Ana Fish is a multidisciplinary artist known for her bold visual language and irreverent, cartoon-infused style. With roots in street art and a background in fine art illustration and 2D animation, her work blends the grotesque and the playful to challenge conventional aesthetics. Ana has painted large-scale murals across the UK and has participated in major street art festivals including Look Up and Hit the North. Her distinctive characters and vibrant colour palettes bring walls—and imaginations—to life.

In his role as general manager, Neal is responsible for the strategic and operation management of Vault Artist Studios, Northern Ireland's largest provider of studios and workspaces for artists and creatives. Vault supports over 100 artists and craftspeople, a diverse array of other arts and community organisations over 2 buildings. Vault also provides space for events, dance and rehearsals, runs a year round programme of events and exhibitions, and delivers artist development and community engagement programmes.

Neal is passionate about creating spaces where art is made and experienced, and about advocating for the role of art and creativity within regeneration.

Mel is an Irish illustrator and designer based in Belfast. After working as a Creative Director for a branding company for over 10 years, Mel jumped ship and started UsFolk Illustration Agency in Belfast. He spends his time managing the business and working on illustrations commissions. His playful character-based work is colourful, textured and varied in style.

Deirdre Convery is a visual artist specialising in textiles. Her interests are diverse but centred on feminism and sparking curiosity in alternatives to the patriarchal way of life. Deirdre’s work includes soft sculpture, wall hangings, banners and multimedia art pieces. She responds to what is happening in the world today and produces works showing resistance and activism as well as more abstract interpretations of world events.

Deirdre is interested in the connection between reclaiming our bodies from patriarchal control and reclaiming our heritage from colonial powers through appreciation of native language, music, art and sports.

Nuala Convery is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Belfast. She works in a number of mediums including spray paint, hand drawn and digital illustration, and printmaking. Nuala works alongside Seedhead Arts and Daisy Chain Inc to manage the production and logistics of street art events and commissions across NI.

Kev is a graffiti writer of 25+ years.

Eibhlín Duffy is an Irish mixed-media artist working across multiple disciplines to create dream-like nonsensical madness.

Their vision is based in poetic oddity and the representation of being, and feeling, different from the world around them.

Fenz is a Belfast-based street artist known for his bold geometric designs and vibrant color palettes. His work transforms urban spaces with striking patterns, sharp lines, and dynamic contrasts.

FGB is a self-taught street artist currently living in Belfast, where he has been transforming the urban landscape into an open-air gallery for over two decades. With a career deeply rooted in the vibrancy of street art, he has utilised public spaces as a canvas to express his unique perspective and narrative. His distinctive style and thought-provoking compositions have not only gained him widespread acclaim but also allowed him to transcend the boundaries of traditional art institutions.

His early career saw him participating in various group exhibitions, contributing to the burgeoning street art movement that was gaining momentum across the globe. However, it was in 2020 that he took the leap of faith and dedicated himself fully to his artistic journey. 

His artistic style is a visual amalgamation of the world around him. Drawing inspiration from the city, his work often serves as a commentary on social and political issues.

Most recently he opened a pop-up gallery in the heart of Belfast, which served as a physical space for art enthusiasts and passers-by to delve into the depths of his imagination and engage with his art on a more personal level.

Sligo native FRIZ is a visual artist based in Bangor, Co. Down. She works in both digital and traditional mediums, using a combination of aerosols and acrylics depending on the surface she is using at the time.

Her work explores history, myths and the folklore that shapes the cultural identity of a place.

Friz’s work has been showcased in Ireland, UK, Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, Greece, Poland, France, Mexico and Turkey.

Kerrie Hanna is a multi-disciplinary visual artist based in Vault Artist Studios in Belfast. 

Her work explores the human experience through a distinctive figurative style, exploring architectural interventions via illustration, stained glass and street art.

Ethan (@deidartist) is a young Illustrator/ Designer from Belfast creating bold, geometric art rooted in the city’s urban environment. Specialising in stickers and wheat pasting, Ethan uses public space as a channel for discussion on social and cultural matters.

Rob is an artist based at Vault Artist Studios in Belfast. He works across disciplines, whether it takes the form of a large-scale mural that interrupts people’s journeys, unexpected participatory performances or sculptural interventions, he aims to disrupt the way we experience the world around us.

His work is routed in the familiar and the everyday: things that have become embedded and accepted in our lives so much that we barely register them. These things are his starting point: patterns, geometry, mass-produced objects, popular culture, social customs, and even religious iconography. He will often then disrupt these familiar ideas or visuals with a chaotic intervention, or present them in an unexpected way.

