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At Artsy, we often see demand rise for artists<\/a> who receive features in major publications, open high-profile institutional shows, participate in major art fairs, or hit other career milestones. These key moments lead to a surge in inquiries or an influx of interested notes from collectors to galleries on our platform. In other cases, demand builds more gradually, as collectors encounter artists\u2019 work through curatorial conversations or sustained visibility.<\/p>\n

Here, we share the top 10 artists who received the strongest year-over-year surges in artwork inquiries (from January to November) on Artsy in 2025.<\/p>\n

Increase in inquiries: 2940%\"David<\/p>\n

David Lynch<\/a>, who passed away in January<\/a>, forged one of the most distinctive sensibilities in American cinema: His surreal, disquieting worldview even gave rise to the adjective \u201cLynchian.\u201d Across films including Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, and Mulholland Drive, the director infused dream logic and psychological unease into the mainstream. <\/p>\n

Lynch\u2019s passing spurred renewed attention in both his art and his cinematic oeuvre. Lynch sustained a rigorous, multimedia studio practice throughout his life. He, in fact, started his career as a painter, attending two art schools before studying at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, and then dropping out. Lynch\u2019s visual art mirrors the same dark, ethereal sensibilities as his films. Sperone Westwater<\/a> showed his work in 2019, in an exhibition titled \u201cSqueaky Flies in the Mud.\u201d Pace Gallery<\/a> followed with \u201cBig Bongo Night\u201din 2022. <\/p>\n

Increase in inquiries: 1350%\"Guim<\/p>\n

Faceless figures<\/a> wander Guim Ti\u00f3 Zarraluki<\/a>\u2019s serene, dreamlike landscape paintings. In 2010, he first drew attention for reworking fashion photography subjects into uncanny, wide-eyed portraits. Today, his paintings favor thick impasto and softened features, creating tender and disorienting scenes. Not only does Zarraluki<\/a> have a rapidly growing Instagram following (with 229,000 followers), the artist has also gained traction from galleries and collectors alike. Zarraluki was featured in Alzueta Gallery<\/a>\u2019s booth<\/a> at the Armory Show in September\u2014the same month he was featured in Artsy\u2019s Artists on Our Radar<\/a>. This followed shortly after the artist presented a solo<\/a> exhibition at Paris\u2019s Ruttkowski;68<\/a> in March. The artist has also shown with Madrid\u2019s Coleccion SOLO<\/a> and Montreal\u2019s Patel Brown<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Increase in inquiries: 1210%\"Danny<\/p>\n

British painter Danny Fox<\/a> spent his early years squatting in London\u2019s Brixton neighborhood, working odd jobs to afford paint and brushes. In 2013, when he was 27, he presented his first solo show at Plumbline Gallery in St. Ives, England. He quickly became one of the most in-demand young British artists<\/a>\u2014perhaps buoyed this year by a Vogue <\/a>feature from March. Fox\u2019s figurative paintings feature subjects ranging from bird watchers<\/a> to lounging couples<\/a> rendered with brushy, expressive lines. They often include charged symbols, such as a crescent moon or a bull\u2019s head, that appear as spiritual talismans. Fox is currently represented by Saatchi Yates<\/a> in London and V1 Gallery<\/a> in Copenhagen. In April, the Levinsky Gallery at the University of Plymouth presented the artist\u2019s first institutional show in the U.K. before London\u2019s Hannah Barry Gallery mounted Fox\u2019s exhibition, \u201cBIG LOVE BABY,\u201d in October.<\/p>\n

Increase in inquiries: 710%\"Amy<\/p>\n

Baltimore-based painter Amy Sherald<\/a> skyrocketed to international stardom after unveiling her official portrait of Michelle Obama<\/a> in 2018. She has since played a key role in expanding the visibility of Black subjects in contemporary portraiture. This year, Sherald made headlines when she canceled her solo show<\/a> at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, citing concerns over censorship. The work in question, Trans Forming Liberty (2024), depicted a transgender woman posed like the Statue of Liberty. The Smithsonian was going to edit it out of the show. The traveling exhibition, \u201cAmerican Sublime,\u201d was organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art<\/a> and was on view at the Whitney Museum of American Art<\/a> this past summer. Sherald is represented by Hauser & Wirth<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Increase in inquiries: 685%\"Hilary<\/p>\n

Sun-drenched flowers, half-eaten plates of food, and towers of books fill Hilary Pecis<\/a>\u2019s luscious, detail-rich still lifes<\/a>. The artist works in a soft, naturalistic palette and uses light and color to build intimate and meticulously observed scenes inspired by her life in California. Pecis is currently presenting a solo show<\/a> at Crown Point Press<\/a> in San Francisco, on through January 7, 2026. In June, she also mounted \u201cWandering<\/a>,\u201d a solo exhibition in London with her representing gallery Timothy Taylor<\/a>. She was also featured in \u201cDine In,\u201d a food-centric group exhibition at Buffalo AKG Art Museum in Buffalo, New York. Pecis is also on the roster of David Kordansky Gallery<\/a>. The 46-year-old painter was the subject of solo exhibitions at China\u2019s TAG Art Museum in 2023 and the Rockefeller Center in New York in 2021. <\/p>\n

