Artists whose work increased in value in 2021

Allison James is an incredible artist from Georgia that is inspired by memories from her childhood, graffiti, an anxious mind, balance, street style, feeling, pattern mixing, and the conversations around her, truly nothing is off-limits with her work. Click here to learn more about Allison and see her available works. 

Betsy is a brilliant sculptor from California that sculpts works that create a visceral longing and remembrance of the most nostalgic delights from childhood. The artist uses the familiarity of those sweet treats to help us remember the simplicity, value and culture of desserts so often associated with positivity and joy. Click here to learn more about Betsy and see what works of hers are available. 

Elisa's work is truly unique. She is New York based and describes her artwork as a description of the indescribable spoken not with words but with color. Click here to learn more about Elisa and see what works she has available. 

EttaVee is an incredible France based artist that has become well-known for its bold patterns, playfulness and optimistic color palettes. Click here to learn more about EttaVee and view her available works. 

Hillary is one of the gallery's newer artists, but in the 2021 calendar year her works have increased roughly 35%! She is from Tennessee and is a self-taught, instinctual, contemporary and mixed media artist. Born into a family of do-it-yourselfers, creatives and musicians, her creativity and passion for the arts was encouraged and supported from an early age. Click here to learn more about Hillary and see her available works. 

Hunt is a New York based artist who is best known for his Bunnies. His compositions often consist of flat spaces with simple forms pushed to the front of the picture plane. His work tends to embrace the ephemeral beauty of nature, a characteristic that brings a nurturing, spiritual effect to his painting suggesting metamorphosis, repose, and a sensation of touching the illimitable. Click here to learn more about Hunt and see his available works. 

Karin is an artist from South Carolina that combines hand-dyed fabric and paint to create her signature multi-layered paintings. Karin’s subject matter ranges from seascape to farmscape and abstract expressionism to a dreamy place in-between. Her pieces increased in value in 2021 and is planning to again early 2022. Click here to learn more about Karin and see her available work. 

Katie is a a Texas artist that is known for her striped works and is attracted to maximalism. An extension of her mind, getting it out brings her peace. Stripes, dots, lines, strokes; beautifully busy art, laying pieces of time, moments of zen (or frustration) into a cohesive and wild compositions, transferring energy from herself to the canvas and finally, onto the viewer. She says seeing it on canvas makes much more sense than when it is bouncing around in her mind. Click here to learn more about Katie and see her available works. 

Kit Porter is an incredible artist from South Carolina. She says of her work "I am intrigued with the way an object left by the sea, exposed to the elements, wears down as a result of time and environment. For me, it is the perfect metaphor for the fragility of the physical world." Click here to learn more about Kit and see her available works. 

Kristen is a Colorado artist who is is known for her use of texture and layering to create history and a sense of story in her work. Because our lives are loud, Kristen wants her work to feel like a small pause. A deep breath. Not one more thing adding to the noise, but a reminder to slow and notice the depth and interest in quiet moments. Beauty may very well be dazzling. But it also can be still and small—just a hint at what is to come. Click here to learn more about Kristen and see her available works. 

Laurie is a Texas based artist that is very focused on the way that colors dance together and though she has worked in several mediums, she has always been consistent in her use of bold color and design. She is known for her hard edge lines and vibrant color pallets. Her works have increased in value about 17% in 2021. Click here to learn more about Laurie and to view her available works. 

Leigh is a Virginia based artist that is "...interested in an in-between space during the act of seeing. The in-between space lies on the spectrum of the reality in front of us and what our brain tells us. It is within this “pure” space, that an individual can experience an unaltered, unaffected, and unchanged vision. While this purity can only exist for a fleeting moment, that moment defines the highest peak of personal experience. After this moment passes, the sight/vision can never be the same. We are constantly bearing witness to the inexpressible, and this fleeting moment of pure seeing is something we should all revel in." Click here to learn more about Leigh and view her available works. 

Lesley is a California based artist that works intuitively and thoughtfully while discovering new and interesting color and compositions. Painting is a reflection of experience, Lesley has found that each painting is translated to the next, like an ongoing story. Lesley says that her value has gone up significantly and she has sold more volume than any other year, which makes this year a banner year for her. Click here to learn more about Lesley and to view her available works. 

Makiko is a California based artist that, through texture, color, and composition explores the tension between subtlety and exuberance, composure and expressiveness, the organic and geometric. Her work has increased around 25% the past year. Click here to learn more about Makiko and take a look a  her available works. 

Marcy is a Texas based artist that aims to capture the UNSEEN, but FELT elements of a moment; the light, sound, energy and weight – to deconstruct and then reconstruct her surroundings, ultimately invoking the ideas of rest, peace, movement, grace and light. Click here to learn more about Marcy and view her available work. 

Paige is an Alabama based artist that is relatively new to the gallery and has been an instant favorite. Taking traditional elements and marrying them with unexpected whimsy, she creates modern heirlooms for the next generation. Each piece is hand-sculpted using a technique all her own then hand-painted, making no two alike. She says her work has tripled in value since the beginning of this year. Click here to learn more about Paige and view her available works. 

Rebecca is a Connecticut based artist that creates dreamy abstracts. She considers each piece a "mental landscape" that investigates the complexities of the mind. She is intrigued by the juxtaposition of intentionality and expressive freedom that exists within the materiality of different mediums and the process it takes to find a balance. Click here to learn more about Rebecca and view her available works. 

Roma is a Texas artist whose work exists between her love and use of the rich and vibrant colors represented in her West Indian heritage, and the expression of joy she aspires to evoke, as a result of her deeply rooted Christian faith. Click here to learn more about Roma and view her available works. 

Shelby is a Tennessee based artist who hopes to connect specifically with those longing for pause and reflection in an era of hurry. Whether you’re overwhelmed with to-do lists or feeling out of control and anxious, she wants her paintings to offer healing by grounding you back down into the present moment. Click here to learn more about Shelby and see her available works. 

We have had a pretty incredible year and are so proud of the artists that are on our team. Heres to 2022.