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Group Exhibition - May 2026

Between Shelter and Bloom: A Cartography of Becoming

Between Shelter and Bloom: A Cartography of Becoming

Between Shelter and Bloom: A Cartography of Becoming

Artphoria Collective presents its May 2026 Group Exhibition—an international online showcase that brings together a diverse group of artists whose practices span materials, geography, and lived experience. Working across photography, painting, drawing, ceramics, embroidery, collage, and digital media, the exhibition reflects a shared commitment to material exploration, symbolic enquiry, and contemporary visual storytelling.

At its core, Between Shelter and Bloom considers states of transition—where enclosure meets emergence, fragility meets resilience, and the human figure is held within shifting landscapes of memory, myth, and material presence. Across the works, shelter appears both literal and psychological, while bloom suggests transformation, pressure, and the quiet insistence of growth.

The exhibition moves through contrasting yet interconnected motifs: abandoned structures set against volcanic terrain, floral and bodily gestures rendered in paint, mythic or archetypal figures emerging through charcoal and digital form, and tactile processes of stitching, layering, and mark-making. Together, these works navigate the tension between containment and expansion, asking what it means to become—individually and collectively—within unstable or liminal environments.

Themes of sustenance, desire, and transformation recur throughout, from symbolic references to nourishment and abundance to fragmented bodies and imagined figures that hover between the real and the mythic. Material choices amplify these ideas: ink and oil pastel collide with photography; embroidery interrupts ceramic surface; digital image-making coexists with gestural drawing, creating a field of shifting visual languages.

Together, the exhibition forms a layered and resonant ecology of perspectives—distinct practices held in conversation through shared concerns with perception, identity, and transformation. It reflects Artphoria Collective’s ongoing commitment to inclusivity, artistic innovation, and the creation of meaningful global dialogue through contemporary art.


Curator: Crystal D. Evans MA Fine Art
@crystal_evans_creates

Artphoria's Featured Artists in May 2026

Between Shelter and Bloom: A Cartography of Becoming

Between Shelter and Bloom: A Cartography of Becoming

Featuring artists from this month’s group show are from the UK, USA, Nigeria, India, Guernsey, and Ireland. This month’s exhibition highlights the richness that emerges when global narratives converge. From intimate material investigations to bold conceptual and digital explorations, each artist contributes a distinct voice to this collective presentation. We celebrate all contributing artists. Congratulations!


Crystal D. Evans (UK), Balvindar Kaur (India), Peter Samuel Onyedikachi (Nigeria), Cecily-Rose Ceillam (Guernsey), Roisín O'Connor (Ireland), Lior Locher (UK), Jessica Retskin (New Mexico, USA), Bones (UK),  and Hyacinth Goddess (Nigeria).

Artphoria Group Exhibition - May 2026

Chinati_photography_11x11 by Jessica Retskin, New Mexico USA
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'Fleetingly paired' is a colour photograph of two abandoned shelters against a basalt background
'Queen Malifica' pen and ink (printed to A1) by Bones, UK
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"Silent Bloom”, 14 x 18 inches, Acrylic on Canvas, produced on 12 April 2026 by Balvindar Kaur, Indi
'Lust Project Year 1: HUMAN 7’, 20 x 20, Charcoal & Pencil on Paper, Peters Onyedikachi, Nigeria
'Milk and honey', 21.7cmx29cm, acrylic, 2025 by Cecily-Rose Ceillam, Guernsey.
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'Trilogy in Blue' 29.7x21cm. Mixed media collage, ink and oil pastels on paper. by Lior Locher, UK
'Untitled work', 25x18cm, ceramic and embroidery floss, 2026 by Roisín O'Connor, Ireland.
'Moon Goblin' 40 × 40cm Digital Art 2025 by Hyacinth Goddess, Nigeria.
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Group Exhibition - April 2026

Interwoven Voices: A Global Tapestry

Artphoria's Featured Artists in April 2026

Artphoria's Featured Artists in April 2026

Artphoria Collective presents its April 2026 Group Exhibition—an international online showcase bringing together a diverse group of artists whose practices span material, geography, and lived experience. Working across painting, sculpture, ceramics, drawing, and mixed media, the exhibition reflects a shared commitment to creative inquiry, cultural dialogue, and contemporary expression.

