In Sahara Longe’s stunning paintings, soft figures emerge from lavish backgrounds shaded in rich hues—purple, pink, green, orange, black, and deep red. Longe’s delicate characters stare out at the viewer and at each other with cryptic expressions. Each scene features a hidden story, inside joke, or other bit of mystery, often drawing on the London-born painter’s own experiences with her friends and family.⁠ •⁠ Read more about Artsy Vanguard '22 honoree Sahara Longe (@saharalonge) in Artsy Editorial from Salomé Gómez-Upegui (@salomegomezu) through the link in our bio.⁠ •⁠ #SaharaLonge, Old Friends, 2022. © Sahara Longe. Courtesy of Timothy Taylor, London/New York.⁠ #SaharaLonge, Evening Walk, 2022. © Sahara Longe. Courtesy of Timothy Taylor, London/New York.⁠ #SaharaLonge, Good For You, 2022. © Sahara Longe. Courtesy of Timothy Taylor, London/New York.