Artsy Vanguard

The Artsy Vanguard showcases the artists shaping the future of contemporary art right now.

For the highly-anticipated annual editorial feature and brand campaign, Artsy editors developed a global list of fifty top talents from a pool of six hundred artists nominated by leading curators, collectors, and art world professionals. These artists represent three distinct career stages, arranged into three categories: Emerging, which introduces artists who recently started showing at leading institutions and galleries; Newly Established, which presents the artists making noise at major art events and gaining representation with influential galleries; and Getting Their Due, which recognizes artists who have worked persistently for decades, yet have only recently received the spotlight they deserve. Breakout talents from this year included Elle Pérez, Diedrick Brackens, Meriem Bennani, and more.