He has become embedded in the Irish street art scene where, alongside many of his fellow Vaulters, he regularly contributes to the annual ‘Hit the North’ street art festival in Belfast. He has produced murals across Ireland including large works in Banbridge, Coleraine and Killeshandra, where he has responded to the culture and heritage of the local area whilst keeping his distinctive use of patterns and repetition at the fore.

Rob was a founding member of Vault Artist Studios and served as a trustee on the board for the first six years of the life of the collective. He studied fine art at Belfast Met (2012) and was previously a co-director of Catalyst Arts (2012-14).

Carla Hodgson is a commercial mural, street and window artist. She works as a community arts facilitator and is employed by Boom Studios as their creative outreach officer. Carla also runs a street art walking tour in Bangor city during the sunnier months.

Craig Jefferson is a Scottish born artist now living in Bangor and works from his studio at Seacourt Print Workshop.  He trained as a painter at Edinburgh College of Art but dabbles in sculpture and printmaking. 

Danny is a graffiti writer for 20+ years. He is also the owner of Outlines Spray Paint shop.

Richard (Rickydrewapiccy) is a self-taught creative from Bangor whose work is a mix of digital art, print, paint and photography. His work is focussed on social observations, satire, Irish themes, and a twist on local lingo. Richard is based in Boom Studios, Bangor.

Kim Ladd is the Operations Coordinator at Seacourt Print Workshop. Kim is currently responsible for developing engagement and access to Seacourt. Kim runs weekly 'Pause and Print' sessions to promote wellbeing and a sense of belonging. Kim’s background is in Youth and Community work, and also has own creative practice through print and ceramics.

Ryan Macfarlane is a sound engineer/creative entrepreneur within the music/events sector working for Ulster Hall/Waterfront Hall, delivering events, cultural initiatives and audio services with the community agency, studio and label Ayeland and producing/performing under the alias Optmst. In the past few years he has been working on the development of a new venue/arts space called Ravenhill Arts Club which is a regeneration project near Lanyon bridge which hopes to become a viable space over the next few years.

Meadhbh McIlgorm is an Irish artist and curator whose practice intertwines storytelling with material exploration, manifesting through objects, installations, imagery, and collaborative programming. Her work delves into ephemeral phenomena, intangible concepts, and liminal states, emphasizing the evidence of process, experience, labour and time as recorded via materials. As a creative producer she has led and contributed to various collaborations where art is presented in or responds to unusual outdoor contexts including Liminal (space) Belfast (Belfast 2020 - 2022) and ReView (Huntingbrook Gardens, Wicklow 2022). She is studio holder at QSS Belfast.

A former photojournalist; documentary visual artist, Lise McGreevy has been continuously showcased throughout NI and in Ireland since 2014. Her practice creates successful, self-initiated art and cultural programmes. Which have ‘phoenixed’ from her speciality art collections. All of which aim to help promote and support human interest and current affairs issues, relating to the island of Ireland and UK and indeed globally. As a strong ambassador for peace, nature and humanity. She is deeply passionate about her work and also the promotion of her core causes. For the past four years she has focused on female equality and climate action. On the back of 11 years of social practice, Queen's University Belfast created a new accolade for the artist and their first Visual Artist in Residence in 2022. McGreevy stepped down from the position at the start of 2024. In order for a legacy residency to be created each year between Queen's and the NI Arts Sector. Still working with this university, also Maynooth and Ulster Universities. The artist aims to showcase her climate action programme THE END IS NIGH in other universities throughout NI and Ireland. While also exhibiting I AM WOMAN (promoting female equality and empowerment) in galleries throughout NI, thrice at Queens, twice at Stormont and also at Maynooth University. McGreevy has now taken the collection out of the art circle and to a grass root level. Starting with a hosting with Invest NI (March 2025 for international women's month). The artist aims to tour this body of work in some of the island's most prominent organisations during 2025-27.

Marianna Mooney is a designer who creates design solutions that strive to best communicate a story. She is a people-focused and research driven designer, with a deep attention to detail. She believes the best design is based on research and user needs along with being visually interesting. She is currently working at Involve, the UK’s leading public participation charity as a Senior Project and Communications Officer.

Researching 'Design for Policy', looking at how design impacts policymaking within the Northern Irish context. Focusing on how policy is made 'from below'; with or without government intervention. 

This has taken Brian into the realms of democratic innovation, narratives and ethnographic research. For now, you can find him near the old Brockley Axe cave - kinda in the middle of Rathlin Island.

