Tura Oliveira was born in Fall River, USA. They received their BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design (2013) and MFA from the Yale School of Art (2023). Tura is a multidisciplinary artist whose work spans textiles, sculpture, installation, and performance. They use the dual languages of craft and science fiction to center marginalized visual culture including that of queer communities and Latinx leftist political movements. Tura has had solo exhibitions at Geary Contemporary, LaMama Galleria, BRIC, and Wave Hill (all in New York), and a solo booth at the 2023 Material Art Fair in Mexico City.

Weiyi Li was born in Changsha, China, in 1987. She received a BA from the College of Architecture & Urban Planning, Tongji University (2009), an MFA from the Yale School of Art (2012), and a PhD from the Royal College of Art (2023). Much of her work has been influenced by her decades-long career as a designer and image-maker. She has reflected on the question of how we, as creators, can continue to create in a world dominated by increasingly similar digital image tools and fabrications.

Tian Tan received his BFA from Kingston University London in 2012 and his MFA from Hunter College in 2019. He is now working at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing. Through his works, Tan tries to show the viewers the parts of things they expect, those they ignore, and those they tend to avoid all at the same time. He hopes to push viewers to “withstand and understand” the complex, multi-faceted, and unknown nature of any one thing.

Hans Werner Holzwarth started as a photographer and corporate designer, first working at MetaDesign in Berlin. Then, he set up his own company, Design pur, with fellow designer Anja Nienstedt in 1988. In 1993, Holzwarth became the freelance art director for Scalo, the international publisher for photography, art, and popular culture, where he was responsible for the conception and design of all books and presentations. In 2000, he founded his own imprint, Holzwarth Publications, to work with contemporary artists on artist books and exhibition catalogues for galleries.

Sherry Lai is a partner, curator, and director of SPURS Gallery. Under her leadership, the gallery has presented numerous well-recognized exhibitions, notably Ulay's first institutional exhibition in Asia and that of his documentary “Catching Impromptu (2022).” She is also a member of the acquisition committee of the New York Guggenheim and a founding member of YA at UCCA Center for Contemporary Art.