{"id":11041,"date":"2026-04-14T16:13:30","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T15:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/?page_id=11041"},"modified":"2026-09-15T23:08:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T22:08:30","slug":"contextile-2026-selected-artists","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/contextile-2026-selected-artists\/","title":{"rendered":"Contextile 2026 \u2013 Selected Artists"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"11041\" class=\"elementor elementor-11041\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d001d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d001d1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdce304\" data-id=\"cdce304\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62e38e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"62e38e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d656e12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d656e12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">INTERNATIONAL<br>EXHIBITION\n<br>\u2014<br>\nSelected Artists<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef0b30d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ef0b30d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-037c949 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"037c949\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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alt=\"nternational Exhibition | Photo by Ant\u00f3nio Cruz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">nternational Exhibition | Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 23\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9230.jpg\" alt=\"nternational Exhibition | Photo by Ant\u00f3nio Cruz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">nternational Exhibition | Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 23\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9231.jpg\" alt=\"nternational Exhibition | Photo by Ant\u00f3nio Cruz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">nternational Exhibition | Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 of 23\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9232.jpg\" alt=\"nternational Exhibition | Photo by Ant\u00f3nio Cruz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">nternational Exhibition | Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 23\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9233.jpg\" alt=\"nternational Exhibition | Photo by Ant\u00f3nio Cruz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">nternational Exhibition | Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 23\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9234.jpg\" alt=\"nternational Exhibition | Photo by Ant\u00f3nio Cruz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">nternational Exhibition | Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"7 of 23\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9235.jpg\" alt=\"nternational Exhibition | Photo by Ant\u00f3nio Cruz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">nternational Exhibition | Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"8 of 23\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9236.jpg\" alt=\"nternational Exhibition | Photo by Ant\u00f3nio Cruz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">nternational Exhibition | Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"9 of 23\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9237.jpg\" alt=\"nternational Exhibition | Photo by Ant\u00f3nio Cruz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">nternational Exhibition | Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"10 of 23\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9238.jpg\" alt=\"nternational Exhibition | Photo by Ant\u00f3nio Cruz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">nternational Exhibition | Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"11 of 23\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9239.jpg\" alt=\"nternational Exhibition | Photo by Ant\u00f3nio Cruz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">nternational Exhibition | Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"12 of 23\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9240.jpg\" alt=\"nternational Exhibition | Photo by Ant\u00f3nio Cruz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">nternational Exhibition | Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"13 of 23\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9241.jpg\" alt=\"nternational Exhibition | Photo by Ant\u00f3nio Cruz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">nternational Exhibition | Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"14 of 23\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9242.jpg\" alt=\"nternational Exhibition | Photo by Ant\u00f3nio Cruz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">nternational Exhibition | Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"15 of 23\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9244.jpg\" alt=\"nternational Exhibition | Photo by Ant\u00f3nio Cruz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">nternational Exhibition | Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"16 of 23\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9245.jpg\" alt=\"nternational Exhibition | Photo by Ant\u00f3nio Cruz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">nternational Exhibition | Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"17 of 23\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9246.jpg\" alt=\"nternational Exhibition | Photo by Ant\u00f3nio Cruz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">nternational Exhibition | Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"18 of 23\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9247.jpg\" alt=\"nternational Exhibition | Photo by Ant\u00f3nio Cruz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">nternational Exhibition | Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"19 of 23\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9248.jpg\" alt=\"nternational Exhibition | Photo by Ant\u00f3nio Cruz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">nternational Exhibition | Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"20 of 23\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9249.jpg\" alt=\"nternational Exhibition | Photo by Ant\u00f3nio Cruz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">nternational Exhibition | Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"21 of 23\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9251.jpg\" alt=\"nternational Exhibition | Photo by Ant\u00f3nio Cruz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">nternational Exhibition | Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"22 of 23\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9252.jpg\" alt=\"nternational Exhibition | Photo by Ant\u00f3nio Cruz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">nternational Exhibition | Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"23 of 23\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/contextile.pt\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_9253.jpg\" alt=\"nternational Exhibition | Photo by Ant\u00f3nio Cruz\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">nternational Exhibition | Photo by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bb31f0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9bb31f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2c30ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2c30ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"gmail-MsoBodyText\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antoniocruz_insta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ant\u00f3nio Cruz<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Contextile 2026 \u2013 Contemporary Textile Art Biennial would like to thank the&nbsp;<\/span><b style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">1.604 artists<\/b><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">&nbsp;(from 81 countries) who submitted&nbsp;<\/span><b style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">2.036 artworks<\/b><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">&nbsp;in response to the open call for the International Exhibition. The large turnout and the quantity and high quality of the works made the jury\u2019s task a difficult one, the jury is a multidisciplinary team that includes Lala de Dios (curator, textile artist), Magda Sobo\u0144 (visual artist and art teacher), Magali Junet (curator at the Fondation Toms Pauli, Lausanne), Susana Pires (visual artist and lecturer), Lewis Biggs (consultant and curator) and Cl\u00e1udia Melo (artistic director and curator of Contextile 2026).