Lee Bontecou

The next Artist You Need To Know is Lee Bontecou (1931 – 2022). Bontecou was a groundbreaking American artist primarily situated in the art community of New York City. Her works are immediately recognizable : her abstract sculptures (her most prolific period was in...

Méret Oppenheim

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Méret Oppenheim (1913 – 1985). Oppenheim was a German-born Swiss Surrealist artist who worked in painting, photography and sculpture. She is best known for several sculptural works that entice and unsettle the viewer and that are...

Niki de Saint Phalle

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Niki de Saint Phalle (1930 – 2002). A French – American sculptor, painter, filmmaker, and author of colorful hand-illustrated books, she was born Catherine Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle. She is recognized as one of the...

June Leaf

Our next Artist You Need To Know is June Leaf. June Leaf (born 1929) is an American artist best known for her abstract allegorical paintings and drawings as well as more modernist kinetic sculptures. She divides her time between New York City in the United States and...

Phyllida Barlow

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Dame Phyllida Barlow (1944 – 2023). Barlow (a member of the Order of the British Empire and the Royal Academy of Arts ) was a British visual artist best known for her monumental sculptures and installations. A graduate of the...