At DIPACT, our 10 years of practice are rooted in a simple truth: we listen before projects and before funding, because trust is not written—trust is practiced. We are an artist-led, community-powered organisation where leadership comes from lived experience, allowing us to design together and respond to real needs. Celebrating the power of culture to… Continue reading How DIPACT Works
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Our Lead Artists
Meet Our Lead Artists Below, you will meet an incredible collective of lead artists from diverse, global backgrounds, all proudly based right here in Manchester. At DIPACT, our core legacy is connecting creativity directly to communities, building inclusive spaces where everyone—regardless of background—has the room to safely express themselves, create, and connect. Our artists are… Continue reading Our Lead Artists
Karolina Kanska
My name is Karolina, and I’m a conceptual photographer. Originally from Ukraine, I’m now based in England, where I’m finding my voice through the lens of photography. As a bookworm at heart, storytelling is a big part of how I see the world—and that’s exactly what I aim to do through my work. Whether it’s… Continue reading Karolina Kanska
Vian Hussein
I’m Vian K. Hussein, a 25-year-old Kurdish artist from Syria, now living in the UK. I’m an award-winning visual artist and interior designer, currently studying Interior Design at UCLan and working with The Fidget Interior Architecture in Windermere. My work blends creativity, functionality, and inclusivity, with a focus on sustainable design. Since arriving in the… Continue reading Vian Hussein
Gloria Saya
Gloria was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo. She undertook her studies at Kinshasa Academy of Fine Arts, and later at Manchester College. Gloria’s practice is very varied, working in painting, drawing, photography, textiles, sculpture, and ceramics. She is exited by the creative possibilities of all materials, and participated in several projects in her… Continue reading Gloria Saya
Daria Protsenko
Conceptual digital artist, photographer, and experience designer. My art exists at the intersection of urban surrealism, glitch aesthetics, and conceptual futurism.I begin with real photographs—streets, reflections, structures—and transform them into the art of distortion, the elegance of digital chaos, and the experience of meaning within abstraction. Each piece is a controlled explosion of colour, tension,… Continue reading Daria Protsenko
Mahrokh Mofidnakhaei
Mahrokh Mofidnakhaei is an Iranian painter based in Manchester, UK. Working primarily in oil painting, her practice explores unstable interiors, memory, and the psychological pressure of displacement. Through layered light, reflections and fragmented architectural forms, her paintings suggest places that appear familiar at first, but gradually become uncertain. She completed an MA in Painting at… Continue reading Mahrokh Mofidnakhaei