Based in northern Italy, Federica Fiumelli is an independent curator, writer, and speaker. She is devoted to supporting emerging artists and founded ArtOff in 2017 to exhibit talented artists in her hometown.

Swedish native Emilia Borjesson is the founder and CEO of Placemeant, an art and brand consultancy that operates at the intersection between art, culture, and brands.

For the past few years, Akshita Gandhi has investigated themes of astral travel, time, and space in her work. We sat down with her to discuss her studio practice amidst the pandemic, which is increasingly uncontrollable in her home city, Mumbai. With less space, Gandhi still makes it work, finding new ways to develop her practice in the digital sphere.

Kate Mothes is the founder of Young Space, a platform engaging with emerging artists through a dynamic program of exhibitions, publications and collaborations. Young Space has an archive of interviews with its talented artists, exploring their work and lifestyles complemented by STEAK Gallery and Young Space Views – a digital exhibition space. With a background in studio art and art history, Kate discusses combining these two pillars of the art world through writing, online vs. in person shows, and the importance of maintaining support for emerging artists.

Merav Kamel (b. 1988, Israel) and Halil Balabin (b. 1987, Israel) are a Tel-Aviv-based artist duo who have worked together since 2012. Both received their BFA from the Bezalel Academy of Art and Design Jerusalem (Kamel in 2012, Balabin on 2014). They spoke with independent curator Alice Bonnot about their processes of converging their art practices, their exploration of stupidity, and their latest installation titled " The Hot Dog Man and Distance Thief".

Vera Bertran is an Art Advisor and Founder of Contemporary Art Collectors. Her colorful and beautifully curated Instagram pages inspire thousands of followers. She is a multifaceted art lover, carrying her interest onto the business side of art and often interviewing art collectors and artists. Vera Bertran was included at Top 200 Art World Influencers by TheArtGorgeous Magazines. ( ranked #14 ).

Katya Grokhovsky was born in Ukraine, raised in Australia and is based in NYC. She is an artist, independent curator, educator and a Founding Director of The Immigrant Artist Biennial (TIAB). Grokhovsky holds an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a BFA from Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne University, Australia and a BA (Honors) in Fashion from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia.

Sofia Carreira-Wham is a curator, art advisor, gallery owner, archaeological, writer and ‘art-repeneur,’ living and working in London. Sofia has been involved with MASK (Mobile Arts School Kenya), combining her passion with Imme Dattenberg-Doyle to found Doyle-Wham, a gallery focusing on Contemporary African Photography. Sofia talks to Alison Poon about developing a passion into a career, artist self-representation and her popular @artlife_london Instagram.

Jordan Holms is an interdisciplinary artist from Vancouver, Canada now living and working in San Francisco. Holms completed her MFA and MA simultaneously at the San Francisco Art Institute and has gone on to produce work that is informed by the spaces in which we inhabit and navigate, abstracting her experiences into bold and colorful compositions. Holms spoke with Alison Poon about urban and domestic spaces, color as a political statement and changes to the way the art world operates.

KT Duffy is a new media artist from Chicago's southwest side and is currently an Assistant Professor of Art + Technology at Northeastern Illinois University and the co-director of Langer Over Dickie Gallery in Chicago. KT spoke with Adrian Zuñiga for this interview.