Explore Artists in USA
Find Contemporary, Modern, and Emerging Artists in USA
Enrique Martínez Celaya
Los Angeles, USA
Cuban-born American contemporary painter, sculptor, installation artist, writer, and former physicist. Based in Los Angeles.
Barbara Hammer
New York, USA
Pioneering American experimental filmmaker, feminist and LGBTQ icon whose avant-garde works explored gender, desire, and mortality.
John Carter
New York, USA
American filmmaker, photographer and sound artist whose poetic, narrative-driven works reflect on memory, identity, and place within Black diasporic discourse.
Arthur Jafa
New York, USA
Influential African-American filmmaker, cinematographer, and curator whose powerful visual essays explore Black experience in the U.S. and globally.
Issy Wood
New York, USA
Issy Wood is a London-based artist whose poignant paintings explore consumerism, anxiety, and the psychological weight of objects. Her distinctive style often features velvet textures and unsettling domestic scenes, challenging perceptions of luxury and decay with a sharp, contemporary gaze.
Rose Salane
New York City, USA
Rose Salane (b. 1992, USA) is an artist who meticulously collects and researches mundane objects to uncover hidden systems and narratives. Her installations reveal profound connections between personal histories, urban dynamics, and the broader bureaucratic forces shaping society.
Sable Elyse Smith
Los Angeles, USA
Sable Elyse Smith (b. 1986, USA) is an interdisciplinary artist, writer, and filmmaker whose work investigates the carceral state, memory, and systemic violence. Her practice spans video, photography, text, and sculpture, often using abstraction to convey complex emotional and political landscapes.
Tosh Basco
California, USA
Tosh Basco (b. 1985, USA), also known as boychild, is a performance artist who merges dance, ritual, and fashion into transformative experiences. Their work explores themes of identity, otherness, and the body's expressive potential through improvisation and powerful physical presence.