The Gazette

Local artist, novelist defines role of abstract art through Cedar Rapids library exhibit

Sam Weis works in her studio at her home in Springville on Dec. 12. Weis, who is also a guitarist, has an exhibit of her artwork at the downtown Cedar Rapids Public Library. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette ...
ucdavis.edu

Unexpected Art: At the Library, Look up Wherever You Are

Paintings, photographs, prints and sculptures: the works of art at the Shields Library vary in size and genre, and come from former students and faculty alike. This blog post is written by Leigh Houck ...
Chicago Tribune

Glenview abstract artist opens sixth solo exhibit on March 21 at Glenview Public Library

Glenview abstract artist Emmett Kyoshi Wilson is opening his sixth solo exhibition, “VisAbility Exhibition,” at the Glenview Public Library, on a very significant day — March 21. That happens to be ...
Los Angeles Times

Abstract ‘Natural Selections’ on display at Brand Library

The artwork of five female artists who each ground their figurative art in some aspect of organic reality will be on display through July 1 at the Brand Library and Art Center. Titled “Natural ...
The Atlantic

Abstract Art and the Critics

FOR half a century art critics have undertaken to address not a sophisticated minority like the readers of literary magazines, but the mass of unbelievers to whom twentieth-century art is a mystery or ...
The New York Times

Once Overlooked, Black Abstract Painters Are Finally Given Their Due

In the 1960s, abstract painting was a controversial style for Black artists, overshadowed by social realist works. Now, it’s claimed its place as a vital form of expression. Howardena Pindell, a ...