourselves, affecting the world in seen and unseen ways. Lately, I’ve felt a calling to focus my creative work on themes of the universe— exploring both its spiritual essence and its social reflections. Through the visual stories I create, I hope to invite others to pause, reflect, and reconnect— with nature, with their inner selves, and with the shared existence we often take for granted. Because nature is not separate from us. We are a part of it— And it, a part of us.
RWA BHINEDA
Digital Illustration/A2/2025
In this work, a Cyborg Buddha emerges as a contemplative figure—embodying a civilization where spirituality and technology have seamlessly merged. He sits in stillness, not upon a golden throne, but embraced by the forest, accompanied by small woodland spirits inspired by the Kodama from Princess Mononoke—silent guardians and manifestations of nature’s purity and harmony. These beings are not mere visual ornaments; they represent ancient souls still lingering in a hypermodern world. They serve as quiet reminders that amidst the roar of machinery and the glow of artificial lights, there remains a natural rhythm we must not forget. The title RWA BHINEDA—a Balinese term meaning “two that are different but remain one”—is the philosophical anchor of this piece. Here, good and evil are not opposing forces meant to cancel each other out, but dualities that complete one another. Humanity, nature, and technology are not adversaries locked in struggle, but siblings intertwined in a greater cycle of life. Inspired by Ashitaka’s words in Princess Mononoke, the piece invites us to see with eyes unclouded by hate—to recognize the light within darkness, and the shadow within light. Balance is not a final destination, but a living, breathing process that must be constantly nurtured. Through this poster, I invite viewers to step into a utopian realm—not as an escape from reality, but as a mirror: a reflection of what could be, if we choose to listen again—to the whispers of the forest, the voice of the soul, and the rhythm of machines as one unified song. Co-exist.
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Daniela Rum
Italia
I began as a self-taught artist in 2013. I later attended an illustration school and took part in several workshops to explore other techniques. In 2017, I discovered the technique of soft pastels. Since 2019, I have served as Vice President of PASIT (Pastellisti Italiani), the Italian National Association of Soft Pastel Artists.
Metamorphosis
Soft Pastel su carta Pastelmat / 32x41cm / 2025
This is my first work entirely conceived and created by me, from study to completion. It is the result of a deep intuition, grown in silence, between light and shadow, like a rite. The butterfly that rests lightly, the hand that offers, the pomegranate that holds life — everything speaks of transformation. Of what changes in form, but not in essence. Of what is offered in truth, after having crossed the darkness. It is my sacred gesture. It is my rebirth.
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Dan Zhang
China
球型世界
视频 不限 2022
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Darya
Turkey
An artist who combines Anatolian and Central Asian cultural motifs with a contemporary interpretation, making references to cultural heritage and presenting original portraits.
Geleneksel başlıklar ve hayali yüzler
(özgün çalışma)
Oil on canvas
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
David Nativel
Réunion Island
David Nativel, a sculptor from Réunion born in 1971, transforms salvaged metal into poetic, meaningful art. Inspired by mechanics and ironwork, his creations blend memory, sustainability, and emotion with a unique, expressive style.
The shadow of the forest
Métal 30cm sur 15cm 2026
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
DAYE WON
Korea
모든 사람에게는 사실 두 번의 삶이 있다. 그리고 두 번째 삶은 단 하나의 삶만 있다 는 걸 깨달았을 때 시작된다. 깨달은 순간 우리는 인생이 다시 시작되고 새로 태어나 게 된다. '인생의 첫 번째 리허설이 인생 그 자체라면 인생에는 과연 무슨 의미가 있을까?' 잠깐 잠에 들 듯이 그 찰나의 순간에 나는 삶의 의미를 깨달았다. 삶의 의미를 깨닫고 내가 원하는 것을 이루기 위해 노력하게 되었다. 감정에 최선을 다 하고 후회 없이 하려 노력해야 한다. 모두가 자기 자신을 품어주고 새로 태어나는 과정을 겪길 바란다.
목원대학교 미술학부 한국화과 학사로 졸업한 후 경희대 일반대학원 미술학과 한국화 전공으로 석사 수료 중에 있습니다. 눈에 보이지 않고 형태가 없는 감정들을 사실 적이고 섬세하지만 어딘가 낯설고 이상한 삶의 풍경, 인무르 대상으로 시각화하는 작업을 하고 있습니다.
품 안에서
장지에 분채,혼합재료 / 90.9cm X 72.7cm / 2024
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Dev Chooramun
Mauritius
"The Lost Center" symbolizes a loss of equilibrium between nature and civilization, between spiritual and material, between art and purpose. It's a philosophical crisis, not just ecological art is losing its center just as humans have lost their connection to the Earth.
Graduated from Punjab University, Post Graduated from Mauritius Institute of Education, held 16 solo art exhibition since 1980, participated in several group exhibitions, workshops, residencies in the five continents
Echoes of the Forgotten Center
Acrylic / 100x120cm / 2022
A cry to remember the forgotten center where identity, birth, and nature fragment, yet invite us to reimagine presence, care, and shared becoming.
Pilgrimage of the Dispersed Heart
Acrylic / 62x92cm / 2019
A blue parakeet of human forms stands on tortoises marching to the sea echoing a lost center, where nature, spirit, and civilization seek reunion.
Shell of the Unspoken Memory
Acrylic / 46x53cm / 2011
A cry to remember the forgotten center where identity, birth, and nature fragment, yet invite us to reimagine presence, care, and shared becoming.
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Diana Paredes
USA
Diana Paredes is a Fine Artist born in Lima, Peru. Although living in the United States for most of her life her art has been influenced by the rich Latin American Culture. Diana considers her art to be a vessel for healing, healing through form, color and symbol, inviting remembrance of the Divine, therefore creating a dream-like quality in most of her pieces. Throughout the years she has participated in many group as well as Solo Exhibitions and her Art can be found in Private Collections throughout the world.
Bloom from the Mirror Field
Oil on canvas 12"X16" 2021
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Dibyasimha Behera
India
BIEAF 2025: "The Lost Center – Art in Crisis" stands as a profound and timely exploration of contemporary art in a world marked by uncertainty, disconnection, and transformation.Far beyond a conventional exhibition, this edition of BIEAF becomes a mirror to our times reflecting the cultural, political, and existential crises shaping both artists and audiences alike.
Dreams
Painting Size-18 x 24 Inches
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Diego Holguin
Colombia
The artwork "National Tree of Colombia" is composed of 8 sheets of tempered and duly serialized glass, hand-painted with natural resins. Its base is made of shipwreck wood, a material collected from the beaches of Puerto Colombia. This wood travels along the Magdalena River and is finally drawn in by the waves of the Caribbean Sea. In this work, I represent the wax palm, the national tree of Colombia, which is in danger of extinction. Its majesty, imposing height, and elegant structure are considered one of the most important species in the world due to its ecological and cultural value, and its great importance for the biodiversity of
the entire Andes mountain range in South America.
