2021 Rising Stars - Discover New Original Art by Today's Up-And-Coming Artists

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2021 RISING STARS THE FUTURE IS NOW Artist Shailee Mehta

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DISCOVER THE BEST YOUNG ARTISTS TO COLLECT IN 2021

Artist Alina Ada Lungu

Artist Salenia Sanchez

Since 2013, every fall our curators scour the globe to publish their definitive list of promising up-and-coming artists you should know right now.

This year they’ve found 27 trailblazing emerging artists—many of whom have recently graduated from BFA and MFA programs—who represent the future of art today.

Some are tackling contemporary social issues in their work, others are experimenting with new technologies, many are redefining traditional art styles, and all are creating powerful work that challenges the status quo and has a strong potential to increase in value.

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Artist Damien Cifelli

Alumna Lorella Paleni

Alumnus Felix Carr

COLLECT NEW ARTWORK BY THE RISING STARS ALUMNI Alumnus Ed Burkes

Since the publication of our very first art school graduate feature nearly ten years ago, many of the artists have gone on to achieve significant acclaim. Today, these artists are making work that is part of public collections, exhibited internationally, and sought after by private collectors around the world. Throughout the catalog, we highlight the successes of some of our Rising Stars alumni. Collect their work—while you still can.

Alumna Ioana Manolache

THIS YEAR'S SELECTION COMMITTEE: MEET OUR CURATORS Our curators draw on more than 50 combined years of experience to identify recent graduates from the best art schools around the world who are on the rise and garnering international acclaim.

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Rebecca Wilson

Chief Curator & VP Art Advisory, Saatchi Art Rebecca Wilson was formerly a Director at the Saatchi Gallery, London, where she was instrumental in the launch of the gallery’s online presence. In 2007 she created New Sensations, a prize for art students which identifies and supports the most exciting emerging artists in the UK. Prior to joining the Saatchi Gallery, Rebecca worked for 14 years in book and art magazine publishing: she was editor of ArtReview, and before that deputy editor of Modern Painters.

Monty Preston

Manager of Art Advisory & Curation Monty Preston graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Linguistics and Spanish Culture Studies from the University of Toronto, Canada. Prior to joining Saatchi Art in 2018, she worked at female-led, industry disrupting startups including Beauty Pie in London, where she managed content and creative, and The RealReal in San Francisco, where she specialized in luxury estate management with a focus on designer apparel and fine art. As an artist and photographer, Monty has collaborated with renowned talents in the fine art and fashion industries, providing her with the unique insight into the creative process that she brings to her curatorial practice.

Aurora Garrison Associate Curator

Aurora Garrison has a BA in Art History and International Affairs from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon and an MA in World Heritage Studies from the University of Turin in Italy. Prior to joining Saatchi Art in 2018, Aurora worked at auction houses, museums, and galleries, including Christie's in San Francisco, the J. Paul Getty Museum, Paddle8, and Revolver Gallery in Los Angeles. With a focus in world heritage preservation and conservation, Aurora has presented research on protecting cultural heritage in times of conflict at academic conferences in the US and Italy.

Bethany Fincher Assistant Curator

Bethany Fincher graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Art History and Philosophy from the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. Before joining Saatchi Art in 2019, she worked in myriad commercial gallery, museum, and editorial positions, including at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art and Charleston Magazine, where she wrote on art and culture. She has presented her research in aesthetics at academic conferences across the US.

KATIE BURDON

Katie Burdon’s figurative photography captures the complexities of the physical human condition. Through images that emphasize both active movement and motionless contemplation, Katie’s work demonstrates the interconnection between the self, the other, and the natural world. Katie ultimately uses her practice to capture the human body through the historically underrepresented female gaze.

Katie received her BA (Hons) in Photography from Arts University Bournemouth in Poole, UK. Originally from Cornwall, Katie now lives and works in London.

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Katie’s work was exhibited at the 2018 Photo Vogue Festival in Milan, Italy.

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In 2019, she received the Palm Photo Prize at The Print Space in London.

