Acan Masuku is a renowned wood sculptor from Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) who is best known for his whimsical and "out-of-this-world" wood carvings, particularly his iconic flying angels. His work is deeply associated with the artistic...

Ademilson Eudócio is a ceramicist from Alto do Moura in Pernambuco, Brazil, a region famous for generations of clay artists, and he carries that family legacy forward with his own playful twist. He's known for...

Adrián Martínez Alarzón is a visionary seventh-generation ceramicist from Santa María Atzompa, Oaxaca, and the founder of Taller Bichuga Bigu. He is known for pushing the boundaries of traditional Oaxacan pottery by integrating innovative techniques,...

Angélica Vásquez Cruz is a master ceramicist from Santa María Atzompa, Oaxaca, renowned for transforming traditional pottery into intricate sculptures that explore Zapotec mythology and female identity. She is famously known for her technical mastery...

"Claudio das Miniaturas" makes tiny figures and scenes from Alagoas, Brazil: individual figures small enough to balance on a fingertip and whole rural scenes that fit in the palm of your hand. Working with custom...

Concepción Aguilar Alcántara is known as the "painter" of the Aguilar family, and it shows in her palette: soft, luminous colors that give her clay figures an almost porcelain quality. She's known both for her...

Dino Jetha (Camordino Mustafá Jetha) is a Mozambican artist working in psikhelekedana, a traditional folk art form built from small, brightly painted miniatures carved out of cashew tree softwood. Based in the São Dâmaso neighborhood...

Doda Razafy is a Malagasy artist based in Antananarivo, Madagascar, known for his outlined watercolors, a technique where ink contours give structure to vibrant, bustling scenes of daily life. He's often called the "Malagasy Dubout,"...

Elia Mateo is a Zapotec potter from San Marcos Tlapazola, Oaxaca, known as the "red clay village," where she carries on a tradition passed down through more than seven generations of women in her family....

Reyna Esther García Mendoza is a red clay artisan born in San Antonino Castillo Velasco, the eldest daughter of master artisans José García and Teresita Mendoza. She grew up close to clay: her father, one...

Fernando Aguilar Alcántara is a third-generation member of the Aguilar family, the youngest son of Josefina Aguilar Alcántara. He trained at the Bellas Artes Academy in Oaxaca and works as a ceramicist, painter, and graphic...

Fran García Vásquez is a ceramicist from Ocotlán de Morelos, Oaxaca, part of the Aguilar family of clay artists. Her work explores Muxe identity, a third gender recognized within Zapotec culture for centuries, bringing that...