At its core, Interwoven Voices explores the interplay between the internal and the collective—where personal reflection meets broader questions of connection, identity, and place. Across the works, moments of quiet introspection sit alongside expansive, outward-looking perspectives, creating a rhythm between stillness and movement, intimacy and scale.


Themes of memory, transformation, and perception unfold through varied material approaches, from the tactile and grounded to the atmospheric and ephemeral. Natural forms, shifting light, and imagined or psychological spaces intersect with explorations of the unseen—those subtle forces and connections that shape human experience.


Together, the exhibition forms a layered and resonant field of perspectives, where individual voices remain distinct yet interconnected. It reflects Artphoria Collective’s ongoing commitment to inclusivity, artistic innovation, and the creation of meaningful global dialogue through contemporary art.


Curator: Crystal D. Evans MA Fine Art

@crystal_evans_creates

Artphoria's Featured Artists in April 2026

Artphoria's Featured Artists in April 2026

Artphoria's Featured Artists in April 2026

Featuring artists from this month's group show are from the UK, USA, Nigeria, India, the Philippines, Guernsey, and Bulgaria. This month's exhibition highlights the richness that emerges when global narratives converge. From bold contemporary explorations to deeply personal visual storytelling, each artist contributes a distinct voice to this powerful collective presentation. We celebrate all contributing artists. Congratulations!


  Balvindar Kaur (India), Debbie Davidge (USA), Durga Shree (India), Cecily Ceillam (Guernsey), Peter Samuel Onyedikachi (Nigeria), Rochelle Abragaante (Philippines), Nadya Hristakieva (Bulgaria), and Crystal D. Evans (UK)

Artphoria Group Exhibition - April 2026

During the Golden Hour, 8"x8" Acrylic by Rochelle Abragante, Philippines (2026)
Where Do We Go? When we close our eyes and it’s all over. Pencil on Paper by Peter Onyedikachi
In Flow, from the What Remains Collection, Black and White Photopoem by Crystal D. Evans, UK
Heart of the world, 91.4cm x 121.9cm, Acrylic, (2026). 
By Cecily Ceillam, Guernsey.
Inner Voice, Bisque fired stoneware by Balvindar Kaur, India
Woodland of Snowdrops 30cm x 25cm Watercolour 2026 by Debbie Davidge, USA.
Hybrid vision, 18×21 inches , Acrylic on canvas, 2026 by Durga Shree, India
Invisible Connections, 90x60x50cm, Wood Sculpture (2026) by Nadya Hristakieva, Bulgaria

Group Exhibition - March 2026

Celebrating Global Narratives

Artphoria's Featured Artists in March 2026

Artphoria's Featured Artists in March 2026

  

Artphoria Collective is proud to present its March 2026 Group Exhibition, a vibrant international showcase celebrating artistic voices from across the globe. This dynamic exhibition brings together emerging and established artists working across diverse media and perspectives, united by a shared commitment to creative expression and cultural dialogue.


The March 2026 Group Exhibition reflects Artphoria Collective’s mission to foster connection, inclusivity, and artistic innovation—inviting audiences to experience a compelling tapestry of styles, stories, and perspectives from around the world.


The works on view engage thoughtfully with questions of identity, memory, transformation, and place. Mythological references, ancestral narratives, intimate domestic moments, and evocations of landscape unfold alongside explorations of materiality and process. Spanning painting, sculpture, ceramics, textiles, photography, and mixed media, the exhibition offers a considered reflection on contemporary experience and the enduring threads that connect personal histories to shared human concerns.


Curator: Crystal D. Evans MA Fine Art

@crystal_evans_creates

Artphoria's Featured Artists in March 2026

Artphoria's Featured Artists in March 2026

Artphoria's Featured Artists in March 2026

Featuring artists from this month's group show are from the USA, Nigeria, Belarus, the UK, Iran, Canada, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Belgium, Singapore, Senegal, France, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Austria, and beyond. This month's exhibition highlights the richness that emerges when global narratives converge. From bold contemporary explorations to deeply personal visual storytelling, each artist contributes a distinct voice to this powerful collective presentation. We celebrate all contributing artists. Congratulations!


