One Shanghai based artist gained worldwide recognition for her subversive and insightful art ideology, emerging contemporary artist, Lu Yang’s (陆扬) work focused on exploring the limitations of the human body and consciousness, attempting to transcend the rigid limitations of  physical work via digital media, performances, and installations. 

Whether you know her as Jeff Bezos’s ex-wife or as a novelist, everyone can agree that Mackenzie Scott is a philanthropist. With a net worth of $34.4 billion, Scott is constantly making donations to non-profit organizations and charities.

As a female  artist, Tania Marmolejo was constantly  told “maybe you need to change.” Yet, the best thing that she ever did for her career was ignore that advice.

Dominican born, Tania Marmolejo knew that she wanted to pursue a career in art since she was a little girl. She studied Graphic Design and Illustration in Norway, then attended the Altos de Chavón School of Design to study Fine Arts. Soon after, she attended Parsons The New School for Design, New York on scholarship and received a degree in Fine Arts and Illustration. 

Art critic Hilton Hamer once commented on Photographer Evelyn Hofer referring to her as “the most famous unknown photographer in America,” a title that seems to capture her whole artistic career. 

She is like a lonely explorer, catching unique pieces of memories belonging to cities in her photographs. Today, 14 years after her death, we can still feel a sense of transcendence and timelessness while viewing her work. 

Philadelphia-based artist Paul Santoleri creates psychedelic pieces of work that builds a variety of stories. Santoleri’s art is seen all over the world, from airports to parks to the sides of buildings. 

Many of these art installations return back to the artist’s view on the natural world, such as his mural “The Watcher,” located in Summit, New Jersey, that pictures a huge Heron that sits atop a hodgepodge of black and white lines that are made to resemble water. Santoleri uses acrylic paint, as well as cloth to create this mural.