ArtDesk Magazine has announced its inaugural ArtDesk 100, comprising artists from across the creative disciplines.

Published to mark the magazine’s 10th anniversary, the Art Desk 100 celebrates the next generation of artists and their future as leaders in their respective fields.

“Everyone included in the ARTDESK 100 has clear, demonstrated bona fides to merit inclusion on our inaugural list,” said editor-in-chief Louisa McCune, co-founder of the magazine with publisher Christian Keesee and dance editor Larry Keigwin. “We started with about 180 high-quality candidates and then set the editorial parameter of age 45 and under. We especially wanted to shine a light on up-and-coming creative leaders who will define arts and culture in the coming decades.”

Several artists–from world-renowned singers to choreographers and conductors from the opera world made the list.

Choctaw baritone Mark Billy has worked in collaboration with Jerod Impichchaachaaha’ Tate to write the first opera written in a Native American language.

Choreographer Camille A. Brown made history as the first Black artist to direct a main-stage Met Opera production.

Superstar tenor Michael Fabiano. Besides singing on many of the world’s renowned stages, Fabiano is the co-founder of ArtSmart, which provides tuition-free music education to underserved communities.

German maestro Thomas Guggeis was only 28 when Frankfurt Opera announced him as its next general music director. The German conductor broke away from the pack in 2018 when he jumped in to conduct “Salome” in Berlin to much acclaim.

Composer and arranger Nico Muhly has worked with a range of musicians, from Philip Glass to Sufjan Stevens. The composer has had two operas commissioned by the Met. His most recent opera at the famed house was an operatic adaption of the Hitchcock film, “Marnie.”

Soprano Nadine Sierra was the youngest recipient of the Marilyn Horne Foundation’s vocal competition. Recently, she has appeared at the Met as Gilda in “Rigoletto.”

Kate Soper, a composer and vocalist was a 2017 finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in music for her acclaimed chamber opera, “Ipsa Dixit.”