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Discover the Best Young Artists to Collect in 2022
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Introducing
Artists often explore the social and political issues of their time. Discover new works that have caught the eyes of our curators for the inspiring ways that they demonstrate resilience, courage, and strength.
Nigerian American multimedia artist Nitashia Johnson endeavors to “create something magical with traditional art supplies.” The artist has worked professionally as a graphic designer and photographer, often documenting current social issues surrounding the environment and education. She believes that her creative background bolsters her career as a full-time artist and her ability to experiment with traditional mediums and genres to illustrate contemporary messages and stories.
Nitashia has attended Texas Woman’s University, the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and the University of Texas at Dallas.
— For the past year, Nitashia has worked on her non-profit, The Smart Project, a creative after-school program structured for teens and aspiring mentors living in North Texas.
— Her photography has been featured in notable publications such as D Magazine and The New York Times.
— In 2019, she became one of the first women selected for the Sony Alpha Female Creator-in-Residence program.
Introducing
Bold art for the adventurous collector. Whether you want art that is subversive or stunning, find it in this collection featuring Rising Stars artists who venture beyond the norm.
Focusing on themes of psychology, gender, and sexuality, Yuezhu Chen creates semi-abstract paintings using bold color palettes and striking compositions. Building on her study of symmetry and the subconscious versus unconsciousness, Yuezhu embraces the relationship between her figure and their environments to challenge traditional notions of oil painting.
Based in London, Yuezhu holds an MA in fine art with distinction from Central Saint Martins at the University of Art London and a BA in film from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, China.
— She was shortlisted for the Cass Art Prize from the Slade School of Art in 2021.
— Yuezhu has exhibited her work in London, Shanghai, and Beijing, with her most recent solo exhibition at The Koppel Project Hive in London.
Gemma Thompson uses drawing and printmaking to capture the intangible feeling of place by transforming the essence of sound and rhythm onto paper. Gemma creates unique soundscapes through translated marks and contours that take the viewer on a poetic journey.
Gemma received her BFA in studio practice and contemporary critical studies from Goldsmith, University of London, and her MFA in printmaking from Camberwell College of Art in London.
— She has shown her work in several galleries across London, including the Espacio Gallery, Saatchi Gallery, Royal Drawing School Gallery, Copeland Gallery, South London Gallery, the Royal Arsenal, Christie’s London, SPACE Studio, and Gallery Maison Bertaux.
— Outside of London, Gemma participated in an exhibition at The Grey Space in the Middle Gallery in The Hague, Netherlands.
Introducing
The possibilities that technology presents to artists are infinite. Explore a collection of work in which artists adopt new media to reimagine the ways we experience works of art.
Bethanya Abebe borrows her vibrant color palette from the sights of her childhood surroundings in Ethiopia. Depicting highly-detailed scenes from everyday life, Bethanya uses forms and hues as metaphors for her life and emotions. From gestural shapes, Bethanya works her canvas until the abstracted forms give way to figuration—often incorporating tactile fabrics and embroidery for additional depth.
Bethanya received her BFA from the University of North Texas and recently graduated from the prestigious MFA painting program at the Pratt Institute in New York.
— In 2021 Bethanya was awarded a New York Foundation of the Arts artist grant.
— Her works were included in a group exhibition at the Anna Zorina Gallery in Chelsea, New York.
Introducing
Rising Stars artists put an innovative spin on the masterful techniques of history. Discover a fresh new take on iconic styles and techniques in this collection from our curators.
Olga Pypno works primarily in painting and film photography to create landscapes that feel ethereal and nostalgic through dark tones and brushstrokes. She aims to identify the sublime within the world around us and consider how modernity affects the traditional perceptions of the sublime.
She earned a BFA with honors from the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland with a focus in painting and printmaking.
— Her work has been featured in a number of group exhibitions around Scotland, including the National Galleries of Scotland.
— Olga is a multidisciplinary artist, sometimes starting with an oil painting and adding photography elements through digitally layering.
Ryan McKee’s paintings read like the nonsensical narratives of a dream, designed to take you somewhere familiar but altogether otherworldly. His realistic style is defined by surreal elements that serve as reminders of the tragedy and humor of the human condition.
Ryan is a self-taught oil painter from Salt Lake City, Utah. He currently lives and works in Dallas, Texas.
—His work was selected to be exhibited at The Other Art Fair, Dallas, in 2022.
Introducing
Rising Stars artists put an innovative spin on the masterful techniques of history. Discover a fresh new take on iconic styles and techniques in this collection from our curators.
Llinos Owen is a textile artist whose practice begins with written and visual material from her diary. Her tapestries are narrative explorations of memory, relationships, gender, and identity that live within a larger art historical canon through the annals of her respective medium—punch needle rug hooking, an art form dominated by women.
Llinos is from North Wales and moved to London in 2017 to study painting at Wimbledon College of Arts, where she graduated in 2020.
—Her works have been featured in group exhibitions across the UK, with her first solo show, “Thank Your Lucky Stars,” at Orleans House Gallery in 2021.
—Numerous publications have written about Llinos’s tapestries, including the BBC.
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100 Artists, Countless Ways to See the World

While the traditional art world has been slow to recognize the achievements of artists of color, women artists, and those working outside of major art centers or without a formal art education, these artists have had a home at Saatchi Art since our inception over a decade ago. New Perspectives celebrates our ongoing commitment to equity and equal representation, and features 100 artists from 24 countries. These artists range in age from 25 to 77, 68% are people of color, over half are women, and more than 50% are working across mediums beyond painting.
