Megan D Robinson

Salvador Dalí's The Persistence of Memory featuring melting clocks in a desert scene.
Salvador Dalí's 'Melting Clocks' Is a Perfect Hot Summer Painting

As temperatures rise to summer highs, one artwork seems to encapsulate our collective torpor better than most: Salvador DalÍ’s The Persistence of Memory.…

Exterior view of the Art Students League building on West 57th Street in New York. For 150 years, the League has been offering affordable instruction on par with col- lege and university art programs.
The Art Students League of New York Celebrates 150 Years

Founded by a group of free-thinking artists in 1875, the Art Students League of New York has always been marked by innovation. Dissatisfied with the teaching style at the National…

Daniel Arsham Studio
How Multimedia Artist Daniel Arsham Builds a Creative Life

Multimedia artist Daniel…

Augusta Savage posing with her sculpture Realization, created as part of the Works Progress Administration's Federal Art Project. Photo by Andrew Herman, circa 1938. Wikimedia Commons
Augusta Savage: Pioneering Black Sculptor of the Harlem Renaissance

Acclaimed American sculptor, activist, and arts educator Augusta Savage (1892—1962) was a central figure in the …

Thomas Rowlandson, Christie’s Auction Rooms.
Artists Fight for Intellectual Property Rights

Protecting artists’ intellectual property rights and ensuring they get fair remuneration for the sale and resale of their work is an ongoing international issue.

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Echo Map I, 2000
How Environmental Artists Are Fighting Climate Change

While activism and art have long been intertwined, environmental activism and art have a more recent history. …

Grandma Moses, A Country Wedding, 1951, oil on pressed wood, Bennington Museum, Museum purchase, 1998.79
A Depiction of Rural Life in Grandma Moses’ Folk Art Paintings

Famously known as Grandma Moses, American folk artist Anna Mary…

Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) 2024 Winter deFINEart Opening Reception
The 15 Best Art Schools in the U.S. 2026
Our 2026 ranking includes many familiar schools throughout the country, from SCAD and MassArt, to Yale and SAIC. We’ve used the same criteria as in our previous lists to reach our conclusions,…
Tom Burckhardt, Semi Circa, 2018, oil on linen, 48” x 56"
How Abstract Art Gets Titled

The title creation process for abstract art can be fascinating.…

DEl Kathryn Barton [Australian b. 1972] the more than human love , 2025 Acrylic on French linen 78 3/4 x 137 3/4 inches 200 x 350 cm Framed dimensions: 79 7/8 x 139 inches 203 x 353 cm
The Divine Femininity of Del Kathryn Barton’s Creations

Acclaimed Australian artist Del Kathryn Barton (1972)– two-time winner of the Archibald Prize, the…

Edgar Degas, The Dance Class, 1874. Oil on canvas. 32 7/8 x 30 3/8 in. (83.5 x 77.2 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The Life and Art of Edgar Degas
Considered a founder of Impressionism, Edgar Degas actually disliked the label, preferring Realist or Independent. Best known for his paintings and bronze sculptures, Degas was also a printmaker and…
Installation view of Jeffrey Gibson: the space in which to place me at The Broad, Los Angeles, May 10 to September 28, 2025. Photo by Joshua White/JWPictures.com, courtesy of TheBroad.
Jeffrey Gibson’s Celebrated Venice Biennale Exhibit at The Broad

High profile interdisciplinary artist Jeffrey Gibson (b. 1972) made history as the first Native American to represent the U.S. at the 60th Venice Biennale. His 2024 solo exhibition…

Hieronymus Bosch, Garden of Earthly Delights, between 1490 and 1500, oil on canvas
The Surreal Life of Hieronymus Bosch

One of the greatest artists of the medieval Northern Renaissance, iconoclastic Netherlander …

The Making of Spider-Man - Marvel Anatomy
Art, Anatomy, and Humanity with Jonah Lobe

Jonah Lobe is responsible for some of the most iconic characters in the video game…

Squeak Carnwath's studio, February 2022
Squeak Carnwath: Life in Layers of Paint

Contemporary American artist and educator Squeak Carnwath (1947) creates imaginative, lush visual…