Work of Art: The Next Great Artist

Work of Art: The Next Great Artist
Title card
Starring	China Chow Jerry Saltz Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn Bill Powers Simon de Pury
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	20
Production
Executive producers	Sarah Jessica Parker Eli Holzman
Running time	60 minutes
Release
Original network	Bravo
Original release	June 9, 2010 (2010-06-09) – December 21, 2011 (2011-12-21)
External links
Website

Work of Art: The Next Great Artist was an American reality competition show that aired on the cable television network Bravo, in which up-and-coming artists compete for a solo exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum and a cash prize of $100,000. The show was produced by Pretty Matches Productions and Magical Elves Productions, the same company that created Project Runway and Top Chef. The series premiered on June 9, 2010. Work of Art was renewed for a second season in September 2010 which began on October 12, 2011.

Seasons[]

Season	Premiere Date	Finale Date	No. of Artists	Winner	Runners-up	Mentors
1	June 9, 2010	August 11, 2010	14	Abdi Farah	Peregrine Honig Miles Mendenhall	China Chow (Host/Judge) Jerry Saltz (Judge) Bill Powers (Judge) Simon de Pury (Mentor)
2	October 12, 2011	December 21, 2011	14	Kymia Nawabi	Young Sun Han Sara Jimenez

Season 1 (2010)[]

Contestants[]

Artist	Age1	Artistic specialty	Occupation	Resides in2	Finish
Amanda Williams	34	Abstract Painter	Architecture Professor	Chicago, Illinois	14th
Trong Nguyen	38	Installation Artist	Museum Curator	Brooklyn, New York	13th
Judith Braun	61	Mixed Media	Landlord	New York City	12th
Nao Bustamante	46	Performance Artist	Professor	Troy, New York	11th/ 10th
John Parot	39	Painter	Art Studio Manager	Los Angeles
Jaime Lynn Henderson	24	Painter/Illustrator	Freelance Artist	Lawton, Oklahoma	9th
Erik Johnson	30	Painter	Unemployed	Homer Glen, Illinois	8th
Ryan Shultz	26	Realist Painter	Private Art Teacher	Chicago, Illinois	7th
Mark Velasquez	32	Photographer	Fry Cook	Santa Maria, California	6th
Jaclyn Santos	25	Realist Painter	Studio Assistant	Manhattan, New York	5th
Nicole Nadeau	25	Industrial Designer/Sculptor	Waitress	New York, New York	4th
Miles Mendenhall	23	Installation Artist	Studio Assistant	Minneapolis, Minnesota	3rd/ 2nd
Peregrine Honig	32	Painter/Sculptor	Boutique Owner	Kansas City, Missouri
Abdi Farah	22	Figurative Painter/Sculptor	Art Teacher	Dover, Pennsylvania	1st

^Note 1 : Age at the time of filming.
^Note 2 : City of residence at the time of filming.

Contestant progress[]

Artists	Progress by episode
	1	2	31	4	5	62	7	8	9	10
Abdi	HIGH	HIGH	IN	WIN	IN	HIGH	LOW	LOW	WIN	WINNER
Peregrine	IN	IN	LOW	IN	IN	IN	WIN	IN	LOW	RUNNER-UP
Miles	WIN	WIN	IN	IN	HIGH	LOW	IN	WIN	HIGH	RUNNER-UP
Nicole	IN	HIGH	IN	IN	IN	WIN	HIGH	IN	OUT
Jaclyn	IN	IN	LOW	HIGH	WIN	IN	LOW	WIN	OUT
Mark	HIGH	IN	HIGH	IN	LOW	HIGH	IN	OUT
Ryan	IN	IN	IN	IN	LOW	HIGH	OUT
Erik	LOW	IN	IN	LOW	IN	OUT
Jamie Lynn	IN	LOW	IN	LOW	OUT
John	IN	IN	WIN	OUT
Nao	LOW	IN	IN	OUT
Judith	IN	LOW	OUT
Trong	IN	OUT
Amanda	OUT

^Note 1 : John had his book cover published by Penguin Books; he did not receive immunity.
^Note 2 : Beginning with this episode, the winners no longer received immunity.

