The website for The Reader, designed by Oliver Wise (screenshot via the Kadist Art Foundation by the author for Hyperallergic) The Reader also brings together many additional paintings of female ...

Women in art, both as a compositional motif and as creators, is an expansive field in the history of art. Societal and cultural perceptions of women often shape their representation—from objects of ...

Elizabeth Okie Paxton, "The Breakfast Tray" (c. 1910), oil on canvas, 21 x 17 inches (all images courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington) The National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington, DC, has ...

Liza Yukhnyova, an artist from Saint Petersburg in Russia, recreates famous paintings and classic masterpieces every single day.

Two women who lived a century apart created fascinating, striking paintings − mostly of women – that are now on view at the Columbus Museum of Art. “Robin F. Williams: We’ve Been Expecting You” ...

Although many women artists gained recognition in their lifetimes, their names have too often fallen into obscurity as art historians privileged the achievements of their male peers. The exhibition ...

The Perspectives III: Five Women and Their Art Exhibit, which featured various paintings from five local women, were on display during a reception at the Arts and Heritage Center of North Augusta. The ...

Some trained abroad and returned with fresh perspectives; others rooted their work firmly in local life while pushing ...

Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) occupies a unique place in Indian art history — a painter whose canvas bridged classical Indian narratives and European realism, whose portrayals of women have endured not ...

When it comes to handling gender rights, artist, Oluwafunke Saka’s works and themes fall between the lines of intellectual articulation and emotional entitlement. Her paintings highlight social, ...

India, Feb. 1 -- Raja Ravi Verma's women had dignity and charm ...