<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-MsoBodyText\"><span lang=\"PT\">The Jury gathered in person on the 9th and 10th April in Guimar\u00e3es, Portugal, and, following a long and arduous evaluation process, selected&nbsp;<b>54 works by 51 artists<\/b>&nbsp;(from 27 countries) in accordance with the criteria set out in the competition rules (high creativity, originality and technical skill in relation to the textile element, construction, theme, concept or material used), as well as the theme and concept of Contextile 2026: \u201cBy a Thread_Por um Fio\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-MsoBodyText\"><span lang=\"PT\">The Acquisition Prize and the Honourable Mentions for the International Exhibition will be awarded at the opening of Contextile 2026, taking place on the 5th September in Guimar\u00e3es, Portugal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"gmail-MsoBodyText\"><span lang=\"PT\">Selected Artists, 2026:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99eec2a e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"99eec2a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ebe5c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ebe5c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Agnieszka Polkowska<br \/><\/b>Poland<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/polkowska\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@polkowska<\/a><\/p><p><b>Alejandra Ruiz Su\u00e1rez<br \/><\/b>Colombia<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/helloalegria\">@helloalegria<\/a><\/p><p><b>Alvar Calvet<br \/><\/b>Spain<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alvarcalvet\">@alvarcalvet<\/a><\/p><p><b>Ana Mar\u00eda Zamora Moreno<br \/><\/b><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Colombia<br \/><\/span><a style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/m_a_n_i_g_u_a\">@m_a_n_i_g_u_a<\/a><\/p><p><b>\u00c2nia Pais<br \/><\/b>Portugal<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ania.pais\">@ania.pais<\/a><\/p><p><b>Aur\u00e9lia Cerulei<br \/><\/b>France<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/aurelia-cerulei\">@aurelia-cerulei<\/a><\/p><p><b>Barbora Gediminait\u0117<br \/><\/b>Lithuania<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/barbora_g\">@barbora_g<\/a><\/p><p><b>Carlotta Mansi<br \/><\/b>Italy<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/carlottamansi\">@carlottamansi<\/a><\/p><p><b>Daniel Fernandez Carrillo<br \/><\/b>Mexico<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/daniel_cfernandez\">@daniel_cfernandez<\/a><\/p><p><b>Dominika Anna Krogulska-Czekalska<\/b><br \/>Poland<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dominikakrogulska\">@dominikakrogulska<\/a><\/p><p><b>Erika Ewel<br \/><\/b>Bolivia<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/erikaewel\">@erikaewel<\/a><\/p><p><b>Estela Ribeiro de Melo<br \/><\/b>Portugal<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/OvelhaMae\">@OvelhaMae<\/a><\/p><p><b>Eva Jagerman<br \/><\/b>Netherlands<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jagermaneva\">@jagermaneva<\/a><\/p><p><b>Frank Lahera O\u00b4Callaghan<br \/><\/b>Portugal<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/probetafilmscuba\">@probetafilmscuba<\/a><\/p><p><b>Furkan Efe<br \/><\/b>Turkey<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/efefurkanf\">@efefurkanf<\/a><\/p><p><b>Gertr\u016bda Gilyt\u0117<br \/><\/b>Germany<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/successful_art_project\">@successful_art_project<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Gvantsa Jishkariani<br \/><\/span>Georgia\/Spain<br \/><a style=\"color: #d9a9e9;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/naivesuperstar\">@naivesuperstar<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e36cb65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e36cb65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Halley Zien<br \/><\/b>USA <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/halzien\">@halzien<\/a><\/p><p><b>Ido Michaeli<br \/><\/b>USA <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/idomichaeli_\">@idomichaeli_<br \/><\/a><br \/><b>Inna Grishechkina<br \/><\/b>Russia <br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/grishechkinna\">@grishechkinna<\/a><\/p><p><b>Jana Vyborna-Turunen<br \/><\/b>Czech Republic \/ Finland<br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jana.v.t.f\">@jana.v.t.f<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><b>Jeana Klein<br \/><\/b>USA<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jeanaeveklein\">@jeanaeveklein<br \/><\/a><br \/><b>Jeanette Szirmay<br \/><\/b>Hungary <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jeanette_szirmay\">@jeanette_szirmay<br \/><\/a><br \/><b>Jem Woolidge<br \/><\/b>Canada<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jemwoolidge\">@jemwoolidge<br \/><\/a><br \/><b>Jenny Steele<br \/><\/b>UK<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/jennycsteele\">@jennycsteele<br \/><\/a><br \/><b>Jiyong Kim<br \/><\/b>South Korea<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ji.yong_2\">@ji.yong_2<br \/><\/a><br \/><b>Joanna Rogers<br \/><\/b>Canada<br \/><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/joanna_rogers_art\">@joanna_rogers_art<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><b>Katarzyna Szczytowska<br \/><\/b>Poland <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/plantystudio\">@plantystudio<\/a><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kristin_tinsa_saeterdal\"><br \/><\/a><\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\"><br \/><b>Lars Preisser<br \/><\/b><\/span><span style=\"letter-spacing: 0px;\">Germany <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/larspreisser\">@larspreisser<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Laura Forlano &amp; Sasha de Koninck<br \/><\/span>USA<br \/><a style=\"color: #d9a9e9;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/laura4lano\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@laura4lano<\/a><br \/><a style=\"color: #d9a9e9;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/detexthttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/tryapi4naya_lapshahttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/salimahakimhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sana_knackwyehttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sdekoninck\">@sdekoninck<\/a><\/p><p><b>Lionel Cruet<br \/><\/b>USA <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lionelcruet\">@lionelcruet<br \/><\/a><br \/><b>Maja Geci\u0107<br \/><\/b>Serbia<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maja.gecic\">@maja.gecic<\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Maninelkaos<br \/><\/span>Belgium<br \/><a style=\"color: #d9a9e9;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/maninelkaos\">@maninelkaos<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a84407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a84407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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