  (WINNER) The artist won Work of Art: The Next Great Artist.

  (RUNNER-UP) The artist was a runner-up for the season.

  (WIN) The artist won that episode's challenge.

  (HIGH) The artist was selected as one of the top entries in the challenge, but did not win.

  (IN) The artist neither won nor lost that week's challenge. They also were not up to be eliminated.

  (LOW) The artist was selected as one of the bottom entries in the challenge, but was not eliminated.

  (OUT) The artist lost that week's challenge and was out of the competition.

Episodes[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Guest Judge	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
1	1	"Self-Reflexive"	N/A	June 9, 2010 (2010-06-09)	TBA	N/A
Challenge: Create a portrait of one of your fellow artists. Challenge winner: Miles Bottom three: Amanda, Erik, Nao Eliminated: Amanda
2	2	"The Shape of Things to Come"	Jon Kessler	June 16, 2010 (2010-06-16)	TBA	N/A
Challenge: Create a sculptural piece from items selected from an electronics graveyard. Challenge winner: Miles Bottom three: Jaime Lynn, Judith, Trong Eliminated: Trong
3	3	"Judging a Book By Its Cover"	Jonathan Santlofer	June 23, 2010 (2010-06-23)	TBA	N/A
Challenge: Design a book cover for one of six classic novels, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, Dracula, Frankenstein, Pride and Prejudice, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and The Time Machine. Challenge winner: John Bottom three: Jaclyn, Judith, Peregrine Eliminated: Judith
4	4	"A Shock to the System"	Andres Serrano	June 30, 2010 (2010-06-30)	TBA	N/A
Challenge: Create a shocking piece. Challenge winner: Abdi Bottom four: Erik, Jaime Lynn, John, Nao Eliminated: John, Nao
5	5	"Art That Moves You"	Richard Phillips	July 7, 2010 (2010-07-07)	TBA	1.2[1]
Challenge: Create a work of art based on your Audi experience. Challenge winner: Jaclyn Bottom three: Jaime Lynn, Mark, Ryan Eliminated: Jaime Lynn
6	6	"Open to the Public"	Yvonne Force Villareal	July 14, 2010 (2010-07-14)	TBA	N/A
Challenge: Create a piece of public art. Red Team: Abdi, Mark, Nicole, Ryan Blue Team: Erik, Jaclyn, Miles, Peregrine Challenge winner: Red Team Individual winner: Nicole Bottom two: Erik, Miles Eliminated: Erik
7	7	"Child's Play"	Will Cotton	July 21, 2010 (2010-07-21)	TBA	N/A
Challenge: Create a piece based on what ignited your artistic expression, using only supplies found at the Children's Museum of the Arts. Challenge winner: Peregrine Bottom three: Abdi, Jaclyn, Ryan Eliminated: Ryan
8	8	"Opposites Attract"	Ryan McGinness	July 28, 2010 (2010-07-28)	TBA	N/A
Challenge: Create an artwork about opposing forces: Heaven and Hell (Mark/Peregrine); Male and Female (Miles/Jaclyn); Order and Chaos (Abdi/Nicole). Challenge winners: Miles, Jaclyn Bottom two: Abdi, Mark Eliminated: Mark
9	9	"Natural Talents"	Michele Oka Doner	August 4, 2010 (2010-08-04)	TBA	N/A
Challenge: Create a piece inspired from nature and landscape incorporating materials gathered from a Connecticut nature preserve. Challenge winner: Abdi Bottom three: Jaclyn, Nicole, Peregrine Eliminated: Jaclyn, Nicole
10	10	"The Big Show"	David LaChapelle	August 11, 2010 (2010-08-11)	TBA	1.48[2]
Challenge: The remaining artists return home, where they have three months to develop a final exhibition using themes of their own choosing. Winner: Abdi Runners-up: Miles, Peregrine

Season 2 (2011)[]

