like Cat is a Hopper Prize finalist. They create (not all abstract) introspective, resonant works informed by science-fiction, mysticism, wisdom traditions, and a human’s experience.
I picked up a strong Symbolist vibe from these, her voice reminds me of Emil and Agnes and Clarence.
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#hayleyquentin
like Sharon has shown with CLEA RSKY a project-based space that showcases artistic experimentation and irreverent exhibition formats.
Marcus’ work explores the transformative power of light. Drawing from his lived experience within the carceral system (much like Sherril), Manganni first developed techniques such as reflection, refraction, and sun mapping while in solitary confinement.
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#marcusmangiani
I originally posted about George in 2022 when new USPS stamps depicting his distinctive landscapes were released. Laurie at Two Coats recently reviewed the posthumous retrospective of his career at the Met.
#georgemorrison
Nnena is the 2025 winner of the Turner Prize. She is the first learning-disabled artist to win. Born in Glasgow in 1966 to Nigerian parents, Kalu is known for sculptures resembling cocoon-like forms that she strews with videotape, cellophane, and other unconventional materials.
#nnenakalu
I hope if you’re in the Bay Area you’ve seen Muzae’s newest at pt. 2 Gallery. Juxtapoz had words about his practice several times. The paintings are really something else (I’ve seen a couple irl- this post is a revisit also).
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#muzaesesay
is in Terra Incognita at Field of Play with Amy. She is inspired by the landscape of NYC. Check out her trippy website.
#joanreutershan
underlying fascination with the undefinable nature of existence has spurred a lifelong exploration of what they call the “dark source.”
#raquelrabinovich
Luis De Jesus just presented Francisco Masó: Documentary Abstraction, the Cuban conceptual artist’s first solo exhibition in Los Angeles. The exhibition brings together new works from Masó’s ongoing series Aesthetic Register of Covert Forces. The series establishes a catalog and archive of acrylic on canvas paintings which serves as an abstract geometric guide for identifying the forces of power within a state control apparatus while simultaneously generating discourse on the militarization of Cuban civil society.
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#franciscomaso
One of the most celebrated Australian painters of the 20th century, Emily Kame Kngwarreye painted over 3,000 abstract acrylic paintings of dots, gestural lines, and vibrant hues, all inspired by her Aboriginal community’s symbols, rituals, and daily life.
#emilykamekngwarreye
Michael Brennan notes of Pierre’s paintings, made between 2021 and 2025, in “Some Kind…,” that while his imagery is for the most part recognizably organic it is not easily decipherable, and draws some lovely parallels to Matisse (which makes me think of Josef) although they remind me more of Diebenkorn.
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#pierreobandos
like many artists from Helene Grace (go see The Gift of Attention at NCMA if you live in the Triangle or, soon enough, in Portland) and Ficre to Tamina and even locals like Pete, explores figuration and abstraction. About his practice he says that in his explorations abstraction gradually took precedence, leading me to delve into the creation of abstract landscapes. This unexpected shift revealed to me a fundamental truth: amidst the chaos that surrounds us, I am driven by a relentless pursuit of balance and meaning.
#nikolasantoniou
gets noticed along with Oliver and Mirdidingkingathi by Alex at ARTNews for her most recent at Paula Cooper.
#cynthiahawkins
Painting After Art is Dead 