As the Editor-in-Chief of Beautiful Bizarre Magazine I have had the pleasure of working with many incredible sculptors for more than 5 years now – for the magazine itself, our web blog, our curated exhibitions, the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Art Prize, and of course sharing their work across our 900,000+ strong social media network. Sculpture is personally my favourite medium, so it is always a thrill to delve deeply into the practices of my favourite artists, or to discover a new sculptor whose work is unique and technically exceptional.
So as this year comes to a close I wanted to share with you a list of artists who work in a wide variety of mediums from found object assemblage, glass, textiles, wood, marble, sculpey, metal, wax, string, bones, feathers, fibreglass, sugar, resin, metal, clay, taxidermy, paper, textiles, fine porcelain etc., and whose works range in scale from miniature to larger than life or room size! All of whom I believe are among the greatest living and working sculptors of 2018. This is not an exhaustive list by any means, and not is any particular order, however as you will see the works speak for themselves. The list includes internationally acclaimed artists, whose work is held in many museum permanent collections, as well as fascinating and brilliant emerging sculptors who deserve more attention. You may note that there are some sculptors who are conspicuously missing, this is because I have not included artists with a minimal or no Instagram presence [my little tip for all artists: showing beautiful photographs of completed works, rather than just works in progress, is very important], because as you will see all the artists mentioned below are linked to their Instagram accounts, so you can quickly and easily follow them too!
We hope this list helps aspiring sculpture get some ideas on how to get more instagram followers and if you are a sculptor, or know one that you feel should be included in next year’s list, please comment below. I am always in search of exciting new creatives! And if you want to gave some more traction on your own pieces, check out kenji for instagram growth.
Finally, the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Art Prize will have a separate Sculpture Category Award in 2019 to ensure all the amazing emerging and mid career sculptors around the world get the recognition they deserve! Join our email mailing list to ensure you don’t miss out on all the Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Art Prize news and of course to be notified when entries open in the new year. The 2019 Prize will also have separate Category Awards for Traditional [painting, drawing, collage etc], Digital Art and Photography, so let all your creative friends know! We will be announcing the Jury Panel and Prizes in the new year. See details of this year’s Beautiful Bizarre Magazine Art Prize, Finalists, Honourable Mentions and Winners.
Note this list does not include Art Dolls or Art Toys. I hope to do another list of these artists in future.
Top 100 Sculptors of 2018 on Instagram
1. Beth Cavener
https://www.instagram.com/p/BcT-v84jyh5
2. Kris Kuksi
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqICDVAlq0y
3. Aron Demetz
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo8gs0PFfRx
4. Mahlimae
https://www.instagram.com/p/BGnCxRSjAT_
5. Julia deVille
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnp1ZDfg-15
6. Erika Sanada
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpVbOEahjRV
7. Crystal Morey
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq8aJgthgB2
8. Kim Simonsson
https://www.instagram.com/p/BMJR5j0Bx2t
9. Anna-Wili Highfield
https://www.instagram.com/p/BjYqvdThriD
10. Carole Feuerman
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqP74SZl5zF
11. Akishi Ueda
https://www.instagram.com/p/BrFbuMxFPd6
12. Ellen Jewett
https://www.instagram.com/p/BXam39YhfB2
13. Kate MacDowell
https://www.instagram.com/p/BKqspt9hwth
14. Elizabeth McGrath
https://www.instagram.com/p/BN3v42QDQhc
15. Sarah Rayner
https://www.instagram.com/p/BoXePoNADVB
16. Forest Rogers
https://www.instagram.com/p/BfeCMOWAF-V
17. Sarah Louise Davey
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bob2QLNhUqy
18. Ronit Baranga
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bh7Wwr9hpk7
19. Daniel Firman
https://www.instagram.com/p/BVaMmEGhg8n
20. Yoshimasa Tsuchiya
https://www.instagram.com/p/BikZqRqFJ4y
21. Jessica Joslin
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo4p8PxHjf0
22. Jessica Dalva
https://www.instagram.com/p/BoAbvcXA7h9
23. Pip & Pop
https://www.instagram.com/p/BjaFxC6hZgs
24. Lucy Glendinning
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bi1AamiHp81
25. Scott Radke
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bjp3H8VAZb-
26. Susannah Montague
https://www.instagram.com/p/BvHOzTugsqY
27. Miriam Knibbeler
