Fine Art Today

Culture and legacy, as well as social injustice, spirituality, and family, are among the themes of these portraits and narrative scenes; in them, the artist uses historical references as both reminders of the past and predictions of the future.

As part of our effort to continue to keep artists and art galleries in business, we're proud to bring you this week's "Virtual Gallery Walk."

This exhibition explores the city’s unique relationship with this Impressionist artist, showcasing the Art Institute’s exemplary holdings alongside works from esteemed Chicago-based collections. Preview it here...

Realism Live is a rare opportunity to see the world's top artists teaching realistic painting and drawing in one place, and there's still time to join us.

This Wisconsin museum is ready to present the latest edition of its annual "Painting the Figure Now" exhibition. On view will be images of people in every possible mode, reminding us that the human form is a subject with inexhaustible potential for artists.

As part of our effort to continue to keep artists and art galleries in business, we're proud to bring you this week's "Virtual Gallery Walk."

This museum houses one of the largest Greek and Roman antiquities collections in the southeastern U.S., so it makes sense for it to celebrate the centenary of American women’s right to vote — and of its own founding — with...

Landscapes On View: With practiced hand and a loaded brush, Laurel Daniel approaches each subject matter with great reverence. Her energetic, painterly mark-making reveals evidence of an ongoing search to capture the essence of our physical world.

Spanning over a century, the collection features works by many established artists in American Art history, together with prominent contemporary painters in the genre.

Where does the drive to create art come from? Is it the desire of the artist to express an emotion, perhaps a means of reflecting nature’s beauty, or simply a hobby? On occasion, the move toward artistic expression spawns unintentionally from the need to have a voice, and what that voice has to say is often captivating. Figurative sculptor Laura Marmash discusses her unexpected journey to artistry, in which she fired her frustrations — both literally and symbolically.