Heligan Black and white handprint on paper 40 x 30 in $710

Persistence 1 Archival pigment print on paper 40 x 30 in $810

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Wader I Oil on canvas 24 x 20 in $875

Photography by Joanna Eldredge Morrissey

Crossword (Mother, Daughter) Oil on canvas 60 x 48 in $5,650

ANNA WEHRWEIN

Using saturated and bold colors, Anna

Anna received an MFA in Drawing and

Wehrwein’s figurative paintings depict

Painting from the University of Tennessee

in notable publications such as

everyday scenes — from families

in Knoxville. She has exhibited nationally

New American Paintings, Friend

lounging on the couch to friends giving

and internationally, and has participated

of the Artist, and West Branch

each other makeovers. By focusing

in various residency programs at the

on intimate scenes among friends and

Vermont Studio Center, Anderson Ranch

families, and approaching her subjects

Art Center in Colorado, and MacDowell

from unique angles, Anna’s paintings

Colony in New Hampshire, for which she

create an illusion of closeness and give

was awarded the 2019 Josephine Mercy

viewers a snapshot of daily life.

Heathcote Fellowship.

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Anna’s work has been featured

Literary Journal.

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Anna has participated in various residency programs at the Vermont Studio Center, Anderson Ranch Art Center in Colorado, and MacDowell Colony in New Hampshire.

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BENJAMIN STEPHENSON A British artist currently based in Mexico, Benjamin Stephenson deconstructs colonialism and the notion of the “exotic.” The artist aims to reimagine narratives surrounding these themes and their subsequent motifs, which have been mystified and romanticized in the Western canon. Drawing on the styles of Henri Rousseau and Paul Gauguin, Benjamin describes his practice as self-reflective, critical, and sometimes humorous, questioning and reimagining the myths of the Western explorer.

Benjamin earned his BA (Hons) in Painting from the Wimbledon College of Art in London.

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In 2021, Benjamin exhibited at El Museo de la Ciudad and Outsiders Gallery in Queretaro, Mexico, and completed a residency at BEMA Espacio Cultural in Queretaro.

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Benjamin has worked with the RYDER Projects in Madrid and Hauser & Wirth in London.

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The Lovers Oil on canvas 94.5 x 68.5 in $4,950

Stalker Oil on canvas 27.6 x 15.7 in $740

Double Bluff I Oil on canvas 66.9 x 47.2 in $2,670

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“These artists use surrealism to confront issues surrounding identity and individuality in an age of burgeoning technology and consumerism.”

— Aurora Garrison, Associate Curator

Scan the QR code with your mobile phone’s camera to view a collection of Aurora’s favorite artworks from this year’s edition of Rising Stars on your own wall via augmented reality.

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The Long Road Acrylic on wood 4 x 4 in $445

Fine Print Acrylic on wood 40 x 30 in $2,730

TANIA ALVAREZ Mixed-media artist and painter Tania Alvarez explores memory and the isolation of living with chronic illness in her paintings of interior spaces.

Tania reinvents the traditional still life genre, rendering hospital interiors in close-cropped perspectives and in 1970s-inspired color combinations.

Tania was born in Seville, Spain, and now lives and works in Germantown, New York. She earned her MFA at the New York Academy of Art and her BFA at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York.

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This year, she participated in group exhibitions at The Killburn Mill in Massachusetts, Woodstock Artists Association and Museum in New York, and the Deanna Evans Projects in New York.

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Tania is a Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant recipient, and has been awarded residencies at the Sam and Adele Golden Foundation in New York, the Studios at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Central Academy Of Fine Arts Residency in Beijing, China.

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ALUMNI — 2017

FELIX CARR

Felix Carr’s paintings examine figure and form through an emphasis on gesture, physical expression, and mark making. Combining

references to the figure with elements of writing, Felix pulls the viewer in with his frenetic compositions. Ultimately, Felix’s densely layered works investigate sensory experience and the limits of representation.

Since his Rising Stars feature, Felix has been honored with numerous awards, including the Royal Scottish Academy’s Stevenston Painting Prize, the Steven Campbell Hunt Medal for Poetic Creativity, and the Glasgow School of Art Dissertation Prize.

Felix received his BFA (Hons) in Painting and Printmaking from the Glasgow School of Art. Felix is now based in London, and his works are held in private collections across the US and Europe.

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Felix has been honored with numerous awards, including the Royal Scottish Academy’s Stevenston Painting Prize, the Steven Campbell Hunt Medal for Poetic Creativity, and the Glasgow School of Art Dissertation Prize.

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In 2019, Felix had the privilege of being selected for the Carpenters Wharf Studio Residency in London.

