Our annual spotlight on emerging artists
By Bonnie Gangelhoff
This story was featured in the September 2017 issue of Southwest Art magazine. Get the Southwest Art September 2017 print issue or digital download now–then subscribe to Southwest Art and never miss another story.
Welcome to Southwest Art’s annual spotlight on some of the best young talent in the art world. In the following pages we introduce you to 21 artists under the age of 31—rising stars from across the West and around the country. Their work spans landscape, figurative, and still-life genres, and their styles range from traditional to impressionistic to contemporary. We invite you to peruse these pages and help us celebrate the bright futures of these inspired and dedicated artists.
Lucy Reiser
Lucy Reiser, A Moveable Feast, acrylic/gouache, 30 x 48.
Ramón Hurtado
Ramón Hurtado, Coldwater Association, oil, 24 x 36.
Blair Atherholt
Blair Atherholt, Fragile, oil, 9 x 12.
Danika Ostrowski
Danika Ostrowski, Hickman Bridge, acrylic, 24 x 48.
Becky Porter
Becky Porter, Morning Snack, oil, 9 x 12.
Ellie Wilson
Dhwani Parekh
Dhwani Parekh, Red Roses, oil, 20 x 24.
Ryan Cannon
Ryan Cannon, Fall Horizon, oil, 24 c 36.
Trey McCarley
Trey McCarley, Violet of Winter, oil, 16 x 40.
Richie Carter
Richie Carter, Long White Line, oil, 9 x 15.
Irvin Rodriguez
Irvin Rodriguez, Dopplegänger, oil, 20 x 20.
Robert W. Strickland
Robert W. Strickland, Red Peonies in Rose Bowl, oil, 15 x 15.
Matt Regnart
Matt Regnart, Liquor Land, oil, 17 x 25.
Lucas Bononi
Lucas Bononi, Untitled, oil, 24 x 30.
Morgan Irons
Morgan Irons, Field Waltz, oil, 18 x 24.
Larisa Brechun
Larisa Brechun, Whitetail, oil, 6 x 6.
Christina Szakonyi
Christina Szakonyi, Journey, oil, 10 x 18.
Isabel Emrich
Isabel Emrich, Hot Lips, oil, 48 x 72.
Amelia Murdock
Amelia Murdock, Double Stop, oil, 14 x 18.
Ben Pease
Ben Pease, Gifts of the Trade, mixed media, 48 x 60.
Olympia Altimir
Olympia Altimir, Back to the Primitive, oil, 24 x 36.
This story was featured in the September 2017 issue of Southwest Art magazine. Get the Southwest Art September 2017 print issue or digital download now–then subscribe to Southwest Art and never miss another story.
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