Fine Art Today

More than 1,200 people from around the world, including top contemporary and traditional wildlife artists and collectors, came to Jackson, Wyoming, to attend the National Museum of Wildlife Art’s (NMWA) 30th Annual Western Visions Show & Sale events in September. Recap, winners, and totals are here!

A nonprofit publisher recently announced the first monograph to document award-winning artist Kim Keever’s dazzling work. Just as exciting are plans to donate at least 500 copies to public high school students.

In this occasional series, Fine Art Today delves into the world of portraiture, highlighting historical and contemporary examples of superb quality and skill. This week we look at one artist’s attempt to make an accurate group portrait even more so. How?

Friends of Florence recently announced that six seminal artworks from the Italian Renaissance — meticulously restored with their support — are currently featured in a major exhibition here.

Harvard University’s Fogg Museum will soon be hosting a lecture and seminar surrounding the traditional use of natural graphite drawing materials by artists from the 16th to 19th centuries. Who’s their expert guest?

By now, you’ve probably become familiar with the name Joel Daniel Phillips — he’s a remarkably talented draughtsman with a penchant for engaging narrative and hyper-realism who recently relocated from the Bay Area to Tulsa, Oklahoma. His newest body of work is currently on view. What’s the story?

Historical master Thomas Eakins (1844-1916) used oil sketches both in his studio practice and as a teaching tool at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. The institution is now offering a great exhibition featuring artworks by alumni and faculty that provides insight into the efficacy and practice of oil sketches, highlighting Eakins’ influence.

The 21st Annual Boston International Fine Art Show is just around the corner, featuring an exciting roster of 40 galleries from France, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. Is your diamond-in-the-rough here?

Interested parties have until October 22 to catch a viewing of works by one of America’s most respected painters of the contemporary urban landscape. Who is he, and where are they on view?

An impressive lot of seminal works from the dawn of printmaking in Europe is headed to the auction block via Swann Galleries late this fall. Find the iconic highlights here! Don’t drag your feet, however.