Everything That Accepts Us, Lifts Us Up Oil on canvas 50 x 40 in $3,460

Adonis In Cyprus Oil on canvas 30.1 x 26 in $2,170

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Inchesss Oil on canvas 22 x 24 in $780

The Big Chop Collage Oil, watercolor, charcoal, paper on wood 25 x 17 in $1,600

ABIGAIL ALBANO-PAYTON A young Afro-Filipina artist working in Laguna Beach, California, Abigail

Albano-Payton pays homage to her community and heritage through richly textured figurative paintings. With a focus on exploring BIPOC experiences, Abigail aims to repurpose the traditionally Eurocentric tools of representation and portraiture to highlight underrepresented subjects. Abigail approaches her paintings and collages with both formal and conceptual sensitivity, resulting in emotive reflections on everyday social norms and practices.

Abigail attended Laguna College of Art and Design, and earned her BFA in Drawing and Painting in 2021.

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Abigail’s work has been featured in the Los Angeles Times and exhibited at Salt Fine Art Gallery in Laguna Beach.

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She has participated in group shows with Fusion Art in Palm Springs, and her work was featured in Straight Lick, the Black Art Sessions’s inaugural exhibition.

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Hide and Seek/ छ ुप न छ ुप ा ई Oil on canvas 11.8 x 15.7 in $990

SHAILEE MEHTA A Mild Foot-Ache Oil on canvas 15.7 x 11.8 in $990

Shailee Mehta’s artistic practice explores femininity compounded by the experience of otherness. She describes her scenes as “mundane acts within uncanny spaces” that highlight life’s quotidien moments, from comfort and intimacy to awkwardness and solitude. Drawing on mythology and historical storytelling traditions, Shailee’s narratives are thoughtful explorations of womanhood and subjectivity.

Born in Indore, India, Shailee completed her Foundation Diploma from University of the Arts, London, and earned her BFA from The Slade School of Fine Art in London.

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Her work has been part of various group shows including in London, Spain, and Mumbai.

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Shaihlee’s multidisciplinary practice includes photography, printmaking, and digital collage.

One Glance, Four Steps / Mirror Games Pencil, pastel on paper 39 x 27 in $1,360

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Ambient C-type print on paper 28 x 20 in $1,080

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KIRSTY SIM Concerned with the toxicity of social media and developments in artificial intelligence, Kirsty Sim’s photography hints at humanity’s fragility in today’s digital age. In her recent series Ambient, Kirsty uses the theme of daydreams to explore how different cultures and modern technologies can subvert the aspirations of young adults.

Kirsty was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea. She earned her BA in Industrial Design at the Korea Polytechnic University in Siheung, South Korea. She is currently pursuing her MA in Photography at the Royal College of Art in London.

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Her works have been exhibited internationally at exhibition spaces such as the South London Gallery and the New School in New York City.

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Kirsty’s works have been featured in various publications, including Refinery29.

Bush Piccolo C-type print on paper 24 x 20 in $1,040

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ALUMNI — 2013

Imitation (Part II) Colored pencil on paper 6.7 x 9.4 in $1,980

NINA MAE FOWLER A Fan of Her Own Performance Pencil on paper and screen print on mirror 26 x 53 in $7,100

Photography by Craig Wylie

Since her Rising Stars feature, Nina Mae Fowler has achieved wide acclaim: in 2015, a monograph of her work entitled Nina Mae Fowler: Measuring Elvis was published by Cob Gallery in London; in 2018, David Lynch’s Silencio Club in Paris hosted a retrospective of her work; and in 2019, Nina won a major portrait commission for the National Portrait Gallery, which resulted in her series Luminary Drawings.

Fascinated by the Golden Age of Hollywood, Nina draws on the glamor and bacchanalia of the era to examine perennial themes of celebrity, sexuality, and power. Renowned for her meticulously detailed drawings, often of a large scale, Nina also works across sculpture and installation.

Nina holds a BFA in Sculpture from Brighton University in East Sussex, UK. She has exhibited widely across Europe, with shows in Berlin, Paris, and Leipzig.

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Nina’s work is held in public collections around the world, such as the National Portrait Gallery in London; Colección Al Limite in Santiago, Chile.

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Private collectors of Nina’s work include Jude Law, Sir Ridley Scott, and Luciano Benetton.

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Total (Exquisite Accord) Charcoal, EVA foam on paper 24 x 16.4 in $3,560

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Mental Diorama 4 Acrylic on canvas 71 x 80 in $4,000

MARÍA JOSÉ CHICA

Calendar Prototype Acrylic on canvas 63 x 47.2 in $2,970

Predominantly working on a large scale, María José Chica makes imposing paintings exploring issues surrounding female identity, domestic life, and human relationships.

