A Message from Yayoi Kusama

If you have ever visited one of Yayoi Kusama’s art installations, you know that poetry often accompanies her work.  In addition to her Infinity Room environments, paintings and sculptures, Kusama writes poetry and typically includes a poem in some form in the gallery or museum setting. This week, Kusama released a poem addressing our current […]

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Artemisia at the NGA

The National Gallery of Art in London will open what looks to be an incredible show celebrating one of the greatest Italian Baroque painters of all time.  Artemisia opens at the NGA on April 4th of this year and will showcase 30 works by Artemisia Gentileschi including works on loan from private collections. This was […]

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David & Goliath

A painting depicting the Biblical story of David and Goliath was recently cleaned and during the conservation process, an artist’s signature was revealed.  This painting was previously attributed to Giovanni Francesco Guerrieri, but with the signature reveal and more identifying details now visible after cleaning, the painting is being recognized as a work by Artemisia […]

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Natalia Goncharova

If you are considering visiting the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, FL to view the Art of the Stage: Picasso to Hockney exhibit, I implore you… do not go for the Picassos or the Hockneys.  Honestly, they were the least impressive works in the entire exhibition.  Instead, go for the really wonderful array […]

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Mary Ann Carroll

Mary Ann Carroll was the only female painter in the art collective known as The Highwaymen, yet her contributions were immense.  As a single mother to seven (!) children in the 1970’s, she was able to support herself by selling her artwork.  To be able to make a living off the sales of one’s artwork […]

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Great Women Artists

I want to make you aware of this incredible book just recently released titled Great Women Artists.  While some may see this gorgeous and epic tome as a mere coffee table book, I would argue that it is so much more and so, so necessary at this time. From the not-so-subtle design of its cover […]

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Women Who Read Are Dangerous

This book was brought to my attention by one of my students during summer classes.  She loaned me her copy and after reading two pages of the foreword I knew I had to have my own copy of this book.  Women Who Read Are Dangerous is an exquisite art book featuring an assortment of images […]

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Abstract Expressionism

I decided to change my planned post for today to something completely different due to time sensitivity.  Today’s post will highlight the Abstract Expressionism show at the Tampa Museum of Art because it closes on August 11 and if you haven’t seen it, you should.  I saw this show this weekend and it is really […]

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Orlando Arts Magazine

July is nearly over and that means summer will soon be coming to a close.  It has been an incredible art-filled summer full of surprises… including this one.  I am very pleased to share that I am the featured artist in the July/August issue of the Orlando Arts Magazine.  I have no idea how things […]

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