Anni Albers: The Artist Who Transformed Textiles
Anni Albers once referred to textile-making as “rather sissy”. Fortunately she later had a change of heart. From the Bauhaus in Germany...
Emily Snow 12 June 2025
Women Artists
The Practical Side of Modernism—Aino Aalto
Aino Marsio-Aalto was a Finnish architect and designer. She was also the wife of Alvar Aalto, which might be why you haven’t heard about her. The...
Joanna Kaszubowska 12 June 2025
Marion Mahony Griffin: No Apology in the World of Men
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
Queen of Chicago: American Surrealist Gertrude Abercrombie
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
Rachel Ruysch in 5 Paintings
Rachel Ruysch was a Dutch still-life artist renowned for her elaborate and lifelike floral paintings. Her talent earned her a position as a court...
Nikolina Konjevod 3 June 2025
Judith Leyster: The Leading Star of the Dutch Golden Age
Judith Leyster was a highly regarded genre painter in 17th-century Holland. Her career was cut short by her marriage, and after her death, her...
Catriona Miller 3 June 2025
Masterpiece Story: Vase with Flowers by Rachel Ruysch
Let’s discuss one of the greatest still-life artists: Rachel Ruysch. Still-life paintings do not draw the crowds at museums. They are often...
James W Singer 2 June 2025
Dreamy Childhood in Lilla Cabot Perry’s Artworks
Adults say that childhood is the best phase of life. This is a time when we are freer and more sincere, and sometimes where our best memories come...
Rute Ferreira 30 May 2025
How Louise Nevelson Constructed Her Sculptures and Her Past
Born in Pereiaslav, today’s Ukraine, Louise Nevelson (1899-1988) is recognized as one of America’s most innovative sculptors. Her most famous...
Magda Michalska 29 May 2025
Nives Kavuric-Kurtovic: Pushing the Limits of Surrealism
Nives Kavuric-Kurtovic was the first female Croatian Surrealist painter and one of the greatest artists of Croatian contemporary art. As a painter,...
Guest Author 26 May 2025
Marion Adnams: A Teacher Who Turned Into a Surrealist
Would you ever suspect one of your teachers to be a painter? Marion Adnams, a modern languages teacher from Derby, England, turned out to be a hidden...
Magda Michalska 26 May 2025
Immerse Yourself in the Magical World of Maria Anto
Maria Anto (Maria Czarnecka) was a late 20th-century Polish painter. She created a series of paintings in the magical realism genre, depicting...
Pola Otterstein 26 May 2025
