6 Female Artists I Admire…
I am someone who thrives off of community. Community in art is essential for any artist. While so many could say that they prefer to be the isolated artist trope, which is fine if that works for you, I am not that person. I enjoy having my solo studio time, but enjoy hearing the pitter and patter of fellow studio mates- this is something I learned during the isolation era of COVID-19. Body-doubling is a thing when it comes to creating energy in the studio.
While I am not able to physically get to work alongside most of these artists that I admire, I find keeping up with their studio practice exciting and cheering them on from afar. Below you will find a brief list of six female contemporary artists that I look up to, some that I am grateful to know and others I hope to someday meet in person. Take a look!
Autumn Nicole
Credit: Autumn Nicole, Rolling Out
Autumn is not only a great friend of mine but an insanely badass and hardworking artist. Its been so fun to see her grow as an artist in both practice and concept. Her meticulous detail in each piece is admirable and inspiring. She works in a variety of mediums, felt, video, oil, grilled cheese sandwiches, and more. Check out her journey!
2. Amalia Galdona-Broche
Credit: Amalia Galdona Broche, Flowers for the Saints
I was lucky to have met Amalia through World of Co, an online residency platform. While on other sides of the country, its been so fun to keep up with her beautiful textile works, and concepts. Her work is layered not only physically, but conceptually as she hints at how her grandmother inspired her latest body of work.
3. Vivian Suter
Image courtesy of ICA Boston, Vivian Suter
Anyone who knows me knows that I will mention Vivian Suter at least once when asked who I am inspired by as an artist. I find her work airy, technical, freeing, and experimental in the best ways possible. Hidden in the Guatemalan forest, Suter’s studio sounds like a dream where she is able to fully immerse herself in the work that she makes, with a plethora of different materials. I someday hope to be lucky enough to see her practice in person.
Suter does not have a website, but her work can be found on multiple platforms. I first learned about her practice from ICA Boston.
4. Amy Hoagland
Credit: Amy Hoagland, How do they belong?
I recently discovered Hoagland’s practice through research for an upcoming project I am working on and I was immediately hooked. Her materials, documentation and aesthetic were attention-grabbing, unique and something I was immediately connected too. With my past body of work inspired by geological tendencies, I instantly was interested in her medium and the way she presents her work.
5. Aryana Minai
Credit: Aryana Minai, Dream Gates
Aryana Minai’s work is one of the hottest contemporary works on the market right now. I discovered her through instagram while she was in her graduate program and I loved the way she manipulated her paper techniques. She is unique, very few are doing what she is currently making right now and someone who’s practice and work ethic I admire, even without having met her in person.
6. Sara Frantz
Credit: Sara Frantz, Three Different Views of Two Different Playgrounds
I was lucky enough to be able to study under Frantz as an undergraduate in San Luis Obispo, and have always admired the conceptual layers in her work. Her work is deeply academic and thoughtful, while playfully experimenting with colors with a concise and delicate technique and application on the canvas. Her work, almost digitized with the way it looks on the canvas, hints at themes regarding motherhood, landscape, and more.
