Adeyinka Alake (b. 2000, London) is a British Nigerian contemporary artist whose practice combines figurative painting, portraiture, and symbolic imagery to explore identity, heritage, memory, and transformation. Working primarily in acrylic on canvas, she draws upon Yoruba cultural references, personal history, and contemporary narratives to create works that investigate belonging and lived experience. Her series And Then There Was Light reflects on the experiences that have shaped her artistic journey, exploring themes including British Nigerian identity, healthcare, relationships, and personal growth through interconnected visual narratives. Her on-going body of work, Now You See Me, Now You Don't, examines visibility, perception, and representation within the Black experience, questioning how Black individuals are recognised, overlooked, and understood in contemporary society. Through her practice, Alake creates work that encourages dialogue around culture, identity, and the complexities of the human experience. Her work has been featured in 100 Emerging Artworks 2025 and exhibited at venues including Barbican Arts Group Trust, Dandi Battersea, and Westfield London.

Affoué Aurélie N'gotta is a London-born, self-taught artist working primarily in oil paint. Their practice explores themes of androgyny, creativity, resistance, and identity, with a particular focus on celebrating and documenting underrepresented voices. Through archival portraiture, N'gotta creates intimate visual narratives that honour the individuals they encounter, capturing moments of presence, vulnerability, and self-expression. Their work functions as both testimony and tribute, forming an evolving archive of lived experiences and personal histories. Their on-going series, In Transit, reflects on the constant movement of urban life, capturing fleeting moments often overlooked in the rush of the city. Exploring themes of connection, solitude, and sunder, the series examines the quiet beauty of shared public spaces and the countless untold stories that exist within them.

Africa Barrero-Alexander is a visual artist based between London and Bristol. A graduate of the University of the West of England, where they completed a BA in Photography in 2024, their practice explores photography as a therapeutic tool capable of reshaping narratives and decontextualizing lived experience. Through self-portraiture and conceptual image-making, Barrero-Alexander examines identity, transformation, and embodiment, particularly through the lens of their experience as a transgender man. Their on-going work investigates themes of self-definition, memory, gender, and belonging, creating space for reflection within contemporary social and political landscapes.

Amber Perrier is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice spans abstract painting, cityscapes, and figurative illustration. Inspired by a lifelong passion for drawing and painting, her work explores the relationship between people, architecture, and the urban environment. A Fine Art graduate from the University of East London, Perrier combines influences from the arts, culture, and construction sectors to create works rich in movement, structure, and narrative. Through her practice, she investigates how people interact with their surroundings, capturing both the energy of contemporary city life and the emotional depth of human experience.

Bims Ayorinde’s practice explores memory, nostalgia, and shared human experiences. Working primarily with gouache, she creates vibrant paintings that draw on childhood memories and moments of personal significance. Through colour, playfulness, and storytelling, Ayorinde invites viewers to reconnect with their own memories and emotions. Her work seeks to preserve fleeting moments while creating accessible points of connection between personal narratives and collective experiences.

Chikaora Obiora is a London-based artist whose practice explores memory, community, and identity within the Black British Nigerian experience. Working across painting and photo transfer, she draws from personal archives to create intimate portrayals of friendship, family, and everyday life. Through layered imagery and rich colour palettes, Obiora celebrates the relationships and shared experiences that shape both personal and collective histories. Her work serves as a visual record of connection, belonging, and cultural memory.

Kemi Oguntayo is a Nigerian artist based in South London, working primarily in acrylic paint. Her practice explores identity, community, and the everyday experiences of Black teenagers in London. Through vibrant and intimate scenes, Oguntayo captures moments of friendship, freedom, and joy that challenge limiting stereotypes and celebrate the richness of Black British life. Her work preserves often-overlooked experiences while encouraging viewers to recognise the beauty, resilience, and humanity found in everyday moments.

Michael Kenya is a self-taught London-based street photographer working primarily in digital photography. With a candid and instinctive approach, his work captures the rhythms, energy, and diversity of city life, focusing on both the people who inhabit urban spaces and the environments they leave behind. Colour and light play a central role in Kenya’s practice, transforming everyday scenes into compelling visual narratives. Through his lens, ordinary moments become opportunities to uncover beauty, atmosphere, and the subtle stories that unfold within the city.

Neli Carlos Luis explores the relationship between presence and absence, the visible and invisible, and the space between memory and identity. Drawing inspiration from the Mozambican spiritual ceremony Nhamussoro, his work investigates how imagination constructs images of those who are physically absent yet emotionally present. Through disfigured, surreal, and stylised forms, Luis creates works that exist between memory and reality. His practice reflects on ancestral connection, collective remembrance, and the human desire to visualise what cannot be seen. By translating intangible experiences into evocative imagery, he invites viewers to consider the boundaries between the material and spiritual worlds.

Priyesh Rana is a UK-based photographer whose work explores identity, belonging, and the relationship between people and place. Through self-portraiture, he examines the duality of his experience as a British Asian, using photography as a tool for reflection and self-discovery. Alongside this personal exploration, Rana is inspired by the intersection of urban environments and the natural world, highlighting the contrasts and connections that exist between them. His work captures moments

Priscilla Williams is a multidisciplinary abstract artist whose practice explores the emotional connections between people, nature, memory, and spirituality. Working across a diverse range of materials and processes, she creates immersive works that invite viewers to feel before they interpret, using abstraction as a language for storytelling and emotional expression. Her work often investigates themes of resilience, joy, healing, and self-discovery, transforming everyday materials into pieces that carry both personal and universal meaning. From large fields of colour that evoke childhood wonder to intricate mixed-media works that explore focus, clarity, and emotional depth, Williams is interested in creating experiences that resonate beyond the visual. Her current practice is moving towards increasingly immersive and spiritual forms of expression, drawing inspiration from skies, landscapes, and personal supernatural experiences. Through these evolving bodies of work, she seeks to create moments of wonder, reflection, and connection while developing a distinctive artistic voice that bridges contemporary abstraction with narrative and emotional storytelling.

Robby Bobstein is a photographer whose practice centres on documenting people, places, and everyday experiences. Inspired by a lifelong passion for photography, he captures fleeting moments across London and beyond, creating visual records of contemporary life. After two decades working as a print journalist and later within schools across London, Bobstein developed a keen interest in how environments shape communities and opportunities. His work reflects on social landscapes, documenting both the diversity of urban life and the inequalities embedded within the built environment.