Gem of the Month: Oki Sato
It’s always refreshing to learn about a designer who combines an unconventional aesthetic with concern for our climate-changing planet, so Oki Sato’s Cabbage Chair is my Gem of the Month. ...
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Happy Birthday Adélaïde Labille-Guiard
April 11th is the birthday of one of the leading women artists of pre-Revolutionary France, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard. A fantastic portraitist, she’s right up with her contemporary &Ea ...
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World Landscape Architecture Month: Nanzen-ji
The landscaping and gardens at Nanzen-ji certainly could be considered an outdoor sculptural installation. As landscape architecture, the garden of this extraordinarily peaceful place in Kyoto approac ...
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Women's History Month 2022: Karin Davie
Karin Davie is a Canadian artist who has explored traditional elements of art in a completely novel manner. Her emphasis on the action of line could put her work into the realm of Process Art, althoug ...
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Women's History Month 2022: Julia Margaret Cameron
Julia Margaret Cameron is counted among the first professional woman photographers in Western art history. ...
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Women's History Month 2022: Toyin Ojih Odutola
Nigerian-born artist Toyin Ojih Odutola explores contemporary definitions of gender, culture, and society with a unique graphic/painting technique. ...
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Women's History Month 2022: Maria Martinez
I’m going to feature examples of outstanding women artists who played key roles in art history for Women’s History Month. Ceramic artist Maria Martinez was truly at the forefront of Pueblo ...
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Black History Month 2022: John Biggers
While John Biggers is known for his murals, he is equally as renowned for his graphic works. His realist style is tempered by an abstract simplification reminiscent of African art. He drew his subject ...
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Black History Month 2022: Mary A. Jackson
Mary A. Jackson is instrumental in bringing the African American tradition of sweetgrass basket making (called “Gullah” basketry) to international recognition. Sweetgrass basketry of ...
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Black History Month 2022: Mark Bradford
Let’s continue to celebrate art for Black History Month with the work of Mark Bradford. ...
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