Diego Holguín holds a Master's degree in Fine Arts, graduating with honors from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Universidad del Atlántico. Born in Cartago in 1969, he currently resides in Barranquilla, where he has developed a prolific artistic career and a deep connection with the local community. Artistic trajectory Holguín is recognized for his versatility in three-dimensional and twodimensional techniques, especially excelling in glass painting. His "Crystal Forests" series is a notable example, where he represents the fragility of nature through works made of hand-cut crystal and natural resins. In addition, he has created sculptures with driftwood and galvanized steel, and has intervened in public spaces with murals in the Transmetro de Barranquilla stations, paying tribute to figures such as Esthercita Forero and Pacho Galán, among others. Exhibitions and distinctions His work has been exhibited both in Colombia and internationally, including cities such as Paris, Miami, Palma de Mallorca, and Rome. He has participated in events such as the Salón BAT de Arte Popular and has been awarded prizes for innovation by TEBSA in 2015 and 2016. He also won the Stimulus Portfolio of the Secretary of Culture of Barranquilla in 2013. Social and educational work Committed to community development, Holguín has led art workshops in vulnerable communities, promoting techniques such as artistic recycling, painting, and stained glass. He is the coordinator of the project "Transportarte, el arte nos une" (Transportarte, art unites us), which brought art to the Transmetro stations, and has served as a departmental advisor for fine and visual arts of the Atlántico. Contact and networks To learn more about his work, you can visit his official website: www.diegoholguin.com. He is also active on Instagram as @holguindiegoart, where he shares his creations and recent activities
National tree of Colombia
Tempered glass 70x40x16cm 2023
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Diego Valentinuzzi
Italia
The naturalistic theme lends itself in particular to my way of painting and my artistic sensitivity, where, observing my works well, you immediately perceive a delineation, an investigation of the living, of a landscape reality in which I am strongly attracted to that escape, where the artist grants his deepest meditations.
Once again the gaze goes on the breadth of the skies, the slow and versed spent spending seasons in a pictorial style always linked to the hard environmental reality; A component can be vital about the expressive form of my works, in which lights and colors are interpreters of inspiring motifs.
History and dream
oil on canvas 100x70 ...2021
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
DING WENNA
China
Ding Wenna (female), born in 1971 in Hebei Province, graduated from Hebei Normal University in 1992 and has since dedicated herself to ink wash painting. She further pursued studies in ink figure painting at Capital Normal University and the Central Academy of Fine Arts, refining her expertise in this traditional art form. Her career spans over three decades, blending academic training with continuous artistic exploration in Chinese ink aesthetics.
Cerebral Sprint
Xuan paper，ink，and stone colors 84x76cm 2020
This painting portrays the delicate interplay between human reason and emotion, with the intellectual pleasure of thought expressed through rational gray tones, capturing the beauty of balance and movement between the two.
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Dinh Le Phuong Linh
Vietnam
My name is Phuong Linh, a student majoring in Oil Painting at the Vietnam University of Fine Arts. I came to art to rediscover myself. To me, painting is a silent language that allows creative freedom. It helps me explore my inner world, express emotions, and find inspiration and healing.
Rhythm of Light
Oil on canvas / 73x92cm / 2024
The art piece reminds me of quiet afternoons, when sunlight pours through the windows and all sounds seem to fade away. The space is divided by bold geometric forms, yet it doesn’t feel rigid—on the contrary, it opens up a sense of freedom, tinged with solitude and intimacy. I see myself in that room, quietly facing my own thoughts, somewhere between light and shadow
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Dinh Thanh Hai
Việt Nam
I was born in 1982, I am an artist from Vietnam. I am teaching visual arts at Khanh Hoa University, Vietnam. I am honored to participate in the exhibition.
Natural in my self / Forever with time
Oil on canvas / 73x92cm / 2024
People and nature have always been the inspiration for my art. Nature always gives me new ideas. Exploring nature helps me explore myself.
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Lee Dong wo
Korea
나와 가족의 꿈을 위한 여정, 위안, 위로, 행복 그리고 꿈을 찾아 가는 우리의 모습을 표현하고자 함. 지친 일상의 굴레에서 벗어나 오직 나와 가족의 사랑과 행복만을 생각하며 소소하고 아름다운 오늘을 그리고자 함.
개인전 9회. 개인부스전 11회. 단체전 및 기획전 180여회 참가. 한국미술협회, 부산미술협회, 신우회, 형맥회, BIEAF부산국제환경예술제 회원활동.
One fine day
oil on canvas 16.5-27cm 2025
One fine day
oil on canvas / 80 * 145cm / 2025
One fine day
oil on canvas 16.5-27cm 2025
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Kim DongJa
Korea
우포늪에서 생태 해설사를 한 계기로 우포늪과 벗하며 사진 작업을 합니다. 생명은 근본적으로 나고 자라며 순환하는 것이며 인간 또한 그 순환의 일부임에 집중합니다. 인간이 자연에서 멀어질수록 중심을 잃어가는 것이라 생각합니다.
생이가래라는 수생식물의 포자가 우포늪의 물 위에 만든 무늬를 시각적으로 접근한 연작 중 하나 입니다. 포자는 생이가래가 한 생의 주기를 갈무리 하며 만든 다음 생의 약속이며 작품은 그 약속이 겨울의 바람과 물결을 만나 만들어낸 문양의 기록입니 다. 생명 순환 고리의 중심이자 시작입니다.
Salvinia
digital pigmentprint on artpaper/450x300mm/2019
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Dr kusumlata sharma
INDIA
I am dr Kusumlata Sharma artist from Madhya Pradesh i have been working in the field of painting for the last 20 years. In 2019, I was invited to the Russia Art Residency and my paintings were collected in the museum. I have received many international, national and state level awards in the field of painting, in the year 2017 I was awarded a Senior Fellowship by the Government of India. Many of my art exhibitions have been held in all major cities of India including USA, Sweden, China, South Korea, Turkey, Bangladesh etc. In the year 2023, I was invited to the Egypt Symposium. In the year 2025, the Times of India's annual art exhibition which was held in Delhi Mumbai included the art works of well-known artists of the country, my art works were also included in the said exhibition, they were highly appreciated. And were included in the collection of a respectable collector. Currently, I am doing art work along with working in a private college.
