Cover Art: Nereida Patricia, 2022. Nereida Patricia was a Newcity Breakout Artist 2021.
Every spring, Newcity editors and critics choose a list of the “next generation of image makers” in Chicago. Here they are, by year, listed in the order they appear in the story (click on the link to read our story about them). Since 2011, each year’s cover has been created by a previous Breakout Artist, and that art accompanies the story.
2022 (cover art by Nereida Patricia)
Helen Lee
Roland Santana
Joseph Josué Mora
Lola Ayisha Ogbara
Jazmine. Harris
Maryam Faridani
Shir Ende
Elnaz Javani
2021 (cover art by Caroline Kent)
Alejandro Jiménez-Flores
Hyun Jung Jun
Max Guy
Unyimeabasi Udoh
Nat Pyper
SaraNoa Mark
Li-Ming Hu
Andrea Coleman
Nereida Patricia
2020 (cover art by Ruby T)
AJ McClenon
Brittney Leeanne Williams
Caroline Kent
Cody Tumblin
David Heo
Gwendolyn Zabicki
Selva Aparicio
Tamara Becerra Valdez
Yvette Mayorga
2019 (cover art by Melissa Leandro)
Amina Ross
Benjamin Larose
Cathy Hsiao
Chanel Chiffon Thomas
Derrick Woods-Morrow
Emilio Rojas
Roni Packer
Zakkiyyah Najeebah
2018 (cover art by Huong Ngo)
Angela Davis Fegan
Darryl Terrell
Erin Hayden
Marcela Torres
Melissa Leandro
Ruby T
Sherwin Ovid
Whit Forrester
2017 (cover art by Chad Khouri)
Carris Adams
Jenn Smith
Huong Ngo
Jacquelyn Carmen Guerrero
Paul Heyer
Aram Han Sifuentes
Liz McCarthy
Alejandro T. Acierto
2016 (cover art by Alexandria Eregbu)
Robert Burnier
Lilli Carré
Alex Bradley Cohen
Myra Greene
Andrew Holmquist
Leonard Suryajaya
Erin Washington
Rodrigo Lara Zendejas
2015 (cover art by Matthew Hoffman)
Rashayla Marie Brown
Jessica Campbell
Alexandria Eregbu
Maria Gaspar
Kelly Lloyd
Chris Meerdo
Magalie Guérin
Maddie Reyna
Chloe Seibert
Soo Shin
2014 (cover art by Hebru Brantley)
Rebecca Beachy
Jesse Malmed
Matt Austin
Julia Haw
Joshua Kent
Mothergirl
Ivan LOZANO
2013 (cover art by Edie Fake)
David Leggett
Laura Davis
Jess Dugan
Robb Stone
Marissa Lee Benedict
Alex Chitty
Daniel Shea
Hebru Brantley
2012 (cover art by Plural)
Alberto Aguilar
Krista Wortendyke
Joseph Ravens
Kirsten Leenaars
Carson Fisk-Vittori
Jeremiah Hulsebos-Spofford
Daniel Baird
2011 (cover art by Alex Valentine)
Plural
Ryan Fenchel
Chad Kouri
Austin Eddy
Benjamin Bellas
Edie Fake
2010
Stephen Eichhorn
Ryan Travis Christian
Rachel Niffenegger
Jessica Labatte
Elijah Burgher
Betsy Odom
Matt Davis
Montgomery Perry Smith
2009
Ben Fain
Alex Valentine
Michael Una
Myong Kurily
Aay Preston-Myint
Caroline Picard
Danny Mansmith
Liz Nielsen
Mike Bancroft
2008
Kelly Kaczynski
New Catalogue
Stacie Johnson
Mariano Chavez
Amy Honchell
Carrie Schneider
William J. O’Brien
2007
E.C. Brown
Annika Seitz
Anni Holm
Brian Sorg
Brandon Sorg
Nathan Baker
Greg Stimac
2006
Adam Brooks and Mathew Wilson, Industry of the Ordinary
Jon Gitelson
Elisa Harkins
Matthew Hoffman
Richard Holland and Duncan MacKenzie
Paul Nudd
Sabrina Raaf
2005
CarianaCarianne
Dolan Geiman
Cody Hudson
Jason Lazarus
Rena Leinberger
Krista Peel
Brian Ulrich
2004
Siebren Versteeg
Gabe Fowler
Deborah Stratman
Saya Woolfalk
Mike Wolf
Bonnie Fortune
David Coyle
Rashid Johnson
Brian Taylor
