New American Paintings

New American Paintings Since 1993, we have collaborated with museum curators to identify exceptional emerging artists and introduce their work to an international audience.

We are thrilled to announce Dhyandra Lawson, LACMA’s Andy Song Associate Curator of Contemporary Art as this year’s Pac...
05/29/2026

We are thrilled to announce Dhyandra Lawson, LACMA’s Andy Song Associate Curator of Contemporary Art as this year’s Pacific Coast Juror.

Tap the link in our bio to apply 📖

Deadline: June 30, 2026
(11:59 pm EST)

JOHNNY DEFEO featured in our West Issue # 180The artists in this issue were selected by Rory Padeken , the Vicki and K...
05/29/2026

JOHNNY DEFEO featured in our West Issue # 180

The artists in this issue were selected by Rory Padeken , the Vicki and Kent Logan Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Denver Art Museum ⁠
Tap the link in our bio to read the issue and discover 40 emerging and under-recognized artists in the western United States!
Golden Room
acrylic on panel, 30 x 24 inches
“Go out, enjoy the splendors of the earth while you can. Do not sacrifice your time for money. Do not trade magic for logic. It is possible to make something serious and not take oneself seriously. Allow enthusiasm to swell in your heart until you can no longer stand it—until it’s too painful not to act—and then bring something strange and wonderful into the world. Illuminate some small and tender detail of this overwhelming place for someone else so they might see it too. Make the patterns complicated—that’s how they value the art, the more the lines crisscross and overlap. “⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Our PACIFIC COAST Call for Artists is now open! 🌞For 33 years, we have connected your work with a deeply engaged audienc...
05/29/2026

Our PACIFIC COAST Call for Artists is now open! 🌞

For 33 years, we have connected your work with a deeply engaged audience of curators, collectors, and art enthusiasts.

Tap the link in our bio to have your work featured in print with 40 incredible emerging and under-recognized artists living and working on the Pacific Coast.

JUROR: Dhyandra Lawson
Andy Song Associate Curator of Contemporary Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art

DEADLINE: 06.30.2026 11:59 pm (EST)

All artists living/working in AK, CA, HI, OR and WA are eligible to apply.

A $50 application fee is required to apply.
If selected, there will be no additional costs and you will receive a complimentary issue.

Our PACIFIC COAST Call for Artists is now open!For 33 years, we have connected your work with a deeply engaged audience ...
05/28/2026

Our PACIFIC COAST Call for Artists is now open!

For 33 years, we have connected your work with a deeply engaged audience of curators, collectors, and art enthusiasts.

Tap the link in our bio to have your work featured in print with 40 incredible emerging and under-recognized artists living and working on the Pacific Coast.

JUROR: Dhyandra Lawson
Andy Song Associate Curator of Contemporary Art


DEADLINE: 06.30.2026 11:59 pm (EST)
All artists living/working in AK, CA, HI, OR and WA are eligible to apply.

A $50 application fee is required to apply.
If selected, there will be no additional costs and you will receive a complimentary issue.

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the inaugural NOVA Competition from New American Paintings 💫Tap the link in our...
05/27/2026

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the inaugural NOVA Competition from New American Paintings 💫

Tap the link in our bio to learn more and apply!

NOVA is a new bi-monthly digital competition created to spotlight outstanding contemporary artists through a curated online publication featuring a selection of artists in each issue. While some editions will be open to all submissions, others will explore specific themes, concepts, or ideas. All selections are made by the New American Paintings editorial team.

Being featured by New American Paintings places your work before an international audience of collectors, curators, galleries, and art professionals. Over the years, inclusion has helped artists secure exhibition opportunities, gallery representation, acquisitions, and meaningful professional connections.

NOVA builds on that legacy in a dynamic digital format—expanding visibility, accessibility, and engagement for contemporary artists worldwide. Each digital issue will be distributed to New American Paintings subscribers and will be available FREE online to reach the broadest possible audience.

The deadline to apply for NOVA 1 is June 7, 2026✨

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the inaugural NOVA Call for Artists from New American Paintings 💫NOVA is a new ...
05/27/2026

We’re thrilled to announce the launch of the inaugural NOVA Call for Artists from New American Paintings 💫

NOVA is a new bi-monthly digital call for artists created to spotlight outstanding contemporary artists through a curated online publication featuring a selection of artists in each issue. While some editions will be open to all submissions, others will explore specific themes, concepts, or ideas. All selections are made by the New American Paintings editorial team.

Being featured by New American Paintings places your work before an international audience of collectors, curators, galleries, and art professionals. Over the years, inclusion has helped artists secure exhibition opportunities, gallery representation, acquisitions, and meaningful professional connections.

NOVA builds on that legacy in a dynamic digital format—expanding visibility, accessibility, and engagement for contemporary artists worldwide. Each digital issue will be distributed to New American Paintings subscribers and will be available FREE online to reach the broadest possible audience.

The deadline to apply for NOVA 1 is June 7, 2026 ✨

BROOKLYNN JOHNSON featured in our West Issue # 180The artists in this issue were selected by Rory Padeken , the Vicki ...
05/26/2026

BROOKLYNN JOHNSON featured in our West Issue # 180

The artists in this issue were selected by Rory Padeken , the Vicki and Kent Logan Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Denver Art Museum ⁠
Tap the link in our bio to read the issue and discover 40 emerging and under-recognized artists in the western United States!
Love Volcano
oil on linen, 30 x 40 inches
“As tides rise and fall, the ocean leaves all sorts of shells, glass, plastic, and driftwood on the beach. This debris comes in with the waves and gets left, half-buried in sand or caught in tidepools. Almost all of these are fragments of what they once were, now separated and smoothed by the force that brought them in. Beachcombing—a method of tracking and treasure hunting for things that once were whole but have since undergone a forceful change—requires attuning one’s eyes to the smallest shifts in color, sheen, and texture on the beach in order to notice and identify these fragments.

