Contemporary Artist Resource List
Artists Practicing with Non-Traditional Art Media
Contemporary websites with ongoing art uploads
Art 21 https://art21.org/
Artforum https://www.artforum.com/
Artnet News https://news.artnet.com/
This is Colossal https://www.thisiscolossal.com/
Juxtapoz https://www.juxtapoz.com/
It’s Nice That https://www.itsnicethat.com/
Rhizome https://rhizome.org/
Ted Talks https://www.ted.com/talks?sort=relevance&q=art
Tate Museum https://www.tate.org.uk/art/art-theme
Individual Contemporary Artists
The following resource list is just a sample of artists that inspired me as I created my work and is not exhaustive.
Each artist was assigned a category/theme. As contemporary artists, they likely make work across multiple categories and perhaps categories that are not listed.
Body Parts/ Physical Being
Braun, Judith https://www.judithannbraun.com/fingerprint-walls
Hansen, Heather https://tinyurl.com/5cscm69f
Hawkinson, Tim https://www.artsy.net/artwork/tim-hawkinson-bird
Parsons, Emily https://tinyurl.com/23nxpkx3
Piper, Adrian https://tinyurl.com/764dkr4e
Clothing
Berry, Ian https://www.ianberry.org/
Cave, Nick https://publicdelivery.org/nick-cave-soundsuits/
Kaikkone, Kaarina https://kaarinakaikkonen.fi/
Kostianovsky, Tamara https://tinyurl.com/t3ytafvd
Guerra de la Paz https://www.artworksforchange.org/portfolio/guerra-de-la-paz/
Sağdıç, Deniz https://tinyurl.com/s43cbuts
Print Making
Molinari, Margaret https://www.instagram.com/margarts/
General Installation
Anatsui, El https://art21.org/watch/extended-play/el-anatsui-language-symbols-short/
Christo and Jean-Claude https://christojeanneclaude.net/artworks/early-works/
Clay, Jen http://www.jenlynnclay.com/projects
Drew, Leonardo https://art21.org/artist/leonardo-drew/
Echelman, Janet https://tinyurl.com/7kusd4e2
Garrard, Rachel https://www.instagram.com/rachelgarrard/
Gates, Theaster https://tinyurl.com/6247xwdb
Law, Rebecca Louise https://mymodernmet.com/rebecca-louise-law-the-iris-exhibition/
McCollum, Allan https://tinyurl.com/5f3ww2ty
Nawa, Kohei http://kohei-nawa.net/works/foam
Salcedo, Doris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjYuDKFvsjY&ab_channel=Art21
Sayeg, Magda https://tinyurl.com/8sjjyn2w
Marthine Tayou, Pascale https://www.galleriacontinua.com/artists/pascale-marthine-tayou-74
Weiwei, Ai https://tinyurl.com/bejxj6wt
Yamamoto, Motoi https://tinyurl.com/bmdb7dyy
Interactive Installation
Green Pedestrian Crossing https://tinyurl.com/my5wa2tp
Kusama, Yayoi https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2012/01/yayoi-kusama-obiliteration-room/
Ondak, Roman https://tinyurl.com/d75pf3tr
Found Objects Installation
Deininger, Thomas http://www.tomdeiningerart.com/works.html
Dion, Mark https://tinyurl.com/995jcr5j
Song, Dong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG4SeIVqhkY&ab_channel=BarbicanCentre
Donovan, Tara https://tinyurl.com/32w7df8j
Jobbins, Freya https://www.freyajobbins.com/installations
Shin, Jean https://jeanshin.com/
Ward, Nari https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/11/nari-ward-found-objects/
Nature/Environment Installation
Azevedo, Néle https://tinyurl.com/6nnj2tba
Bordalo, Artur https://www.bordaloii.com/big-trash-animals-series/neutral
Clottey, Serge Attukwei https://tinyurl.com/984fw4dn
Duran, Alejandro https://tinyurl.com/4mpbv9zd
Eliasson, Olafur https://olafureliasson.net/archive/artwork/WEK109190/ice-watch#slideshow
Foreman, Jon https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/12/jon-foreman-stone-land-art/
Goldsworthy, Andy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7sZv4_0Fxg&ab_channel=rawrberrys
Found at Home
Bal, Vincent https://www.instagram.com/VINCENT_BAL/
Dettmer, Brian https://tinyurl.com/2jc5xkt7
Fayle, Hillary Waters https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/12/hillary-waters-fayle-leaves/
Lubelski, Nava http://www.navalubelski.com/artworks.html
Mattingly, Mary https://marymattingly.com/html/MATTINGLYHouseUniverse.html
Muniz, Vik https://tinyurl.com/6kccndzc
Niemann, Christoph https://www.instagram.com/abstractsunday/
Paich, Slobodan Dan https://tinyurl.com/2j9x4zv4
Pearlman, Mia https://miapearlman.com/
Silvious, Ruby https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/12/ruby-silvious-tea-bags/
Strad, Julia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FSbMJFzs9k&ab_channel=MNOriginal
Webber, Stacey Lee https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/03/stacey-lee-webber-money/
Sculptural
Drenk, Jessica https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/10/jessica-drenk-transmutations/
Ganz, Sayaka https://sayakaganz.com/
Jungen, Brian https://tinyurl.com/yfk5jnjz
Johansson, Michal http://michaeljohansson.com/works.html
Kurtz, Will http://www.willkurtz.com/work#/outdoor/
Long, Richard http://www.richardlong.org/sculptures.html
Miebach, Nathalie https://tinyurl.com/tb9xysba
Mock, Brian https://www.brianmock.com/
Nevelson, Louise https://www.pacegallery.com/artists/louise-nevelson/
Nichelson, Jack https://vimeo.com/12598948
Pras, Bernard https://bernardpras.fr/projects/#2020,.menu
Saar, Betye https://tinyurl.com/27687yeb
Santiago, Curtis Talwst https://tinyurl.com/n9udvvyz
Tironi, Dario https://dariotironi.com/works/
Williams, Herb https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2021/02/herb-williams-crayon-sculptures/
Conceptual
Alavi, Seyed https://tinyurl.com/4tk6vz9v
Barker, Mandy https://www.mandy-barker.com/penalty-2
Cole, Willie https://www.pbs.org/video/willie-cole-artist-sjc4vr/
Denes, Agnes http://www.agnesdenesstudio.com/works7.html
Ghadirian, Shadi https://www.saatchigallery.com/artist/shadi_ghadirian
Haifeng, Ni http://artasiapacific.com/Magazine/62/ParaProductionNiHaifeng
Ireland, David https://tinyurl.com/yc5fazma
Kostianovsky, Tamara https://tinyurl.com/t3ytafvd
Oliver, Libby https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2018/03/soft-shells-by-libby-oliver/
Parker, Cornelia https://tinyurl.com/42jufu38
Sze, Sarah https://tinyurl.com/3d5293hk
Wilson, Fred https://tinyurl.com/4fpherbr
Portraits
Felix, Tess https://tessfelixartist.com/
Monteiro, Fabrice https://tdsblog.com/fabrice-monteiro/
Perkins, Jane https://janeperkins.co.uk/#
Wall Art
Byrd, Elan https://www.elanbyrd.com/our-story
Robson, Aurora https://www.aurorarobson.com/junk-mail-collage
Organizations
Skanda, Ali https://www.theflipflopi.com/
Studio 400 https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/white-gallery-installation-by-studio-400
Studio KCA http://www.studiokca.com/projects/skyscraper-the-bruges-whale/IMG_8500/
Washed up Texas https://washeduptexas.org/