My work is my own creativity, my work is a mixture of abstraction and symbols. The fusion style of miniature with nature themes in art has almost always been presented by artists and its depiction can be literal or abstract. Conveying a sense of its depth or perspective remains my main objective. The depiction of nature through art can be used in a special form for better consideration, which is not only a symbol of excellence but also a symbol of curiosity for the unknown. Depictions of nature may also be about intellectual thought and spirituality. I have found nature to play a major role and a source of inspiration for my visual language. I connect with things in nature that are tangible references and use them simply because it's one of the most tactile things. My art is not just an attempt to imitate nature, but also to discover the invisible experiences that are not actually visible in real life and by taking a visual cue from the actual forms of nature by observation and by reflecting on natural phenomena and natural forms. Make his abstract paintings. My paintings incorporate a unique visual vocabulary comprising components of nature, women and culture reflecting their underlying social layers. Form and color acquire a more aesthetic component, open to multiple interpretations, giving simple and artistic meaning to human activity in various roles and activities. In my work abstract art is an experience in which one has to abandon prejudices and ideas and put things into words or visuals, and the artwork gives you a unique experience. Lines, form, color, texture, pattern, structure and process define its formal qualities and the exploration of these formal qualities is the purpose of my art. Dr. Kusumlata Sharma
Untitled
Acrylic ink pastel 22x30 2025
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Dr Priya Yabaluri
INDIA
Dr. Priya Yabaluri is an eminent artist in the art world with over 23 years of experience as a professional artist(Doctorate in Fine Arts). Her artworks have gained popularity and respect and have been exhibited in India and overseas. Along with being an artist, she is the founder of the art brand Art for Awareness and the start-up (MSME) organization World Art Fair. She also arranges art events to display the work of both eminent and upcoming artists who have the potential to be successful. For her excellent work in the industry, she earned many national and global awards in 2020–2025. She also publishes art-related magazines and books to promote art culture and artists around the world. She has collaborated with the United Nations (UN75) to conduct awareness programs by organizing art exhibitions that cover social, ecological, global, and cultural issues. Register to participate in BIEAF2025 Period: From June 15th to July 14th Participation fee: None Field: Painting, Sculpture, Photography, Design, Craft, AI works, etc 1
Art has the extraordinary power to ignite our imagination and kindle a sense of responsibility towards our surroundings. Dr. Priya Yabaluri, popularly known as { PY π ) is a distinguished artist with a passion for nature and sustainable living, brings this blend of art and conscience to life through her awe-inspiring "Simple Living Series." Her beautiful and surreal landscapes highlight the essence of simple living, the importance of community, and the urgent need to improve our lives and protect our precious environment. Dr. Priya Yabaluri's paintings are a mesmerizing celebration of simple living and vibrant communities. The focal point of her artworks is a colorful array of homes, neatly nestled amidst nature's splendor. Each painting depicts a surreal landscape where houses seamlessly blend with the surrounding environment, emphasizing the harmony between human life and nature. Beyond the captivating imagery of homes and communities, Dr. Yabaluri's art carries a profound message about the urgent need to improve our lives while preserving nature. Each brushstroke conveys the artist's concern for our environment and the critical importance of sustainable practices. The surreal landscapes in her paintings act as a gentle nudge towards embracing simple living and minimizing our ecological footprint. They remind us of the interconnectedness between our daily lives and the health of our planet. In this fast-paced world, Dr. Yabaluri's art prompts us to reevaluate our choices and find ways to live in harmony with nature.
Simple living
Mixed media
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Dr. Jaspal Singh
INDIA
Dr.Jaspals.. participated in International,National and, state level art exhibitions since 1980 Awarded many awards in different art exhibitions Solo and group exhibitions since 1985 / Represented in artists camps, workshops, art Symposium and seminars / Research Papers published in referred art bulletins / Bio-data appeared in Who’s Who in India, Indo Europe, Indo America, Dictionary and directories of Indian artist and artists / Artworks in collection of State Museums, public and private collections in India and Abroad..
My present art work is a graphic print (Titled.. Fertility II.. 12.5 x 20 cms, 2023).. its basically concerned to Fertility as metaphorical concept of germination within all.. Triangle downward is concerned to Earth power and intimate inner strength.. here is dialogue seen among all those things exist on Earth.. Seeds of expansion and growing nature forms are giving colors as major pigment of expansion of life.. a concept of rebirth of lost germination..
Fertility II
Graphic print. 12.5 x 20 cms. 2023.
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
DR. MAHIMA GUPTA
USA
Dr. Mahima Gupta (USA) is a Guinness World Record Holder, freelance artist, Teacher and a curator. She has a Ph.D. in Drawing & Painting from University of Rajasthan. Jaipur, India. She received University Grants Commission full Fellowship to pursue PHD. Dr. Mahima is a University Topper and Gold Medalist, 1st position in M.A. (Drawing & Painting). Dr. Mahima works in all mediums. Her works were invited to be exhibited in Europe, North America, South America, Australia, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. She has participated in exhibitions in more than 50 countries. Mahima has been a Jury/Judge at many international art exhibitions in Bangladesh, Azerbaijan, Argentina, Australia, Ecuador, Cuba, Peru & India. She has curated and organized many international art exhibitions. She has received many awards from National and International art exhibitions. Her artworks & articles have been published in many international art magazines, journals, books and book covers.
The Lost Center–Spectrum of Disarray
Digital Art/A1/2025
The Lost Center–Bold Geometry
Digital Art/A1/2025
My poster distills the theme of The Lost Center into a striking, graphic composition. My poster is divided into clean quadrants of solid, unblended color—red, blue, green, and orange—representing competing forces, emotions, or fragmented perspectives. At the heart lies a bright yellow circle, boldly outlined in black, symbolizing a missing or obscured core that once unified these divisions. Radiating from the center are broken black rings, sharp and deliberate, that convey a sense of tension and interrupted flow. The use of flat, saturated color and stark contrast draws inspiration from midcentury modernism and Bauhaus principles, giving the piece a retro yet timeless intensity. This version of The Lost Center is not quiet—it confronts disconnection through bold lines and color blocks, demanding attention and reflection on the forces that separate us from our personal or collective essence. My poster invites viewers to reflect on their own “lost centers” and the journey to rediscover meaning, wholeness, or stillness amidst chaos. The use of pure, unblended colors reinforces a return to essentials—form, emotion, truth— while the precise geometry alludes to order longed for, but just out of reach.
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Dr. Meena Baya
India
Ina time of globle imbalance and disconnection, The Lost Centre invites artists to respond through the universal language of art. This exhibition is a timelyreflection on the crisis we face - within ourselves, our environment and our culture. It offers a space to reconnect , reflect and raise awareness through creative expression.
Wishing BIEAF2025 a successful and inspiring journey ahead.
Dr Meena Baya, resident of Udaipur Rajasthan, academician, ex principal govt. M.G.college Udaipur, painter and printmaker, has been practicing art since last four decades. She has been showcased her art in prestigious art galleries in India and abroad. More than one dozen solo shows and around fifty group shows have been displayed which some are as follows. Lalit kala Academy Jaipur, Delhi, Punjab and Kerala, British council New Delhi, Jahangir art gallery, Nehru Center, Cymroza art gallery and N.C.P.A Mumbai, Birla Academy of art and culture , Kolkata, Karnataka Chitrakala parishad, Bangalore, Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, M.S. University Baroda, Contemporary art gallery,Ahemdabad, Lucknow and Himachal. Internationally, she has exhibited her art in U.S.A, U.K, New Zealand, Bhutan, Japan, Holland, Germany . She has been participated in various state, national and international level camps, workshops etc. Her collection of art can be viewed in India and abroad. Some of the awards she has been honored by are 1988, 2015 and 2020 Raj kala puraskar by Rajasthan Lalit Kala Academy, Jaipur. 2015- First Award by ‘WE’ A Group of Indian Contemporary women Artist Chandigarh, 2000 to 2002-Junior Fellowship for two years for the printmaking by ministry of culture, govt. of india, New Delhi, 1993- Research grant for the printmaking by National Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi ,1996- Fellowship for the printmaking by British council New Delhi and Art Council of Wales, U.K. At present freelancer.
Echoes of The Lost Centre
Acrylic on Canvas / 36x38 inches/ 2024
A frightened man and pigeons scatter in opposite directions-- fleeing fear, the other instinct. The red backdrop burns with urgency, symbolizing a world out of balance. By disturbibg nature , man has lost his path, his centre. Thia painting captures the crisis of The Lost Centre-- where ia broken, and survival turns into silent panic.
Gallery 06
BIEAF2025 - The Lost Center
World Artist Invitation Exhibition
BIEAF Steering Committee announces BIEAF2025 participants. 641 artists were selected from 80 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 01 Artists and Works Slide * You can mark hearts on your favorite artists and works.
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Dr. Shubhra Nag
India
My practice as an educator and researcher in aesthetics has long been
anchored in exploring the transformative power of form—how materials,
memory, and meaning converge in the visual language of painting. At the core of my recent inquiries is the alchemy of forms: a sensorial process where the intuitive and the symbolic meet, drawing from both lived experience and layered tradition.
