This year has been another memorable one for New Blood Artists. Both in Britain and internationally, there is much to celebrate. This spans renowned art prizes, publications, museum shows, and commercial exhibitions. As these emerging artists’ practices develop, so does the scope of the opportunities landed.
Highlighting emerging artists on the cusp of significant recognition
While all of our artists are names to watch for the future, they are also very much names for the present. Highlighting these emerging artists on the cusp of more significant recognition identifies artists likely to make a big impact in the year ahead. Last year’s list identified Lorena Levi as one to watch. She is now represented by one of the world’s foremost contemporary galleries, Marlborough. We are confident that the coming year will be just as fruitful, our selected artists being names that will become more familiar as we enter the new year.
View all available work by emerging artists featured in this article here
2023 Artists achievements (in alphabetical order)
Hannah Kate Absalom –
Received the Mona Hatoum Scholarship which will partially fund her Masters degree at Central Saint Martins
Emiko Aida –
Exhibited widely in group shows throughout 2023.
Included in a book,50 Artists to Watch 2023 published by Florence Contemporary.
Exhibited at London Original Print Fair, Somerset House.
Received an International Prize PEGASUS for Arts award, Venice, Italy.
Katherine Benson –
Exhibited widely in group shows through 2023, including in Long & Ryle’s Summer Exhibition, London.
Mark Bletcher:
Received the Elizabeth Greenshields Award for painting
Rosemary Burn:
Exhibited widely in group shows through 2023. These include the RA Summer Exhibition; ING Discerning Eye; and SWLA’s 60th anniversary exhibition, The Natural Eye (Mall Galleries). Furthermore, she received cash prizes for two awards and sold work extensively throughout the year.
Orlanda Broom:
Selected for RA Summer Exhibition and RWA Annual Open.
Worked with Hospital Rooms charity (and sponsored by Winsor & Newton) to create a mural at Rosebud Mental Health Unit, Kent.
Aislinn Evans:
Awarded the 2023 Michael O’Pray Prize.
Katie Fiszman:
Exhibited a painting in the RA Summer Exhibition.
Was shortlisted for the Trinity Buoy Wharf Drawing Prize.
Laura Gaiger:
Significant solo exhibition, in May and June, at Kunstgarasjen in Bergen, Norway.
John Heywood-Waddington:
Exhibited widely in group shows through 2023
Remi Jablelcki:
Received the Andrew Grant Postgraduate Scholarship.
Shortlisted for the Global Design Graduate Show x Gucci.
Selected for RSA New Contemporaries 2024.
Received the New Graduate Award from the Society of Scottish Artists.
Received an Andrew Grant Travel & Equipment Bursary.
Shortlisted for the Astaire Prize.
Shortlisted for New Blood Art Emerging Art Prize.
Helen Latham:
Exhibited in the RA Summer Exhibition.
Eleni Maragaki
2023 Residencies:
– The Muse Gallery and Studio, London: a 6-month residency, including three group exhibitions.
– Mahler & LeWitt Studios – Art for the Environment Residency Programme, Spoleto, Italy: A one-month residency exploring the themes of biodiversity and environmental sustainability.
Peer/Peer Collaborations, The Royal Society of Sculptors and Art et Al, UK: A 3-month residency with artist Leslie Thompson. The project brings together members of the RSS with neurodivergent artists represented by Art et Al.
Awards Finalist: First Plinth Award for public sculpture, Royal Society of Sculptors, UK
Exhibited widely in group shows through 2023
Blake Milteer:
Long-listed for Scottish Landscape Awards (Scottish Arts Trust).
Exhibited widely in group shows through 2023.
Shortlisted for the Jackson’s Painting Prize 2023
David Rae:
Shortlisted for the RSA Annual.
Currently exhibiting in the Scottish Landscape Awards.
Shortlisted for the Gilchrist-Fisher Award 2024.
Zuzanna Salamon:
Exhibited in RA Summer Exhibition.
Exhibited in the Royal Scottish Academy Annual Exhibition.
Awarded The Royal Scottish Academy Latimer Award for meritorious work in the RSA Annual exhibition
Anna Sellen:
Exhibited widely in group shows through 2023. This includes being awarded the GMC Trust Third Prize winner in the RBSA (Royal Birmingham Society of Artists) Photography Prize Exhibition 2023; was awarded the Sydney Nolan Trust Prize at the Earth Photo International Photography Competition; exhibited at The Royal Photographic Society.
Wayne Sleeth:
Seven artworks acquired by Metz Cathedral, joining some illustrious french artists in their collection.
Tia Taylor Berry:
Exhibited widely in group shows through 2023. This includes an international group show at Tegnerforbundet, Oslo, Norway.
Awarded the Freelands Foundation studio fellowship to begin in early 2024.
Errol Theunissen:
Exhibited in the RA Summer Exhibition.
Stephen Todd:
Three works selected for ING Discerning Eye exhibition, Mall Gallery, London
Work selected for Ferens Open 2023, Ferens Gallery, Hull.
Exhibition at the Salt Gallery, Beverley.
Jan Valik
Had a solo exhibition, Small Infinities, at Amart Gallery, Vienna, Austria.
Exhibited at The Scalpel for The Morrison & Foerster Art Prize, London.
Currently studying at the Royal College of Art, where he has been awarded The Vice Chancellor’s Achievement Scholarship
Tyler Watson:
Exhibition in Mayfair at Paul Smith “British Art” which included 5 artists hand picked by Sir Paul Smith.
Samantha Wilson:
Graduated with Distinction from the Royal College of Art
Exhibited widely in group shows through 2023. These include the London Art Biennale and the RBA 200th Anniversary Group Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London.
Group exhibition “Perspectives”, Hancock Gallery, Newcastle
RSA Annual Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh
Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park, London
