American Arts
QUARTERLY
In the Studio with Allison Malafronte
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In the Studio: Alex Venezia
February 2020Consistently creating artwork from an authentic place is not as easy a feat as... -
In the Studio: Zoey Frank
January 2020Fort Collins, Colorado-based painter Zoey Frank is starting the new year and... -
In the Studio: Cody Swanson
December 2019Cody Swanson has been sculpting sacred subject matter out of his studio in... -
In the Studio: Stanka Kordic
November 2019Just as in life some lead with their heads and others with their hearts, in... -
In The Studio: Leah Yerpe
October 2019Leah Yerpe is a young Brooklyn-based artist whose bold vision and out-of-the-... -
In the Studio: Hyeseung Marriage-Song
September 2019Brooklyn-based artist Hyeseung Marriage-Song’s journey through life and art... -
In The Studio: Dan Thompson
June 2019Dan Thompson is a draftsman and painter par excellence, and one of the most... -
In the Studios: Morgan Irons
May 2019The stillness and peace that emanate from emerging artist Morgan Irons’... -
In the Studio: Michael Mentler
April 2019I first met Michael Mentlerten years ago at American Artist’s Weekend With the... -
In the Studio: Edmond Rochat
March 2019A naturally curious and observant person makes an excellent candidate for... -
In the Studio: Paula Rubino
February 2019Paula Rubino brings a broad range of stylistic influence and international... -
In the Studio: Lois Dodd
January 2019Unlike in some other professions, time is truly on one’s side in the field of... -
In the Studios: Steven J. Levin
December 2018Steven J. Levin has been painting for more than three decades, and as he comes... -
In the Studios: Charles Yoder
November 2018Charlie Yoder’s paintings have a larger-than-life presence. Usually occupying... -
In the Studio: Sherrie McGraw
September 2018Sherrie McGraw has a natural eloquence when speaking the language of drawing... -
In the Studio: Derek Penix
August 2018Derek Penix is a primarily self-taught painter from Oklahoma who sees his... -
In the Studio: Leo Mancini-Hresko
July 2018Landscape painter Leo Mancini-Hresko spent eleven years training and teaching... -
In the Studio: Thomas Kegler
June 2018Thomas Kegler lives in Western New York near Niagara Falls and is known for... -
In the Studio: Scott Noel
May 2018"Strangely, perceptual painting’s real concern now is to explore the space... -
In the Studio: Maggie Siner
April 2018Perceptual painting has gained popularity in recent years, but Maggie Siner has... -
In the Studios: John C. Traynor
March 2018Over the forty-four years that John C. Traynor has been painting, he has... -
In the Studio: Mia Bergeron
February 2018Mia Bergeron has made major strides as painter over the last decade, and this... -
In the Studio: Alia El-Bermani
January 2018North Carolina artist Alia El-Bermani’s figurative paintings have always stood... -
In the Studio: Jason Arkles
December 2017American sculptor Jason Arkles has been making his home in Florence, Italy,... -
In the Studio: Scott Conary
November 2017One look at Scott Conary’s paintings, and it’s clear that he is an artist who... -
In the Studio: Scott Waddell
October 2017After spending several years training and living in New York City in his... -
In the Studio: Stephen Bauman
September 2017Although first impressions can often be indelible, there are times when a... -
In the Studio: Cornelia Hernes
August 2017Throughout her life, Norwegian artist Cornelia Hernes has cultivated a lasting... -
In the Studios: Paige Bradley
July 2017Paige Bradley breaks all the rules in her practice as a professional sculptor... -
In the Studio: Carlo Russo
June 2017Philadelphia-based artist Carlo Russo is known for his elegant, tasteful still... -
In the Studio: Vincent Xeus
May 2017Vincent Xeus recently expanded his studio from Napa Valley, California, to... -
In the Studio: Jennifer Gennari
April 2017In the six years since Jennifer Gennari finished her formal art education—she... -
In the Studio: Meredith Bergmann
Meredith Bergmann has been sculpting for more than forty years. During that... -
In the Studio: Jules Arthur
February 2017New York City-based artist Jules Arthur does more than paint people’s... -
In the Studio: Maria Kreyn
In the four years since I have talked with Maria Kreyn or seen her work, she... -
In the Studio: Leon Okun
This month’s In the Studio coverage comes from across the country in California... -
In the Studio: Richard Thomas Scott
There seems to be two approaches that artists can take when faced with world... -
In the Studio: Brendan Johnston and Katie...
Brendan Johnston and Katie Whipple are two young, talented artists who met... -
In the Studio: Sarah Lamb
Sarah Lamb has been a staple in the realist art community from the time... -
In the Studio: Catherine Prescott and...
Rural Pennsylvania—with its sprawling, unspoiled landscapes—is an ideal place... -
In the Studio: Amy Kann
Amy Kann—a Philadelphia-based sculptor who specializes in bas-relief—has been... -
In the Studio: Hollis Dunlap
Hollis Dunlap is an artist who other artists frequently discuss: his impressive... -
In the Studio: Mario Robinson
Mario Robinson—a realist painter from Point Pleasant, New Jersey, who is known... -
In the Studio: Max Ginsburg
Since the 1950s Max Ginsburg’s name has become synonymous with epic... -
In the Studio: Burton Silverman
Painting “real life” and the everyday struggles of the exploited and... -
Peter Van Dyck and Carolyn Pyfrom
Peter Van Dyck and Carolyn Pyfrom are two artists whose work I have admired... -
The Three Artists of the FAA U.S.A.
The Florence Academy of Art opened its first American campus in the New York...