Join us in discovering the power of new perspectives with these talented emerging artists making some of the best art today.
100 ARTISTS TO COLLECT NOW
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– Aurora Garrison, Senior Curator
22 Artists to Watch in 2022
22 Artists to Collect in 2022
There’s nothing better than finding an artist whose work resonates with you. At Saatchi Art, it’s our mission to help you discover and buy work from the best emerging artists around the world. To provide you with some inspiration for the year ahead, our team of expert curators have compiled this list of 22 up-and-coming artists you should consider collecting.
Adam Lawrence
“In an explosion of saturated colors and recognizable iconography, Adam deconstructs the meaning of pop culture symbols to establish an entirely new form of storytelling.”
– Erin Remington, Assistant Curator
Catastrophic Pop #1
Violet Polsangi
“Fascinated by the intersection of architecture and nature, Violet’s work effortlessly blends abstraction and realism to build an interactive space full of color harmonies and geometric lines.”
– Aurora Garrison, Associate Curator
Night & Day
Yohanan Delaunay-Israel
“Yohanan‘s art practice is a constant experiment, as the artist continually develops and tests different combinations of colors and shapes in his abstract compositions.”
– Megan Wright, Senior Curator
Song Without Words 1/ 32 ניגון (Nigoun)
Sam Wilde
“A fashion and homeware designer, Sam expands the limits of paint, ceramics, and fabrics to imbue objects with richly detailed narrative scenes and landscapes.”
– Rebecca Wilson, Chief Curator & VP
YiSeon Jo
– Monty Preston, Manager, Art Advisory and Curation
For Those Who Go Far
Simone Geraci
“Rendered in soft colors and delicate lines, Simone’s prints beautifully capture feminine gestures, while skillfully depicting his subjects’ faces through an interplay of light and shadow.”
– Aurora Garrison, Associate Curator
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Susan Smereka
“To keep a visual record of her life during the pandemic, Susan’s most recent body of work uses layers of materials and color blocking to create highly tactile collages over old topographical maps.”
– Rebecca Wilson, Chief Curator & VP
Green Mountains
Charlotte Evans
“With whimsical figures set against gentle color palettes, Charlotte’s dreamlike landscapes lead viewers into a space of tranquility and wanderlust.”
– Aurora Garrison, Associate Curator
Sofia Chitikov
“Fascinated by the inner workings of the human mind, principles of quantum physics, and spirituality, Sofia experiments and transforms different materials and forms in her vibrant wall sculptures. ”
– Monty Preston, Manager, Art Advisory and Curation
Electric Venus
Samuel Fleming Lewis
“Largely composed of found imagery and text from books, magazines, and printed media, Samuel’s energetic collages are a celebration of his love of African art and pop culture.”
– Rebecca Wilson, Chief Curator & VP
Neon Dream
Barbara Kuebel
“Bold color palettes and abstract bodies are a hallmark of Barbara’s work—liberating viewers from traditional representations of the human form to embrace strange yet legible figures.”
– Erin Remington, Assistant Curator
There Is More Than One I In A Creature
Genevieve Leavold
“Inspired by Eastern philosophies of play and mindfulness, Genevieve works alla prima to make fluid and spontaneous abstracts, notable for their striking colors and dynamic gestures.“
– Monty Preston, Manager, Art Advisory and Curation
Alanna Hernandez
“Using colored pencils and acrylic paint, Alanna seeks to express the complexity of human emotions through gradients of color and soft textures in her soothing abstract drawings.”
– Megan Wright, Senior Curator
Holding It All Together
David Disko
“Capturing the American Southwest landscape through a surrealist lens, David uses a gold, matte background to emphasize a hidden tension between humans and the natural environment.”
– Erin Remington, Assistant Curator
Faster As The Crow Flies
Carlos Gamez De Francisco
“Carlos’s portrait painting and photography spark a collision between classical and contemporary figures, challenging the history of representation of the female form in art history.”
– Rebecca Wilson, Chief Curator & VP
Oh Dear III
Lucy Li
“An interdisciplinary artist, Lucy delicately manipulates acrylic paint and colored pencil to create serene compositions inspired by the “spaces in-between” or unseen in nature.”
– Megan Wright, Senior Curator
Aby Mackie
“Through the salvation, destruction, and juxtaposition of textiles and fabrics sourced from her local surroundings, Aby recontextualizes the meaning and value of discarded and recycled materials in her sculptures.”
– Monty Preston, Manager, Art Advisory and Curation
Half Way There 2
Kazuhiro Higashi
“Drawing on Pop art influences, Japanese artist Kazuhiro uses flat planes, overlapping shapes, and bright colors to create highly electric and abstract compositions.”
– Erin Remington, Assistant Curator
Dinner Time
Tafy LaPlanche
“Afro-Latina artist Tafy sets her portraits of women against boldly colored backgrounds, adding depictions of fruit to give each figure their own distinctive narrative.”
– Megan Wright, Senior Curator
Ricardo Harris-Fuentes
“Blending classical subjects with modern compositions and fluorescent colors, Ricardo’s paintings transport the viewer into a deeply meditative and sensory world.”
– Monty Preston, Manager, Art Advisory and Curation
Superposition II
Alice Yang
“In an effort to harmoniously blend Eastern and Western philosophies in her creative practice, Alice combines natural elements, figures, and abstract forms in her recent “I” series.”
– Erin Remington, Assistant Curator
Edge
Kim Marra
“Kim’s dynamic compositions display a unique interplay of form, color, and line that generates a space that sits between abstraction and reality.”
– Aurora Garrison, Associate Curator
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