Announcing the Finalists for Issue #53 of Create! Magazine

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Sep 9

Create! Magazine is pleased to share the finalists for our Fall 2025 print issue, curated by Emily McElwreath, contemporary art advisor, curator, educator, and host of The Art Career Podcast.

This edition will feature 30–35 artists working across a range of media and creative disciplines. Being included is a unique opportunity to present work to a leading voice in the art world and to gain visibility through our global platforms.

Finalists

Andreea Alunei
Fern Apfel
Sophia van der Bank
Corinne Ann Bowen
Amelia H. Carley
Genevieve Cohn
Lauren Cohen
Paige DeVries
Teresa Ducamin
Christina Lucia Giuffrida
Michael Hambouz
Lou Haney
Caroline Heffron
Taylor Keister
Lucine Kaplan
Guesswho — Chenxin Luo and Chenyi Luo
Sarah Alice Moran
Lauren Moses
Jiaqi Pan
Jada + David Parrish
Cindy Phenix
Lilian Day Thorpe
Kurt Stimmeder
Brittney Denham Whisonant
Xi Zhang

About the Curator

Emily McElwreath is an independent curator, art advisor, and host of The Art Career Podcast. With more than eighteen years of experience in the contemporary art world, she has collaborated with institutions such as the Whitney Museum of American Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Sotheby’s Institute of Art. She is the founder of McElwreath Art Advisory and previously served as Director of Communications and Education at The Brant Foundation.

Her work centers on fostering meaningful connections between artists, collectors, and institutions. In 2025, she will curate Luminous Forms at Ucross Foundation.

The Fall 2025 issue will be released in October.