Women in Science: A Gallery of 10 Trailblazing Minds
You have probably heard about the great Marie Curie, but how many women scientists could you list to your friends beyond her? Let’s discover 10...
Lisa Scalone 14 October 2025
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7 Mind-Blowing Projects Where Art Meets Technology
Fine art and science have been closely intertwined since antiquity, which is proven by all-around geniuses like Leonardo da Vinci, whose work blurred...
Guest Author 14 October 2025
Maria Sibylla Merian—An Artist Who Changed Science Forever
In the 17th century, it has been widely believed that insects were just spontaneously born of mud, dirt, or rotting flesh, but that notion has been...
Nicole Ganbold 14 October 2025
Nun, Scientist, Artist, Saint: Meet Hildegard von Bingen
Saint Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179), also known as the Sybil of the Rhine, is one of the most renowned figures from the European Middle Ages. She...
Iolanda Munck 14 October 2025
Art and Science in Vermeer Paintings
As a scientist, I have always been attracted to images of science in works of art—whether a portrait of Newton, a depiction of Galileo using his...
Tom Anderson 14 October 2025
10 Artists Who Painted Other Artists
Artists often paint portraits of their peers as gestures of admiration, friendship, or artistic dialogue. These works reveal more than stylistic...
Katerina Papouliou 13 October 2025
Prudence Heward in 5 Paintings: Portraying the Modern Canadian Woman
Prudence Heward (1896–1947) was an acclaimed Canadian woman artist who was active during the interwar period. Her work was shown all over the...
Seoyoung (Alyssa) Kim 13 October 2025
Masterpiece Story: The Tortoise Trainer by Osman Hamdi Bey
Osman Hamdi Bey’s The Tortoise Trainer shows an elderly man patiently working with a group of turtles. Drawing on his time in Paris and his...
Guest Author 13 October 2025
Shakespeare’s Plays in Art
“By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.” And indeed wicked it is! From Macbeth to Romeo and Juliet, William...
Ruxi Rusu 13 October 2025
Agnes Martin: Grids, Silence, and the Language of Abstraction
Agnes Martin, often labeled a Minimalist, created serene grids and subtle abstractions that extended far beyond formal reduction. Her work, rooted in...
Carlotta Mazzoli 13 October 2025
Documenting the Internment Experience: Miné Okubo and Citizen 13660
Shortly after the Pearl Harbor attack, thousands of Japanese Americans were forcibly placed in concentration camps. Artist Miné Okubo was in two of...
Lauren Kraut 13 October 2025
Recognizing Dorothea Lange’s Contributions to The Family of Man Exhibition on Its 70th Anniversary
Dorothea Lange ranks among America’s best-known photographers, but her contributions to the world of photography go beyond her own famous...
Guest Author 13 October 2025