This alchemy becomes especially potent when situated within the visual
grammar of Baramasa—the poetic and seasonal cycle that has shaped India’s vernacular imagination for centuries. My work traces how the cyclical moods of Baramasa continue to inform contemporary painting practices, allowing artists to evoke not only temporal shifts but emotional landscapes rooted in nature, longing, and continuity.
Rather than looking outward to digital technologies, my current focus looks inward—to the phenomenology of making, to the gestures that resist mechanization, and to the tactile presence of pigment, texture, and surface. In my paintings, form is not merely aesthetic but mnemonic; it holds the capacity to recall, reshape, and re-situate memory within the present. It also serves as a gentle conduit for mindfulness and calmness, offering viewers moments of quiet contemplation amid the rush of contemporary life.
At BIEAF 2025, I hope to share this journey of form as transformation—where painting is not a static image but a living terrain of time, culture, and affect. It is in these interstices between craft, emotion, and visual poetics that new vocabularies of contemporary Indian art can emerge, grounded yet expansive.
Dr. Shubhra Nag is a New Delhi-based visual artist and art educator whose interdisciplinary practice delves into the complex intersections of environment, culture, and identity. A gold medallist in both BFA and MFA in Creative Painting and a Doctorate in Visual Arts from Banaras Hindu University, she merges technical mastery with philosophical exploration to create art that resonates on multiple levels. Her artistic journey expanded internationally through training in Chinese figure painting at the China International Academy of Art in Hangzhou, under Chinese government scholarship. This unique blend of Indian and Eastern aesthetic philosophies shapes her visual language, infusing her work with fluid brushwork, earthy palettes, and layered textures that evoke spaces of contemplation and refuge. Over two decades, Dr. Nag has explored themes of ecological imbalance, cultural displacement, and humanity’s fragile connection to nature and heritage. Her recent series, Alchemy of Forms, investigates the delicate balance between form and emptiness, presence and absence, reflecting a search for stillness and orientation amid modern chaos. Her art has been showcased in solo exhibitions like AnnandaRasaVaichitram (2023) and in more than fifty national and international exhibitions. Her works are held in esteemed collections, including Zhejiang University in China, Lalit Kala Akademi in New Delhi, SCZCC in Nagpur, and Ram Chhatpar Shilpanyas in Varanasi, underscoring her significant presence in the contemporary art landscape. As an accomplished art historian and UGC-recognized scholar, Dr. Nag contributes actively to discourse on environmental aesthetics, digital innovation in art, and the reinterpretation of traditional iconography. For Dr. Nag, art is both resistance and hope—a pathway back to balance, orientation, and shared humanity. In an era marked by fragmentation, her work stands as a quiet yet powerful act of connection and renewal.
Alchemy of Forms
Acrylic on Canvas/90 x 90cms./2025
Description of Artworks – Dr. Shubhra Nag In her body of work titled Alchemy of Forms, Dr. Shubhra Nag navigates the existential questions posed by “The Lost Center,” interrogating how modern humanity, driven by relentless acceleration and digital immersion, has drifted from the core of balance, connection, and spiritual stillness. Through thirty paintings and a video installation, her art becomes both a diagnosis of this crisis and a quiet offering of renewal. Dr. Nag’s canvases are characterized by fluid brushwork and earthy palettes rooted in Indian and Chinese aesthetics. She employs acrylics, graphite, and watercolour to build layered compositions where form and void exist in constant dialogue. These works are not merely images but spaces of contemplation, evoking landscapes that feel both familiar and intangible. The surfaces ripple with movement, as if charting unseen currents beneath the surface of life. Themes of silence and presence run through the series. Her concept of “Silent Communication” emerges visually in delicate marks, translucent washes, and restrained gestures that invite viewers into a private dialogue. These are paintings that refuse noise, urging viewers to slow down, reflect, and rediscover an inner center amidst external chaos. The environmental crisis is subtly woven into her work. Natural forms— branches, ripples, drifting petals—appear and dissolve within the compositions, hinting at the fragility of ecosystems and the interconnectedness of all existence. Her palette echoes soil, stone, and mist, grounding the viewer while simultaneously evoking impermanence. Complementing the paintings, Dr. Nag’s video installation extends this exploration into time and space. Slow transitions of organic shapes and shifting colours unfold rhythmically, suggesting cycles of loss and renewal. The video acts as a meditation, a temporal space where viewers can linger and recalibrate their own inner rhythms. It reflects on the disjunction between human pace and nature’s pace—a core concern in an era of environmental and cultural upheaval. Ultimately, Alchemy of Forms is an aesthetic and philosophical response to the festival’s theme. Dr. Nag’s work does not deny the crises of climate change, cultural fragmentation, or digital disconnection; rather, it insists that even amidst disorientation, art can offer pathways toward balance and hope. Her practice is a gentle but firm act of resistance, reclaiming spaces for silence, slowness, and attentive seeing. Each artwork in the series becomes an invitation: to listen more deeply, to observe more mindfully, and to rediscover the lost center within ourselves and our collective humanity. In this way, Dr. Nag’s Alchemy of Forms contributes powerfully to the dialogue on art’s role in navigating—and healing—a world in crisis.
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Dr. Vandana Malhotra
India
In a world where concrete outweighs green, the hush of shade beneath trees offers calm on days the sun burns loud. Proof that solutions bloom around us—if only we dare to notice. Under the shadow remind us we need the trees on our Mother Earth they give us calm , peace and helping and healing for today rush life . I used b
Under the shadow
Water colours on paper/38x58cm/2024
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Yu duk chul
Korea
우리나라 백두대간을 다니며 현장에 그림으로 그리고 있다. 전국의 산을 산책하다 발길이 머무는 곳이면 어디든지 그림을 그린다. 수년째 등산하고 대두대간 숲속에서 그림을 그리는 작업을 해오다 보니, 한국의 자연미와 기운을그림에 담을 수 있고 나 자신 심신의 조화를 이뤄 더욱 건강해진 듯하다. 그림 또한 수묵으로 일필휘지 생명감을 표현하니 기운 생동하다.
우리나라의 백두대간을 수묵화로 일필휘지 선으로 표현했다. "백두대간"은 한반도의 주산(主山) 줄기, 즉 한반도의 주요 산맥계를 이루는 산줄기를 말한다. 백두산에 서 시작해 지리산까지 이어지는 약 1,400km의 산줄기로, 우리나라 산맥 체계에서 가장 중심이 되는 개념으로 이 그림은 수묵화로 일필휘지 선으로 설악산을 표현했 다.
백두대간
두방지에 수묵화 45X52cm 2025
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
DULAL CHANDRA DAS
Bangladesh
Description of Image-11: Color through the greenery of nature. keep moving, again and again, in circles—finding colors and more colors in people, and through nature’s greens
My handmade paper making Garment Waste Can harm the environment, especially through garment waste. Biodegradable clothing or garment waste can release chemicals into the air and soil, which may contaminate groundwater and surface water. In our country, many garment factories generate a large amount of textile waste due to improper labor management, posing significant environmental risks. Instead of properly utilizing this waste, factories sell it at low prices to local retailers. Some of the waste is burned, producing harmful smoke, which is a major cause of environmental pollution. By recycling garment waste into paper, we can significantly reduce environ mental risks and contribute to a more sustainable future. At heart I’m an artist; my passion is creating engaging and inspiring works of art in a whole host of different media. But I’m also committed to the Development of Fine Arts in Bangladesh; in fact, I believe that Fine Arts, the study and making of visual art, is crucial to the holistic advance of my Country. I have Bachelor of Fine Arts from fine art department (Graphic design) Rajshahi University Bangladesh. I want to serve the society and design industry as a professional, Applying my skill & aesthetics to the best of my abilities, in accordance to the Company's brand philosophy. It is a learning experience for me to see application of design and art in real life scenario. I hope that I can be an inspiration to them, an encouragement to my highlyvalued colleagues, and a small part in the unstoppable Cultural movement in this world.
