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• Irene Yesley's Layered Plexiglass Paintings Create Actual Depth artist

  Irene Yesley, a mixed media artist born in Spokane, Washington, creates layered works on plexiglass that achieve actual physical depth. After earning an MFA in Printmaking from…

• Saype's 7,500 sqm biodegradable mural honors Monet at Giverny artist

  Franco-Swiss artist Saype has created a 7,500-square-meter biodegradable mural on a field in Giverny, France, using chalk and charcoal pigments to reinterpret Claude Monet's water…

• Luca Varano's Queer Landscapes: Cruising in America East & West artist

  Luca Varano, a photographer who hails from New Jersey but now lives in Los Angeles, is exploring queer memory through his project called 'Cruising in America: East & West.' This…

• Da'Shaunae Marisa on Grief, Roots, and Black Life at Nicer Tuesdays LA artist

  Photographer and filmmaker Da'Shaunae Marisa took the Nicer Tuesdays stage in Los Angeles dressed as a flower to discuss her creative journey. She traced her path from an early…

• Ben Cowan's Fragmentary Paintings Merge Gothic and Baroque Gestures artist

  Ben Cowan (b. 1985, Ann Arbor, Michigan) creates paintings that explore gesture, illusion, and perception through fragmented compositions. His works, including "L’occhio di Maria"…

• Rania Matar's Intimate Portraits of Women and Girls artist

  Lebanese-Palestinian American photographer Rania Matar explores identity, femininity, and adolescence through intimate portraits of women and girls in the Middle East and the…

• Saodat Ismailova on Post-Soviet Central Asia and Ancestral Resilience artist

  Saodat Ismailova, a Central Asian artist born in Tashkent in 1981, explores the political and environmental upheavals of the post-Soviet period through her diverse artistic…

• Ellen Pau's 40-Year Arc from Videotage to M+ Façade artist

  Ellen Pau, a pioneering Hong Kong media artist and institution builder, saw her video work 'The Shape of Light' projected on M+'s 65-by-110-meter LED façade in late May 2022. The…

• Sang Woo Kim's Double Consciousness: Painting the Gaze at Art Basel Hong Kong artist

  Sang Woo Kim, a Korean-born artist raised in London, is preparing for his first solo presentation in Asia with Herald St at Art Basel Hong Kong. His work explores the gaze as an…

• Sumakshi Singh's Ethereal Memorials at Venice Biennale artist

  Artist Sumakshi Singh, based in New Delhi, constructs ethereal installations that blend architectural facades with botanical shapes using fine silk and cotton lace, delving into…

• Lacemaking Techniques Infuse Ayame Uchima's Illustrations artist

  Paris-based illustrator Ayame Uchima, originally from Okinawa, incorporates traditional lacemaking into her drawing practice. After moving to Paris in 2017, she trained at École…

• Laura Rota's Abstract Circles Find Harmony Between Structure and Spontaneity artist

  Italian artist Laura Rota creates abstract paintings centered on circles, blending her background in graphic design with intuitive expression. Her series 'Circles of Joy' uses…

• Jineane Rivers Named Featured Artist at Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery artist

  Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery has selected Jineane Rivers as its new featured artist for a 14-day showcase. Rivers, an award-winning photographer based in Phoenix,…

• Huiyu Lan on Intuition, Liminality, and the Art of Translation artist

  In an interview with Contemporary Art Issue, curator Huiyu Lan (Lana) discusses her unconventional path from scenography at Beijing's Central Academy of Drama to curating at the…

• Clemens Maurer's AI Art Series Explores Visual Authority and Plasticity artist

  Clemens Maurer's series 'Art is Art is Art' is featured in creAtIva AI Art Book Vol/9, curated by Wiktor V/R, founder and director of creAtIva. The work challenges superficial…

• Conceptual painter Rune Mields dies at 91 artist

  Rune Mields, a conceptual painter who challenged male dominance in the art world, died peacefully on Saturday at age 91 in Cologne, according to her son and gallerist Judith…

• Paula Modersohn-Becker: A Pioneer of Expressionism artist

  Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876-1907) was a German painter and a key precursor to Expressionism. Born in Dresden, she studied in Berlin and later joined the Worpswede artist colony,…

• Ximena Borrazás Documents Warzone Sexual Violence in Tigray and Ukraine artist

  Uruguayan photographer Ximena Borrazás documents sexual violence in armed conflicts through her ongoing project 'The Scars of the War', covering Tigray (Ethiopia) and Ukraine,…

• Matias Faldbakken's 'Upholding' Memorial for 2011 Norway Attacks Completed artist

  Public Art Norway (KORO) has unveiled 'Upholding,' a poignant memorial crafted by artist Matias Faldbakken to honor the lives lost in the 2011 terror attacks in the country. This…

• MADARA: Japanese Calligrapher Merges Hisseki-jutsu with Contemporary Art artist

  Japanese calligrapher MADARA has developed Contemporary Calligraphy Art, a practice that combines traditional Hisseki-jutsu with vibrant color, layered textures, and negative…

