Get to know
Joy Garnett. She is a prolific
painter and web activist. Joy paints apocalyptic scenes of current wars, hurricanes, riots, and wildfires from around the world. Her images come from documentary news photographs and the internet. She completes the paintings in one session, and very nearly turns them into hauntingly beautiful abstract landscapes. Joy is also the
editor of NEWSgrist -a blog devoted to the politics of art and culture in the digital age.
"...If you want to be kept in touch with the soft underbelly of contemporary art and culture, try subscribing to Newsgrist.com's weekly e-mail newsletter, which combines a sassy digest of happening events and provocative opinion..." (ArtReview)
Do yourself a HUGE favor and spend five minutes with this extraordinarily talented lunatic. 
Get to know Brad Holland He has been a giant in the illustration world and his influence is evident throughout. He taught at School Of Visual Arts in NY, and is an author as well as a major advocate for the rights of artists. Holland's art and website are remarkable.
TCM is a Belgium Contemporary Art Gallery situated in Kortrijk. The Owners are Michael Meert and Lieve Vercaemer. The Gallery has only been around for about a year now but has had some very interesting exhibitions and is becoming a small well known gem throughout the area. The website has slide shows of all the current and past exhibitions that change roughly every two months. The gallery has had shows with artists spanning from all over Europe to a few in Australia and even North America. The art, as implied is contemporary which in case you didn't know means current or actual. I highly suggest you go and check it out as it can easily broaden one's perspective on art today.