Color through the greenery of nature
Handmade paper and mixed color 80 X 54 2025
A beautiful form of self-effacement
Handmade paper and mixed color 38X26cm 2025
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
LEE DULI
Korea
〈Coexistence〉 explores layered relationships where nature and humanity, tradition and modernity, Eastern and Western aesthetics converge through hanji and ink. Within the textured flow of time, all beings are harmoniously entwined, reflecting on the essence of being together through art.
After earning a master's degree in Fine Arts from the Graduate School of the University of Suwon, she is currently pursuing a doctoral program. Through abstract paintings using hanji (traditional Korean paper), she has expressed Korean aesthetics in a contemporary language. She has participated in numerous exhibitions both in Korea and abroad, and sympathizes with the BIEAF2025 theme, “The Lost Center,” hoping to continue engaging in global dialogue through art.
공존 Coexistence
한지에 혼합재료 97x97cm 024
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Duong Thuong
Vietnam
A plein-air sketching journey bathed in sunlight and wind along the Western Shore of Do Son. There, I saw Her — alone in a quiet corner, gently and peacefully resting on the shore as the tide receded. She seemed calm, content, and complete. The painting captures that moment of serene solitude.
My name is Duong Thi Thu Thuong, born in 1979 in Hanoi, Vietnam. I hold a Master's degree in Art Education and am currently pursuing a Ph.D. in the same field at the Vietnam National University of Arts Education. With a background in Fashion Design and a deep passion for fine arts, I have spent many years working as both an educator and an artist. I am a member of the Hanoi Female Artists Club and the Hai Phong Fine Arts Association. Since 2017, I have regularly participated in national and regional art exhibitions, including those held in Hanoi, Hai Phong, and the Red River Delta. My works span different mediums, from oil painting to silk, often reflecting Vietnamese cultural heritage, folk traditions, and daily life. In addition to creating art, I am dedicated to teaching and sharing creative methods with students, emphasizing individual expression and freedom in art. I have published several articles on art education and fashion design, and contributed to academic conferences on traditional arts and heritage preservation. Art, for me, is a way to connect the past with the present, and to tell stories that resonate with both local and global audiences. I am honored to share my work with you in this exhibition.
Wait
Gouache/24x30/2025
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Ed Hanssen
The Netherlands
Ed Hanssen studied at Maastricht academy of arts. Best known for initiating artprojects such as Selfportrait Drawing Community, Genuine Art Projects international(GAPi) and many more.
A memory of what used to be
Acrylic, charcoal on canvas
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Eder Trespalacios Rivera
Colombia
Eder Trespalacios Rivera was born in Cartagena- Colombia in 1966. He is a master of fine arts, painter, sculptor, and muralist. He also teaches art.
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A memory of what used to be
Acrylic, charcoal on canvas
It is a work that represents the union of countries in search of world peace.
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Edgar Francisko Jimenez
Colombia
I think that it is very beneficial to the World to insist on rising awareness about global climate change issue and to suggest positive steps to follow.
Edgar Francisko was born in Pijiño, Colombia. He studied Fine Arts at the National University of Colombia, Bogotá; He studied etching at the Atelier 17 in París, France and Traditional Chinese painting in Beijing, China. Professor at the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University in Bogota Colombia, Tutor at the Arts Centre in Hong Kong. During His long artistic Carrer he has received many awards. He works simultaneously in Two different styles, one called Calligraphic dance and the other Form fragmentation. His paintings are permanently exhibited in several Museums and public Collections around the World. He has made many solo exhibitions in Colombia, Venezuela, Canada, United States, Spain, Hong Kong, Thailand, South Korea and China.
Fragile worlds // - Time Is running out
Acrylic on canvas
More than one description of this work I would like to rise a question: Would the presidents of the countries producers of Atomic bombs use them just to safeguard their business, their power and big Ego, in detriment of the whole humanity?
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Eduardo Butrón Hodwalker
Colombia
Eduardo Butrón Hodwalker is an ecological and environmentalist artist, born in Magangué, Colombia. Has dedicated more than 35 years taking out garbage from the environment. To carry up his art pieces, collect waste that take out of the nature to create a deep and transgresor work that invites us to reflect about the impact of our actions in the environment.
Botero and his fat
Collage (paper cuts)
Botero and his fat is a collage piece of art create with hundred of fat characters, take out of Botero's dreamlike world. It speaks about inequality, false promises and an unbalance world tha is not fat and on the contrary, reject you all the time.
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Eduarte Gámez Aroca
Colombia
EDUARTE DE JESÚS GÁMEZ AROCA Self-taught plastic artist from Ariguaní (El Difícil), Magdalena, born on July 26, 1970 in the home of Luis Enrique Gámez and Elida María Aroca, sixth of seven siblings. Academic bachelor of the Departmental Educational Institution Liceo Ariguaní, in 2019, with a diploma in Management and Formulation of Cultural Projects at the University of Magdalena. From an early age I feed my great interest in drawing and painting. The fundamentals that contribute to the maturity of my works range from the study and deepening on great masters of the renaissance as Caravaggio, Bouguereau, among others. Passionate about art since I discovered the magic of drawing and the immediate relationship with oil. In my 25 years of artistic career I have made several exhibitions nationally and abroad, among those we have: XI International Art Biennial of Suba 2019, Bogota (in person), Exogénesis Galería Gráfica de Arte Latinoamericano, Bogota 2020 (virtual). Night of the Souls, Mexico 2020 (virtual). Museo Internacional Fundación Renconesarte, Colombia 2020 (virtual) Fronteras de Withaut, 2020 (virtual). Pro-Arte Gallery Havana, Cuba “Razones” 2021 (virtual). First World Festival of Virtual Art New York, 2021 (virtual). World Art Day, Peru 2022 (virtual). Commemorating Art Day, Bolivar 2022 (virtual). INBLU Varese, Italy 2022 (virtual). International Women's Day, Brazil 2022 (virtual). Knights in the Arts, 2022 (virtual). Paletas de Paz, Argentina 2022 (virtual), among others.
Macaws
Oil on canvas / 50×60 cm / 2025
This artwork presents a vibrant and colorful scene that exalts the spiritual and symbiotic connection between humans and nature. In the center, surrounded by a halo of warm light, is the serene face of a young indigenous woman, whose calm expression conveys ancestral wisdom and harmony with her surroundings. Her straight, dark hair and simple adornments reinforce her cultural and natural identity. Around her, four exuberantly plumaged macaws—red, blue, green, and yellow —dominate the scene with a dynamism that contrasts with the stillness of the human portrait. The birds, rendered with great realism and detail, appear to move freely among moss-covered branches, evoking the vibrant life of the tropical forest. The leaves in the background and the humid, misty atmosphere complete the jungle setting. From an artistic perspective, the work combines figurative portraiture with naturalistic elements to express a message of respect, coexistence, and beauty between indigenous cultures and biodiversity. The circular composition formed by the macaws around the human figure can be interpreted as a symbol of protection, unity, or even a life cycle.
