But in the hands of artist Ilana Dotan, these throwaway objects become hauntingly beautiful portraits of a culture built on convenience and consequence. Last week, Dotan was named the recipient of the ...

Not long ago, a group of young artists rooted in realism worked virtually unnoticed in their studios, scattered across the Southern California landscape. Now they emerge as part of a movement that ...

An all-woman jury of artists, educators, and curators selected 10 finalists for the $50,000 Bennett Prize, the largest art award for women figurative realist painters. The Bennett Prize 4 finalists.

“Refigured: Radical Realism” unites 12 of Austin’s best figurative artists for an exhibition as the Dougherty Arts Center celebrates its 40th anniversary. For over a century realism was sidelined by ...

“Modern American Realism: The Sara Roby Foundation Collection” presents some of the most treasured artworks from the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s permanent collection, including works by Will ...

With a mission centered on the promotion and reinvigoration of representational art, the Art Renewal Center (ARC) is at the forefront of the 21st-century representational art movement. Founded as a ...

Xu Weixin徐唯辛is one of the most brilliant contemporary figurative realist painters in China. Scholars consider his work “leading-edge art.” Yet although he is well-known in China, his name and works ...

The Susquehanna Art Museum has once again given the community a reason to visit Midtown Harrisburg in bringing internationally acclaimed master realist painter Philip Pearlstein (b. 1924) to their ...

Figurative art — also sometimes referred to as figurativism, is a kind of artwork which is inspired by real objects. For artist Rama Hari Jana, a figurative painter, joy lies in being able to ...

Though the legendary career of painter Chen Yifei ended with his abrupt death in 2005, his legacy in pushing forward the Chinese realism style onto the world stage is being carried on by his ...