Webcasts
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Audiocast Nelson Shanks
Audiocast Burt Silverman
Audiocast Richard T. Scott
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Audiocast Patricia Watwood
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Audiocast Audrey Flack
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Audiocast Yvonne Jazquette
Audiocast Wolf Kahn
Audiocast William Bailey
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Audiocast Robert Proctor
Audiocast Milton Glaser
Audiocast Martha Mayer Erlebacher
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Audiocast Lois Dodd
Audiocast Linda Ferber
Audiocast Lani Irwin & Alan Feltus
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Audiocast Kevin Roche
Audiocast John Moore
Audiocast Gregory Hedberg
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Audiocast Frederick Turner
Audiocast Derriere Guard
Audiocast Catherine Manthorne
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Audiocast Barbara Novak
Audiocast Donald Kuspit
Audiocast Clem Labine
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Audiocast Simon Dinnerstein
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Audiocast Juliette Aristides
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Featured Articles
Blog Posts
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Zurbarán's Jacob and His Twelve Sons
Surveying Francisco de Zurbarán's (1598-1664)...
Review: From Caravaggio to Bernini,...
It was so hot in Rome in mid-July that even a... -
New England Review: Chatham and...
by Sarah Sutro
Greylock Gallery in Williamstown MA presents a...
Climapocalypse Now: Heffernan at the...
by Jess Hendel
Last November, on one of those perpetually cool... -
Serious Fun at Grand Central Atelier...
by Jess Hendel
When I walked into the unassuming entrance of the...
The Endless Summer: Fischbach's...
by Jess Hendel
While New York City’s renowned Fischbach Gallery... -
A Colorful Life: Barbara Prey paints...
The moment Barbara Ernst Prey applies a...
“Tête-à-Tête”: Portraits at Allan Stone...
by Gail Leggio
Portraiture is an ancient and durable... -
Infinite Depths
Peter Polites’s oceanscapes and landscapes are...
Tony Curanaj "Echoes and Endeavors...
by Gail Leggio
Tony Curanaj’s (b. 1973) exhibition (November 19–... -
In the Studio with Allison: Michael Klein...
A visit to the East Harlem shared studio of...
In Memoriam: Nelson Shanks, 1937 –2015
Nelson Shanks Dies at 77 -
The New Poetic Voice
I have attended enough summer writing workshops,...
Douglas Cooper: Picturing the City
by Gail Leggio
Bridges, perhaps the most graceful and... -
The Other Russian Revolution
Years before the real Russian Revolution, there...
Augustus by John Williams. New York: New...
by Gail Leggio
A good historical novelist must balance fidelity... -
The Write Place: Understanding the prose...
The two professors enter the classroom and sit...
Into the Woods: Santiago Cal’s sculptures...
The basswood trees from which Santiago Cal... -
Women, Loved and Observed
In “Loved and Observed,” a new show at Hersh Fine...
Fran Beallor: A-Self-Portrait-a-Day 2010
Over the course of the year 2010, the painter... -
Staring into the Abyss: New York's...
This year’s Downtown Art Fair allowed you to...
The Big Picture
“The Big Picture,” an exhibition of seven huge... -
Harlem Nocturne: Women Artists and...
Harlem Nocturne: Women Artists and Progressive...
Julia Margaret Cameron: The Passionate...
by Gail Leggio
A compact show of Julia Margaret Cameron’s lovely... -
The View from Here: The Civil War
A visit to “Photography and the American Civil...
The Met Goes Punk
The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s exhibition “... -
Sicily: The Conqueror Conquered
by Gail Leggio
The lure of Sicily comes partly from nature—a...
Framing Nature
by Gail Leggio
What could be more natural than a landscape? And... -
An Inside Look at the Outside
Think of it as a riddle. What’s the difference...
Caravaggio: The Dialogue between Darkness...
by Gail Leggio
Caravaggio is the greatest of the Counter... -
Size Matters
How effective can a work of art be when it’s...
The Book of Ours
The Met's bulletin of recent acqusitions shows us... -
The Grownups' Guide to Beatrix Potter
“Beatrix Potter: The Picture Letters,” which was ...
Revisiting Naturalism
If you didn’t happen to be in Amsterdam or... -
Fanfare for the Common Man: The Frick...
The Comtesse and the Marchesa, the Earl and the...
Well-Versed In Life: Mary Oliver's...
Mary Oliver is not afraid to use certain words.... -
Lost in the Galleries
I had an almost wonderful visit to the Brooklyn...
The Gold Standard: Restoring the luster...
Although there is no record of Norman Rockwell... -
How to Be a Plein-Air Painter - Some...
You are a painter. One lovely summer day, an...
Unveiling a Masterpiece
In England, posh women still wear hats,...
Events
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For America: Paintings from the National Academy of Design
15 Feb - 12 Apr, 2020
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Käthe Kollwitz: Prints, Process, Politics
3 Dec, 2019 - 29 Mar, 2020
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Käthe Kollwitz: Prints, Process, Politics
3 Dec, 2019 - 29 Mar, 2020
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A Modern Vision
15 Nov, 2019 - 22 Mar, 2020
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12 x 12, A Portrait Exhibition by FAA
12 Jan - 23 Mar, 2018
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Women Painting Women: In Earnest
4 Aug - 31 Dec, 2017
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Self-Portrait at Eleventh Street Arts: through June 20th, 2017
20 Apr - 20 Jun, 2017
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The Armory Show
Mar 2 - 5, 2017
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Small Wonders: New Mexico Museum of Art
7 Oct, 2016 - 12 Mar, 2017
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Unruly Nature: The Landscapes of Théodore Rousseau
14 Jul, 2016
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Galleries
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George Billis Gallery
Christopher Scott
Tree’s Place Gallery
Expressions of Love
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Hugo Gallery
Winter Collective
Guild of Boston Artists
The New England Watercolor Society
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J Cacciola • Gallery W
Elemental Disruptions
Vanessa Rothe Fine Art
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