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Elena Tereshkova
Russia
«Many faces»
Digital art «Many faces» 2025
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Elif Melda Kurt
Türkiye
MELDA KURT WAS BORN IN ISTANBUL. SHE GRADUATED FROM THE PHOTOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT OF THE FINE ARTS FACULTY OF MIMAR SINAN UNIVERSITY IN 2000. THE SAME YEAR, SHE STARTED WORKING AS A FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT TO ADİL GÜLTEKİN. She became the head of photography operations at the Hilton Hotel Photography Service Teknika. Between 2002 and 2003, she worked as a photography instructor at the Department of Photography and Videography at the Vocational School of Kocaeli University. In 2005, she became one of the founders of the Lycia Photography Studio. she also served as the head of photography visuals at Mudo Concept. SINCE 2008, HE WAS A PHOTOGRAPHY INSTRUCTOR AT ISMEK (ISTANBUL METROPOLITAN MUNICIPALITY VOCATIONAL TRAINING COURSES) AS A MASTER INSTRUCTOR IN THE BRANCH OF PHOTOGRAPHY. SHE COMPLETED HIS MASTER'S DEGREE IN THE CINEMA AND TELEVISION DEPARTMENT OF OKAN UNIVERSITY IN 2022.
Zaman ve döngü
Dijital fotoğraf/30*40/2014
Art is like a mandala. Incredible effort is expended for its existence, and then it suddenly vanishes and enters the process of re-creation. Yesterday, it existed, was created, vanished, was reborn, and will vanish. The future cannot be understood without the past. Bearing witness to this time is building a bridge between the past and the future. I believe I have built that bridge with this work. I wanted to convey this cycle through these photographs I took during a tidal wave in Zanzibar.
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Elijah Blond
USA
Elijah Blond is a visual storyteller. He is a videographer and producer whose mediums include photography and video. The subject of his work is rooted in connecting nature to everyday life. He is a frequent collaborator with like-minded artists who help him to elevate his work by challenging his process. Over the past decade, he has shown around the world from Seoul, South Korea to New York, NY.
He has a passion for capturing nature. He believes that life without nature cannot exist so he captures it in his work to inspire others.
Elijah Blond는 비주얼 스토리텔러이다. 그는 주요 매체가 사진과 비디오인 비디오그래퍼이자 프로듀서이다. 그의 작업 주제는 자연과 일상을 연결하는 데 뿌리를 두고 있다.
그는 자신의 작업 방식에 도전하여 작품의 수준을 높이는 데 도움을 주는, 생각이 비슷한 아티스트들과 자주 협업한다. 지난 10년 동안 한국 서울에서 뉴욕에 이르기까지 전 세계를 돌며 전시를 해왔으며 지난 10년 동안 그의 작품은 한국 서울에서 뉴욕까지 전 세계에서 상영되었다.
자연을 포착하는 데 열정적이고 자연 없이는 삶이 존재할 수 없다고 믿기에, 다른 사람들에게 영감을 주기 위해 자연을 작품에 담아낸다.
Infinity
Fine art print 11 ×16inches 2025
In Infinity, the curves of the Hwanho Park Space Walk are captured in stark black and white. It’s suspended structure twisting against a blank sky, seemingly without beginning or end. This image is a meditation on displacement and aspiration. A human-made path leading nowhere, echoing the disoriented search for grounding in an era of ecological and existential uncertainty.
The Space Walk, designed as a place to look outwards, here becomes a mirror reflecting inward. It is a symbol of the lost center. Stripped of color, the image evokes both absence and potential, anchoring a sense of stillness in motion. The photograph challenges viewers to question what it means to move forward when our trajectory is unbound, when nature’s rhythm is disrupted and our landmarks, both literal and spiritual, have shifted.
Infinity invites us to pause at the edge of this constructed loop and ask: where are we going, and what have we left behind?
Infinity에서 환호공원 우주 유영의 곡선은 선명한 흑백으로 포착된다. 마치 시작과 끝이 없는 듯 텅 빈 하늘을 배경으로 휘감긴 듯한, 공중에 떠 있는 구조물이다. 이 이미지는 이동과 열망에 대한 명상이다. 어디로도 이어지지 않는 인공적인 길은 생태학적, 실존적 불확실성의 시대에 방향을 잃은 채 땅에 뿌리내리고자 하는 갈망을 반영한다.
바깥을 바라보는 장소로 설계된 우주 유영은 이제 내면을 비추는 거울이 된다. 잃어버린 중심의 상징이다. 색을 벗긴 이 이미지는 부재와 가능성을 동시에 불러일으키며, 움직임 속의 고요함을 고스란히 담아낸다. 이 사진은 우리의 궤적이 얽매이지 않고, 자연의 리듬이 깨지고, 문자 그대로의 그리고 영적인 지표가 변화하는 이 시대에, 앞으로 나아가는 것이 무엇을 의미하는지 질문하게 한다.
Infinity는 이 인공적인 고리의 끝자락에서 잠시 멈춰 서서 질문하게한다. 우리는 어디로 가고 있으며, 무엇을 남겨두고 왔는가?
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Elizabeth Castillo
Philippines
BIEAF 2025, featuring the theme "The Lost Center," shines a spotlight on a significant issue facing the art world today. This event is not just an exhibition; it’s a call to recognize the struggles artists and institutions face in trying to keep art alive amid chaos. Around the globe, art faces serious threats—funding cuts, political bans, and shifting cultures. It’s easier than ever for art to fade into the background, yet artists keep fighting to create and share meaningful work. Understanding these challenges helps us see why resilience and new ideas matter more than ever.
Elizabeth Esguerra Castillo considers herself a self-taught artist with her works leaning toward abstract expressionism and surrealism. Elizabeth believes that art heals psychologically, mentally, spiritually, and physically. She likes experimenting on her pieces which are all absolutely authentic as she also coins herself as an Intuitive Artist. From her cascade of exquisite artworks, one can immerse himself into a dreamy realm. Surreal paintings that can take you to different worlds. Almost all of her paintings were done at the spur of the moment as if her hand has a mind of its own and guides the brushstrokes to create masterpieces. She strongly believes that “Art shows us not just perfection but to discover imperfections and find the collateral beauty behind it.” Elizabeth uses recycled materials to give texture and life to her works. She also wants her art pieces to be socially relevant like her “Earth Theme” and “Climate Change” Series of works. Through her art, she wants to inspire others to protect the Earth and help reverse the effects of climate change.
Oblivion
Mixed Media/70 x 60/2024
"Oblivion" is a vibrant and thought-provoking art piece depicting **BIEAF2025: The Lost Center - Art in Crisis.** The central image sho is a swirling vortex of colors and textures, representing the chaotic nature of a changing world. Emerging from this vortex are fragmented yet interconnected figures, symbolizing humanity's connection through art. The color palette is a mix of bold, contrasting hues to represent diverse cultural backgrounds, punctuated by sparks of hopeful light. The overall feel is one of urgent creativity, emphasizing the vital role of art in navigating crisis and fostering understanding in a globalized world. The style is abstract and expressive, hinting at both the fragility and resilience of human expression."