Using various symbols, objects, and patterns in her fluid designs, María illustrates an ever-changing narrative of human interactions within constructed, domestic spaces.

She received her BFA from the Universidad Nacional de

Colombia in Bogotá and her MFA from Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London.

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María was an artist in residence at Arteles Creative Center.

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Her work has been featured in individual and group shows in Bogotá, Santiago, and London.

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Dinner Party Oil on canvas 39.4 x 49.8 in $3,070

ALINA ADA LUNGU Influenced by the Surrealism and Fauvism art movements, Alina Ada Lungu’s dynamic portraits play with form, movement, and color. Though many of her subjects are sourced from personal photographs, Alina obscures and distorts these figures, adding layers of color and organic shapes. The artist's final portraits are fragmented and abstracted, inviting the viewer to escape from reality.

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Alina’s works have been exhibited in solo and group shows across Europe and are held in private collections in the US and France.

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She is currently pursuing her PhD in Visual Arts at the National University of Arts, Bucharest.

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Portrait Oil on canvas 23.6 x 24.4 in $1,660

Reach Oil on canvas 21 x 30 in $2,760

Stream Oil on canvas 52 x 40 in $5,410

OMAR LALANI

Omar Lalani’s abstract paintings center on our basic instincts, namely pleasure and sensation. In what he describes as an autopoietic, or self-perpetuating process, Omar integrally builds up and scrapes away layers of color and texture, prioritizing tactility in his work. His unexpected color combinations and palpable, at times bodily forms become visceral invocations of sensory experiences.

Originally from Calgary, Canada, Omar is currently based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He obtained his BA in Design at the Alberta College of Art and Design, and is currently pursuing an MFA at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence.

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Omar served as the Programming Director for the Pushmi Pullyu exhibition space in Toronto from 2016 to 2018.

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He has participated in a number of group and solo exhibitions across Canada, exhibiting his work in Vancouver, Calgary, and Toronto.

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"Many of this year's Rising Stars manipulate traditional forms of figuration to explore identity, representation, and prevailing cultural narratives."

—Bethany Fincher, Assistant Curator

Scan the QR code with your mobile phone’s camera to view a collection of Bethany’s favorite artworks from this year’s edition of Rising Stars on your own wall via augmented reality.

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LUKEY AGNES WALDEN Providence, Rhode Island–based artist Lukey Agnes Walden contemplates exploitation and lack of representation through a portrait practice centered on trans subjects. With each painting, Lukey seeks to correct the overlooked and antagonized history of trans life in the US. Trading the legible for the inscrutable, Lukey has developed their own visual vocabulary of rapid brushstrokes, restricted color palettes, and blurred forms, resulting in enigmatic figures that exist beyond the traditional constraints of representation.

After obtaining their BA in Studio Art at Colorado College in Colorado Springs, Lukey pursued their MFA in Painting at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence in 2020.

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In 2020, Lukey was an Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation grant recipient.

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Lukey currently serves as Assistant Professor of Drawing at Rhode Island School of Design.

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Fletcher (Yellow Chair) Oil on wood 18 x 24 in $2,595

Boys Diptych Oil on canvas 20 x 30 in $2,895

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Echo III Monotype on handmade paper, screen and wood 16 x 19.5 in $1,200

ARYANA MINAI Working with handmade paper, Aryana Minai creates subtle monotypes that explore the evolution and memory of architectural spaces. Inspired by the Islamic and vernacular architecture of her childhood home in Tehran, Aryana uses found materials like bricks, discarded woodblocks from Iran, and remnants of buildings in Los Angeles After moving to Southern California as a teenager with her family, Aryana went on to earn her BFA at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. In 2020, she achieved her MFA in Painting and Printmaking from Yale School of Art in New Haven, Connecticut.

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While working toward her MFA, Aryana earned the Dean’s 2020 Critical Research Grant.

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Since 2015 she has exhibited her work in numerous galleries across Los Angeles and New York City.

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Echo VI Monotype on handmade paper, screen and wood 16 x 19.5 in $1,200

ALUMNI — 2015

IOANA MANOLACHE Ioana Manolache began her career as a

Byzantine icon painter, an experience that fed her interest in symbolic objects such as flags and religious figures. Working from observation, her painting practice is both a formal exploration of objects and space, as well as a meditation on the emotional and cultural dimensions of everyday items. Since her inclusion in the Rising Stars report, Ioana received the Columbia University Leroy Neiman Gallery Curatorial Project grantee and was featured in the MFA edition of New American Paintings.

