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Rankings

Canonical artist rankings — Authority + Cultural Presence. Living artists weight cultural presence higher.

Living ArtistsAll Time
OverallMovers 7DMovers 30DAuthorityCulturalComplete
AllArtDesign
AllPaintingSculptureDigitalPhotography
How scores work: Authority (85%) measures institutional presence — museum collections, gallery representation, exhibition history, and verified records. Cultural Presence (15%) measures depth — exhibitions, movement associations, and artwork coverage. Scores update daily.

Top 100 — Cultural Presence

Ranked by exhibition history, movements, gallery tier, and artwork depth

Filtered: Art

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Artist
OverallAuthCulComp7D
35
Gary Hill

Gary Hill

Installation

51

OVR

43

AUTH

65

CUL

58

CMP

14
48
Bill Jensen

Bill Jensen

Painting

45

OVR

38

AUTH

58

CUL

52

CMP

New
57
Joan Lyons

Joan Lyons

Textile

47

OVR

42

AUTH

55

CUL

55

CMP

New
60
Philip Corner

Philip Corner

46

OVR

42

AUTH

53

CUL

51

CMP

90
61
Dana Schutz

Dana Schutz

Printmaking

55

OVR

56

AUTH

52

CUL

65

CMP

12
62
Ken Gonzales-Day

Ken Gonzales-Day

Photography

49

OVR

47

AUTH

52

CUL

59

CMP

15
65
Wangechi Mutu

Wangechi Mutu

Painting

46

OVR

42

AUTH

52

CUL

44

CMP

15
69
Charlemagne Palestine

Charlemagne Palestine

Installation

41

OVR

37

AUTH

50

CUL

52

CMP

4
75
Marcel Dzama

Marcel Dzama

Painting

52

OVR

53

AUTH

50

CUL

63

CMP

27
90
Fanny Sanin

Fanny Sanin

42

OVR

39

AUTH

47

CUL

47

CMP

19
104
Roger Ballen

Roger Ballen

Photography

45

OVR

44

AUTH

45

CUL

55

CMP

36
105
Thomas Ruff

Thomas Ruff

Photography

56

OVR

62

AUTH

45

CUL

75

CMP

21
107
Andrea Büttner

Andrea Büttner

Sculpture

37

OVR

33

AUTH

44

CUL

55

CMP

45
113
Nigel Hall

Nigel Hall

Sculpture

43

OVR

42

AUTH

44

CUL

58

CMP

New
118
KAWS

KAWS

Sculpture

44

OVR

45

AUTH

43

CUL

57

CMP

17
121
Cecily Brown

Cecily Brown

Painting

51

OVR

55

AUTH

42

CUL

67

CMP

15
123
Mathew Cerletty

Mathew Cerletty

Painting

33

OVR

28

AUTH

42

CUL

40

CMP

New
128
Bryan Hunt

Bryan Hunt

Sculpture

34

OVR

31

AUTH

40

CUL

35

CMP

161
129
Chen Fei

Chen Fei

23

OVR

14

AUTH

40

CUL

43

CMP

New
130
Cheryl Donegan

Cheryl Donegan

Mixed Media

38

OVR

38

AUTH

40

CUL

45

CMP

37
133
Enrique Chagoya

Enrique Chagoya

Printmaking

41

OVR

42

AUTH

40

CUL

55

CMP

93
135
Gerhard Merz

Gerhard Merz

Mixed Media

24

OVR

15

AUTH

40

CUL

51

CMP

New
141
Janet Cardiff

Janet Cardiff

Mixed Media

39

OVR

39

AUTH

40

CUL

51

CMP

26
142
Jean Pierre Raynaud

Jean Pierre Raynaud

Installation

29

OVR

24

AUTH

40

CUL

43

CMP

New
143
Joel Sternfeld

Joel Sternfeld

Photography

41

OVR

41

AUTH

40

CUL

47

CMP

New
144
José Toirac

José Toirac

Painting

37

OVR

36

AUTH

40

CUL

41

CMP

14
149
Luis Camnitzer

Luis Camnitzer

Printmaking

40

OVR

39

AUTH

40

CUL

47

CMP

89
153
Rafael Ferrer

Rafael Ferrer

Drawing

38

OVR

36

AUTH

40

CUL

43

CMP

40
157
Robert Stackhouse

Robert Stackhouse

Painting

39

OVR

39

AUTH

39

CUL

48

CMP

29
171
Vernon Fisher

Vernon Fisher

Printmaking

38

OVR

38

AUTH

38

CUL

47

CMP

37
177
Michael Craig-Martin

Michael Craig-Martin

Sculpture

46

OVR

