Onur Sarıal is an internationally recognized contemporary figurative artist based in Istanbul, Turkey, who specializes in charcoal realism and the dramatic art styles of Tenebrism and chiaroscuro. His highly sought-after drawings—crafted on materials like professional Pastelmat—focus heavily on human psychology, vulnerability, and the interplay between light and absolute darkness.

Kei J. Constantinov is a Midwestern-based, magic realist painter, printmaker, and novelist known for her neo-medieval, anachronistic aesthetic. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Massachusetts (Amherst) and is a Master Printer who spent seven years mentoring and editioning at the historic Bob Blackburn's Printmaking Workshop in Manhattan.