These 8 Artists Are Poised to Break Out in 2026
From migration to technology, these artists deal with the most urgent topics of our time.
Written by Vivian Chow.
Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Sarah Martin-Nuss is an interdisciplinary artist who works across a range of media, from painting to performance and sound. A 2024 graduate from Pratt Institute, with an MFA in painting and drawing, Martin-Nuss had her first solo exhibition “Open Systems” at Prince and Wooster in New York in 2023. It was followed by solo show “Future Currents” at Uffner and Liu in New York last spring, and that was where the Los Angeles-based art advisor Cardiff Loy discovered her work.
Loy, an executive member of the Association of Professional Art Advisors, was impressed by her landscape-based works explore themes of interconnectivity and the passage of time. They are “in compositions that show a unique and rhythmic type of mark-making,” she noted. “The paintings’ very layered surfaces employ shifts in texture and color that catch the light in surprising ways. Her brushstrokes seem to pulse and create a unique ebb and flow across the canvas which activate the surface in a special light.”
Recent market trajectory has boosted Loy’s confidence in the artist’s career. For one, the inclusion of her work in Pace’s group show “Land Marks” in L.A. was a recognition, she noted. The growing influence of women in the art market, especially with women collectors championing works by women artists, is promising for artists like Martin-Nuss. “Her work presents a compelling entry point for this growing group of collectors,” Loy noted.
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