Symbiosis V
14 Nov - 23 Nov 2025
4 mentors. 14 mentees. 13 countries.
Symbiosis V is an online exhibition featuring calligraphic art created through the 5th International Mentorship Initiative by The Art of Letters.
Over the past nine months, fourteen artists—guided by four distinguished mentors—have developed new works that reflect a dialogue between calligraphy and varied artistic techniques, spanning the traditional to the contemporary.
View the works and join our engaging weekend events, including artist talks, demonstrations, and ‘Meet the Mentor’ dialogue sessions - all taking place online via Zoom.
Introducing the mentors & mentees
This mentoring group is led by Heather Held, with Beatriz Vicente, Kunnatee Vechasilp and Gail Pergande.
Heather Held
Mentor | Toronto, Canada
Beatriz Vicente
Artist | from Spain, now in Virginia, USA
@bea_calligraphyart
Kunnatee Vechasilp
Artist | Bangkok, Thailand
@kun.calligrafiary
Gail Pergande
Artist | New Forest (South Hampton), UK
@forestscript
This mentoring group is led by Gabriela Soba, with Nadine Wehrli, Alma Hoffmann and Tatiana deFigueiredo Gebert.
Gabriela Soba
Mentor | Barcelona, Spain
@gabriela.soba
Nadine Wehrli
Artist | Weimar, Germany
@wehrli.nadine
Alma Hoffmann
Artist | Alabama, United States (Central)
@almahoffmann
Tatiana deFigueiredo Gebert
Artist | Tualatin, Oregon, USA (PS)
This mentoring group is led by Marina Soria, with Shizuka Toyama, Maria Trott, Merle Neumann and Ana Sanabria.
Marina Soria
Mentor | Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Shizuka Toyama
Artist | Japan
@shizuka0729
Maria Trott
Artist | NSW, Australia
@mariatrott_art
Merle Neumann
Artist | Germany (near Nuremberg)
@_merle_neumann
Ana Sanabria
Artist | Medellin, Colombia
@amsanabriac
This mentoring group is led by Randall Hasson, with Dr Nandita Anantharaman, Juan Luis Gargurevich, Younghae Chung and Arlene Custock.
Randall Hasson
Mentor | California, USA
@hassonstudio
Dr Nandita Anantharaman
Artist | Chennai, India
@loopsandligatures
Juan Luis Gargurevich
Artist | Lima, Peru
@juanluisgargurevich
Younghae Chung
Artist | California, USA
@logos_calligraphy
Arlene Custock
Artist | California, USA
@ac.penmanship