A Beloved Victorian Receives Overdue Spotlight
In England, Watts Gallery will soon be the first gallery to publicly exhibit important works from the oeuvre of Helen Allingham — the first woman to be admitted to full membership in the Royal Watercolor Society in 1890.
Hundreds Gather for First Figure Painting Event
Hundreds of figure and portrait painters gathered this past week in Miami at the historic Biltmore Hotel for the first ever Figurative Art Convention & Expo (FACE). The event, designed to provide painters with an experience to develop their techniques, skills, philosophy, and marketing, was met with rave reviews by attendees.
Anderson’s “Object”
Dacia Gallery is the proud host of Erin Anderson’s latest solo exhibition, titled “Object.” Exploring modern paradigms of human relationships to one another and to the environment, there’s a lot here to see and ponder.
Bonner David’s Best
Bonner David Galleries is celebrating its 15th anniversary this fall. To commemorate the landmark, the gallery will mount a “best of” group exhibition that features a single artwork by each of its 40 world-class artists.
Sokol’s Debut
Arcadia Contemporary will soon be presenting Jordan Sokol’s debut solo exhibition in Culver City, California. When?
Ages of Wonder
In partnership with the Royal Scottish Academy, the National Galleries of Scotland have recently mounted the largest collections-based exhibition to date, building on the moment in 1910 when the RSA transferred significant works to the National Collection, securing exhibiting rights within what is now called the RSA building.
Frick Celebrates 400 Years of Murillo
2017 marks the 400th anniversary of the birth of one of the most celebrated painters of the Spanish Golden Age, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1671-1682). A number of international exhibitions are planned to pay tribute to the artist’s achievements, and the first just opened at the Frick Collection in New York City.
Portraiture in a New Nation
Portraits by notable artists such as Charles Wilson Peale, Charles Peale Polk, Gilbert Stuart, Thomas Sully, and Cephas Thompson feature during a significant exhibition at the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum in Williamsburg, Virginia.
OPA Eastern Regional Exhibition
Anderson Fine Art Gallery in Saint Simons Island, Georgia, is proud to soon be hosting the Eastern Regional Exhibition for the Oil Painters of America. When do festivities kick off and who’s represented? Find out here.
From Nature, In Stone
The Cape Ann Museum in Gloucester, Massachusetts, is proudly presenting an important selection of lithographs by one of America’s most important artists of the mid-19th century. Who was he?