Masterpiece Story: Virgin and Child by Elisabetta Sirani
With Virgin and Child as a cornerstone of her reputation, Elisabetta Sirani should be recognized as an important Italian Baroque artist. Far more...
James W Singer 16 August 2026
Women Artists
Maria Pinińska-Bereś—The Artist Who Made Pink Feminist
When I think of Maria Pinińska-Bereś her name appears in my head in light-pink hand-written letters embroidered on a white duvet. It is of course...
Aniela Rybak-Vaganay 14 August 2026
Olga Boznańska: The Uneasy Story of a Polish Painter
Olga Boznańska was one of the most famous Polish female painters. Her multiple portraits of fragile women and children are permeated with notes of...
Magda Michalska, Aniela Rybak-Vaganay 14 August 2026
Sarah Lucas in 5 Works: British Humor and Sexual Innuendos
With her daring and thought-provoking works, Sarah Lucas challenges social norms and perceptions of gender, sexuality, and identity, earning a...
Carlotta Mazzoli 12 August 2026
Tracey Emin in 10 Artworks
Tracey Emin is one of the most prolific artists of our generation; perhaps one of the few capable of triggering such profound and disruptive emotions...
Guest Author 12 August 2026
Polina Raiko, The Self-Taught Folk Artist Who Turned Tragedy to Triumph
In 1998, for the first time ever, Polina Raiko (1928-2004), a 69-year-old woman who had spent almost her entire life as a wife, mother, and farmer,...
Adam Oestreich 11 August 2026
Hidden Places to See Celebrating Women Artists in Bologna
Bologna, in northern Italy, fostered more women artists in the early modern period than any other European city. Nowhere else matched the number, the...
Kitty Perring 10 August 2026
Made for Reflection: Yayoi Kusama’s Narcissus Garden
In 1966, Yayoi Kusama scattered 1,500 mirrored spheres at the Venice Biennale, selling them for two dollars each—blurring art, commerce, and...
Noa Weisberg 10 August 2026
Pumpkin Spiced Yayoi Kusama
Yayoi Kusama, the legendary Japanese artist born in 1929, began her career 69 years ago. Nevertheless, the world discovered her just a couple of...
Magda Michalska 10 August 2026
Amrita Sher-Gil in 10 Paintings—The Artist Who Reimagined Modern Indian Art
When Amrita Sher-Gil died in Lahore in December 1941, she was only 28 years old. Yet in little more than a decade, she transformed the course of...
Shivani Gupta 10 August 2026
The Polka Dot Queen: Yayoi Kusama Through 10 Artworks
Yayoi Kusama, often referred to as the Queen of Polka Dots, is a pioneering feminist artist, sculptor, performer, and much more—all embodied in one...
Katerina Papouliou 10 August 2026