The paintings I’ve made over the last several years act as visual archives of a similar process. Fragments of shells, hearts, flowers, waves, volcanoes, and infinities all go through a metaphorical tide shift, losing and gaining parts of themselves as they break against each other and rearrange. I see the images that come together as portraits of loss; in each I am trying to recognize something that is no longer as it was.“⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

GERARDO ROSALES featured in our West Issue # 180The artists in this issue were selected by Rory Padeken , the Vicki an...
05/23/2026

GERARDO ROSALES featured in our West Issue # 180

The artists in this issue were selected by Rory Padeken , the Vicki and Kent Logan Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Denver Art Museum ⁠
Tap the link in our bio to read the issue and discover 40 emerging and under-recognized artists in the western United States!
Cosmic Angel
acrylic on canvas, 60 x 48 inches
“Throughout my art career, I have focused on open conversations about social issues. My work explores themes of identity, societal challenges, and the impact our actions have on people and the environment. These ideas are shaped by both my personal experiences and observations, giving my art a sense of shared meaning.

I am interested in contrasting tension with playfulness; I tell stories through elements from mythology and the beauty of nature, drawing attention to the deeper meanings of the world around us. Through exaggeration and irony, I aim to highlight the fragility of human life and our connection to nature, encouraging reflection on the balance between beauty and struggle.

My approach is multidisciplinary, drawing inspiration from everyday objects, folk art traditions, and contemporary art practices.“⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

DAPHNE SWEET featured in our West Issue # 180The artists in this issue were selected by Rory Padeken , the Vicki and K...
05/22/2026

DAPHNE SWEET featured in our West Issue # 180

The artists in this issue were selected by Rory Padeken , the Vicki and Kent Logan Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Denver Art Museum ⁠
Tap the link in our bio to read the issue and discover 40 emerging and under-recognized artists in the western United States!
Northstar Pony
acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 inches
“My work explores the mythology of the American West through a personal and feminine lens. Grounded in drawing and expressed through painting and ceramics, I reimagine archetypes of women, animals, and landscape that have historically defined Western iconography. Horses, wildflowers, devotional figures, and domestic artifacts recur—not as decorative elements, but as central, living protagonists in a shifting folklore.

The paintings emphasize flattened space, ornamental detail, and intuitive color. The surfaces often evoke illuminated manuscripts or devotional panels, balancing intricate linework with expressive gestures and symbolic arrangements. While I reference art historical periods like the High Renaissance and Rococo, these influences are filtered through personal narrative and emotional memory, shaped by my matriarchal upbringing and my current existence in Montana.

Through this work, I examine how beauty, labor, and power entwine and what it means to exist within a mythologized landscape while also rewriting its script. Each piece acts as a quiet intervention: tender, surreal, and richly encoded, inviting viewers to reflect on the stories we preserve, inherit, and re-author through feminine presence and hand.“⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

🎉Our PACIFIC COAST Call for Artists is now open!🎉For 33 years, we have connected your work with a deeply engaged audienc...
05/22/2026

🎉Our PACIFIC COAST Call for Artists is now open!🎉

For 33 years, we have connected your work with a deeply engaged audience of curators, collectors, and art enthusiasts.

Tap the link in our bio to have your work featured in print with 40 incredible emerging and under-recognized artists living and working on the Pacific Coast.

DEADLINE: 06.30.2026 11:59 pm (EST)

All artists living/working in AK, CA, HI, OR and WA are eligible to apply.

A $50 application fee is required to apply.
If selected, there will be no additional costs and you will receive a complimentary issue.

ADRIÁN AGUIRRE .aguirre.art featured in our West Issue # 180The artists in this issue were selected by Rory Padeken , t...
05/22/2026

ADRIÁN AGUIRRE .aguirre.art featured in our West Issue # 180

The artists in this issue were selected by Rory Padeken , the Vicki and Kent Logan Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Denver Art Museum ⁠
Tap the link in our bio to read the issue and discover 40 emerging and under-recognized artists in the western United States!
Jenn fi ak chwal
oil on canvas, 72 x 54 inches
“My work expresses solidarity with immigrants and refugees by forging emotional connections between viewer and subject. I travel to camps and border communities, integrating news images with my own drawings and paintings to underscore the realities of enforcement. I aim to depict moments that are both familiar and unsettling. Whether showing a makeshift soccer field, a man washing with a water bottle, or life-worn eyes looking ahead, I invite viewers to imagine themselves in these scenes and feel empathy beyond the headlines.

I favor an open-ended approach grounded in formal exploration and expressive realism. I weave highly rendered passages with rough, energetic marks, using color strategically to highlight areas of focus. The interplay of finished and unfinished elements keeps the composition open and dynamic, inviting the viewer to complete the image in their own mind.

I am deeply inspired by James Baldwin’s fearless prose and moral clarity, which showed me that creative expression can be a powerful catalyst for social awareness. This belief underpins my commitment to using art as a tool for engagement and transformation.“⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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