Journalist Rachel Wolfson interviewed Bay as part of her great piece on web3 initiatives to support women creators. She spoke with Bay in her work with MESHfair, the virtual art fair for 3D, metaverse and VR creators.

“Artist and web3 producer Bay Backner founded MESHfair. Backner told Cryptonews that MESHfair acts as a way to connect artists working in the 3D file format for virtual reality (VR) with galleries and collectors.

“Despite widespread interest in VR, works in this format are still underrepresented in both traditional art fairs and influential NFT collections,” said Backner.

Backner added that 13.7% of living artists represented by galleries in Europe and North America are women.

“Of the 100 most expensive works ever sold, none have been made by a woman,” she said. “So there is still a long way to go towards gender equality in-real life art.”

Unfortunately, Backner believes that a similar gender gap is opening within the VR sector.

This may be due to a lack of women-led Metaverse companies. According to McKinsey, only 10% of the virtual world or metaverse companies that gained funding during the 2017-2022 crypto boom were led by women.

“So unless we work on discoverability here – sharing the work of women entrepreneurs and creatives in VR – we’ll see the same tired old narratives being repeated,” remarked Backner.

With this in mind, Backner explained that MESHfair is important for discoverability.

“It supports the small, but growing community of creators in immersive web3 technology. And every artist in this space right now is making history,” she said. “They’re defining a new artistic medium. It’s therefore especially important that women artists are a documented and discoverable part of this conversation.”

A female artist by the name of “JaneDAO” told Cryptonews that displaying her work during MESHfair and Women’s History Month provides a platform to inspire through sharing and creating.

“It’s a chance to highlight the diverse creativity and insights women bring to these fields, reinforcing that art communicates universally powerful messages,” she said. “My involvement not only showcases my contributions but also shines a light on the broader impact of women in this space, sparking important conversations about our shaping role in the future of tech and art.””

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