15 Artists. 15 Worlds. One Feed You Don’t Want to Miss. Selected by Erik Sommer
Erik Sommer selects the April 2025 Munchies Art Club Open Call Winners — A Fresh Drop of Raw, Real, and Remarkable.
Every month we open our doors to new talent.
This time, we handed over the keys to Erik Sommer — New York-based artist, curator, and founder of Mott Projects.
Known for his sharp eye and sensitivity to texture, space, and materiality, Sommer sifted through hundreds of entries and handpicked 15 artists that stand out in wildly different, equally compelling ways.
Dominique Catherina Foertig
Erik Sommer - Artist - Curator - Founder Mott Projects N.Y.
These are not just names for your feed. These are worlds to step into.
From pixelated dreamscapes to paint-smeared diaries, carved totems to emotional grids, each artist brings something urgent, strange, quiet, or explosive into the picture.
Meet the Artists:
One by One: A Closer Look
1.Kerrigan Clark — Nostalgic yet political, Clark’s collaged houses and stars tell stories of home, memory, and the fractured American dream.
2.Yuhao Chen — Figures dissolve and reform in his soft, surreal compositions, capturing moments of quiet emotion through blurred brushwork.
3.Erika Sutandi — Cinematic interiors and psychological tension unfold in her paintings, where light, solitude, and reflection take center stage.
4.Radim Koros — A maximalist color alchemist, Koros creates chaotic, luminous explosions of symbolic abstraction.
5.Sally Sheinman — Her digital pieces are minimal, meditative, and quietly surreal, often exploring balance and stillness.
6.#Jorge Rios — His work merges glitch aesthetics with painterly gestures, questioning what’s digital, what’s physical, and what breaks through.
7.Sarah Geppert — Still lifes become stage sets in Geppert’s colorful, detailed compositions of domestic rituals and emotional scenes.
8.Vanessa Boateng — Bold textures and Afrocentric symbology power Boateng’s raw, sculptural paintings full of emotion and resistance.
9.Christina Gschwantner — Color becomes rhythm in Gschwantner’s grid paintings, where repetition turns into quiet poetry.
10.Seth Bausermann — His expressive gestures and sketch-like forms capture thought in motion—messy, honest, and free.
11.Simon William Abitbol — His subtle, minimal abstractions feel like maps, ruins, or meditations carved in time.
12.Rush Drayton — Known for his lifelike, surreal sculptures, Drayton’s work merges myth, body, and creature in unexpected ways.
13.Slava Vorontsov — Blending graffiti, religion, and emotion, Vorontsov paints from exile with rawness and spiritual charge.
14.Frida Ding — With voxel-based digital scenes, Ding renders poetic architecture that hovers between game and memory.
15.Friedrich Herz — Herz’s restrained sculptures and wall pieces explore repetition, structure, and the sacred in everyday forms.
Huge thanks to Erik Sommer for this wonderful selection – what a treat! A fresh perspective, inspiring choices, and a great eye for strong positions.
Dominique Catherina Foertig
New Open Call Deadline 20.May 2025
We’re thrilled to have your support and can’t wait to dive deeper into each artist’s unique practice.
Coming Up Next: A New Voice Joins the Jury
We’re thrilled to announce that Gvantsa Jishkariani will be the next juror for our upcoming Open Call.
The Georgian artist and curator is a powerhouse voice in contemporary art and co-founder of Patara Gallery and The Why Not Gallery.
Dominique Catherina Foertig
Gvantsa Jishkariani - Artist - Curator - Founder
Recently named to Forbes 30 Under 30, Gvantsa brings a bold, playful, and radically curious perspective into the room.
Stay tuned.
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🚨 New Open Call Alert!
This month, one submission = two chances to be featured ✨
🌿 Thematic Call: "From Earth" – Artists Working with Wood, Clay, Glas or Wax
We’re preparing a special article and would love to see your work! You can submit now or drop us a message.
🎯 All artists who submit now are automatically entered into our second call as well – with a surprise guest expert to be revealed after the Easter break.
That means: double the exposure, double the opportunity.
Let’s go!
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