51

AUTH

37

CUL

76

CMP

New
179
Sanford Biggers

Sanford Biggers

Mixed Media

33

OVR

31

AUTH

37

CUL

48

CMP

72
192
Eugenio Dittborn

Eugenio Dittborn

Painting

29

OVR

25

AUTH

35

CUL

43

CMP

225
194
Gladys Nilsson

Gladys Nilsson

Painting

41

OVR

44

AUTH

35

CUL

60

CMP

91
195
Harrell Fletcher

Harrell Fletcher

Photography

39

OVR

41

AUTH

35

CUL

50

CMP

29
198
Janaina Tschäpe

Janaina Tschäpe

Painting

31

OVR

29

AUTH

35

CUL

39

CMP

102
199
Jean-Michel Othoniel

Jean-Michel Othoniel

Sculpture

38

OVR

40

AUTH

35

CUL

65

CMP

39
204
Lee Kun-Yong

Lee Kun-Yong

Performance art

28

OVR

25

AUTH

35

CUL

58

CMP

153
208
Raúl Zurita

Raúl Zurita

18

OVR

8

AUTH

35

CUL

25

CMP

684
212
Theaster Gates

Theaster Gates

Mixed Media

44

OVR

49

AUTH

35

CUL

59

CMP

New
216
Anthony Goicolea

Anthony Goicolea

29

OVR

27

AUTH

34

CUL

47

CMP

72
221
Mickalene Thomas

Mickalene Thomas

Painting

44

OVR

49

AUTH

34

CUL

58

CMP

27
223
Allison Janae Hamilton

Allison Janae Hamilton

Installation

30

OVR

29

AUTH

33

CUL

43

CMP

95
224
Anna Weyant

Anna Weyant

Painting

30

OVR

29

AUTH

33

CUL

50

CMP

New
243
Alberto Biasi

Alberto Biasi

Painting

26

OVR

23

AUTH

32

CUL

47

CMP

202
244
Andrei Monastyrski

Andrei Monastyrski

26

OVR

22

AUTH

32

CUL

39

CMP

180
248
Gary L. Hallman

Gary L. Hallman

23

OVR

18

AUTH

32

CUL

25

CMP

277
251
Kathy High

Kathy High

Mixed Media

34

OVR

35

AUTH

32

CUL

43

CMP

30
252
Liza Béar

Liza Béar

Mixed Media

31

OVR

30

AUTH

32

CUL

39

CMP

New
254
Malala Andrialavidrazana

Malala Andrialavidrazana

Installation

34

OVR

35

AUTH

32

CUL

46

CMP

30
256
Mary Ann Dorr

Mary Ann Dorr

23

OVR

19

AUTH

32

CUL

25

CMP

253
258
Mike Mosco

Mike Mosco

23

OVR

19

AUTH

32

CUL

25

CMP

253
259
N

Nobuhiro Kawanaka

22

OVR

17

AUTH

32

CUL

27

CMP

300
260
Olaf Breuning

Olaf Breuning

27

OVR

25

AUTH

32

CUL

43

CMP

175
262
Ralph Hocking

Ralph Hocking

25

OVR

21

AUTH

32

CUL

31

CMP

231
266
Wesley Coe Doherty

Wesley Coe Doherty

24

OVR

20

AUTH

32

CUL

29

CMP

242
274
Alex Melamid

Alex Melamid

Painting

25

OVR

23

AUTH

30

CUL

39

CMP

New
277
Bill Fontana

Bill Fontana

22

OVR

18

AUTH

30

CUL

25

CMP

New
278
Bill Zulpo-Dane

Bill Zulpo-Dane

21

OVR

15

AUTH

30

CUL

23

CMP

401
281
Carmen Winant

Carmen Winant

Installation

34

OVR

36

AUTH

30

CUL

37

CMP

112
285
Christopher Le Brun

Christopher Le Brun

Painting

39

OVR

44

AUTH

30

CUL

61

CMP

28
286
David Diao

David Diao

Mixed Media

26

OVR

24

AUTH

30

CUL

39

CMP

New
288
Dove Bradshaw

Dove Bradshaw

Photography

35

OVR

38

AUTH

30

CUL

43

CMP

137
290
Ed Bowes

Ed Bowes

22

OVR

17

AUTH

30

CUL

21

CMP

421
291
Edward Rankus

Edward Rankus

22

OVR

17

AUTH

30

CUL

21

CMP

403
299
Francisco Farreras

Francisco Farreras

Mixed Media

24

OVR

20

AUTH

30

CUL

29

CMP

New
302
Gert Tobias

Gert Tobias

33

OVR

35

AUTH

30

CUL

39

CMP

95
314
Jake Chapman

Jake Chapman

Photography

40

OVR

46

AUTH

30

CUL

51

CMP

New
315
James Biederman

James Biederman

Painting

26

OVR

23

AUTH

30

CUL

39

CMP

New
318
Jaume Plensa

Jaume Plensa

Sculpture

35

OVR

38

AUTH

30

CUL

44

CMP

61
320
Jean Mignon

Jean Mignon

Printmaking

