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Friend of The Artist aims to create a supportive ecosystem for artists from around the globe, by shining a spotlight on emerging talent, and sharing their work with a wider audience through its volumes juried by art world insiders, published artist interviews, and social media features. Volume 16's jury panel includes a dynamic group of artists, collectors, critics, and gallerists from across the globe, from Israel to Italy.

Friend of The Artist is a platform dedicated to showcasing the work of extremely talented emerging artists from around the world. Each volume is unique and features a diversity of aesthetics and ideas. Our printed books are curated by experienced jurors, who work together to carefully select the top artists' works.During these unusual times when social norms continue to evolve, we find this particular volume of FOA to be important to the overall practice of viewing art. As more galleries have taken exhibitions online, making art interactions a "visual only" experience, the gift of standing before a work of art as it sits in context to its surroundings has become far less taken for granted. We feel that through FOA's printed volumes, we can continue to provide a physical encounter for the viewer to not only take in the works in a tactile form, but they can also experience them in context to other carefully curated works that surround them in the pages of the volume. Within the pages of FOA's Volume 13, we are proud to feature 53 artists from 8 different countries who work in multiple mediums, thanks to the panel of experienced jurors from around the globe including Alice Bonnot, Marco Galvan, Camilla Moresi, and the FOA Staff.

Volume 9 features 25 artists from the US, UK, Germany, and the Netherlands. These artists work in a variety of mediums including painting, photograph, performance, and sculpture. Additionally, there will be interviews giving an in-depth look into the studio practices of selected artists. Volume 9 was juried by the FOA staff and guest jurors Alice Bonnot, Erika B Hess, and Masha Vlasova.

Rarely is a contemporary artists work seen in print for what it is: art. Volume 8 is releasing in hardcover format, elevating the artwork that is presented. Art's purpose is to make you think, feel, or become aware of. Volume 8 encourages this type of contemplation, featuring 25 artists from a variety of countries including the US, UK, and Germany. These artists work in a variety of mediums including collage, painting, photography and sculpture. In this volume, we particularly focus on the figure and how it might be seen throughout these mediums. Additionally there will be interviews giving an in-depth look into the studio practices of selected artists. Volume 8 was juried by the FOA staff and guest jurors Bethanie Irons, Martin Mayorga, Vanessa Murrell, and Taylor O. Thomas.

Rarely is a contemporary artists work seen in print for what it is: art. Volume 7 is releasing in hardcover format, elevating the artwork that is presented. Art's purpose is to make you think, feel, or become aware of. Volume 7 encourages this type of contemplation, featuring 23 artists from a variety of countries including the US, UK, Germany, and Australia. These artists work in a variety of mediums including collage, painting, photography and sculpture. In this volume, we particularly focus on the figure and how it might be seen throughout these mediums. Additionally there will be 3 interviews giving an in-depth look into the studio practices of Liam Fallon (Manchester, UK), Bradley Kerl (Houston, US), and Anna Park (Brooklyn, US). Volume 7 was juried by the FOA staff and guest jurors Natasha Arselan, Morgan Everhart, and Matthew Calendar.

Rarely is a contemporary artists work seen in print for what it is: art. Volume 6 is the first volume we are releasing in hardcover format, elevating the artwork that is presented. Art's purpose is to make you think, feel, or become aware of. Volume 6 encourages this type of contemplation, featuring 22 artists from the US and UK. These artists work in a variety of mediums including collage, painting, photography and sculpture. We are pleased to feature an interview with Heath West, a painter working out of Houston, Texas. Additionally there will be 3 interviews giving an in-depth look into the studio practices of Lynné Bowman Cravens, Sam Creasey, and Bethanie Irons.

Looking at the contemporary art world, it's clear that there isn't one aesthetic dominates over another. This changes depending on gallery or museum exhibition show you attend or what art circles you fit into. This creates a strange paradigm where what is relevant is what is in front of you. Everything becomes relevant. Volume 5 shows this paradigm unfiltered and for what is it. We feature works by artists working in several mediums including painting, photography, installation, and printmaking. These artists represent the spirit of what's being made today. We present some artists like Anastasia Komorva, who uses non-traditional material to create a performance piece at a New York beach, alongside Kris Rehring who uses traditional painting techniques to the figure with strong geometric forms. Despite this contrast, none of the artists are seeking to coddle themselves in the comfortable or overly familiar. Instead, they are seeking to make something new by pushing boundaries of what is considered art while upholding a reverence for an art historical ideas. If anything, this shows the tension of what it's like to be an artist today.We're pleased to present these artists who are from the US and UK and are at different points of their career. It should be noted that we've made it a special purpose to include photography in this volume, which overall has been lacking in other volumes. Some are making an impact as university students in graduate or undergraduate programs while others are full time professions and have shown extensively throughout the world. We avoid stating each artists qualifications, because they can be misleading. Instead we rely on the integrity of work which is not lacking in any of these artists work.