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Marie Jacotey is an artist who makes artwork we can all relate to. Her drawings offer an insight into the rawness of human relationships. The bitterness of rejection, the crushing blow of a break up and downright awkward social encounters; Marie covers it all in her textural figurative drawings and paintings.

Marie was born in Paris but moved to London to continue her studies. She studied her MA in Printmaking at the Royal College of Art, all whilst making her characteristic coloured-pencil drawings. She’s been releasing books and zines, had a couple of solo shows...

Lately we’ve found that when we’re looking for that mid-week pick-me-up or bomb of positivity, we’ve looked for Hiller Godspeed. Hiller is an illustrator and designer living and working in Vancouver, British Columbia. He’s a bit of a mysterious guy. According to his very brief, very loose website bio he enjoys “riding the bus, swimming in the ocean and eating Indian food”. It seems he’s a humble guy, but with prints with Urban Outfitters, nosy questions from internet anonymous and people tattooing his work on their bodies every other week, it all leaves us wanting to know more....

Min Pin sure knows how to knock together a fantasy land fit for our dreams. Jungle parties, sad astronauts and chunky tigers nestle together within green wonderlands, overflowing with cheeky furry friends. A place where pastel snakes hang out with disgruntled stegosaurus and mysterious planets with eyes oogle from the forest floor. We’re not sure what she calls this universe, but we’re pretty sure we want to move in ASAP.

Min Pin is a label run by Melbourne-based creative Penny Min Ferguson. Since it’s humble roots starting up in 2013, Penny has created a label...

Otis Hope Carey is an Indigenous artist and professional surfer from Coffs Harbour. His paintings, which are bold yet calming and deeply informed by the history and culture of his people, have been making some serious waves in the art realms in the last couple of years. His peaceful works are primarily inspired by his feelings, delving deep and understanding his emotions. When he makes work he also thinks about his peoples’ country around Coffs Harbour, his family, and a general push to make his people proud. That’s a humble, tranquil vibe we can get behind.

New York based photographer Ben Zank is a young gun making work that really excites us right now. He first picked up a camera at age 18, using a Pentax ME Super that his grandmother gave him. He’s since moved onto digital, using his DSLR, a remote interval timer and a model. His portraits, which either use models or himself, often exude a sense of melancholy surrealism, and a touch of humour too.

Even though almost all of his shots involve a single person, he rarely shows a face. This keeps the models neutral, using...