Artists & Special Collections

To some, imagination starts and stops with childhood. To Bernard Louedin—French painter, sculptor, and illustrator—imagination isn’t something that simply expires over time; it informs it. [...]

François “Fanch” Ledan is an exceptional painter and printmaker. In following essay—taken from the book “Fanch: The Graphic Work”—art scholar Eleanor Hight, Ph.D. provides an excellent history of [...]

In his youth, the artist Walfrido was lucky enough to find the ideal artistic mentor—his father. A second-generation artist, Walfrido is the son of acclaimed artist Edgardo F. Garcia and, under [...]

Looking at a Michael Cheval painting can be a mind-bending experience. Once you stop admiring his technical skill, you find yourself drawn into the surreal landscapes and absurd narratives that [...]

Craig Tracy was never interested in conventional art. Though he trained for years as an illustrator, it wasn’t until he began experimenting with the ancient art of body-painting that he truly [...]

A hugely talented artist and musician, Duaiv has spent the last 40 years developing a reputation as one of the world’s leading contemporary impressionists. Now, a fantastic collection of [...]

If you’ve ever seen a painting by Alexander Chen, you can understand why he describes his art as “hyper-realism.” Chen isn’t just a realist painter. He specializes in bringing a level of [...]

Kinetic artist Ron Agam talks about his inspiration and his creative process in this stirring short documentary video "Living Among Lines."

  Romero Britto is an artist who’s never been afraid of exploring new mediums. During his illustrious career, he’s created everything from paintings to Absolut bottles to Super Bowl [...]

Nano Lopez‘s bronze sculptures are so full of life and imagination that collectors often ask the Colombian sculptor—”Where do you get your ideas?” According to Lopez, “It [...]