Caroline is an artist and graphic designer from Belfast. She graduated from Ulster University with a degree in Graphic Design & Illustration in 2023. Caroline is a multidisciplinary artist and enjoys working with lots of different materials and techniques including traditional and digital. Her work can usually be characterised by bright colours, funky shapes and collage techniques.

Amberlea is the Founder and Director of Starling Start, where she and fellow starlings research and co-design inclusive plans, blueprints, and approaches that guide cultural development: and dream up gatherings and programmes shaped by people and place. Amberlea is drawn to the quietly radical. She values the non-spectacle, the low-key, the overlooked, and she enjoys dedicating time to things that might go unnoticed.

Australian artist Danni Simpson is known for transforming urban spaces with bold, intricate designs. Her large-scale works weave together culture, history, and storytelling, often incorporating vibrant depictions of flora and fauna to create immersive, nature-inspired scenes. Danni’s murals bring colour and energy to cityscapes, blending fine detail with impactful, public-facing creativity.

Julianne Skillen is Head of Social Enterprise and Development at Arts Care. Arts Care is a multi award winning arts in health charity and social enterprise. We believe in the transitional power of the arts.

My fancy-ish title really just means I am the person who tries to bring in the bucks through fundraising, corporate relationships and managing our social enterprise arm, with right hand woman, Meadhbh.

I am an advocate for artists’ rights, sustainable investment for the arts, democratisation of the arts and also arts for arts sake!

Other things I am passionate, aside from the arts; mental health and wellbeing, women’s rights, nature, flowers, sea swimming, travel, dogs and my family. I am looking forward to going to ‘the other place’ with you all! 

Katriona is a visual artist & designer based in Belfast. She works on a variety of projects ranging from branding, illustration, lettering and street art. 

Her style uses colour & typography to evoke a positive energy across various print, hand painted & digital mediums.

Phil is a socially engaged creative, specialising in visual arts with a background in theatre and performance.

With 25 year’s experience of collaboration at the core of my their work, she creates small intimate pieces to larger hybrid-multimedia-public-art. Phil’s creative practice is positive protest, it is curious and challenging, it brings people together, shares stories and strives towards positive change. 

Phil regularly explores darker themes, Gothic imagery, science fiction and horror to provoke the difficult conversations and to look into the shadows - often with good humour!

Phil paints under the name Hysterious. Phil is based near Glasgow and heads up the Mortar Projects Collective and co founded Cult: An Art Exhibition.

Gerard is Belfast based Chaos Artist. Influenced by troubles, trauma and tragi-comedy. Through the psyche and splattered walls Gerard makes colourful and dark, disturbing and comfortable, violent and childlike pieces, as much influenced by Carl Jung and High Magick, as heavy metal and WWF wrestling. 

Gerard’s work explores synesthesia, his mental health journey, magick and personal demons. If you don’t look away, he paints an invitation to think and even talk about your own shadows. 

Gerard specialises in Acrylic and Colour Theory. He is an original Outlyre and co-founder of Cult: An Art Exhibition. Instagram: @gerard_torbitt

Kwame Daniels is a vinyl loving DJ, Broadcaster & Creative at heart, as an individual artist, to working in partnership with organisations within the public, private and community sectors, as founder of Bounce Culture, a not-for-profit organisation that uses creative digital technology, primarily assisting people and communities facing disadvantage.

Spanning 25 years, Kwame has amassed vast experience working alongside the likes of Grammy Winning multi-instrumentalist Kaidi Tatham to Emmy nominee and Ivor Novello Winner, Hannah Peel. Kwame has curated, produced, directed, and hosted events including projects with Radio 1, BBC Radio Ulster and MTV, impacting over 500,000 attendees across U.K, Ireland, USA, Europe and Africa, leading a team on the design, and production of Bounce Afrika, using Hip Hop culture to engage groups across Senegal.

Kwame’s most recent venture, Solab is a digital collaboration project, providing a space for artists and producers from Africa and the diaspora to Connect, Create, Collaborate with its launch event, North Star, taking place this October as part of Belfast 2024 year of culture.

Street artist wannabe, Creative Stranraer

With a strong focus on community engagement and intergenerational storytelling, Katya’s projects merge cutting-edge technology with cultural heritage preservation. Katya has led several interactive community-based projects, including Memory Anchors, Forming Formidable, Memory Fractal, all of which explore the intersection of human emotions, identity, and digital innovation. 

Recently Katya has been working on several projects together with Sailortown Regeneration to bring digital innovation to Belfast’s maritime heritage, blending social history and immersive art to enhance storytelling and revitalise community spaces. Katya’s work has been supported by the Arts Council (Digital Evolution), Belfast City Council's City Innovation office (Augment the City, HUB-IN), Maritime Belfast Trust.