Contestants[]

Artist	Age1	Artistic specialty	Occupation	Resides in2	Finish
Ugo Nonis	33	Line Artist[3]	Art Director/Designer	Paris, France	14th
Kathryn Parker Almanas	29[4]	Photographer[5]	Photographer	Brooklyn, New York	13th
Jazz-Minh Moore[6]	32	Figurative Painter[7]	Freelance Artist	New York City	12th/ 11th
Leon Lim	31	Installation Artist[8]	Graphic Designer	Kedah, Malaysia
Michael "Tewz" Chlebowski[9][10]	30	Street Artist[11]	Arts Educator	Chicago, Illinois	10th
Bayeté Ross Smith	35	Video Artist[12]	Arts Educator	New York City	9th
Morgan "Sucklord" Phillips[13]	42	Toy Art Designer[14]	CEO, Suckadelic Inc	New York City	8th
Michelle Matson	29	Sculptor[15]	Artist Assistant	Bridgewater, New Jersey	7th
Sarah Kabot[16]	34	Installation Artist/Sculptor[17]	Assistant Art Professor	Cleveland, Ohio	6th
Dusty Mitchell	32	Installation Artist/Sculptor[18]	Elementary School Art Teacher	Mountain View, Arkansas	5th/ 4th
Lola Thompson	24	Sculptor[19]	Barista	Los Angeles
Sara Jimenez	26	Figurative Painter[20]	Gallery Intern	New York City	3rd/ 2nd
Young Sun Han	28	Performance Artist/Photographer[21]	Exhibiting Artist	Brooklyn, NY
Kymia Nawabi	30	Drawer/Painter[22]	Waitress	New York City	1st

^Note 1 : Age at the time of filming.
^Note 2 : City of residence at the time of filming.

Contestant progress[]

Artists	Progress by episode
	1	2	31	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Kymia	IN	IN (+)	HIGH	WIN	IN	HIGH	LOW	IN	WIN	WINNER
Young	IN	IN (-)	WIN	IN	WIN	WIN	IN	WIN	IN	RUNNER-UP
Sara	HIGH	IN (+)	IN	LOW	IN	HIGH	WIN	WIN	LOW	RUNNER-UP
Lola	HIGH	LOW	IN	IN	HIGH	LOW	LOW	IN	OUT
Dusty	IN	IN (+)	LOW	HIGH	HIGH	WIN	IN	LOW	OUT
Sarah	IN	IN (+)	IN	IN	LOW	LOW	HIGH	OUT
Michelle	WIN	HIGH	LOW	IN	IN	LOW	OUT
The Sucklord	LOW	IN (+)	IN	LOW	LOW	OUT
Bayeté	LOW	WIN	IN	IN	OUT
Tewz	IN	LOW	IN	OUT
Leon	IN	IN (-)	OUT
Jazz-Minh	IN	IN (-)	OUT
Kathryn	IN	OUT
Ugo	OUT

^Note 1 : Young had a two-page spread published in Entertainment Weekly; he did not receive immunity.

  (WINNER) The artist won the season of Work of Art: The Next Great Artist.

  (RUNNER-UP) The artist was a runner-up for the season.

  (WIN) The artist won that episode's challenge.

  (HIGH) The artist was selected as one of the top entries in the challenge, but did not win.

  (IN) The artist neither won nor lost that week's challenge. They also were not up to be eliminated.

  (LOW) The artist was selected as one of the bottom entries in the challenge, but was not eliminated.

  (OUT) The artist lost that week's challenge and was out of the competition.

