We are currently putting together the Pacific Coast issue (NAP #97). Anne Ellegood, Senior Curator, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, did a terrific job selected 40 artists from over 1,000 that applied to the competition. You'll have to wait to find out who she selected from the region. But, when we asked her what other painters she would recommend to our readers, she names quite a few. So, check them out after the jump! And look for the Pacific Coast issue on the newsstands in December.

Dianna Molzan | Untitled, 2009, acrylic on canvas, 94 1/2” x 152 3/4”

John McAllister | Darksome Almost Dawn, 2011, oil on canvas, 58" x 49"

Jonas Wood | Studio Bathroom, 2009, oil on canvas, 80" x 100"

Allison Miller | Actor, 2011, oil and acrylic on canvas, 48" x 48"

Ruby Neri | Untitled (Woman with Flowers), oil on canvas on panel, 48" x 50"

Jay Stuckey | East, 2011, oil on canvas, 44" x 60"

Lesley Vance | Untitled (51), 2011, oil on linen, 15 x 12 inches

Kim Fisher | Cage, 78, 2009, oil on linen, 51 x 55 inches with fringe

Tom Lawson | Confrontation: Three Graces, 2010, oil on canvas, 72 x 84 inches

Mary Corse | Untitled (Beveled White Multiple Inner Band), 2009, glass microspheres in acrylic on canvas, 8’x 5’6”