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
ELSA DOMMARCO
ARGENTINA
Elsa Maria Dommarco, Born in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Training: The following teachers intervene in his academic and plastic training: Bernardo Di Vruno, Luis Debairosmoura, Jorge Meijide, Jesús Marcos and Monica Caputo among others. He also attended art history courses, seminars, work analysis, with Matilde Marin. He currently attends the Lithographic Edition Center run by the director Natalia Giachetta. On the other hand, we highlight the recognition in more than 44 awards. He has participated in more than 170 collective exhibitions, some of them in Argentina as: National Faculty of Slaughter, National Chamber of Commerce, End of the World Museum (Ushuaia), Metropolitan Museum, Palais de Glace, Expo-back room, Roca Museum, Museum of the City of Luján, EGGO, Fundacruz (Rio Gallegos), ARTEBA and in the cities of Lincoln and Azul among others, in the Buenos Aires province. Abroad, he has exhibited at Cultural Centers in Portugal, Spain, Austria, Italy (Milan and Venice), Paris and Slovenia.In the United States in Cultural Centers of Miami and Washington.
bubble city
mixed technique - 40 x 32cm - 2022
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Elsa Victorios
COLOMBIA USA
Elsa Victorios is a Colombian artist based in the United States. Her works have been distinguished and recognized in many countries around the world, with some pieces already exhibited in museums. Elsa’s art is celebrated for its surrealist style, combining imagination and emotional depth to create captivating visual experiences. Her unique vision and dedication continue to inspire audiences globally.
“Myself” is a captivating surrealist painting that merges the essence of human identity with the profound contrasts between urban structures and the natural world. At the center of the composition, a pair of expressive eyes emerge as the focal point, gazing directly at the viewer. These eyes, rendered with delicate realism, invite a sense of intimate connection, acting as a window to the inner self. Partially shrouded by undulating, architectonic forms that evoke tall city buildings or modern highways, the eyes seem to peer through the rigid constructs of human civilization. A gentle white dove rests atop the figure’s visible eye, its soft feathers and organic curves in striking contrast to the geometric rigidity of the surrounding structures. The dove symbolizes peace, freedom, and a delicate link to nature, reminding the viewer that amidst the towering constructions of urban life, the natural world persists and coexists. The bird’s placement suggests a protective presence or a messenger between the inner soul and the external environment. The background features an expansive, dreamlike sky with swirling brushstrokes, evoking motion and a sense of transcendence. A vivid sun or celestial orb radiates warm light, contrasting beautifully with the cool blues and stark black-and-white patterns that run through the cityscape elements. The interplay of warm and cool colors creates a dynamic tension, emphasizing the coexistence of opposing forces—nature and industry, freedom and constraint, light and shadow. The lower portion of the painting reflects shimmering water, further blurring the line between constructed reality and the organic flow of life. The water serves as both a literal and symbolic element, signifying depth, emotion, and the subconscious mind. Reflections within the water subtly distort the surrounding forms, reinforcing the surrealist aesthetic and the idea that reality is fluid, ever-changing, and layered with hidden meaning. Elsa Victorios’ technique demonstrates a mastery of texture and movement. The brushwork ranges from smooth gradients in the eyes and dove to more vigorous, expressive strokes in the sky and water, creating a rich, tactile surface that invites viewers to explore each section closely. The use of bold, harmonious colors reflects the artist’s Colombian heritage and passion for infusing life and vibrancy into each canvas. The surrealist nature of “Myself” recalls the influence of masters like Salvador Dalí and René Magritte, yet it remains distinctly personal. Victorios weaves together elements of self-reflection, urban expansion, and the fragile resilience of the natural world, creating a visual narrative that speaks to the modern human condition. The painting encourages viewers to question their relationship with the environments they inhabit—both external cities and their internal landscapes. Ultimately, “Myself” is a poetic meditation on identity, coexistence, and the dreamlike spaces where our constructed realities meet the organic essence of life. It stands as a testament to Elsa Victorios’ commitment to exploring deep philosophical themes through surrealist expression, inspiring audiences to reflect on the delicate balance between human ambition and the enduring power of nature.
MYSELF
OIL/16”x20”/2020
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Elżbieta Zrobek
POLSKA
Urodzona w Czeladzi. Absolwentka Państwowego Liceum Sztuk Plastycznych w Katowicach. Studiowała na Uniwersytecie Śląskim, na Wydziale Artystycznym w Cieszynie. Dyplom w zakresie malarstwa sztalugowego uzyskała w pracowni prof. Jagody Adamus i dr. Adama Molendy. Ukończyła studia podyplomowe w zakresie malarstwa w pracowni prof. Teresy Kotkowskiej-Rzepeckiej oraz unikatowego papieru czerpanego pod kierunkiem dr hab. Małgorzaty Buczek-Śledzińskiej, na Wydziale Malarstwa Akademii Sztuk Pięknych im. J. Matejki w Krakowie. W 2017 roku uzyskała stopień doktora sztuki na Wydziale Malarstwa Akademii Sztuk Pięknych w Krakowie pod opieką artystyczną prof. Teresy Kotkowskiej-Rzepeckiej. Jest członkiem Związku Polskich Artystów Plastyków okręg katowicki. Zrealizowała 40 indywidualnych wystaw malarstwa oraz obiektów z unikatowego papieru czerpanego z materii organicznej. Uczestniczyła w ponad 100 prezentacjach zbiorowych w kraju i za granicą m. in. USA, Rosji, Francji, Niemczech, Anglii, Szwajcarii. Zajmuje się malarstwem sztalugowym i tworzy autorski, unikatowy papier ręcznie czerpany.
Ciągła rozbudowa miast powoduje, że niegdyś odległy horyzont staje się coraz bliższy.
LANDSCAPE WITHOUT HORIZON
OIL ON CANVAS/120X80/2025
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Eman El-Shamy
Saudi Arabia
I’m a multidisciplinary artist blending ancient symbolism with a contemporary lens. I won the Britrise Art Award 2025, exhibited in Milan and held my solo show in Rome. I’ve performed live painting at major events in Dubai and Saudi Arabia. My art is identity, light, and renewal.
Echoes of Eternity
Charcoal;pastels; 61×84 ; 9/2024
Echoes of Eternity" is a personal tribute to my late father an engineer, an artist, and the source of my creativity. His absence marked the loss of my inner center. The work reflects a meeting point between science and spirit, presence and absence. By merging Pharaonic symbols with anatomy and molecular forms, it explores how a lost center can transform into eternal echoes of memory, love, and creation.
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Dr. Emelie Victor Anyaegbunam
Nigeria
My name is Dr. Emelie Victor Anyaegbunam, a Nigerian-born visual artist and storyteller celebrated internationally for my distinctive monochromatic style infused with accents of gold and green. My journey as an artist began with formal studies at the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu, where I earned my OND, followed by an HND from Lagos State Polytechnic. What truly defined my artistic path, however, was a moment of accidental brilliance—when gold paint spilled onto an old ink drawing and revealed a striking harmony that would later shape the core of my aesthetic vision. My work is rooted deeply in Afrocentrism, memory, and cultural identity. I explore themes ranging from African market life and urban Lagos narratives to Igbo heritage and abstract expressionism. I employ diverse media—oil, acrylic, pastel, watercolor, and charcoal—to bring these stories to life. I currently live and work full-time in Lagos, where I also serve as the CEO and lead instructor at Okomoko Art Gallery in Lekki. Over the years, my art has been exhibited globally across India, Korea, Venezuela, Argentina, and beyond. I am honored to be the recipient of numerous international awards, including the Maestro Award, Gold from Manikarnika Gallery, Silver from Quinquenal Arte, and Best Acrylics Painter by Talentila. I have also been recognized by the WOSA Artist Group in Morocco and appointed as an Ambassador to both the Child Survival Art Movement and the BINDAAS Artist Group in India. Through my work, I strive to tell stories that resonate beyond borders—stories that are visually compelling, culturally relevant, and emotionally honest. I welcome you into my world of layered textures, monochrome tones, and golden truths.
