Author: Iris

Iris van Zanten (1971) has always been drawn to what lingers beneath the visible. After graduating from the Academy of Visual Arts in Amsterdam in 1996, she continued her studies with a Master’s degree in Art History at the Vrije Universiteit. This dual training—making and reflecting—gave her both craft and context. It’s a combination that continues to guide her work. Her paintings aim for essence. She strips away excess, searching for the single gesture, surface, or color that carries the weight of a story. Many of her themes are familiar—mythology, Biblical accounts, archetypes handed down through centuries. Yet rather than…

Lidia Paladino is an Argentine artist whose practice bridges engraving, drawing, and textile work. Her first steps were taken in the world of textiles, where she became fascinated with how cloth can carry memory, rhythm, and personal stories. Later, she turned back to engraving, updating her techniques and allowing both mediums to enrich one another. This shift marked the beginning of a steady, rewarding path—one that brought her recognition, including the First Municipal Prize for Engraving in 2003. Her art exists between two poles: the enduring mark of engraving and the fragile, shifting life of painted silk. This balance gives…

L. Scooter Morris describes herself as a sensory illusionist, and the description fits the way she works. Her paintings are not simple images. They don’t just show what the eye can record. Instead, they linger in the space between memory and perception, taking hold of brief moments and translating them into forms that feel both immediate and lasting. At the core of her practice are what she calls “Sculpted Paintings.” These works carry depth, not just visually but physically. Layers of acrylic and mixed media build upon one another until the canvas seems to press outward, pushing past its boundaries.…

Nancy Staub Laughlin is an American pastel artist and photographer whose work moves between two mediums—the precision of the camera and the softness of pastel. She studied at Moore College of Art in Philadelphia, PA, where she earned her BFA, and since then has exhibited in museums and galleries across the east coast. Her art has appeared in interviews, articles, and has found its way into both private homes and corporate collections. The late critic Sam Hunter once called her vision “refreshingly unique,” and it’s easy to see why. Laughlin’s practice feels balanced between dream and design. She gathers imagery…

The Museum of Modern Art in New York is currently presenting Stephen Prina: A Lick and a Promise, a wide-ranging survey that highlights the artist’s decades-long engagement with performance, sound, and conceptual art. Running through December 13, 2025, the exhibition underscores Prina’s ability to dissolve boundaries between music, spoken word, and visual art. The show includes a restaging of Beat of the Traps, a collaborative performance originally conceived in the early 1990s with Mike Kelley and Anita Pace. Because the work was never formally recorded, MoMA’s version functions as both a reconstruction and a new creation, drawing attention to the ephemeral nature…

As autumn settles in, New York’s galleries and museums are buzzing with fresh exhibitions worth stepping into. From solo spotlights that trace decades of an artist’s vision to thematic group shows and historic retrospectives, the city offers a wide mix of perspectives. Whether you’re drawn to contemporary experiments, photography, or revisiting modern classics, the latest shows on view right now make a strong case for slowing down and spending an afternoon with art. “Karen Kilimnik” at Gladstone 64, New York Dates: September 26 – November 7, 2025 This solo survey of Karen Kilimnik’s work brings together decades of her explorations across media…

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BYDORAPAL works in oil, but her art moves beyond paint and canvas. Each piece functions as a story, translating emotions that often escape words into visual form. Classical fashion and elegance thread through her work, yet her focus is not just surface beauty. She paints as a way of reaching inward, giving shape to memory, balance, and reflection. Every stroke matters—whether a fine glaze or a confident sweep, it becomes part of a larger dialogue. Her paintings radiate calm while hinting at something deeper, fragments of dream and feeling layered together. This vision has earned her recognition across borders, with…

Michel Marant, born on August 4, 1945, in Saint-Junien, France, has shaped an artistic path that remains firmly anchored in the land and the pulse of everyday life. He trained at the National School of Decorative Arts in Limoges and is registered with the Maison des Artistes. Over the years, his practice has leaned toward a personal interpretation of contemporary art nouveau, where pencil, acrylic, oil, and collage converge across canvas, cardboard, and paper. His presence extends beyond France. He is part of “Academy Atlanta” in the United States, included in art market references such as AKOUN and ART PRICE,…

David R.L., 29, is an autistic artist, poet, and musician based in Marshalltown, Iowa. Seventeen years of creating have shaped his life, with art as both compass and anchor. He picked up a pencil at seven, drawn first to ancient Egyptian objects and still life studies, not knowing those early sketches would open a path that now includes painting, poetry, and music. For him, creativity is not hobby or escape—it is language. It is how thought takes form, sometimes through paint, sometimes through rhythm, sometimes through silence. It links what he feels inside to the world outside. His work does…