Elizabeth Catlett (1915–2012) stands tall as a monumental force in both art and social justice. With a career over seven dynamic decades, she...
Sabrina Phillips 19 June 2025
The name Marion Mahony Griffin (1871–1961) may not ring any immediate bells for you, but she was responsible for creating the unique look and feel...
Joanna Kaszubowska 12 June 2025
Gertrude Abercrombie’s barren landscapes, cats, female figures in long dresses, and other repeated imagery built a complex body of haunting...
Theodore Carter 5 June 2025
A great pioneering art collector, Louisine Havemeyer (1855–1929), was the first American to patronize the French Impressionists. Together with her...
Alexandra Kiely 28 May 2025
1906, Philadelphia, USA: a historic moment in art was unfolding in the Pennsylvania Capitol Building. A series of murals depicting The Founding of...
Wendy Gray 26 May 2025
Kyra Nijinsky was a ballet dancer born in Vienna to a family of Polish and Hungarian origin with a Russian dance and cultural heritage. Being a...
Klaudia Zelazowska 21 May 2025
Belle da Costa Greene (1883–1950) is remembered as one of the most influential librarians in American history. Starting as a private librarian,...
Nikolina Konjevod 12 May 2025
Belkis Ayón's transgressive art explored a secret all-male religion called the Abakuá in Cuba. She died tragically aged just 32, leaving behind some of the finest print-making of the 20th century.
Candy Bedworth 8 May 2025
Giovanna Garzoni excelled in the male-dominated field of painting in the 1600s. She was renowned for her naturalistic still-life paintings, botanical...
Guest Author 28 April 2025
Controversial and challenging Madonnas from across art history. Ten eccentric and thought-provoking paintings. Take a look!
Candy Bedworth 28 April 2025
Ana Mendieta, the Cuban-American performance artist was an unapologetic feminist who asked profound questions about identity and belonging.
Candy Bedworth 27 March 2025
Painting the Christian Annunciation through time. How artists represented the announcement of a virgin birth to Mary.
Candy Bedworth 24 March 2025