The Romanian artist currently lives

Moths (Sandra, Frances) Oil on paper 20 x 38 in $2,670

and works in Brooklyn, New York. She completed her BFA at the Cooper Union in New York, and earned her MFA from Columbia University.

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Ioana has exhibited prolifically in New York, with recent exhibitions at Nars Foundation and Wendy’s Subway.

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She is the recipient of several awards and recognitions: in 2015, she was a Columbia University Leroy Neiman Gallery Curatorial Project grantee, and in 2017, she was featured in the MFA edition of New American Paintings.

Mother's Knot I Oil on canvas 17 x 36 in $2,670

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JAY CHUNG

Jay Chung challenges conventional representations of the human figure through fantastical, highly distorted bodily forms. Jay’s compositions operate on the psychological plane, subverting visual expectations and prompting the viewer’s unconscious interpretation.

Jay received a BA in Architecture and Engineering before going on to earn a BFA from Tufts University and School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts. Jay was born and raised in Seoul, South Korea, and is now based in Dallas, Texas.

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Jay has exhibited widely throughout North Texas, with exhibitions at the Fort Worth Art Center, Awake Art Show, and Artwalk Dallas.

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Jay's work is held in private collections throughout the US and Europe.

Reverberation Series No. 08 Oil on canvas 40 x 30 in $2,670

Reverberation Series No. 07 Oil on canvas 40 x 40 in $2,670

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Unit 15498 Spray paint, acrylic, oil on canvas 39.4 x 39.4 in $2,750

Unit 68552 Spray paint, oil on canvas 48.4 x 32.7 in $2,639

JONAH FRIED

Unit 31750 Airbrush, acrylic, oil on canvas 48 x 44.9 in $3,473

Jonah received his BFA (Hons) from the Chelsea

Jonah Fried utilizes digital printmaking and

University of the Arts in London, where he now

mixed media to explore the division between

lives and works.

unique and mass-produced images. Through a process of repeating patterns interrupted by random mark making, Jonah’s practice

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Hodgers Prize for Art Excellence in Edinburgh.

conceptually addresses the relationship between the collective “whole” and the “self,” and our simultaneous importance and insignificance as individuals.

In 2016, Jonah was a recipient of the Phylis

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Jonah’s solo exhibitions include his 2017 show, Isolated, at the Cairns Gallery in Edinburgh and I VS WE, an online exhibition with Exhibbit in 2020.

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A Crowd Assembles Before The Game

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DAMIEN CIFELLI With an interest in anthropology and storytelling, Damien Cifelli utilizes the large scale and imposing compositions of history paintings to explore his fictitious world dubbed Tarogramma. In his uncanny paintings, Damien depicts the detailed narratives and aesthetics of this other world, which are both foreign and strangely familiar.

Damien holds an MA in Architecture from Edinburgh College of Art in Scotland. He has had two solo exhibitions at the Dundas Street Gallery in Edinburgh and the Italian Cultural Institute in conjunction with the Edinburgh Art Festival Program.

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Damien’s work has been exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy in Edinburgh and at galleries in London such as D Contemporary, Mayfair Gallery, and Mall Galleries.

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In 2020, Damien was a finalist for the Foundwork Artist Prize and the Fashion Illustration Drawing Awards.

Citizen of Tarogramma L ( otto)

Pencil on a p per 16.5 x 11.8 in 1 $ ,140

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RADIM LANGER Boavista Acrylic on canvas 20 x 16 in 1 $ ,200

Radim Langer’s process-driven, expressionist works tap into our primordial desire for balance and harmony. In a labor-intensive process of scraping and repainting, Radim creates highly abstracted, layered tableaux of symbols and forms that emerge organically from the canvas.

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Radim has participated in residencies in Romania, Greece, and the Czech Republic.

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In 2020, Radim presented a solo exhibition of his works at Pragovka Gallery in Prague.

Symphony for Honeyboy Acrylic on canvas 24 x 20 in 1 $ ,400

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Photography by Anthony Lycett

ALUMNI — 2014

JULIEN SPIANTI Julien Spianti’s surrealist paintings depict gestural figures situated within deconstructed scenes that give way to otherworldly, atmospheric landscapes.

Realistic details are contrasted against emphatic

La Ronde (We Do Not Belong to Us) Oil on canvas 33 x 47 in $5,850

brushstrokes and untouched portions of canvas.