Episodes[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Guest Judge	Original air date	Prod. code	US viewers (millions)
11	1	"Kitsch Me If You Can"	Mary Ellen Mark	October 12, 2011 (2011-10-12)	TBA	N/A
Challenge: The artists must use pieces of "bad" art, such as a painting of dogs playing checkers, a velvet cowboy, and a sculptural golden peacock as their canvas. Challenge winner: Michelle Bottom three: Bayeté, The Sucklord, Ugo Eliminated: Ugo
12	2	"Art Movement"	Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn	October 19, 2011 (2011-10-19)	TBA	N/A
Challenge: The artists must use parkour, a discipline where participants overcome obstacles using only their bodies to move from point A to point B in the most creative and inventive way possible, as their inspiration. Team Loop: Jazz-Minh, Kathryn, Leon, Lola, Tewz, Young Team Play With Me: Bayeté, Dusty, Kymia, Michelle, Sara, Sarah, The Sucklord Challenge winner: Team Play With Me Individual winner: Bayeté Bottom three: Kathryn, Lola, Tewz Eliminated: Kathryn
13	3	"Make It Pop"	Rob Pruitt	October 26, 2011 (2011-10-26)	TBA	0.62[23]
Challenge: The contestants must create a piece of pop art that captures the popular culture of their time. Challenge winner: Young Bottom four: Leon, Dusty, Michelle, Jazz-Minh Eliminated: Jazz-Minh, Leon
14	4	"Back to School"	Sarah Jessica Parker	November 2, 2011 (2011-11-02)	TBA	N/A
Challenge: The artists are challenged to create a piece of art inspired by the original artwork of the child they are paired with. Challenge winner: Kymia Bottom three: Sara, The Sucklord, Tewz Eliminated: Tewz
15	5	"Ripped from the Headlines"	Adam McEwen	November 9, 2011 (2011-11-09)	TBA	N/A
Challenge: The artists must create a piece of art that illustrates a headline which strikes a chord with them. Challenge winner: Young Bottom three: Bayeté, Sarah K., The Sucklord Eliminated: Bayeté
16	6	"Street Dealers"	N/A	November 16, 2011 (2011-11-16)	TBA	N/A
Challenge: The artists are challenged to leave their mark on New York with a work that embodies the subversion of street art. Challenge winners: Dusty and Young Bottom four: Lola, Michelle, The Sucklord, Sarah Eliminated: The Sucklord
17	7	"La Dolce Arte"	Liz Cohen	November 30, 2011 (2011-11-30)	TBA	N/A
Challenge: The artists must utilize one automobile component from a Fiat 500 and transform it into a piece of art. Challenge winner: Sara Bottom three: Kymia, Lola, Michelle Eliminated: Michelle
18	8	"Sell Out"	Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn	December 7, 2011 (2011-12-07)	TBA	N/A
Challenge: The artists work in teams to create a minimum of one piece of art to sell to the public, but that is also worthy of presenting in a gallery show. Challenge winners: Sara and Young Bottom two: Sarah, Dusty Eliminated: Sarah
19	9	"Exile on Main Street"	Richard Phillips	December 14, 2011 (2011-12-14)	TBA	N/A
Challenge: The artists travel to Cold Springs and choose locals to portrait. Challenge winner: Kymia Bottom three: Sara, Dusty and Lola Eliminated: Dusty and Lola
20	10	"Elimination"	KAWS	December 21, 2011 (2011-12-21)	TBA	0.781[24]
Challenge: The finalists present their collections to the judging panel to determine who will be "The Next Great Artist." Winner: Kymia Runners-up: Young, Sara

Future seasons[]

Work of Art's renewal status was unclear as the second season concluded: In late December 2011, Judge Bill Powers wrote that "We will have to see if our work of art worked for Bravo."^[25] Jerry Saltz, another Work of Art judge, announced via his Vulture blog that he would not return for a third season of the show.^[26] The uncertainty as to Work of Art's fate on Bravo was somewhat resolved when the Gallerist reported the show's cancellation in August 2012.^[27][28] The LA Times reported that while Bravo would not officially confirm the cancellation, "a source close to the channel said it was "unlikely" that the show would return for a third season on Bravo."^[29] Work of Art's producers as of August 2012 were approaching other television networks in the hopes of continuing the show's run elsewhere.^[27]

References[]

External links[]

• Bravo Says Encore to "Work of Art" Reality Show
• NY Times Review of Abdi's Brooklyn Museum Exhibition