{"id":10982,"date":"2022-01-05T17:29:07","date_gmt":"2022-01-05T17:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/?p=10982"},"modified":"2022-09-20T16:03:50","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T15:03:50","slug":"artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Artists To Watch 2020 &#038; 2021: Where Are They Now?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ANNA MILLS<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reading-born self-confessed \u2018Alphabet Aficionado\u2019 <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/annam.lls\/?hl=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Anna Mills<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has fast-established herself as a star on the rise. With a signature type-based style that embraces mediums old and new, her work spans video, gifs, digital design and even embroidery. Since appearing on our Artists to Watch list in 2021, she has created artwork for Google and appeared in an exhibition with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terracottaprints.co.uk\/collections\/limited-edition\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Terracotta Prints<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as well as our very own <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/notes-on-type\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Type In Focus<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/everpress.com\/typeinfocus\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">collection<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. She recently spoke to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itsnicethat.com\/articles\/anna-mills-graphic-design-171221\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s Nice That<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> about her process too, revealing her belief that each letter has its own \u201cpersonality\u201d \u2013&nbsp;\u201dthis really lends [my work] to being animated \u2013 I want to see them jump off the page!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CVSrygmMpVm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CVSrygmMpVm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\" width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\" background-color: #F4F4F4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CVSrygmMpVm\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Anna Mills (@annam.lls)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BARBARA FRANKIE RYAN<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With an idiosyncratic eye and work that spans design, sculpture and art direction for brands like ASICS and Conde Nast, Amsterdam-based <a href=\"https:\/\/barbarafrankieryan.com\/\">Barbara Frankie Ryan<\/a> is one of the most exciting emerging talents. Since 2020, she has also been working as a creative consultant with the <a href=\"https:\/\/thedsc.org.uk\/\">Diversity Standards Collective<\/a>, and, in 2021, fresh from our Artists To Watch lineup, she curated <a href=\"https:\/\/barbarafrankieryan.com\/IT-S-NICE-THAT-X-DROPBOX-The-Inspiration-Archive\">a never-before-seen digital archive with It\u2019s Nice That x Dropbox<\/a>. Digging into the archive of the (now defunct) Ulm School, an industry-defining institution whose aim was to educate a class of socially-conscious designers, two artists were briefed to create a new artwork inspired by the Ulm\u2019s digital \u2018Inspiration Archive.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10991\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10991\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10991\" src=\"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/everpress-blog-artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now-barbara-frankie-ryan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/everpress-blog-artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now-barbara-frankie-ryan.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/everpress-blog-artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now-barbara-frankie-ryan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/everpress-blog-artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now-barbara-frankie-ryan-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/everpress-blog-artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now-barbara-frankie-ryan-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/everpress-blog-artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now-barbara-frankie-ryan-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of Barbara Frankie Ryan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>YECHAN JUNG<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">South Korea-based <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ychnjung\/?hl=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yechan Jung<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has amassed a considerable following with his offbeat and tongue-in-cheek designs, which interrogate queerness, toxic masculinity and mental health. Jung makes everything from stickers to tattoos, publications and prints \u2013 with so many strings to his bow it\u2019s little wonder his tee for 2021\u2019s Artists To Watch campaign was themed around <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/everpress.com\/burnout\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">burnout<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Of all his work, his T-shirts in particular are definitely ones to watch &#8211; AI influencer lilmiquela has even been spotted in a Yehcan Jung original.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10993\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10993\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10993\" src=\"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/everpress-blog-artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now-yechan-jung.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/everpress-blog-artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now-yechan-jung.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/everpress-blog-artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now-yechan-jung-261x300.jpg 261w, https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/everpress-blog-artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now-yechan-jung-890x1024.jpg 890w, https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/everpress-blog-artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now-yechan-jung-768x884.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10993\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of Yechan Jung<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NAM HUYNH<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s safe to say Stuttgart-based designer <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/namhuin\/?hl=en\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nam Huynh<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has been busy since we spotlighted him last year. Working across creative strategy, 3D design, experimental typography and animation, Huynh recently hosted a workshop in poster design at the INTL. Assembly and helped students design a virtual sneaker at the Captcha Design Festival too. His work has been exhibited at graphic design biennials in Moscow, Antwerp, Chaumont and Bolivia, and he also found time to co-found <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nandms.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">N&amp;MS<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a creative consultancy alongside fellow designer Mark Bohle.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10992\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10992\" style=\"width: 886px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10992\" src=\"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/everpress-blog-artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now-nam-huin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"886\" height=\"1108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/everpress-blog-artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now-nam-huin.jpg 886w, https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/everpress-blog-artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now-nam-huin-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/everpress-blog-artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now-nam-huin-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/everpress-blog-artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now-nam-huin-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 886px) 100vw, 886px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10992\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of Nam Huynh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3>ODA ISELIN<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently based in London, but hailing from Norway, Oda Iselin first caught our eye with her strikingly weird folklore-influenced watercolours. The naked body, magic and rituals, and nature all loom large in her work. \u201cI have a very deep connection with the forest, and in particular the forest in Norway, because I moved around a lot, but I would always be close to the forest,\u201d she says <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pQZwYzHNIC0&amp;ab_channel=Arsenalartcontemporain\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in this interview<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. \u201cLater it became a place I would go to when there were things in life that you just had to accept you couldn\u2019t control.\u201d Since last January, her practice has expanded to include sculpture and writing fiction \u2013 we can\u2019t wait to see it.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10994\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10994\" style=\"width: 1080px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10994\" src=\"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/everpress-blog-artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now-oda-iselin.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/everpress-blog-artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now-oda-iselin.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/everpress-blog-artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now-oda-iselin-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/everpress-blog-artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now-oda-iselin-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/everpress-blog-artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now-oda-iselin-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/everpress-blog-artists-to-watch-2021-where-are-they-now-oda-iselin-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10994\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of Oda Iselin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/14-visual-artists-to-watch-in-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">14 Visual Artists To Watch in 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Revisiting 2021&#8217;s Artists To Watch with Anna Mills, Barbara Frankie Ryan, Yechan Jung, Nam Huynh and Oda Iselin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":10995,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[139],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10982"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10982"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10982\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12973,"href":"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10982\/revisions\/12973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everpress.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}