INSIDE LAGOS
Acrylic on canvas/ 3ft by 4ft / 2025
INSIDE LAGOS is a compelling visual narrative that captures the pulsating spirit and extured complexity of life in Lagos, Nigeria’s most populous and dynamic city. Rendered in Dr. Emelie Victor Anyaegbunam’s signature monochromatic style infused with deliberate touches of color, this acrylic painting is an evocative representation of a bustling open-air market scene on a rain-slicked Lagos street. The composition is densely populated with figures—primarily women— seated or standing behind mounds of produce such as bananas, tomatoes, vegetables, and other local goods. These market women, rendered in muted grayscale, stand as both individual characters and collective symbols of the resilience and industriousness that drive the informal economy of Lagos. The strategic use of green and orange on the fruits, along with splashes of yellow and blue in headwraps and fabrics, infuses the work with rhythm, vitality, and contrast against the subdued background, drawing the viewer’s eye to the energy of commerce and survival. The background is defined by a rain-washed urban street lined with multistorey residential buildings and familiar Lagos transport vehicles—yellow danfo buses and white mini vans. The glistening effect on the wet road surface reflects city lights and further accentuates the humid, lived-in atmosphere. Overhead umbrellas scattered across the market create a visual canopy of daily labor and protection against the elements, while the subdued skyline and setting sun suggest either early dawn or twilight, giving the scene a temporal ambiguity that adds to its poetic quality. Dr. Anyaegbunam’s painterly technique blends elements of impressionism with cultural realism. The hurried brushstrokes and layered textures mimic the movement and noise of a typical Lagos day, while the black-and-white palette serves as a metaphor for memory, timelessness, and urban struggle. In contrast, the isolated use of vibrant colors can be interpreted as the enduring beauty, hope, and cultural richness within a challenging environment. This painting does more than document—it testifies. INSIDE LAGOS offers a microcosmic view of Nigerian urban life where survival, entrepreneurship, and community intersect. The faces, postures, and interactions of the figures evoke not just the act of selling, but also the spirit of human connection amid chaos. It is a homage to the Nigerian woman’s strength, the culture of the Lagos market, and the economy that thrives not in glass towers, but under tarpaulins and open skies. Ultimately, INSIDE LAGOS is a visual symphony—a celebration of people, place, and purpose. It invites the viewer to look closely, to feel the heat, to hear the chatter, and to recognize the dignity in everyday labor. This is Lagos, seen from within—not merely a city, but a living, breathing organism of stories, commerce, and cultural resilience.
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Emiko Urataki
Japan
Photographer, Designer, Snow Creator
Representative of ""Atelier Snowbird""
”Photoguide FUKUOKA” Chief Editor
Silence
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Emilio Héctor Rodríguez
United States
Emilio Héctor Rodríguez (Cuba, 1950). While a student at the Instituto Pre-Universitario de Marianao (Marianao Senior High School), he participated in several workshops sponsored by San Alejandro Arts Academy. Between 1969 and 1970 he worked under the guidance of Cuban painter Jesús Antonio Valdovino Diaz at a center for the visual arts run by Consejo Nacional de Cultura (National Council of Culture) located in El Vedado, La Habana. In 1971 he enrolled in the University of Havana obtaining a degree in Computer Science in 1976. He left Cuba in1981 and spent one year living in Paris. He moved to Miami, Florida, in 1982. He began painting with acrylic guided by the Cuban painter Dominica Alcántara in 2005 at the “Latin Quarter Cultural Center” in Miami. Abstract painting became his last interest and passion. He has been painting abstracts since 2007. Emilio Héctor has been participating in the workshops of renowned Cuban-American painters and professors Baruj Salinas and Yovani Bauta at Miami Dade College. His work can be found in private and public collections in Florida as well as in other states and countries of South America Europe and Asia. In 2010 Emilio Héctor presented a group of abstract artists to commemorate a Century since the first abstract artwork by Wassily Kandisnsky. This presentation later continued to become the “7 Plus One Art Project” which has been presenting abstract art exhibitions in diverse institutions locally as well as internationally. Actually, Emilio Héctor conducts this project as its founder and artistic director.
Art has been, and is, the best medium to communicate between different cultures, from the past as well as in the present. No maters which style, medium or way of elaboration have been used, art is the only way we have to recreate our environment. Art could be in crisis, but it is always a tool to transmit our culture to others.
ORIGIN III
Acrylic on canvas, 36" x 48", 2018
Being a painter whose professional expertise is in the fields of Mathematics and Cybernetics is not a common profile. But it is my case indeed. This gives me an unusual perspective when I am proposing and defining my work. My interpretation of the environment is deeply affected by the criteria shaped by my formal education. Abstract art allows me to take a deep look and experiment inside any existing reality. It is not only a tool I use to look under the skin of a creature or under the surface of an object, but it is also a path to look above them all. Abstract art, for me, is not just a simple instrument to describe what is hidden by the boundaries of life and by the matter surrounding me, but it allows me to recreate those boundaries, through imagination, beyond the limits of my sight and thoughts. My paintings represent the vertex where Mathematics, spirituality and arts converge forever to satisfy my inner longing to integrate my ideas with colors and shapes. My art is only an example of the myriad of gifts which I receive from God every day. This experience is a blessing, a fundamental and legitimate part of my relationship with God.
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
EMILIO LUIS FERNÁNDEZ GARRIDO
SPAIN
Multidisciplinary plastic artist Professor in the Department of Drawing, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Granada (UGR). PhD in Fin Arts, UGR. Medal for the Fine Arts Merit, Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Granada. Manager-Director of the Drawing, Engraving and Stamping Workshop "La Granja", Granada MoclínPrint Director: Residency and International Meeting of Moclín-Granada Graphic Artists.
Let me borrow your feet so I can put them on
Paper, ink and tack assembly
This work that I present serves as a connecting thread to conceive new pieces based on existing ones, undergoing a different and continuous metamorphosis since its inception two decades ago. I apply concepts, codes, and icons that shape a personal dialectic in order to experiment, as a vital necessity, with the inhabited or uninhabited space as a result of the ritual used in the creative process, in a state of supreme concentration. I employ an objective and reasoned poetics in which I project the possibilities offered by the exhibition space.
BIEAF2025 Invited Artist
Emna Codepi
Colombia
Emna Codepi is a Colombian artist, poet, and writer. She is a founding member of the Crear Cultura Foundation in Ciénaga Magdalena. She has exhibited her work in several countries and her artistic endeavor is focused on capturing a style she calls "Florillismo," where she harmonizes the flat spaces of her paintings by blending the delicacy of tiny, flower-shaped brushstrokes that simultaneously visualize compositions of love and life.
Let me borrow your feet so I can put them on
Paper, ink and tack assembly
Spring Effervescence: This painting is made using acrylic on canvas. Inspired by the imagination of a spring-based world captured in "Florillismo," with a 00 brush, creating strokes of tiny flowers that remind us of our commitment to preserving nature so that tomorrow we can enjoy spring in all its splendor, not just reflected in our memories. It is composed of more than a million tiny flowers of varied colors that emanate spring in all its splendor.