Increase in inquiries: 684%\"Olga<\/p>\n

In her nineties, Colombian artist Olga de Amaral<\/a> experienced a meteoric late-career rise<\/a> for her monumental wool, horsehair, and gold tapestries. These works evoke massive stone walls and glistening, suspended mosaics, among other transcendent forms. Earlier this year, Paris\u2019s Fondation Cartier pour l\u2019art contemporain<\/a> staged the artist\u2019s first European retrospective, which closed on March 16th. The now 93-year-old artist has presented solo shows at Lisson Gallery<\/a> in London and New York. De Amaral was also the subject of a traveling U.S. retrospective in 2021\u2014at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Cranbrook Art Museum\u2014and was featured in the 60th Venice Biennale<\/a> exhibition in 2024. <\/p>\n

Increase in inquiries: 682%\"Wes<\/p>\n

American artist Wes Lang<\/a> is known for expressionistic drawings and paintings that feature skulls, skeletal figures, angels, and handwritten declarations. Rendered in graphite, ink, and paint, these images borrow from the directness of tattoo flash and religious illustration to examine belief, mortality, and controversial American imagery, from Native American stereotypes and Confederate flags, intended to confront the underbelly of American history. The often provocative artist has collaborated with Kanye West and The Grateful Dead. He has presented solo exhibitions with Almine Rech<\/a>, his representing gallery, in New York, Aspen, and Paris. His work is held in major institutional collections, including those of the Museum of Modern Art<\/a>. Much of the buzz for Lang\u2019s work has been concentrated toward the end of the year. In November, Chicago\u2019s Anthony Gallery<\/a> opened a two-person show with Lang and Eddie Martinez<\/a>. At the same time, Lyon\u2019s Galerie Masurel<\/a> opened \u201cThe good you do will follow you<\/a>,\u201d a duo exhibition by Lang and Julien Jaca<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Increase in inquiries: 646%\"Sho\"Sho<\/p>\n

Brooklyn-based Japanese artist Sho Shibuya<\/a> approaches painting as a daily act of marking time. Shibuya is best known for \u201cThe Sunrise from a Small Window,\u201d an ongoing series featuring luminous color fields painted over the front page of the New York Times. These abstract paintings are inspired by the gradients of the morning sky. \u201cMy visual diary is my way of preserving time,\u201d he told Yokogao Magazine<\/a>. The year started out in the spotlight for Shibuya. The artist partnered with German airline Lufthansa to create first-class loungewear. In October, Bienvenu Steinberg & C<\/a> mounted a solo exhibition for the artist, \u201cFreedom of Speech<\/a>.\u201d In recent years, he has presented solo shows with Plus 81 Gallery in New York and Unit<\/a> in London.<\/p>\n

Increase in inquiries: 573%\"Dean\"Dean<\/p>\n

Through meticulously staged, color-saturated photos, Dean West<\/a> emphasizes photography\u2019s role as an act of construction rather than documentation. The Australian artist, who now lives in the United States, draws on ideas of place and identity. In works such as Luis the Wrangler #1 (2024), he photographs a shirtless alligator wrangler in a cowboy hat, a scene that underscores how masculinity is performed. As West recently wrote<\/a> on Instagram, where he has nearly 100,000 followers, \u201cI\u2019m interested in how we construct lifestyle\u2014how we present ourselves.\u201d In 2025, West has focused on expanding his \u201cAmerican West\u201d series and participating in several high-profile international art fairs, including Moderne Art Fair<\/a> in Paris. <\/p>\n

Increase in inquiries: 408%\"Derek\"Derek<\/p>\n

Artsy Vanguard 2019<\/a> alum Derek Fordjour<\/a> creates multimedia portraits by layering surfaces of newspaper, cardboard, and paint into richly textured compositions. His colorful, often geometric works center Black life through scenes of everyday ritual and collective experience. Fordjour\u2019s first U.K. solo exhibition opened at Josh Lilley in London in 2019, followed by a major museum show at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis in 2020. He is represented by Petzel<\/a>, which featured the artist in its Art Basel Miami Beach<\/a> booth, and David Kordansky Gallery<\/a>. This year started strong for Fordjour. In January, it was announced he was the recipient of the 2025 Gordon Parks Foundation Artist Fellowship. In September, Kordansky staged its second solo exhibition for the artist, \u201cNightsong<\/a>,\u201d in Los Angeles. Earlier this month, the artist also revealed a new massive mural, featuring two uniformed Black drum majors, on the High Line in New York.<\/p>\n