Julien acquired an MA in Philosophy and Esthetics from Pantheon-Sorbonne University in Paris, France, where he continues to live and work.

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Julien has exhibited his work at numerous art fairs, including The Other Art Fair, London; the YIA Young International Art Fair in Maastricht; Art on Paper in Brussels; and SCOPE Miami.

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Since his inclusion in Rising Stars, Julien’s paintings have been exhibited at Galleri Oxholm in Copenhagen, Marie Vitoux Gallery in Paris, and Fred Lanzenberg Gallery in Brussels.

Midi (from the series Demain La Veille) Oil on canvas 64 x 77 in $12,750

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Motion Oil on canvas 60 x 68 in $4,350

SALENIA SANCHEZ —

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This year, Salenia exhibited her first solo show,

Mountains Unravelling Oil on wood 24 x 18 in $1,000

Painter Salenia Sanchez explores the natural world and our ever-changing relationship with new places. Her whimsical compositions make use of vibrant colors, varying textures, and destabilizing compositions to evoke her own emotional and physical journey navigating unfamiliar surroundings.

Born in the Bronx, New York, Salenia was raised

Lost-Found, at the Pratt Institute in New York City.

in Florida. At sixteen, she relocated to Tennessee,

She received her BFA from the Pratt Institute in Painting,

alienation, and ultimately shaped her visual and

and is pursuing an MFA in Creative Arts Therapy.

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a move that spurred a sense of displacement and conceptual approach to the landscape genre.

LAURA MANINO

Laura Valeria Manino’s extensive practice spans painting, drawing, and installation. Laura’s work is characterized by delicate lines used to create movement and dizzying forms that challenge the perceptual abilities of her viewers. Her freehand creations composed of pencils, graphite, and chalk are methodologically layered to emphasize negative

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In 2020, her work was selected for inclusion in the Public Programme of Individual Exhibitions at the Municipal Hall

space, giving her works palpable three-dimensionality.

Lidaura Chapitel in Buenos Aires.

Laura was born in Mendoza, Argentina, and is currently based in Buenos Aires. After attending the Universidad Nacional de las Artes in Buenos Aires, she received her BFA from the School of Fine Arts in Mendoza.

Expansión Tropical (From the Expansions, Nature and Man Series) Oil, acrylic, pastel, graphite on paper 36.6 x 28.7 in $1,710

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In 2018, Laura’s work was selected for inclusion in the 9th Painting Surveying Contest at the Nordelta Art Studio in Buenos Aires.

Untitled (From Hiperoganic Series) Chalk, acrylic on canvas 43.3 x 49.4 in $2,010

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"These artists explore the potential for other worlds, challenge the limits of perception, and question the eurocentricity that has historically marked the landscape genre."

—Monty Preston, Manager, Art Advisory and Curation

Scan the QR code with your mobile phone’s camera to view a collection of Monty’s favorite artworks from this year’s edition of Rising Stars on your own wall via augmented reality.

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ROXANA AJDER

Untitled Oil on canvas 25.6 x 22.4 in $1,860

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In 2019, Roxana was named a finalist of the Biennale Jeune Création Européenne.

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Roxana is a co-founder of the Galeria de Sprijin, a charitable art donation platform established in 2020, working to assist hospital workers managing the COVID-19 health crisis.

Roxana Ajder’s figurative paintings are based on photos of people, primarily women, involved in the social nudity and naturalism movements. Her richly textured, sundrenched paintings contemplate our cultural ambivalence towards nudity and concepts of beauty and femininity. With ebullient nude figures set against natural backdrops, Roxana paints a vision of women with agency, imbued with freedom.

Born in Galaţi, Romania, Roxana is currently based in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. She earned her BA and MA at the University of Art and Design in Cluj-Napoca, where she is currently pursuing a PhD.

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Untitled Oil on canvas 39.4 x 39.4 in $3,970

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ALUMNI - 2016

ED BURKES Ed Burkes’s paintings elevate everyday subjects with delightfully relatable pop culture and historical references.

By mixing quirky scenes with familiar phrases, Ed’s offbeat compositions offer a re-examination of today’s social norms. After his inclusion in Rising Stars, Ed went on to participate in exhibitions at BEERS London, Saatchi

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This year, Ed’s first solo show, Dandelion, the result of a

Gallery in London, and Arusha Gallery in Edinburgh.

nine-month studio residency in Derby, UK, exhibited at

Ed graduated with a BFA (Hons) from Falmouth

Galleries in London.

