Artsy, the leading online platform for buying, selling, collecting, and researching art, connects collectors, galleries, auction houses, and artists across the globe. Its mission is straightforward: make art accessible to everyone, whether that means spotlighting emerging names, tracking shifting trends, or keeping tabs on the events that shape the market. The site’s catalog spans everyone from Banksy to Takashi Murakami, Andy Warhol to Keith Haring, alongside a running feed of museum shows and upcoming events worth knowing about. Artsy has just released its year-end breakdown for 2024 — here’s what stood out.
Most in-demand artist of the year
Nigerian artist Slawn topped Artsy’s most-searched list this year. GQ named him Man of the Year in 2024, and his profile only climbed from there, buoyed by high-profile collaborations with Rolex and Louis Vuitton, a solo show at Saatchi Yates, and a spot in a group exhibition at the Rubell Museum.
Breakout artist of the year
Danish artist Oliver Bak was Artsy’s clearest new discovery this year, cementing his position with a debut showing at Sprüth Magers during Berlin Art Week.
Most consistently searched artist over five years
Andy Warhol holds the top spot for sustained demand, leading this category for a third consecutive year. Over his career, he’s estimated to have produced more than 9,000 paintings and sculptures, nearly 12,000 drawings, and over 19,000 prints.
Most in-demand artists by nationality
Indian artists posted the sharpest year-over-year growth in searches. Leading the pack are modernists Maqbool Fida Husain and Sayed Haider Raza, both of whom have shown at the Venice Biennale and the Centre Pompidou, alongside a newer generation represented by Raghav Babbar and Tanya Goel.
The market for women artists
Demand for work by women artists kept climbing in 2024, now accounting for 29% of all searches on the platform. Yayoi Kusama, Helen Frankenthaler, and Tracey Emin remain the category’s biggest names, while the sharpest gains in interest went to rising artists Charlotte Keates, known for her 1960s- and ’70s-inspired architectural interiors, and Madeline Donahue, whose work centers on motherhood.