The Open Studios Press was founded in 1993 as a vehicle for facilitating contact between artists and art enthusiasts. For 28 years, our critically acclaimed periodical, New American Paintings, has featured the work of more than six thousand painters from throughout the United States, many of whom have gone on to receive international attention. The publication benefits artists and viewers alike. While included painters receive international exposure, those with an interest in contemporary painting are provided with an invaluable resource for discovering new artistic talent. New American Paintings is a blind juried exhibition-in-print. Each museum-quality issue results from a highly selective juried competition and presents the work of forty painters. Thousands of artists enter our competitions every year, but only a limited number make it through the jurying process. We work closely with renowned curators in order to select those artists from all across the country whose work deserves to be seen by a wider audience. Unlike other art publications, New American Paintings does not discriminate by style or experience, nor yield to art-world trends.

New American Paintings has built an engaged audience made up of thousands of collectors, art world professionals and art aficionados, internationally. Many past featured artists have gone on to achieve substantial critical and commercial success. Among them are: Dana Schutz, Eddie Martinez, Amy Sherald, James Siena, Jordan Casteel, Brian Calvin, Shara Hughes, and Njideka Akunyili Crosby.