Sonya Sklaroff’s Hidden New York
Sonya Sklaroff is a contemporary American painter and artist best known for her cityscapes of New York City. A professor at Parsons School of Design...
Caroline Galambosova 28 June 2024
Women Artists
Georgia O’Keeffe: My New Yorks at the Art Institute of Chicago
When thinking of Georgia O’Keeffe, many would have the image of her breathtaking renderings of nature. Did you know that she also made a series of...
Aniela Rybak-Vaganay 27 June 2024
Masterpiece Story: Sheep by the Sea by Rosa Bonheur
Rosa Bonheur was one of the most famous European artists of the 19th century, and she was definitely the most celebrated female artist of her time.
James W Singer 26 June 2024
Jacqueline Marval: The Female Fauvist You’ve Never Heard Of
She was known as one of the greatest painters of her day and was a central figure of the Parisian art scene at the turn of the 20th century. She...
Natalia Iacobelli 20 June 2024
Long-Lost Artemisia Gentileschi Painting Emerges After Centuries in Storage
A painting by Artemisia Gentileschi has been re-discovered by curators at the Royal Collection Trust after being misattributed for almost two...
Natalia Iacobelli 18 June 2024
Blood in (and as) Art
One of the first known expressions of human creativity, the Lascaux cave paintings, were created with blood, a material that has remained significant...
Kaena Daeppen 10 June 2024
Vanitas and Women Artists: A Brief of Mortality
Vanitas is an art genre that flourished in the 16th and 17th centuries, especially in the Netherlands. The term originates from the Latin word for...
Errika Gerakiti 23 May 2024
Gego: An Architect of the Line
I encountered Gego (or rather her art) for the first time at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City last spring. It was a Sunday afternoon, and I was...
Aniela Rybak-Vaganay 23 May 2024
Caroline von der Embde—Female Empowerment Through a Painted Selfie
Women artists’ self-portraits have always struck audiences—no other motive proved as ideal for promoting their careers in a male-dominated...
Kero Fichter 13 May 2024
Christian Dior and Surrealist Women Artists
Feminism which entered the public debate a few decades ago has influenced many aspects of our culture, including fashion. Many designers have...
Errika Gerakiti 6 May 2024
The Abstract Expressionism of Judith Godwin
Abstract Expressionist painter Judith Godwin (1930-2021) challenged the norms of a male-dominated art movement. She started under the tutelage of...
Nikolina Konjevod 2 May 2024
Edith Somerville: Author, Artist, and Activist
Edith Somerville lived as full a life as anyone. Having the financial means, she led a life with no barriers as an unmarried author of several books,...
Lauren Kraut 2 May 2024
