This month, the focus is on women as this Saturday marks International Women’s Day. Acclaimed visual artist Giorgos Gerontidis contributes to the occasion in his own way by holding a new painting ...

March 8 is International Women's Day — a date picked in honor of a remarkable Russian protest. During World War I, women in Russia went on strike. They demanded "bread and peace." Among the results of ...

It’s arguably the most famous painting in the world, and it’s shrouded in mystery. Most notably, the identity of the woman pictured in Leonardo da Vinci’s painting known as the Mona Lisa isn’t ...

Leah Chase by artist Brian Lanker, 1988. Gelatin silver print. National Portrait Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institute; partial gift of Lynda Lanker and a museum purchase made ...

“Art is my life.” That’s how artist Zulf describes his relationship with art. The London-based artist creates masterpieces on dark paper using only pastel pencils and charcoal. He plays around with ...

HILLSBORO, Ore. (KATU) — For Danyel Rogers' photoshoots, beauty isn't the only goal. When she takes pictures of women, she wants them to feel strong, like their warriors. "Cancer's messy, so their ...

Time was when Rachel Portesi did much of her photography using Polaroid film. She loved the immediacy of the image, the way each photo was different and often didn’t quite match what her eye had seen, ...

As long as there is gender disparity in the art world, there will be art projects about gender disparity in the art world. The latest artist to address these issues is Rebecca Campbell, who paints ...

ROXBURY - More than 200 portrait banners now line Blue Hill Avenue in Roxbury. Their faces tell the story of Black female leaders in Boston. "People understand and talk about Irish Boston, Italian ...

In 2024 Southern Illinois University, along with the Sharp Museum, hosted an exhibit called Women’s Voices. These are stories from some of the featured artists. Documentaries is available to stream on ...

Awatif Zakariya Ahmad crossed into Chad on September 20, 2024, her five children in tow. All their belongings were in a bag she balanced on her head and a smaller one in her hand. They had traveled ...