My Top Ten Contemporary Visual Artists

Here are my current top ten artists to follow right now. These are not ranked. I have a list of over fifty absolute favorites but these are at the top. Of course this list is about my favorite living artists. I hope to do a list of favorite artists of the past...

Lisa Golightly is an abstract figurative painter from Canada who uses old house paint to bring old photos to life.

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Claire Desjardins is a very popular abstract artist whose work can be seen at Anthropologie and in high end galeries. It's easy to see why
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Erin Fitzhugh... Everything she makes is gorgeous...

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Susan Gee Miller is a hard edge abstract artist from Canada

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Wayne White... Watch his documentary "Beauty is Embarassing" to understand why I love his so!

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Michael Carson... Do I really need to explain why I think he's a badass?

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Souther Salizar is a combination of so many wonderful things I love.

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Hollie Chastain is a collage artist from Chatanooga Tennessee.

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Lisa Cogdon is a self taught artist who has built an art brand and empire out of Portland. She designs for lots of big names including Land of Nod.
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Rex Ray... Collage artist extraordinare.