• Kathrin Federer's Elegant Photographic Compositing artist

  Swiss photographer Kathrin Federer blends photography and digital art to create a minimalist, ethereal visual language. Based near Zurich, she works as an art director and…

• Derrick Lin's Miniature Dioramas Play with Scale and Emotion artist

  Since 2013, Derrick Lin has been creating miniature dioramas on his desk, using hand-painted figures and settings built from cardboard and found objects. His photographs often…

• Nan Goldin: Intimate Photography of Marginalized Communities artist

  Nan Goldin, born in 1953, is an iconic figure in underground photography, known for documenting marginalized communities. Initially controversial among peers, her work has gained…

• Pauline Deltour's Diverse Design Legacy artist

  Pauline Deltour (1983-2021) left behind a remarkably varied body of work, including a stool, a pocket sprayer, a connected piggy bank, and medals for the Paris Marathon. Her…

• Philippe Decrauzat: Geometric Meditation at Le Journal des Arts artist

  Philippe Decrauzat, born in 1974, has been working in abstract art for three decades. He was nominated for the Marcel Duchamp Prize in 2022. The article discusses his geometric…

• Arnaud Ele's Intimate Analog Photography artist

  Arnaud Ele, a fashion photographer born in Cameroon and raised between France and Switzerland, is known for his analog photography that blends fashion with documentary aesthetics.…

• Laetitia KY Transforms Hair into Sculptures Inspired by African Culture artist

  New York-based actress and artist Laetitia KY, originally from Ivory Coast, uses her natural hair as a medium for sculptural works that celebrate African culture. Over nearly ten…

• Mina Richman Tour 2025: New Album and Live Dates artist

  Mina Richman, an indie-pop singer-songwriter, is touring Germany extensively in 2025. The queer German-Iranian artist released her debut album in 2024, which explores themes of…

• Caleb Weintraub's 'Throttle. Fang. Feather.' artist

  Caleb Weintraub has released a new artwork series titled 'Throttle. Fang. Feather.' The project is featured on Booooooom, a contemporary art platform. Weintraub, active on…

• Officina d'Arte Ponte di Ferro: A Collective Sculpture Lab in Carrara artist

  Established in 2006, the Officina d'Arte Ponte di Ferro in Carrara is an active sculpture studio comprising thirteen artists. On May 30, 2026, it celebrated the opening of its new…

• Georgina Stone: Abstraction Lit by Memory and Motion artist

  Georgina Stone, a London-based painter born in the UK in 1996, sees painting as an evolving process rather than a fixed plan. She earned her BA in Painting from the University of…

• Jody Ahrens: Colorado Landscapes in Oil artist

  Jody Ahrens, a Colorado-based painter, creates landscapes inspired by the state's wilderness, working in oil with a limited palette of earth tones, ultramarine, and cadmium. She…

• Andrea Mastrovito's Agnus Dei installed atop Sagrada Familia artist

  Italian artist Andrea Mastrovito (Bergamo, 1978) has created the Agnus Dei sculpture now installed at the center of the cross atop the Torre de Jesús, the highest point of the…

• Desmond Morris, Surrealist painter and zoologist, dies at 98 artist

  Desmond Morris, the last surviving Surrealist and renowned zoologist, died on 19 April 2026 in Naas, County Kildare, Ireland, at age 98. Born in Wiltshire on 24 January 1928, he…

• Patrick Vale's 'This Is My Philly' Shifts from Architecture to Student Voices artist

  British artist Patrick Vale, known for intricate hand-drawn cityscapes, has completed a new public mural in Philadelphia titled 'This Is My Philly.' The project, an extension of…

• Cord Studio’s Album ‘91 Campaign Goes Viral with 90s Indian Summer Nostalgia artist

  The campaign Album ‘91 by Cord Studio, a fashion label based in Delhi, has emerged as one of the most viral initiatives of 2026, evoking nostalgia for 90s Indian summer vacations.…

• Claude Monet's Cataracts and the Birth of Abstraction artist

  Claude Monet's deteriorating vision due to cataracts profoundly transformed his late work, pushing him toward abstraction. Diagnosed in 1912, Monet resisted surgery for years,…

• Rosa Genoni: The Italian Fashion Designer Who Merged Art and Activism artist

  Rosa Genoni, originally from Tirano in Lombardy, relocated to Milan at the age of 10 to pursue a career in a dressmaking shop. By the time she turned 18, she had achieved mastery…

• Miwa Ito's Glass Desserts Look Good Enough to Eat artist

  Japanese glass artist Miwa Ito creates hyperrealistic food sculptures from molten glass, including flan, ramen, gyoza, donuts, and dorayaki, that appear soft and warm despite…

• Pluviumgrandis: The Expressive Digital Painter artist

  Digital painter Pluviumgrandis (PLGR) creates expressive, atmospheric works spanning life studies, original characters, and fan art. Despite self-deprecatingly calling themself a…