Artowo

25/09/2026

✨ Artist Spotlight: Thobile Nhlapo ✨

Artowo is proud to feature the work of Thobile Nhlapo, a visual artist and photographer based in Gauteng, South Africa, whose practice seamlessly combines photography, hand-stitching, and beadwork.

Drawing from Sesotho heritage and ancestral traditions, Nhlapo's acclaimed MORENA series explores the spiritual significance of farm animals as ancestral vessels. In traditional ceremonies, these animals play a vital role, serving as a bridge between communities, ancestors, and cultural memory. Through archival photographic prints meticulously adorned with hand-stitched gold beads, each artwork transforms into a powerful symbol of reverence, identity, and connection.

The series takes its name from the Sesotho word MORENA, meaning "Chief," honouring the artist's grandmother's mother tongue while celebrating leadership, spirituality, and heritage. Several works from the series were featured in Tender Resistance, a Women's Month group exhibition at Asisebenze Gallery in Johannesburg, curated by Tanya Krain.

Nhlapo's work invites us to reflect on ancestry, healing, belonging, and the enduring power of cultural traditions in contemporary African art.

Discover the collection now on Artowo Gallery.

17/09/2026

🎨 Step into the vibrant abstract world of Claire Szegvary, an artist whose work is driven by emotion, intuition, and the transformative power of creativity.

✨ Based in Pécs, Hungary, Claire Szegvary (Klári Kovács) is an abstract painter, journalist, and writer whose artistic journey is inspired by the positive impact that creation has on the soul.

💫 Guided by her motto,"Painting with heart and soul," Claire uses art as a way to express emotions, inner experiences, and personal reflections through colour and movement.

🎭 Working primarily in an expressionist style, she embraces bold colour choices, dynamic gestures, acrylic techniques, mixed media, and texture-rich surfaces to create deeply expressive compositions.

🖼️ Featured artwork available on Artowo Gallery:

🌟 Genesis
🎨 Acrylic on canvas
📏 50 × 60 cm
✨ An expressive abstract composition that captures energy, transformation, and the beginning of new possibilities.

🏛️ Claire's work has been showcased in numerous solo and group exhibitions across Hungary, reflecting her dedication to artistic growth and emotional storytelling through abstract art.

💖 Discover a collection where colour, emotion, and intuition merge into a unique visual language that speaks directly to the soul.

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17/09/2026

🎨 Discover the expressive world of Rafał Stach, a contemporary Polish artist whose work explores emotion, sensuality, inner strength, and quiet reflective moments.

✨ Based in Świdnica, Poland, Rafał creates striking acrylic paintings that combine contemporary figurative art with elements of neo-fauvism and bold, pop-inspired colour palettes.

🖌️ Working intuitively with layered colours, visible brushstrokes, strong contrasts, and simplified forms, he creates artworks that bring character and atmosphere to modern interiors.

🖼️ Featured artworks currently available on Artowo Gallery:

🕊️ Before You Fly Away
🎨 Acrylic on canvas
📏 80 × 100 × 3 cm


💫 Shaa..
🎨 Acrylic on canvas
📏 80 × 100 × 3 cm

🌹 Velvet Julia
🎨 Acrylic on canvas
📏 80 × 100 × 3 cm


🖤 Black Orchid
🎨 Acrylic on canvas
📏 70 × 100 × 3 cm

🏛️ Explore the collection and experience the powerful visual language of an artist who transforms emotion into colour and form.

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17/09/2026

🎨 Step into the world of identity, memory, and transformation with artist Motunolabi Adesemoye.

✨ Based in London and originally from Nigeria, Motunolabi's contemporary practice explores the fluid nature of identity, culture, and personal evolution through expressive painting and surreal storytelling.

🎭 Her latest body of work, YONKI, introduces a masked-face character that represents the space between who we were, who we are, and who we are becoming.

🖼️ Featured artworks currently available on Artowo Gallery:

🌟 Sweet Disguise
🎨 Acrylic and attachment on canvas
📏 12 × 13 cm


🧬 Heritage
🎨 Acrylic and afro hair on canvas
📏 12 × 13 cm


🕸️ Interwoven
🎨 Acrylic and attachment on canvas
📏 12 × 13 cm

💫 Through layered symbolism and powerful visual narratives, Motunolabi invites us to reflect on the many versions of ourselves that exist across cultures, experiences, and time.

🤝 Discover the collection and support emerging contemporary artists on Artowo Gallery.

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11/09/2026

Voices in Colour 🎨✨
Meet Fabiana Sorrentino — the artisan and conceptual artist transforming moss into living poetry.

Her work blends colour, nature, identity and emotion, creating micro‑landscapes that bloom with meaning. From handmade crafts to immersive moss art, Fabiana’s journey is a reminder that creativity evolves, adapts, and finds its voice even in unexpected moments.

Her pieces celebrate imperfection, personal growth, and the courage to bloom in a world that often asks women to shrink. 🌿💛

Her work blends colour, nature, identity and emotion, creating micro‑landscapes that bloom with meaning. As Fabiana beautifully says:

“My works evoke micro‑natural landscapes and become spaces for reflection where nature turns into an artistic language.”

Her art celebrates imperfection, personal growth, and the courage to bloom in a world that often asks women to shrink. She reminds us:

“I create symbolic places of blossoming and awareness… an invitation to women to claim a personal and creative space.”

Read her full interview on Artowo and step into her world of colour, texture and storytelling.

03/09/2026

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Step into the world of Gill Bustamante.
Link in bio(artists interviews)

Known for her luminous landscapes and evocative oil paintings, Gill captures more than places—she paints memory, atmosphere, and the quiet spirit of nature.

In our latest Artowo Rising Stars interview, she shares:
→ How she transforms walks through the countryside into powerful paintings
→ Why she paints from memory rather than photographs
→ The inspiration behind The Devil's D**e
→ Her creative process, influences, and vision for the future
→ Advice for emerging artists and collectors

If you love contemporary landscape painting, nature, and the stories behind the artwork, you won't want to miss this conversation.

📅 Available 0408/26 at 19:00 (UK)
🌐 artowo.com Link in bio(artists interviews) or go to -> https://artowo.com/blog/voices-in-colour-interview-with-artist-gill-bustamante

03/09/2026

03/09/2026

Meet **Ivanna Shmeleva** ✨
Born in Bishkek and now based in Sofia, Ivanna is an award‑winning artist with a background in Architecture and Design. 🏛️✏️
She has held **13 solo exhibitions** and received distinctions from the Union of Designers for her exceptional architectural graphics. 🥇

Ivanna works across various graphic techniques, with a special love for **monochrome pen‑and‑ink drawings** — where deep black ink meets pure white space to create striking contrast. 🖤🤍
She also explores mixed media, crafting colourful polychrome compositions inspired by **urban landscapes**, architecture, flowers, and stylized botanical forms. 🌆🌿🌸

Featured artwork: **“Peonies”** 🌺
Acrylic on canvas · 59.5 × 60 cm

This artwork has been **submitted for the Colour of Thought** 🎨✨

Discover her art and place your bid on Artowo 💫