THE NEW COLLECTORS

Maxwell Stevens is a New York City based artist renowned for his layered paintings and drawings which combine photorealistic imagery with vivid, energetic abstractions. In his recent exhibition Surfside, New Paintings at Onetwentyeight in New York, the beach is more than a place of leisure, it becomes a space where intimacy is revealed, even as physical proximity conceals emotional distance. It is also a site for fleeting memories and leisurely moments that disappear and ye

On painting, embodied perception and the spaces we hold within Brea Freeburn (b. 2000, Newry, Northern Ireland) is a painter based in the UK. She graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2026, having previously completed a First-Class Honours degree in Fine Art Painting at Ulster University. Her practice explores embodied perception, refuge and quiet presence, working with paint, relief and layered surface to create forms that hold emotional and physical trace. Through a pr

Madeleine Skrzynecka is a Polish painter based in Madrid, Spain. Through painting, she has gradually built an imagined world of her own, inhabited by recurring figures, elaborate costumes, intimate interiors, and landscapes that seem to exist somewhere between memory and imagination. Her paintings are guided by an interest in intimacy, femininity, and the emotional traces left by people, places, and fleeting moments. Rather than depicting specific stories, she creates scenes

"I am a Czech artist and a teacher of music and art based in the Czech Republic. I experience synesthesia, which allows me to perceive music not only through sound, but also through colour, shape, and visual structures. This way of experiencing music forms the foundation of my artistic practice. For several years, my work has explored the relationship between visual art and music. By combining my synesthetic perception with an analytical understanding of musical structure, I

Biography Tom Pike (b.1978) is a British Artist currently based in London and the Peak District (UK). He started his practice in 2019, at the age of 41, whilst living and working in Germany. Tom graduated from the Royal College of Art in 2003 with a masters degree in menswear fashion design. Since then, he has spent over 20 years working at companies such as Levi’s, Adidas and Fila and has lectured on the Fashion, Print and Textiles courses at the Royal College of Art and Lon