Artsy's May 2025 edition of 'Artists on Our Radar' highlights five emerging visual artists: Julia Jo, Raina Lee, Yaya Yajie Liang, and two others. Julia Jo, a Korean painter based in New York, showed new works at the Independent art fair with Charles Moffett, featuring emotionally charged, abstract figurative paintings. Raina Lee, a Taiwanese American ceramicist, presented pocket-sized glazed stoneware at NADA and Future Fair during New York Art Week, inspired by travel and cultural relics. Yaya Yajie Liang, a Chinese painter based in London, creates oil paintings with fluid brushstrokes exploring bodily sensations and interconnectedness.
This monthly series matters because it uses Artsy's data and curatorial expertise to spotlight artists gaining momentum through gallery representation, exhibitions, auctions, and art fairs. By tracking these emerging talents, the article provides a barometer for current trends in contemporary art, from abstract expressionist painting to ceramic keepsakes, and helps collectors and enthusiasts discover new voices in the art world.