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Top 11 Recent MFAs

Thursday, July 1, 2021 /

This list includes 2020 and 2019 graduates of top MFA programs. Artists are ranked by their media index value in 2021. The media index measures the weight of artist mentions in articles multiplied by the weight of the publishers of these articles.

Rank #1: Dominic Chambers, MFA, Yale University, 2019

Media Index in 2021: 191
Featured In:
Observer: Artist Dominic Chambers Has a New Vision of Black Intellectualism
ARTnews: ARTnews in Brief: Roberts Projects Now Represents Dominic Chambers—and More from March 29, 2021
USA Artnews: Roberts Projects represents Dominic Chambers in Los Angeles

  • Observer
  • ARTnews
  • USA Artnews

Rank #2: Jenna Gribbon, MFA, Hunter College, 2019

Media Index in 2021: 140
Featured In:
The Art Gorgeous: Jenna Gribbon And Her Intimate Paintings Of Your Favourite Artists
Juxtapoz: Preview: Summer 2021 with Danielle Mckinney, Cristina BanBan, Jenna Gribbon…
AfterEllen: Female Intimacy Through Art: Jenna Gribbon

  • The Art Gorgeous
  • Juxtapoz
  • AfterEllen

Rank #3: Esteban Jefferson, MFA, Columbia University, 2019

Media Index in 2021: 140
Featured In:
Artforum: Martin Herbert on Esteban Jefferson

afasiaarchzine: Esteban Jefferson
ARTnews: Esteban Jefferson’s Portraits of the Petit Palais

  • Artforum
  • afasiaarchzine
  • ARTnews

Rank #4: Hangama Amiri, MFA, Yale University, 2020

Media Index in 2021: 120
Featured In:
Kajal Magazine: One Piece by Hangama Amiri: Arayeshgah-e Bahar
Art Viewer: Hangama Amiri at Towards
Art Asia Pacific: The Visual Vocabulary Of Belonging In Hangama Amiri

  • Kajal Magazine
  • Art Viewer
  • Art Asia Pacific

Rank #5: Anthony Cudahy, MFA, Hunter College, 2020

Media Index in 2021: 109
Featured In:
Hyperallergic: The Ethereal Everyday of Anthony Cudahy
ACTUART: Contemporary Painting Exhibition: Anthony Cudahy “The Moon Sets A Knife”

  • Hyperallergic
  • ACTUART

Rank #6: Ana Benaroya, MFA, Yale University, 2019

Media Index in 2021: 107
Featured In:
Juxtapoz: The Passenger: An Interview with Ana Benaroya
Arrested Motion: Showing: Ana Benaroya – ‘The Passenger’ @ Carl Kostyál
The Editorial Magazine: Ana Benaroya’s Passengers

  • Juxtapoz
  • Arrested Motion
  • The Editorial Magazine

Rank #7: James Bartolacci, MFA, Yale University, 2020

Media Index in 2021: 106
Featured In:
Something Curated: Interview: Painter James Bartolacci On Queer..
It’s Nice That: An ode to pre-pandemic nightlife and queer spaces, James..
Konbini Arts: La vie nocturne queer et l’effervescence des clubs peintes..

  • Something Curated
  • It’s Nice That
  • Konbini Arts

Rank #8: Kate Pincus-Whitney, MFA, RISD, 2020

Media Index in 2021: 88
Featured In:
ARTnews: Kate Pincus-Whitney on How Her Vivid Tablescapes Represent the World Around Her
Juxtapoz: Kate Pincus-Whitney “Feast In The Neon Jungle” @ Fredericks & Freiser, NYC
New York Art Tours: Kate Pincus-Whitney at Fredericks & Freiser Gallery

  • ARTnews
  • Juxtapoz
  • New York Art Tour

Rank #9: Olivia Sterling, MA, Royal College of Art, 2020

Media Index in 2021: 87
Featured In:
Frieze Magazine: Olivia Sterling Crashes a Birthday Party
FAD Magazine: Olivia Sterling White Bread
Purple: “White Bread” an exhibition by Olivia Sterling at Cob Gallery, London

  • Frieze Magazine
  • FAD Magazine
  • Purple

Rank #10: Amanda Wall, MFA, Pratt Institute, 2020

Media Index in 2021: 67
Featured In :
Artillery: Amanda Wall: The Cabin
Dazed and Confused Magazine: Amanda Wall’s sensual, stylish nudes fuse fantasy with fashion
Purple: “Juicy” by Amanda Wall at The Cabin, LA

  • Artillery
  • Dazed and Confused Magazine
  • Purple

Rank #11: Chiffon Thomas, MFA, Yale University, 2020

Media Index in 2021: 52.
Featured In:
Dream Idea Machine: ART CITIES:Los Angeles-Chiffon Thomas
Flaunt: Chiffon Thomas | The Artist’s Debut Solo Show at Kohn Gallery
Art Zealous: “I destroy and then I reconfigure” | Antithesis, Chiffon Thomas’s New..

  • Dream Idea Machine
  • Flaunt
  • Art Zealous

Mini Gallery

  • By Dominic Chambers
  • By Jenna Gribbon
  • By Esteban Jefferson
  • By Hangama Amiri
  • By Anthony Cudahy
  • By Ana Benaroya
  • By James Bartolacci
  • By Kate Pincus-Whitney
  • By Amanda Wall
  • By Olivia Sterling
  • By Chiffon Thomas

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At Articker, we use the following heuristic based on our database: An artist who appeared in their first ever headline in a notable art publication within the last 2 years and whose most recent headline was no more than 3 month ago. Also appeared in at least 7 headlines in total.

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Ranking by Momentum based on Pareto ordering of entities: arxiv.org/abs/2111.13051

Lists of Top Artists to Watch computed algorithmically : arxiv.org/abs/2112.01321

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      ID Artist Nationality Birth Overall-Media Index Gain (last 90 days) % Change in Media-Share
      1 Danielle McKinney American 1981 420.52 292.99 +217%
      2 Alteronce Gumby American 1985 403.86 202.52 +93%
      3 Marina Perez Simão Brazilian 1981 283.64 129.06 +77%
      4 Pacifico Silano American 1986 350.07 533.46 +70%
      5 Zandile Tshabalala South African 1999 364.05 133.89 +52%
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