ABOUT
Ilona was marked as gifted and talented at school but grew up in a post-industrial town where the only artist role was βSandwich Artistβ at Subway. She dropped out of university twice, then drifted into corporate jobs, chasing metrics and leaving art behind.
Lockdown was the reset. She realised she was neurodivergent, received an ADHD diagnosis, and moved to the city to study. This time she graduated with First Class Honours in Fashion Photography, an innovation award nomination, and began experimenting at the edges of technology and art. Alongside her studies she worked as a teaching assistant, where supporting autistic children revealed her own autistic traits and gave her a new perspective on how she thinks and creates; a two-sided coin of structure and chaos.
Her practice now spans a dazzling spectrum of media, blending digital 3D, photography, video, AI and decaying 90s gaming software. Collaboration sits at the heart of her process, bringing together artists and technologists alike to build new forms of storytelling.
In 2025 she visited Art Dubai and felt an instant connection with the digital art section. It became clear that her work belonged in dialogue with the global artists she saw there. Soon after, she moved to Dubai with her partner, a likeminded tech entrepreneur, drawn to a city that rewards vision and bold ideas. Now she is focused on pushing boundaries at the intersection of technology and art while championing the neurodivergent voice in contemporary culture.