28

OVR

27

AUTH

30

CUL

39

CMP

New
322
Jo Ractliffe

Jo Ractliffe

Photography

38

OVR

42

AUTH

30

CUL

64

CMP

117
326
Johns

Johns

19

OVR

14

AUTH

30

CUL

9

CMP

New
327
Jonathan Borofsky

Jonathan Borofsky

Sculpture

33

OVR

35

AUTH

30

CUL

51

CMP

73
330
Jumana Manna

Jumana Manna

Printmaking

27

OVR

25

AUTH

30

CUL

43

CMP

181
339
Lynton Wells

Lynton Wells

24

OVR

20

AUTH

30

CUL

31

CMP

New
340
M

Margia Kramer

21

OVR

15

AUTH

30

CUL

23

CMP

517
342
Mel Ziegler

Mel Ziegler

Mixed Media

25

OVR

23

AUTH

30

CUL

39

CMP

222
343
Michael Spano

Michael Spano

Photography

28

OVR

26

AUTH

30

CUL

35

CMP

177
344
Mika Rottenberg

Mika Rottenberg

Painting

34

OVR

36

AUTH

30

CUL

46

CMP

73
346
Patty Chang

Patty Chang

Installation

34

OVR

36

AUTH

30

CUL

43

CMP

New
347
Paul Wong

Paul Wong

21

OVR

15

AUTH

30

CUL

23

CMP

403
352
Pierre Clerk

Pierre Clerk

Painting

35

OVR

38

AUTH

30

CUL

46

CMP

62
356
Robert Kabak

Robert Kabak

22

OVR

17

AUTH

30

CUL

21

CMP

325
357
Sabelo Mlangeni

Sabelo Mlangeni

Photography

32

OVR

34

AUTH

30

CUL

48

CMP

214
361
Simon Patterson

Simon Patterson

Mixed Media

32

OVR

34

AUTH

30

CUL

43

CMP

New
368
Walter Feldman

Walter Feldman

22

OVR

17

AUTH

30

CUL

25

CMP

325
370
Zeke Berman

Zeke Berman

Photography

26

OVR

23

AUTH

30

CUL

35

CMP

389
372
Aria Dean

Aria Dean

Mixed Media

36

OVR

39

AUTH

29

CUL

47

CMP

14
375
Lisa Oppenheim

Lisa Oppenheim

Photography

26

OVR

25

AUTH

29

CUL

43

CMP

New
378
Michael Mandel

Michael Mandel

23

OVR

20

AUTH

29

CUL

29

CMP

257
379
Michel Sauer

Michel Sauer

24

OVR

21

AUTH

29

CUL

25

CMP

249
380
Paloma Varga Weisz

Paloma Varga Weisz

Sculpture

29

OVR

30

AUTH

29

CUL

60

CMP

New
408
Ann Hamilton

Ann Hamilton

Photography

38

OVR

43

AUTH

27

CUL

55

CMP

40
409
Anna Boghiguian

Anna Boghiguian

Painting

35

OVR

39

AUTH

27

CUL

55

CMP

New
410
CAMP

CAMP

28

OVR

29

AUTH

27

CUL

39

CMP

New
411
Daniel Boyd

Daniel Boyd

Painting

32

OVR

35

AUTH

27

CUL

47

CMP

83
412
David Maljković

David Maljković

24

OVR

23

AUTH

27

CUL

37

CMP

86
413
Diana Michener

Diana Michener

25

OVR

24

AUTH

27

CUL

43

CMP

60
422
john gerrard

john gerrard

20

OVR

16

AUTH

27

CUL

59

CMP

New

How Ranking Works

Overall Rank

Weighted blend of Authority (85%) and Cultural Presence (15%). The flagship ranking representing an artist's position in the WattsOS cultural graph.

Authority

Canonical record strength based on trusted sources, attribution confidence, institutional and representation links, graph relationships, and verified field coverage.

Cultural Presence

Depth of an artist's cultural footprint — exhibition history, movement associations, gallery representation tier, and published artwork coverage.

Completeness

How complete and claim-ready the record is across identity, biography, media, assets, and verification. Visible separately — does not affect overall rank.

7D / 30D Change

Rank change versus the most recent weekly or monthly snapshot. Positive means the artist moved up.

Cohort Tags

Blue Chip: high authority with institutional backing. Emerging: rising cultural presence with developing record. Derived from record signals, not self-reported.