University in the UK. While in school, Ed received the Wilhemina Barns-Graham Award, and the Falmouth School of Art Purchase Prize. In 2019, Ed won the Vickers Fine Art Award.

Derby Museum and Art Gallery before moving to Mall

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Ed has shown his work at notable art fairs, including the London Art Fair, Manchester Art Fair, and The Other Art Fair, London.

Light Years Limited Edition of 25, Fine art paper print, $250 - $350

Fat for Love Limited Edition of 25, Fine art paper print, $250 - $350

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Virgil's Investments in Purgatorial Real Estate Oil on wood 11.7 x 8.3 in $1,530

It's Your Move Oil on wood 11.7 x 8.3 in $1,530

JACK DUNNETT

With an interest in the ways people interact with their surroundings, Jack Dunnett primarily paints his figures in intimate interiors. Working on a small scale, Jack carefully maps his compositions to build a detailed narrative, allowing the room or surrounding architecture to frame his main subject. Jack chemically manipulates his pigments and materials to build up texture in his work, a practice that balances traditional figuration with the unexpected and chaotic surface of the canvas.

Jack earned a BA (Hons) from Gray's School of Art at Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, Scotland.

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Jack was the recipient of the 2018 Royal Scottish Academy’s David & June Gordon Memorial Trust Award.

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Since 2014, Jack’s work has been featured in over twenty group exhibitions throughout the UK and Europe.

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Jump Knave Oil on canvas 30 x 18 in $345

Annunciation Oil on canvas 40 x 50 in $880

NOOKA SHEPHERD Nooka Shepherd’s figurative works aim to cultivate harmony with nature.

Drawing on regional folkloric imagery and styles, Nooka combines the human form with elements of nature to create haunting images that take on a sacred aura, and spur us to consider our symbiosis with our natural environment.

Nooka was born in Brixton, London, and is now based in the West Country, UK. They received a Foundation Diploma from the Arts University Bournemouth in Poole, UK, and earned their BFA (Hons) in Painting at the Slade School of Art in London.

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Nooka was a recipient of the 2020 Cass Art Prize and the 2017 Thomas Epsley Painting prize.

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Nooka has participated in shows across London, including at the Hari Hotel, Underground Flower Offspace, and Asylum Chapel.

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Wall Friend 013 Acrylic, oil, pastel on canvas 24 x 24 in $2,440

Antidote Oil, pastel, acrylic on canvas 40 x 40 in $5,500

PRESTON PAPERBOY

Preston Paperboy’s paintings fuse fragmented, realist figures with expressionist mark making to explore the human form. Peppered with brand logos and pop cultural references, these mixed-media works reflect on the complexity of the self against a postmodern backdrop.

Preston was born in England and studied architecture at Brighton University. He has since developed a prolific fine art practice.

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Preston presented his first solo show, Wall Friends, at Belhaus in Phoenix, Arizona, in 2021. He has also participated in several group exhibitions, including at the Marcel Marcel Katz Art Gallery in Miami and the ABV Gallery in Atlanta.

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In 2019, his work was featured in an interview with Forbes magazine.

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Shipwreck Oil on canvas 45 x 45 in $6,200

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MADELINE PECKENPAUGH Madeline Peckenpaugh’s fragmentary landscapes push the limits of visual space, proposing a natural realm half-remembered and half-imagined. Humans are visually absent in Madeline’s scenes; however, their presence is implied by hard-edge and geometric interferences in the natural landscape. With an interest in how we engage with our surroundings, Madeline’s paintings push the viewer to the very edge of reality.

Madeline was first trained at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design in Wisconsin and went on to receive her BFA at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. She recently earned her MFA in Painting at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island.

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Her work is held in the public collections of Woodmere Art Museum in Philadelphia and Brown University in Providence.

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Madeline has exhibited her work widely across the US, with shows in New York City, San Francisco, and Boston.

Before and After Oil on paper 22 x 23 in $860

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Still 4 Oil on aluminium 30 x 24 in $4,210

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LORELLA PALENI Lorella Paleni’s paintings mix lush colors and heightened textures to transport viewers to an ephemeral, dreamlike world. In her latest series, Lorella explores the lineage of brujeria, or witchcraft, in Latin American and Afro-Carribean cultures, to both shed light on underrepresented figures from history, and comment on issues facing women today.

