By Bonnie Gangelhoff

Welcome to our annual celebration of the next generation of artists! We’ve discovered 21 promising painters under the age of 31 who are worth your attention. Many are recent college graduates, some are pursuing bachelor’s degrees, and a few are in high school. Others are pursuing ongoing education through ateliers, workshops, and independent studies. Their works are diverse in both subject matter and style—from contemporary wildlife to classical figures to impressionistic landscapes. What they have in common, though, are strong skills, fresh approaches, and limitless possibilities ahead as they make their way in the art world.

Anthony Bowes, Mid-Morning, oil, 11 x 14.
Anthony M. Cairo, Winter Light, oil, 20 x 30.
Morgan Cameron, Forever a Pack, oil, 18 x 24.
Cheyenne Earp, Illusions, oil, 20 x 20.
Josh Gibson, Rauschenberg in the Desert, oil, 48 x 48.
Annie Goldman, Self-Portrait, oil, 10 x 8.
Michael Gutierrez, Galveston Fishing Boat, oil, 11 x 14.
Hannah Harper, Run Bunny, Run, oil, 30 x 30.
Mijin Kwon, Rose’s Cafe II, oil, 20 x 16.
Celia Liberace, The Three Graces, oil, 44 x 34.
Colter May, Our Shared Symbol, oil, 24 x 18.
Jonathan McHugh, Colorado River Near Canyonlands, oil, 24 x 24.
Kelley Mogilka, Daydream, oil, 12 x 12.
Fina Mooney, Self-Portrait, oil, 12 x 10.
Mattie Ree Neal, The Artist, oil, 40 x 30.
Patrick Okrasinski, Evening at Low Tide, oil, 14 x 20.
Nicole Parish, Queen’s Garden, oil, 20 x 20.
Sarah Stellman, Some of What’s Left, oil, 36 x 48.
Renae Wang, Midnight Breakfast, oil, 24 x 24.
Mason Williams, Marble Canyon, oil, 12 x 16.
Heidi Yacoubian, Portrait of My Grandfather, oil, 36 x 24.