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Arty Rat – Issue 3, May 2026

Issue #3 presents the work of 45 artists in a full-colour printed edition.   Order Your Print Copy of Issue #3 Curator: Oleksandr Dyvnich Publication date: May 2026 Page count: 96 Format: 21 × 29.7 cm (A4) Full colour Printed in the Netherlands Curatorial Review Kenji Kiyama, Nadim Touma Publication Serdar Akdeniz, Frank Werner, Josué Daniel […]

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Leanne Stones

Biography Leanne is a Melbourne-based artist whose work bridges realism, abstraction and the ethereal. Working across oils, acrylics, pastels and mixed media, she creates expressive artworks that explore emotion, memory, dreams and the beauty found within everyday life.Drawing inspiration from artists such as Frida Kahlo and Gustav Klimt, Leanne combines traditional painting techniques with contemporary […]

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Nadim Touma

Nadim Touma’s contemporary oeuvre operates within a complex, highly charged tension between physiological architecture, existential vulnerability, and the radical heritage of Canadian Automatism. Guided by Jakob von Uexküll’s foundational concept of the Umwelt—which asserts that every organism inhabits a strictly self-contained, sensory-subjective bubble—Touma translates the invisible cognitive borders of non-human species into tangible, visceral painterly […]

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Nadim Touma

Biography Born in Lebanon during the years of strife, Nadim moved to Canada at one year old. Following studies in Political Sciences, Nadim graduated from Concordia University’s Fine Arts program in 2010. Widening his explorations on mankind’s relationship with the animal kingdom, he then participated in select group shows in Montreal.His paintings are eventful and […]

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Pd

Biography Every drip of ink expresses my soul. Project Statement  I have loved artwork since I was a child. So many years my style has change, now found my direction. I enjoy making abstract designs that are bold , unique and defined in details. Instagram

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Leonid Kolodnytskyi

Biography Selected Exhibitions:2025 — “GRAPHEMES”, Imagine Point Gallery, Kyiv.2024 — “INTERTEXT”, Khlibnya Gallery, National Conservation Area “St. Sophia of Kyiv”, Kyiv.2018 — “BACK TO BLACK”, Karas Gallery, Kyiv.2017 — “MALEREI”, National Museum “Kyiv Picture Gallery”.2008 — “SEPTEMBER”, Irena Gallery, Kyiv.2007 — “BEAUTY”, Ukrainian House, Kyiv. Project Statement  Concept and Method: Iteration as an Artistic StrategyIn […]

Curatorial reviews

Kenji Kiyama

 Curatorial Reviewby Oleksandr Dyvnich Kenji Kiyama’s body of work represents a sophisticated dialogue between the polished precision of the design industry and the visceral, often chaotic impulses of contemporary fine art. With a career spanning over two decades as an art director and designer, Kiyama utilizes his technical mastery to create “gateways”—visual entry points marked […]

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Vika Bohdanets

Biography Abstract artist from Ukraine and an early-career painter with three years of experience. What began as a hobby is evolving into a professional practice. Painting has always been a source of inspiration in my life and a way to process emotions and inner states. I focus on developing a personal visual language through abstraction, […]

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Arty Rat – Issue 2, April 2026

Issue #2 presents the work of 47 artists in a full-colour printed edition.  Order Your Print Copy of Issue #2 Curator: Oleksandr Dyvnich Publication date: April 2026 Page count: 100Format: 21 × 29.7 cm (A4)Full colourPrinted in the Netherlands Curatorial Review Polina Velikina, Divya Vinod Gilatar, Henry Demos Publication Finnja Peppler, Ahmet Rüştü Doğan, Guy Hivroni, […]

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WirSindKunst

Biography WirSindKunst (Betty & André Lennox) is an Austrian artist duo working at the intersection of abstraction, narrative, and interdisciplinary practice. Their work spans visual art and music, forming a connected body of expression rather than separate disciplines.At the core of their practice lies Dual Flow Art, a dialogical method in which two artists, one […]

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