The Best Young Artists to Collect in 2020
This year, Saatchi Art’s Rising Stars focuses on 35 of these young talents. For this annual list, Saatchi Art curators Monty Preston and Aurora Garrison introduce 35 of the top artists around the world under 35 years old, offering you the chance to be among the first to discover exceptionally talented emerging artists.
While the selected artists work in a variety of styles and address a range of subjects, they are all experiencing a career-defining moment. As they expand their collector base, land group shows, and get featured in solo exhibitions, their stars will continue to rise.
Discover and collect these 35 young art visionaries today—while you still can.
Discover Past Classes
RISING STARS ALUMNI
Since the 2013 publication of our very first MFA graduate feature—formerly titled “Invest in Art”—many of the featured artists have gone on to achieve significant acclaim. Discover these talented artists by revisiting past editions of the guide.
EDITION 2019
EDITION 2018
EDITION 2017
EDITION 2016
This Year’s Selection Committee
MEET OUR CURATORS
Rebecca Wilson
Chief Curator & VP Art Advisory, Saatchi Art
Monty Preston
Associate Curator
Monty Preston is an Associate Curator at Saatchi Art. She graduated summa cum laude with a B.A.Sc in Linguistics and Spanish Language Studies from the University of Toronto, Canada. Monty has previously worked at such industry disrupting startups as The RealReal in San Francisco, and BeautyPie in London.
Aurora Garrison
Assistant Curator
Aurora Garrison is an Assistant Curator at Saatchi Art. She has a B.A. in Art History and International Affairs from Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon and an M.A. in Cultural Heritage Studies from the University of Turin, Italy. Aurora has previously worked at Christie’s in San Francisco and Paddle8 in Los Angeles.