  Aliaksandra Markava (Belarus), Amir Arbabi (Iran), Anastasiia Tyranova-Romanchuk (Ukraine), Andrew Taylor (UK), Angelo Pizzigallo (UK), Bones (UK), Boris Simeonov (Bulgaria), Crystal D. Evans (UK), Cyril Oluwamuyiwa Emmanuel (Nigeria), Darina Giliova (Bulgaria), David Hooper(UK), Elimane Diao (Senegal), Deedee Morgane (France), Elz Savage (UK), Ivan Markovic (Canada), James Mellor(UK), Jessica Lawson (USA), Jo Cook (UK), Katherine Annie Matsubara (UK), Lior Locher (UK), Maria Kiss (Romania), Matt Anker (UK), Melanie Jordan (UK), Mukul Chandra Barman (Bangladesh), Nigel Parkes (UK), Ruiting Wang (Singapore), Ubaida Akhtar (Pakistan), Verena Dudde (Austria), Véronique George (Belgium), and Zoe Cadman (UK).

Artphoria Group Exhibition - March 2026

Winter ramblings in hidden places 50cmx50cm, Mixed media and acrylic, by Angelo Pizzigallo, UK.
'Luna II', 61 x 122cm, Mixed Media, 2025, by Anastasiia Tyranova-Romanchuk, Ukraine
Cut The Umbilical, 30cm, 10cm, 4cm, textile, 2022-2023, by Melanie Jordan, Kent , UK.
Twins- The Seen, 116x81cm, Acrylic, 2026, by DeeDee Morgane, France.
"Tangled up in orange", 70x50, acrylic and ink on canvas, 2025, by Verena Dudde, Austria.
¨Fallen Woman¨, 15.5 x 15 x 13cm, Paper Sculpture, 2019, by Ivan Markovic, Canada
نانی کے گھر تک  ('To Grandma's house'), 29.8cm x 19cm,
Gouache on wasli,
2024 by Ubaida Akhtar, Paki
"Wings", 50/60/2 cm, Mixed media, 2024, by Darina Giliova, Bulgaria.
The memory of hands, 4608×4021, digital  photography, by Elimane Diao, Senegal
Buried Upright, bisque-fired stoneware bust, Approx. 60 x 40 x 40cm, 2025, by Crystal D. Evans
Smell no evil, 30 x 21 x 17cm, Paper maché + charcoal, 2026, by Cyril Oluwamuyiwa Emmanuel, Nigeria
‘Heal’, 59.4 x 84.1 cm, Pen and Ink, 2022, by Bones, Margate, UK
(@bones_ltd)
Ghost in the Current  30 x 30 cm mixed media 2026, by James Mellor, UK
Utilitarian, 14"x14", charcoal, 2025 by Jessica Lawson, Illinois, USA
(@Jesslaw268)
Door Between the sun, Mixed Media, by James Mellor, UK
'Fox Mask', 273 x 220mm, Nihonga, 2024, by Katherine Annie Matsubara, UK
"Adam and Eve", 40x40 cm, acrylic, round canvas, 2023, by Aliaksandra Markava, Belarus.
Where Color Learns to Breathe, 27.94cm x 48.26cm, Acrylic, 2025,
Mukul Chandra Barman, Bangladesh.
‘Ammonite’, Mixed media, 56 x 62cm, 2023, by Jo Cook, UK
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Artphoria's Best of 2025

Elz Savage, 'Cupid de Locke', Acrylic on canvas, 76.2 x 50 x 8cm, 2025
Crystal D. Evans, Super Lucky/Unseen, Photopoem, Lustre 250GSM, Framed A2, 2025
Elz Savage, 'Nf3', Mixed Media, 20x20cm, 2025
Elz Savage, “I’m only a day old”, Acrylic on wood board, 48.5 x 20cm, 2025
Crystal D. Evans, 'Not In My Name', Stoneware bisque-fired sculpture, Approx. 60 x 40 x 40cm, 2025
Elz Savage, “This might be a self-portrait”, acrylic on canvas, 40x40cm, summer 2025
Crystal D. Evans, 'Thirteen Voices', Stoneware bisque-fired sculpture, Approx. 25 x 30 x 20cm, 2025
Elz Savage, “I wish we knew”, Acrylic on canvas, 2025
Crystal D. Evans, In The Eye of The Storm, Photopoem, Framed A2, Lustre 250GSM, 2025
Crystal D. Evans, 'Molten Mind', Stoneware bisque-fired sculpture, Approx. 25 x 30 x 20cm, 2025

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