Curated by Artists of Utah / 15bytes & Kandace Steadman
JANUARY 18 – MARCH 8, 2019
From the curator: “Every five years, we check in with our public to answer an important but not always easy question: Who are the state’s most influential artists? These are not necessarily the “hottest” artists, they are not the most “honored” artists, but these are the artists who make a difference in Utah.
We left it to the public to decide what they felt “influential” meant. We wanted these artists to be nominated by their peers, those that have been able to see their influence first hand. We didn’t want the final 15 to be selected by some small committee of “experts.” Nor did we want it to be a popularity contest, with people’s Facebook accounts filled with pleas of “vote for me.” So we asked a pool of more than 150 people — artists, writers, administrators, patrons — to winnow the list down to 15.”
And these are Utah’s Most Influential Artists:
Pat Bagley
Edward Bateman
Connie Borup
Geralyn Dreyfous
Stefanie Dykes
Jann Haworth
Amy Jorgensen
Beth Krensky
Kim Martinez
Joe Ostraff
Pilar Pobil
Jorge Rojas
Linda C. Smith
Tony Smith
Stephen Trimble