WASHINGTON— When abstract expressionism was all the rage in American art in the mid-20th century, many artists thought the art of painting portraits was dead. Artist Chuck Close went so far as to say ...

A new work of art is in progress for Princeton’s collections, and 25 students — and their skin tones — are representing the campus community in the abstract collection of portraits called “Synecdoche.

Byron Kim crouched on a small tarp unfurled in the middle of the atrium at the National Gallery of Art’s East Building, studying NGA housekeeper Leora Wilson’s skin and a dab of oil paint he had mixed ...

Just behind the Advance Auto Parts on Market Street in Wilmington, on the exterior wall of a warehouse covered in street art paintings, you'll find a depiction of a face. Its features are striated, ...

Phillips Gallery is hosting artist Laura Joy Baldwin with her exhibit titled Joy of Color for the month of March. The public is invited to meet the artist on First Friday, March 3 from 5-7 p.m. at the ...

An artist took the concept of self-exploration to a whole new level when she attempted to demonstrate the effect that LSD has on the brain by taking a small dose of the drug before getting to work on ...