Lorella earned her BFA in Painting from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia in Italy, followed by a summer residence at the School of Visual Arts in New York. She earned her MFA in Visual Arts from Columbia University in New York City.

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Lorella is the recipient of numerous awards, including the TOMS Visual Arts Scholarship at Columbia University and the Public Jury Prize for the International Art Prize in Bozzolo, Italy.

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Since being named a Rising Star, Lorella has held solo exhibitions at Galerie de L’OpenBach in Paris, E.Tay Gallery in New York City, Magic Beans Gallery in Berlin, and HB55 Kunstfabrik in Berlin.

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Intruder Acrylic on canvas 79 x 59 in $10,600

Traveler's Blueprint Charcoal, graphite, pencil, oil on panel 11.8 x 12.6 in $2,710

HENRY HONG MING SIU Multidisciplinary artist Henry Hong Ming Siu creates an

imaginary world as an escape from the industrialization and political instability of the present. Working across drawing and sculpture, Henry distills concepts of nature and the invented objects of a utopian world into highly abstracted compositions.

Born and raised in Hong Kong, Henry earned his BA in Visual Arts from Hong Kong Baptist University. He then went on to earn his MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art in London.

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Henry has participated in group exhibitions in both London and Hong Kong, including at Saatchi Gallery and FOLD Gallery in

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In 2020, he was shortlisted for the Bloomberg New

Craft II Pencil, charcoal on panel 11.4 x 9.8 in $2,010

Contemporaries.

London, and Book Punch in Hong Kong.

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DUARTE BURNAY

Using muted colors, Duarte Burnay’s paintings occupy the boundary between realism and abstraction. Everyday objects and spaces are rendered in sparse detail and dim lighting, resulting in nebulous and obfuscated compositions.

Duarte’s work focuses on what he describes as “the place where the field of imagination and dreams take place, the beginning of the unknown.”

Duarte earned a BFA in Painting with a minor in Model Drawing from the Faculty of Fine Arts in Lisbon, Portugal.

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Duarte’s work has been shown in group exhibitions across Lisbon, including at the Arte Periférica Gallery, Campo Pequeno Gallery, and Maria Dezasseis Space.

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His work is held in the permanent collection of the Museum of the Arts in Sintra, Portugal.

Untitled Oil on canvas 47.2 x 31.5 in $2,010

Untitled Oil on canvas 21.3 x 28.7 in $1,080

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A Utopia Where the Problems Are Not Fixed Spray paint on rug 66.9 x 47.2 in $3,270

See You & I We Were Titans Oil on canvas 55.1 x 82.7 in $12,500

KAILI SMITH Painter Kaili Smith reflects on the inner-city youth culture of his

childhood and critically examines the social construct of “youth criminality” in his work. Borrowing the large scale and gravitas of the Dutch Golden Age Masters like Rembrandt, Kaili paints his subjects with reverence, offering alternative perspectives into the worlds of children surrounded by crime. Donning both baroque costume and streetwear, the children in Kaili’s paintings exude personality and resilience.

Kaili earned his MFA from Parsons School of Design after completing his BFA at the Willem de Kooning Academie in Rotterdam. In 2021, he was shortlisted for the Royal Award for Modern Painting presented by the King of the Netherlands.

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His work has been featured in several solo and group exhibitions, including at Miami Art Basel, Next Street Gallery in Paris, and the Antler Gallery in Portland.

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Sold-out shows include his undergraduate thesis exhibition at the Willem de Kooning Academie, as well as his debut UK show at Moniker Art Fair.

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TAEDONG LEE Taedong Lee’s semi-abstract compositions fluidly incorporate realism and figuration with imaginary landscapes. Taedong has described his artistic process as memory-based, referencing physical environments while considering emotions associated with these lived experiences. Influences of Impressionism are clear, as thick brushstrokes and eccentric tones reconfigure his landscapes upon the canvas.

Taedong is currently based in Seoul, South Korea. After earning his BA in Painting from Gachon University, Taedong then pursued his MA in Fine Art Painting at the Camberwell College of Arts, University of Arts London.

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Taedong’s works were exhibited at the Bowes-Parris Gallery in London for the show All These Gestures in 2020.

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His works have also been shown at Gallery Iang in Seoul and the Saatchi Gallery in London.

Somewhere in East Woods Airbrush, acrylic, oil on canvas 63.7 x 51.3 in $4,450

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The Artificial Lake Airbrush, acrylic, oil on canvas 63.7 x 51.3 in $4,450

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