WASHINGTON— When abstract expressionism was all the rage in American art in the mid-20th century, many artists thought the art of painting portraits was dead. Artist Chuck Close went so far as to say ...

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. ‘Gerhard Richter Portraits’, National Portrait Gallery, London It is a privilege for London that Gerhard Richter ...

Most every type of animal, from pigeons to kangaroos, exhibits the same basic facial composition: a forehead, two eyes, a nose, a mouth, and a chin, in that order from the top of the face. But only ...

Face To Face: Portraits of Our Vibrant City opens Friday at The Bridge Progressive Arts Institute in Charlottesville. The new exhibit uuses the intimate process of portraiture to connect artists and ...

“My grandfather would say every face is beautiful. When you see a 100 objects, your mind will tend to find a face among them. We all have something for a human face,” is how 34-year-old Deepak Battal ...

Kalispell artist Laura Joy Baldwin returns to Phillips Gallery with her new exhibit, Facing Joy. The exhibit opens March 2 with an artist reception scheduled for March 7. Baldwin developed her ...

Portrait Professional software has been developed to provide a quick and easy way to make portrait photographs look the way subjects would like them to. The software was initially developed for ...