An artifact typically acts as a memorial to a civilization and testament to a period of time. But what if the concept of an artifact were to be used as an ‘anti-memorial’ and to instill institutional criticism? Such notions are captured in the conceptual artworks of Luna Qiuwen Lyu, a jewelry designer and interactive installation artist. From sonic waves which traverse space and transmit the chatter of the 20th century recordings in an installation such as A Billion Solitary

Luna Qiuwen Lyu is a jewelry designer and interactive installation artist who has exhibited internationally with presentations in Munich Jewellery Week, London Design Festival, the Hunt Museum, and beyond . She has earned quite a few first prize recognitions including with the Goldsmiths' Craftsmanship & Design Awards and is a graduate of the Royal College of Art, widely considered to be the finest art school in the world. Ranging from conceptual jewelry to interactive instal

Yanqing Pan (Cindy) is an organic-matter-based installation artist who has exhibited across the United States as well as in Italy and China. Recent exhibitions include Cranbrook Art Museum, Forum Gallery, and Passageway Gallery in Bloomfields, Michigan, In/Out/Of in Detroit, and Ducal Chapel of Palazzo Farnese in Piacenza, Italy. She has conducted lectures at The College for Creative Studies in Detroit and DeSalle Auditorium in Bloomfield Hills. Her works are in the special c

Bridget Provan is a multi-disciplinary artist who engages in installation, fiber, assemblage, glass work, and photography and has exhibited across New England and the Northeastern United States as well as internationally in Rome. Her awards include multiple scholarships and fellowships from the Rhode Island School of Design as well as a graduate scholarship from Rochester Institute of Technology. Recent exhibitions include Wisdom House in Litchfield, Connecticut, Salem Commun

Sahar Tarighi is a video and installation artist who has exhibited across the United States and in the United Kingdom, Canada, Iran, Turkey, and South Korea. Recent solo and two-person exhibitions include Berman Museum in Collegeville, Pennsylvania, Election Station Gallery in Elkton, Maryland, Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Recitation Hall Gallery in Newark, Delaware. Sahar’s recent collective exhibitions include Mason Exhibitions Arlington in Virgini

Yoosef Mohamadi is a video projection, installation, and animation artist who has exhibited in the United States, Iran, Chile, and South Korea. Recent exhibitions include Urban Arts Space in Columbus, Ohio, Mechanical Hall Gallery, Recitation Hall Gallery, Taylor Hall Gallery at the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware Contemporary in Wilmington, CICA Museum in Gimpo, South Korea, Instituto Profesional Arcos in Valparaíso, Chile, dual shows at Rasoul Mehr Gallery in Teh

Debbie Fish is a site-specific installation artist and set designer with a background in theatre and economics. Her environmental works have been installed in various outdoor locations across New Zealand as well as in Chile and Taiwan. Recent installations locations and events in New Zealand and other areas include SACO Contemporary Art Biennial in Antofagasta, Chile, Sculpture on the Gulf in Waiheke Island, Whairepo Lagoon and Lux Light Festival in Wellington, Pūtahitanga in

Mason Weiss is a performance-based fiber installation artist who has exhibited in the United States, Germany, and Mexico. Notable exhibitions include Maryland Art Place in Baltimore, Torrance Art Museum in Los Angeles, GlogauAIR, Berlin, Germany, Dama Gallery in Ventura, California, and Bonita Museum and Cultural Center in San Diego, California. Mason’s awards include scholarships from the Salzburg International Summer Academy of Fine Arts in Austria and California College of

Yang Lu is an installation artist and poet who has exhibited in the United States, the United Kingdom, and South Korea. Recent...

Luciano Caggianello is an installation, assemblage, and digital artist who has exhibited throughout Europe and the United States. Recent...