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Erik Nieminen is Finnish-Canadian artist born in 1985. He holds a BFA from the University of Ottawa and an MFA from Concordia University in Montreal. He has exhibited in Europe and North America, including recent solo shows in London (Albemarle Gallery), Montreal (McClure Gallery), Berlin (Galerie Kremers), and New York City (PLATO). Present in private and corporate collections, he is the recipient of numerous awards, including thr...

Tony Swaby challenges the idea of dystopia and utopia, revealing how they are both tools of control, he shares his life changing experience, The Joy Principle and more in episode 10. Not to be missed. Turn on, tune in.

He is is a portrait artist whose work is rooted in a simple but powerful belief: drawing should be a source of joy. For Tony, portraiture is an act of connection — a way to witness the small, human truths that app...

Tony Swaby challenges the idea of dystopia and utopia, revealing how they are both tools of control, he shares his life changing experience, The Joy Principle and more in episode 10. Not to be missed. Turn on, tune in.

He is is a portrait artist whose work is rooted in a simple but powerful belief: drawing should be a source of joy. For Tony, portraiture is an act of connection — a way to witness the small, human truths that app...

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In the latest episode of the Hype A podcast, host Cristallina welcomes Sol Golden Sato, a socially engaged artist whose work transcends borders and speaks to the human experience. Sol's story, rooted in a challenging upbringing in Malawi, weaves through themes of resilience, creativity, and the transformative power of art.

The Journey Begins: From Malawi to Homelessness  

Sol Golden Sato was born in Malawi, a co...

Sol Golden Sato was born in Malawi under a peaceful yet authoritarian regime, an environment that sparked his lifelong interest in how societies and power structures shape individual experience. Growing up in southern Africa during the 1980s and 90s, he witnessed seismic political changes and mass migrations. At 16, following his father’s death, Sol fled to South Africa and lived as a homeless teenager in Soweto during the final da...

Jaralin Detienne is a multidisciplinary creative whose career spans performance, film, and fashion. Trained in vocal performance and musical theatre, She began her professional journey touring internationally as a Top-40 vocalist. After a life-altering car accident in 2013 that redirected her path, Jaralin rebuilt her artistic identity through acting and film—ultimately discovering a transformative passion for costume design.

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Professor Robert Ward F.RSA. FRBS. Ward is a master artist born in 1949. He is best known for his sculptors across the globe. Ward makes monumental work in stainless steel, bronze and occasionally stone. Hailing from Nottingham and Yorkshire, England, naturalised in Australia and now lives in-between Spain and England. Ward’s abstract sculptures are in private and public collections worldwide. Private collections range from: U.S.A,...

Professor Robert Ward F.RSA. FRBS. Ward is a master artist born in 1949. He is best known for his sculptures across the globe. Ward makes monumental work in stainless steel, bronze and occasionally stone. Hailing from Nottingham and Yorkshire, England, naturalised in Australia and now lives in-between Spain and England. Ward’s abstract sculptures are in private and public collections worldwide. Private collections range from: U.S.A...

Richard Kitson is a figurative and portrait artist based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. His work has been featured in prestigious exhibitions, including the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery, London, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, the Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize, Figurative Art Now, and the Cork Street Open. Kitson has exhibited across the UK and internationally and was a p...

Richard Kitson is a figurative and portrait artist based in Barnsley, South Yorkshire. His work has been featured in prestigious exhibitions, including the Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award at the National Portrait Gallery, London, the Royal Society of Portrait Painters, the Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize, Figurative Art Now, and the Cork Street Open. Kitson has exhibited across the UK and internationally and was a p...

Fiona G. Roberts lives and works in London. She has an MA, Painting, from Wimbledon College of Arts, University of the Arts London, where she was awarded the Vice Chancellor’s Scholarship. She has also completed two years at the Turps Banana Painting School (2019-2021) on the offsite painting programme. She has had work shortlisted for the Jerwood Drawing Prize; Ingram Collection’s Contemporary Talent Prize; Trinity Buoy Wharf Draw...

Rüdham (b. 1996) is a multi-award-winning artist, graduated with a first in BA Fine Art from Central Saint Martins in 2019 and a Master's from City and Guilds London College of Art in 2024. A key part of Rüdhams' university experience came in Berlin, during a year abroad studying at the Universität der Künste. Rüdham’s work features countless cut-out minuscule silhouettes, dotted across the surface, varying in density, posi...

Rüdham (b. 1996) is a multi-award-winning artist, graduated with a first in BA Fine Art from Central Saint Martins in 2019 and a Master's from City and Guilds London College of Art in 2024. A key part of Rüdhams' university experience came in Berlin, during a year abroad studying at the Universität der Künste. 

Rüdham’s work features countless cut-out minuscule silhouettes, dotted across the surface, varying in density, posi...

After finishing a Physics degree from The university of Leeds in 2006, Danny trained at the National Youth Theatre. He made his first TV appearance in 2007 in Skins (E4), and on stage in the role of ‘Davey’ in Jez Butterworth’s highly praised Jerusalem at the Royal Court theatre in London, which went on to have both West End and Broadway runs.

Other theatre credits include Manhunt (Royal Court); People, Places and Things (West End);...

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Alexander is a multidisciplinary visual artist working in photography, collage (analogue/digital), painting and drawing, exploring ideas of the body as well as a merging of photography and painting to produce mixed media abstract works on paper. Through a method of gestural abstraction and mark making, taking on influence from an abstract expressioni...

Wrap up with me, Cristallina and tune into me ramble about transparency, The Unknown, Cancel Culture in the arts and more.

About Cristallina Fischetti:

Fischetti studied at the University of Leeds 2006, London College of Fashion 2010, and Chelsea College of Arts 2019. She was represented by Grove Square Galleries, London (until Sept, 2022) Her work can be found in the collections of MONA, New York, the San Diego Institute, San Dieg...