Portraiture had a moment this week, first with the unveiling of the White House portraits of the 44th President Barack H. Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, and with the death of Queen Elizabeth whose visage has been captured likely millions of times over her lifetime.

by P. Andrews-Keenan Consider the evolution of the art fair. It can be traced back to antiquity as part of gatherings and pilgrimages during the Roman and Greek empire. You can envision something like the “naming day” ceremony in this week’s episode of HBO’s House of Dragons. …

By P. Andrews-Keenan Toledo is known as the “Glass Capital of the World”. It is now in its second century of glass manufacturing. Additionally, it is the birthplace of the Studio Art Glass Movement. Hands-on, glassblowing workshops continue to be a staple at the Toledo Museum of Art. …

By P. Andrews-Keenan Pigment International made a very special visit to iconic sculptor Richard Hunt’s studio in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. There we witnessed three generations of Black sculptors connect. Delaware based sculptors Aaron Paskins and his wife Gina were visiting as part of their attendance at the…

By P. Andrews-Keenan Pigment International made a very special visit to iconic sculptor Richard Hunt’s studio in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago. There we witnessed three generations of Black sculptors connect. Delaware based sculptors Aaron Paskins and his wife Gina were visiting as part of their attendance at the…

The Artistic Life of Oak Bluffs on Martha’s Vineyard By P. Andrews-Keenan The dynamism of a place often makes itself most known and felt through the art that is created there. Chicago artists are bold and brash much like the city itself. …

I remember seeing my first exhibition of works by Sapphire and Crystals 12 years ago at its spiritual home, the South Side Community Art Center (SSCAC). Of course, the art was amazing, but I gravitated to the altar where the artists shared items that they ‘held in memory.’ There might…

If an indelible image from your childhood is the Weekly Reader featuring Matthew Henson, setting foot on the Artic, perhaps it’s a given that your art practice will explore the vastness of nature. …

By P. Andrews-Keenan The exhibition A Site of Struggle: American Art against Anti-Black Violence at the Block Museum in Evanston is both enlightening and disturbing. So disturbing that within the gallery space are areas where you can sit quietly should the images become too overwhelming. …