ARTISTS TO WATCH 2024

Our inaugural list features artists across mediums and experiences who are shaping the future of art and creativity.

This list was selected by jurors from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Christie’s, artnet, The Shed, Society of Illustrators, New York University Abu Dhabi Art Gallery, and a number of independent curators. The full jury can be viewed below.

  • A.Karina

    (she/her) Indonesia
    Illustration • Design

  • Adedolapo Boluwatife

    (he/him) Nigeria
    Photography • Environment

  • Æneas

    (he/him) Canada
    AI • Photography

  • Aghasiani Ahmad

    (he/him) Iran
    Photography • Glitch

  • Alejandro Peters

    (he/him) Guatemala
    Collage • Concept

  • Alex Benedith

    (he/him) Brazil
    3D • Multidisciplinary

  • Alex Kittoe

    (he/him) USA
    Photography • Collage

  • Alyah Holmes

    (she/her) USA
    Illustration • Multidisciplinary

  • Amanda Lind

    (she/her) USA
    Abstract • Collage

  • Amber Vittoria

    (she/her) USA
    Abstract • Paintng

  • Amina Kudryavtseva

    (she/her) Russia
    Photography • Visual

  • AMYLILI

    (she/her) Luxembourg
    Illustration • AI

  • Andres Patricio

    (he/him) Uruguay
    3D • Multidisciplinary

  • Angelika Kollin

    (she/her) Estonia
    Photography

  • Ashton "Tekno" Persaud

    (he/him) Canada
    Photography • Multidisciplinary

  • Ben Bauchau

    (he/him) Belgium
    2D • Illustration

  • By Laura Tovar

    (she/her) Venezuela
    Multidisciplinary • Writing

  • Botto

    Internet
    Decentralized Autonomy

  • Buba Viedma

    (he/him) Spain
    Illustration • Visual

  • Checksy

    (she/her) South Korea
    Painting • 2D

  • Danielle King

    (she/her) USA
    AI • Concept

  • Danilo Xhema

    (he/him) Italy
    Painting • Concept

  • David Koh

    (he/him) Singapore
    Multidisciplinary • Film

  • Debbie Tea

    (she/her) Indonesia
    Illustration • 2D

  • Demon Ego

    (he/him) Turkey
    Illustration • Multidisciplinary

  • Diego Mac

    (he/him) Brazil
    3D • Dance

  • Ed Marola

    (he/him) Brazil
    Music • 2D

  • Elisa Belitskaya

    (she/her) Georgia
    Concept • Photography

  • Elnaz Mansouri

    (she/her) Canada
    AI • 3D

  • Eszter Lakatos

    (she/her) Hungary
    Illustration • 3D

  • Fabian Albertini

    (she/her) Brazil
    Visual • Photography

  • Filipp Groubnov

    (he/him) Belarus
    Visual • Multidisciplinary

  • Gii (Flostitanarum)

    (he/him) Indonesia
    Illustration • Visual

  • Gina Choy

    (she/her) Australia
    Visual • Calligraphy

  • Glam Beckett

    (she/her) United Kingdom
    2D • Visual

  • GLITCHOFMIND

    (he/him) Netherlands
    3D • Fashion

  • Go Suga

    (he/him) Australia
    2D

  • Grace Huang

    (she/her) Australia
    Visual • 2D

  • Grimoire.

    (he/him) Indonesia
    Glitch

  • guruguruhyena

    (they/them) Japan
    Collage • AI

  • Haejin Yoo

    (she/her) Australia
    Painting • Multidisciplinary

  • Hanne Van Briel

    (she/her) Belgium
    AI • Visual

  • Helio Santos

    (he/him) Mexico
    Creative Coding • AI

  • Hindan

    (he/him) Nigeria
    Photography

  • Jackson Alves

    (he/him) Brazil
    Calligraphy • Design

  • Jacqui Kenny

    (she/her) United Kingdom
    AI • Photography

  • Jessica Cardelucci

    (she/her) USA
    Photography

  • Jimena Buena Vida

    (she/her) Colombia
    Generative

  • John Linitz

    (he/him) USA
    Calligraphy • Abstract

  • Jonsie27

    (he/him) United Kingdom
    Abstract • Collage

  • Jorge Hernández (Jota)

