> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.catapult-platform.art/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Weekly Artist Radar #2: Bold Voices in Contemporary Art –Week - URL: https://www.catapult-platform.art/artists-to-follow-week-2-2025/ - Published: 2025-01-14T11:00:35.000Z - Updated: 2025-10-26T15:42:01.000Z - Description: Weekly Spotlight Contemporary Artists you should follow: Romane Charlot,Thomas Mau, Isabel Pilar Gil Penalver, Jef Staut and Khoren Matevosyan - Author: Dominique Catherina Foertig - Tags: Context ## **Weekly Spotlight Artists:** **Romane Charlot**, **Thomas Mau**, **Isabel Pilar Gil Penalver**, **Jef Staut** and **Khoren Matevosyan** We’re back with a fresh list for our newsletter friends and followers at Munchies Art Club, diving deeper into[**Week #2 of *Artists You Have to Follow***](https://www.catapult-platform.art/tag/instagram-and-best-of-contemporary-art/)*and Watch on Instagram*. This week, we’re excited to feature these incredible artists: **Romane Charlot, Thomas Mau, Isabel Pilar Gil Penalver, Jef Staut, and Khoren Matevosyan.** We’ve also made some exciting updates! --- [Ask Kurt | Where Art Meets CuratorshipAsk Kurt by Catapult - artists meet real curators. No fees, no noise. Authentic introductions, curated visibility, lasting presence online.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/icon/munchies-art-club-magazine-503.png)Catapult - The New Munchies Art Club | Critical CuratorsDominique Catherina Foertig![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/thumbnail/ask-kurt-1-21.png)](https://www.catapult-platform.art/ask-kurt-a-curatorial-global-network-project/) Ask Kurt - Entrance into our Circle --- Our *new artist list newsletter* will now be showcased every **Tuesday** instead of Sunday. Sundays will be dedicated to featuring more artists and introducing thought-provoking questions, which may sometimes tie into articles for discussion. --- ## **5 Artist on our Watchlist:** ![thomas mau, artist](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/01/thomas-mau-1.jpg) [****Thomas Mau:**](https://www.instagram.com/thomasmau/?ref=catapult-platform.art) ‘Childhood Memories’ -> 160 x 120 cm | Image Courtesy of the Artist ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/01/emerging-artist-to-follow.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/01/best-artist-list-2025.jpg) [****Thomas Mau:**](https://www.instagram.com/thomasmau/?ref=catapult-platform.art) ‘The Merchant Came on a Monday’ 160 x 120 cm ‘Roi Noir’ 160 x 120 cm | Permission: Image Courtesy of the Artist ![isabel pilar gil penalver](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/01/isabel-pilar-gil-penalver.jpg) [****Isabel Pilar Gil Penalver**:](https://www.instagram.com/isapilart/?ref=catapult-platform.art) "Family Dinner" | Image Courtesy of the Artist ![isabel pilar gil penalver, artist](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/01/isabel-pilar-gil-penalver--art-student-academy-of-fine-arts-vienna.jpg) [****Isabel Pilar Gil Penalver**:](https://www.instagram.com/isapilart/?ref=catapult-platform.art) Esel und unser Hochzeitskleid 70x100 | Image Courtesy of the Artist ![khoren matevosyan, artist](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/01/khoren-matevosyan.jpg) [****Khoren Matevosyan:**](https://www.instagram.com/xoromat/?ref=catapult-platform.art) From the emergence collection -> Tapestry - Acrylic - mechanical knit -> Collaboration with [@vajrapar](https://www.instagram.com/vajrapar/?ref=catapult-platform.art) | Permission: Courtesy of the Artist ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/01/Khoren-Matevosyan-artwork.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/01/best-textile-art--2025.jpg) Details: [****Khoren Matevosyan:**](https://www.instagram.com/xoromat/?ref=catapult-platform.art) From the emergence collection -> Tapestry - Acrylic - mechanical knit -> Collaboration with [@vajrapar](https://www.instagram.com/vajrapar/?ref=catapult-platform.art) | Permission: Courtesy of the Artist ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/01/a-work-by-romane-charlot.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/01/mini_magick20250110-27560-jt8lby.jpg) An Artist and Their Evolution: **Textile works (2021) by** [****Romane Charlot**](https://www.instagram.com/romane%5Fcharlot/?ref=catapult-platform.art)****, showcasing a new chapter in 2024.** **Image courtesy of the artist.* ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/01/jef-staut.jpg) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/01/mini_magick20250110-28197-8s16ko.jpg) [****Jef Staut:**](https://www.instagram.com/jefstaut/?ref=catapult-platform.art) (left)‘Promenade’ (2024) 30 x 24 cm Acrylics and oil on canvas, wooden frame (right) Detail of "Promenade" | Image Courtesy of the Artist ![jef staut](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/2025/01/jef-staut--artist.jpg) [****Jef Staut:**](https://www.instagram.com/jefstaut/?ref=catapult-platform.art) Knock knock’ (2024) 60 x 50 cm Acrylics and oil on canvas --- ## Related Reads: [Margarida Fleming: The Art of Silent TensionDiscover the intimate, psychologically charged paintings of Margarida Fleming, a Lisbon based artist whose expressive portraits transform bodies into landscapes and light into emotion. Her work explores female presence, silence, and the quiet tension of being seen.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/icon/munchies-art-club-magazine-504.png)Catapult - The New Munchies Art Club | Critical CuratorsDominique Catherina Foertig![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/thumbnail/margarida-fleming--artist-2.webp)](https://www.catapult-platform.art/margarida-fleming-the-art-of-silent-tension/) Margarida Fleming - Artist Spotlight [🌿 Stefanie Pullin: A Lisbon-Based Painter Redefining Nature in Contemporary ArtStefanie Pullin explores the sacred tensions between instinct, nature, and memory in lush, haunted canvases that blur reality with reverie. A new voice from Lisbon, grounded in roots, ruin, and radical slowness.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/icon/munchies-art-club-magazine-505.png)Catapult - The New Munchies Art Club | Critical CuratorsDominique Catherina Foertig![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/thumbnail/stefanie-pullin-4.jpg)](https://www.catapult-platform.art/stefanie-pullin-artist/) Stefanie Pullin - Collaborating with nature [Bety Krňanská: She Drives the Frame NowBety Krňanská turns car parts, lace, and leather into feminist sculpture that redefines control and softness![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/icon/munchies-art-club-magazine-506.png)Catapult - The New Munchies Art Club | Critical CuratorsDominique Catherina Foertig![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/1c/24/1c2478ff-417d-4e88-8226-288af467f6b9/content/images/thumbnail/bety-kr--ansk----artist-2.jpg)](https://www.catapult-platform.art/bety-krnanska-she-drives-the-frame-now/) Greetings from Athens with Bety Krnanska --- ## No fluff. 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