Summer Isn’t Over Yet: 5 Artists To Check Out If You Love Zara Larsson
With her bouncy blonde blowout, vibrant eye shadows, and unmatched attitude, the splash into Eurosummer has been led by none other than the Swedish singer-songwriter, Zara Larsson. Concert videos of tour dancer solos have taken the For You page by storm. The “Stateside” riff literally haunts my dreams (or blesses them, really). The deluxe version of her hit album Midnight Sun is on constant repeat as she tours Europe, bringing the rest of us in tow and leaving us in awe.
If you’re a music lover, you might be obsessed with her confident lyrics and catchy beats. For art lovers like myself, I’ve fallen in love with her striking visuals and her fearlessness in embracing editorial glam. And in the heat of the August summer, I’ve been on the hunt for other works of art that keep me inspired. Early 19th-century artists displayed in the MoMA sit beside some of our Darlings in our listing of 5 artists that you should look out for if you’ve been musically sunbathing in Zara Larsson’s Midnight Sun: Girl’s Trip.
1. Agnes Pelton (1881–1961)
Agnes Pelton’s work travels to galleries across the world, but one of her most Midnight Sun-esque works is in New York’s MoMA. The Fountains (1926) borders on iridescence, emanating an internal glow. The American/German artist conjures up a utopian world that the eye might not see (MoMA). Her work floats between the natural and the non-natural worlds, just like the paradise world created beneath the Midnight Sun. As a lead artist in incorporating transcendentalist philosophies into her work, Larsson would love Pelton’s opalite vision.
2. Claudia Marchetti | @claudiamarchetti_art on Instagram
While her day job is a conference interpreter, Claudia Marchetti spends her 5–9 creating nostalgic and fabulous work with markers. Based outside of Rome, Italy, Marchetti’s work is fresh and deeply fun. Venus conjuncts Jupiter (2026), plays with mixed media, and personifies the planets into ethereal beings. Her work resists the stigma surrounding markers as a medium, committing to turning ordinary materials into an intricate work. Myriads of myriads (2026) unabashedly explores femininity and identity through a figurative art lens. Marchetti’s art honors a truly “Lush Life” as she takes inspiration from how creatively fascinating our everyday lives can be.
3. Kaylx Hudson | @xyl6k on Instagram
Elusive, dreamy, and vibrant, LA-native Kalyx Hudson creates fabulous work that reaches an international audience. As a Darling, her work is true to herself, using art as a medium to make sense of the world around her. Hudson’s playfulness and spontaneity exudes the energy of a perfect Girls Trip. Oil paint serves as a favorite for Hudson, a material requiring an artist’s need for patience and open-mindedness to mess. Her work clearly shows how she is unafraid in breaking away from artistic norms to create something beautiful and nouvelle. If you love Larsson’s dynamic color palette and the eternal summer she creates, you absolutely cannot miss Hudson’s work.
4. Hanna Sander | @hannasanderart on Instagram
Swedish artist Hanna Sander even describes herself as “free–spirited”, using painting to slow herself down amid the fast-paced fluctuations of daily life. Sander’s work floats along the line between dream and reality, seemingly manifesting the future with her art. Her art contemplates the emotional psyche through electric hues. New Things New Me (2026) cries a single colorful tear for the past before leaving it all behind. Sander finds her voice in this abstract expressionism, seemingly inventing new shades of paint with each brushstroke. Her work is bold, unafraid to get messy in order to create a beautiful work.
5. Laura Lit | @lauralitart on Instagram
Midnight Sun isn’t just about creating a blissful world; it’s about incorporating that confidence and beauty into your everyday life. Laura Lit creates fabulous interactive sculptures, as she currently has an installation with The Contemporary Austin at the Betty and Edward Marcus Sculpture Park. The native Texan (don’t mess with Dallas) holds a background in makeup, special effects, and painting, which informs her sculptures, which are visually indulgent and thoroughly fun. Big Drip (2026) combines Pal Tiya clay, steel, styrofoam, foam board, and acrylic paint, standing out in the sculpture garden as a vivid work that demands the attention of everyday park-goers. Check out her collaboration with The Contemporary Austin anytime between April 23, 2026, and January 17, 2027!
Further Sources
Blankenship, Tiska. "Agnes Pelton and Florence Miller Pierce: The Two Women Artists in the Transcendental Painting Group". Women Artists of the American West. College of Liberal Arts,
Purdue University. Archived from the original on September 18, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2026.
