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Work of Art: The Next Great Artist
Title card
Starring China Chow
Jerry Saltz
Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn
Bill Powers
Simon de Pury
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Production
Executive producers Sarah Jessica Parker
Eli Holzman
Running time60 minutes
Original release
Network Bravo
ReleaseJune 9, 2010 (2010-06-09) –
December 21, 2011 (2011-12-21)

Work of Art: The Next Great Artist is 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 Age 1 Artistic specialty Occupation Resides in 2 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 3 1 4 5 6 2 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		TitleGuest JudgeOriginal air date Prod.
code		US viewers
(millions)
11"Self-Reflexive"N/AJune 9, 2010 (2010-06-09)TBAN/A

Challenge: Create a portrait of one of your fellow artists.

Challenge winner: Miles
Bottom three: Amanda, Erik, Nao
Eliminated: Amanda
22"The Shape of Things to Come" Jon KesslerJune 16, 2010 (2010-06-16)TBAN/A

Challenge: Create a sculptural piece from items selected from an electronics graveyard.

Challenge winner: Miles
Bottom three: Jaime Lynn, Judith, Trong
Eliminated: Trong
33"Judging a Book By Its Cover"Jonathan SantloferJune 23, 2010 (2010-06-23)TBAN/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
44"A Shock to the System" Andres SerranoJune 30, 2010 (2010-06-30)TBAN/A

Challenge: Create a shocking piece.

Challenge winner: Abdi
Bottom four: Erik, Jaime Lynn, John, Nao
Eliminated: John, Nao
55"Art That Moves You" Richard PhillipsJuly 7, 2010 (2010-07-07)TBA1.2 [1]

Challenge: Create a work of art based on your Audi experience.

Challenge winner: Jaclyn
Bottom three: Jaime Lynn, Mark, Ryan
Eliminated: Jaime Lynn
66"Open to the Public"Yvonne Force VillarealJuly 14, 2010 (2010-07-14)TBAN/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
77"Child's Play" Will CottonJuly 21, 2010 (2010-07-21)TBAN/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
88"Opposites Attract" Ryan McGinnessJuly 28, 2010 (2010-07-28)TBAN/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
99"Natural Talents"Michele Oka DonerAugust 4, 2010 (2010-08-04)TBAN/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
1010"The Big Show" David LaChapelleAugust 11, 2010 (2010-08-11)TBA1.48 [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 Age 1 Artistic specialty Occupation Resides in 2 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 Skokie, IL
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 3 1 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		TitleGuest JudgeOriginal air date Prod.
code		US viewers
(millions)
111"Kitsch Me If You Can" Mary Ellen MarkOctober 12, 2011 (2011-10-12)TBAN/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
122"Art Movement"Jeanne Greenberg RohatynOctober 19, 2011 (2011-10-19)TBAN/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
133"Make It Pop" Rob PruittOctober 26, 2011 (2011-10-26)TBA0.62 [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
144"Back to School" Sarah Jessica ParkerNovember 2, 2011 (2011-11-02)TBAN/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
155"Ripped from the Headlines"Adam McEwenNovember 9, 2011 (2011-11-09)TBAN/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
166"Street Dealers"N/ANovember 16, 2011 (2011-11-16)TBAN/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
177"La Dolce Arte" Liz CohenNovember 30, 2011 (2011-11-30)TBAN/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
188"Sell Out"Jeanne Greenberg RohatynDecember 7, 2011 (2011-12-07)TBAN/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
199"Exile on Main Street" Richard PhillipsDecember 14, 2011 (2011-12-14)TBAN/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
2010"Elimination" KAWSDecember 21, 2011 (2011-12-21)TBA0.781 [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

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