https://www.instagram.com/p/BgleZGzFjXk
28. Cristina Córdova
https://www.instagram.com/p/BKrB8ZYBAh4
29. Colin Christian
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bp_hdyanRvN
30. Tim Clarkson
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpQ_QJIAuUf
31. Joseph Marr
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl2SuceBB2I
32. Juz Kitson
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlXLiZ_Dgmd
33. Caitlin McCormack
https://www.instagram.com/p/BjhqiKrg4tp
34. Scott Hove
https://www.instagram.com/p/6msrmYB6_q
35. Vipoo
https://www.instagram.com/p/BiLe_SKAywT
36. Bruno Walpoth
https://www.instagram.com/p/BOzdOPoAxHK
37. Johnson Tsang
https://www.instagram.com/p/BoCLVrKlZzL
38. Emil Melmoth
https://www.instagram.com/p/BEuSNePpbIs
39. Gosia
https://www.instagram.com/p/BO-nikJDCyX
40. Hedi Xandt
https://www.instagram.com/p/BLiKqEOA-oP
41. Anne-Valérie Dupond
https://www.instagram.com/p/BLIvmMrDLSc
42. Kathie Olivas
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bln502qA8La
43. Willy Verginer
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bnt_zsAlr_V
44. Xooang Choi
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUNpLULFaEq
45. Yoshitoshi Kanemaki
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bjj-tQ6ntOp
46. Patricia Piccinini
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bql3cx8l6qP
47. Juliette Clovis
https://www.instagram.com/p/Btf3JaKgHD9
48. Isabel Peppard
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bqs2aVhli7x
49. Javier Perez
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlC7ejRFmN8
50. Penelope Davis
https://www.instagram.com/p/BfP4hGBneNE
51. Gehard Demetz
https://www.instagram.com/p/BnjMmnkB2kc
52. JAGO
https://www.instagram.com/p/BnvQ9rfhTBO
53. Michelle Perrett
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn_QCuTAaes
54. Coderch & Malavia
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpUuVOvHqun
55. Alessandro Gallo
https://www.instagram.com/p/BNAKVHug_RP
56. Seung Mo Park
https://www.instagram.com/p/BeLX6zbnG2s
57. Ariel Bowman
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbUsS9gHxqm
58. Claudia Fontes
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUIs4fPAwKu
59. Penny Evans
https://www.instagram.com/p/BkdqcrThhcS
60. Natalie Ryan
https://www.instagram.com/p/BoaVj-fBvFn
61. Christopher David White
https://www.instagram.com/p/BfUIqcvnraK
62. Lorren Lowrey
https://www.instagram.com/p/BlWJVG8AODM
63. Gerard Mas
https://www.instagram.com/p/BhJuEvBFUk2
64. Sally Kent
https://www.instagram.com/p/BbeDt08jJKc
65. Hsu-Tung Han
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmUz0GIhspZ
66. Paloma Smith
https://www.instagram.com/p/BgAIlHelons
67. Thom Puckey
https://www.instagram.com/p/BfF5KVlHAkd
68. Sam Jinks
https://www.instagram.com/p/BegwVRpAx4g
69. Susannah Zucker
https://www.instagram.com/p/BUmpTHmlSDM
70. Ebony Russell
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bl6kzUfBGLz
71. Paul Poupet
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bb6y1w_Fwv7
72. Calvin Ma
https://www.instagram.com/p/BpnhBLZnTl0
73. Kate MccGwire
https://www.instagram.com/p/BohFPW7lZrZ
74. Biata Roytburd
https://www.instagram.com/p/Ba8AhsDDFEO
75. Kirsten Stingle
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo8_8uCgjv_
76. ASPENCROW
https://www.instagram.com/p/BZG7EVmnYJR
77. Bran Lin
https://www.instagram.com/p/BkJhQTWnuvf
78. Katsuyo Aoki
https://www.instagram.com/p/BnwbuIwncHd
79. Lisa Clague
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqJeIVOgjgr
80. Kazuhiro Tsuji
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bk5dPYgHiiW
81. Alice Couttoupes
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc6AIW5li5g
82. Ed Elliott
https://www.instagram.com/p/BnnZfhsAsne
83. Matthew Levin
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc-KTktHJPC
84. Crystal Wagner
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmvYPJun96Q
85. Tach Pollard
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqanIizhWK_
86. Anu Allikas
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmgMrnqg4bX
87. Tom Kuebler
https://www.instagram.com/p/BTPeQ_PlRjY
88. Verginer Matt
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYGFjZvFAE6
89. Christina Bothwell
https://www.instagram.com/p/Biwc2eAggJA
90. Virginie Ropars
https://www.instagram.com/p/BhHf6W7AzY5
91. Chiharu Shiota
https://www.instagram.com/p/BqwnnwOAzYZ
92. Sergio Bustamante
https://www.instagram.com/p/BmkahYiH6D-
93. Claire Morgan
https://www.instagram.com/p/BoCcsjdBYDm
94. Adam Wallacavage
https://www.instagram.com/p/BcpwjxkHYdD
95. Qixuan Lim
https://www.instagram.com/p/BI_ahPWDORk
96. Carisa Swenson
https://www.instagram.com/p/BYIxD4kAfc9
97. Maria Rubinke
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJiYfkOg5rq
98. Doubleparlour
https://www.instagram.com/p/BknqSjHBn8y
99. Darla Jackson
https://www.instagram.com/p/Br6HkaTjRGT