    (he/him) Cuba
    2D • Visual

  • Kaeli VanFossen

    (she/her) USA
    Painting • Multidisciplinary

  • Kafani

    (she/her) Nigeria
    Photography • Visual

  • Karan Kalra

    (he/him) India
    Multidisciplinary • Illustration

  • Kei Ito

    (he/him) USA
    Concept • Multidisciplinary

  • Kior

    (she/her) South Korea
    2D • Illustration

  • KNNY

    (he/him) USA
    Glitch • Multidisciplinary

  • kolahon

    (he/him) Thailand
    Character • Painting

  • Kspaze1

    (he/him) Australia
    2D • Illustration

  • Lana Denina Cohen

    (she/her) Canada
    Painting

  • Leah Ibrahim Sams

    (she/her) United Kingdom
    Illustration • Design

  • Lisa McKenna

    (she/her) USA
    Collage • Illustration

  • Liunic

    (she/her) Indonesia
    Illustration • Visual

  • Luciana Guerra

    (she/her) Argentina
    Visual • Abstract

  • Marcela

    (she/her) USA
    Painting • Visual

  • Matt Humphrey

    (she/her) United Kingdom
    Photography • Film

  • Matthew Cole

    (he/him) USA
    Painting

  • Maxugá Miller

    (he/him) Brazil
    Illustration • Multidisciplinary

  • Michael Hogan

    (he/him) USA
    Visual • Design

  • Mind Wank

    USA
    AI • Film

  • MUMBOT

    (she/her) USA
    Visual • Multidisciplinary

  • mysteriovision

    (he/him) USA
    3D • Illustration

  • Najmeh Pilan

    (she/her) Iran
    Painting

  • Nygilia

    (she/her) USA
    Visual • Multidisciplinary

  • Ogheneruemu j arueya

    (he/him) Nigeria
    Abstract • Concept

  • Ottun

    (he/him) Nigeria
    Photography • Collage

  • outer8

    (she/her) USA
    Music • Multidisciplinary

  • Pixel Symphony

    (he/him) USA
    Generative • Abstract

  • Rachel Suzanne Tien Wood

    (she/her) USA
    Photography • AI

  • rensi ardinta

    (she/her) Indonesia
    2D • Painting

  • Riniifish

    (she/her) China
    Illustration • 2D

  • R O B E R T O

    (he/him) Belgium
    2D • Painting

  • Rosa Suyeon Chang

    (she/her) South Korea
    Multidisciplinary • Painting

  • Ryan Nelsen

    (he/him) USA
    Illustration • Collage

  • Sasha Stiles

    (she/her) USA
    AI • Poetry

  • Scerbo

    (they/them) Italy
    Multidisciplinary

  • Shany Gin

    (she/her) Israel
    AI • Collage

  • Shavonne Wong

    (she/her) Singapore
    3D • Visual

  • Shelby Fleming

    (she/her) USA
    Sculpture • Visual

  • Sherie Margaret Ngigi

    (she/her) Kenya
    Photography • Multidiscipinary

  • Sinalo Ngcaba

    (she/her) South Africa
    Visual • Illustration

  • speakingtomato

    (she/her) Turkey
    AI • Multidisciplinary

  • Superama

    (she/her) Venezuela
    Multidisciplinary • AR

  • Thirumenan Sivakulasingam

    (he/him) Sri Lanka
    Illustration • Concept

  • Tommy Kwak

    (he/him) USA
    Photography

  • treeskulltown

    (he/him) France
    Animation • Abstract

  • Tumi Adeleye

    (she/her) USA
    Photography

  • YUYU

    (he/him) Taiwan
    Collage • Photography

  • Yinkore

    (she/her) Nigeria
    2D • Visual

  • Zenavi

    (she/her) Indonesia
    Animation • Illustration

The HUG100 will be printed and produced as a hardcover art book in Germany, and will also be made available in the Royal Library of Copenhagen, thanks to our publishing partner Snap Collective.

Book details & specifications

A4 format (21cm x 29.7cm)

Hard cover

Thread stitching, satin pages on 170gsm matte paper

For a limited time only, you can pre-order the book at the exclusive price of USD 85 (before shipping), so you can be the first to enjoy the HUG100 in print.

Meet the HUG100 Jury