This post has not been vetted or endorsed by BuzzFeed's editorial staff. BuzzFeed Community is a place where anyone can create a post or quiz. Try making your own!Buzz·Posted on Oct 27, 201330 Contemporary Painters You Should KnowArt for, and by, the living.by Rosa PasquarellaCommunity ContributorLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. Rita Ackerman 2. Thierry Bisch 3. Fernando Botero 4. Michaël Borremans 5. Gillian Carnegie 6. Marlene Dumas 7. Julie Combal 8. Sam Dillemans 9. Eric Fischl 10. Toos van Holstein 11. Anselm Kiefer 12. Chantal Joffe 13. Martin Wittfooth 14. Totte Mannes 15. Odd Nerdrum 16. Wangechi Mutu 17. Albert Oehlen 18. Larry Poons 19. Elizabeth Peyton 20. Ernest Ruckle 21. James Rosenquist 22. Neo Rauch 23. Jenny Saville 24. Joan Snyder 25. Helmut Tollmann 26. Wayne Thiebaud 27. Peter Doig 28. Jeremy Miranda 29. Kate Tucker 30. Jen Mann