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Meet Eleanor Johnson, Winner of Jackson's Art Prize 2025
Eleanor Johnson won Jackson’s Art Prize 2025 with her oil on canvas painting 'Slick With Olive Oil', which you can see in person at our upcoming exhibition of finalists at Bankside Gallery.
A Look at Bisa Butler’s Quilted Portraits at Art Institute
History, music and photography are all stitched together in a show at the Art Institute of Chicago. We visit the pandemic-delayed exhibition “Bisa Butler: Portraits” to get the story behind these Technicolor textiles.
I’d Never Sewn a Stitch, Now My Quilts Are in Galleries
Toronto-based textile artist Justin Ming Yong reimagines quilting in an age of mechanics, transforming the personal into the public.
Jack Davis: The Mad Magazine Artist Who Revolutionized Cartoon Comedy
Discover the wild and hilarious world of Jack Davis, the legendary illustrator behind MAD Magazine's iconic look and one of the most influential comedic artists of the 20th century.
How a Painter Converted a Brooklyn Factory into her Dream Studio in 1986
Nieves Saah grew up in the culturally rich Basque region of Spain. She arrived in the U.S. in 1972.
How “The Last Supper” was Painted
Leonardo da Vinci started “The Last Supper” in the early 1490s. At the time, depictions of Christ sharing his final meal with his apostles were often sedate. Leonardo wanted to capture the drama of the emotional event.
Revealing Secrets of Modigliani
Curators and conservators at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia have unearthed secrets hidden under layers of paint on masterpieces by famed Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani (1884-1920).
Missing Velázquez Masterpiece Found After 300 Years
Olimpia Maidalchini was one of the most powerful women in 17th-century Rome. Her portrait, by Spanish painter Diego Velázquez has been missing since 1724 - until now.
He Painted Bugs Like Jewels — And Changed Science Forever
In the late 1500s, Netherlandish artists became interested in the natural world like never before.
Tony Dow on a life of art post-"Leave It to Beaver"
Beginning at age 12, Tony Dow played Wally Cleaver, the polite, trustworthy "All-American" big brother on the classic sitcom "Leave It to Beaver."
The Disney Artform That’s Almost Extinct (Only 4 Artists Still Do It!)
In collaboration with the Color in Motion: Chromatic Explorations of Cinema exhibition at the Academy Museum, step inside the world of Disney’s Ink and Paint department where a small team is keeping a nearly lost art alive.
Meet the Artist—Lorna Simpson: Source Notes
Go behind the scenes with artist Lorna Simpson as she discusses her artistic process and preparations for her exhibition Lorna Simpson: Source Notes, on view at The Met through November 2, 2025.
Jason Jones’ Altered Thrift Store Art
Jason Jones is one of several artists who has found inspiration from an unlikely source: second-hand paintings found in thrift stores, which are altered with robots, Muppets, and other helpful additions.
Artist Profile: Noŋgirrŋa Marawili
"You may spy on me and think that I am painting sacred things."
The Wonderfully Weird World of Artist Luigi Serafini
Rome artist Luigi Serafini became a cult rock star of the art world with the 1981 publication of his surreal and whimsical book, "Codex Seraphinianus."