Hilma af Klint: Pioneer of Abstract Art
Who invented abstract art? The advent of abstraction has historically been attributed to male artists. However, Hilma af Klint, a Swedish painter and...
Emily Snow 10 February 2026
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Masterpiece Story: The Ten Largest by Hilma af Klint
Hilma af Klint was a Swedish abstract artist who was way ahead of her time. She might just be the first abstract painter in Western modern art...
Jinnie Stork 10 February 2026
Betsy Graves Reyneau: Portraitist and Social Justice Warrior
When first unveiled at the Smithsonian in 1944, Betsy Graves Reyneau’s 38 portraits of prominent African Americans were potent weapons in the...
Theodore Carter 9 February 2026
Louise Bourgeois in 5 Artworks: Creepy, Crawly, and Brilliant
Louise Bourgeois was the artist behind the world-famous spider sculpture—Maman. Her career spanned decades, and her oeuvre often focused on complex...
Joanna Kaszubowska 6 February 2026
Masterpiece Series: Kitchen Table Series by Carrie Mae Weems
Artist Carrie Mae Weems was born in Portland, Oregon, USA. Now in her seventies, she is still actively working, and is considered one of America’s...
Candy Bedworth 1 February 2026
Masterpiece Story: Fons Americanus by Kara Walker
Kara Elizabeth Walker, born in 1969, is an American contemporary artist. She is known as a painter, silhouettist, print-maker, installation artist,...
Isla Phillips-Ewen 1 February 2026
How to Be a Renaissance Woman?
Visit the homes of women in Renaissance Italy and get up close and personal with their creative beauty practices
Candy Bedworth 29 January 2026
Yoko Ono—A Multifaceted Artist of Peace
Visual artist, singer-songwriter, writer, and filmmaker, Yoko Ono cannot be reduced to the role of the wife of the English musician John Lennon...
Montaine Dumont 20 January 2026
Alma López: Crossing the Borders of Identity, Sexuality, and Religion
Alma López (born 1966) is a queer Chicana artist, social activist, and lecturer for Chicana/o Studies at the University of California. Her main...
Iolanda Munck 19 January 2026
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 19 January 2026
Niki de Saint Phalle – An Extraordinary Sculptress
Niki de Saint Phalle was a French-American artist and the only woman within the Nouveau Réalisme group that included Arman, Christo, Yves Klein,...
Magda Michalska 13 January 2026
