painting Archives — Colossal

mickelaine thomas in her studio

Step Inside the Studios of 20 Contemporary Black Artists in ‘Another View’

September 18, 2026

a collection of painted wood wall works by Daniel Minter on a light blue wall and a freestanding sculpture with a figure on terf in the foreground

Through Carved Wooden Assemblages, Daniel Minter Communes with the Spiritual

September 18, 2026

a landscape painting by Frederich Kunath with a bluff, rainbow, and a plain carrying a banner that reads "the most beautiful world in the world"

Art History and Pop Culture Converge in Friedrich Kunath’s ‘The Nearest Faraway Place’

September 14, 2026

a blue abstract botanical painting by Roberta Gentry

Symmetry and Biomorphic Forms Characterize Roberta Gentry’s Sensual Paintings

September 11, 2026

a vibrant painting by Anna Ortiz of cacti and a red crack in the earth leading to a volcano

Anna Ortiz Traverses the Multiple Realities of the Borderlands

September 10, 2026

a vibrant portrait by Karla Wong of a woman holding an alebrije dog with skeletal hands

Karla Wong’s Folkloric Portraits Conjure Mysterious Portals to Another World

September 9, 2026

an empty house in Stuttgart painted by The Wa to resemble a colorful kid's crayon drawing

Could a Kid Do It? The Wa Transforms Buildings into Childlike Drawings

September 9, 2026

people stand in a gallery with large red-topped mushrooms sprouting from the ceiling

Spanning 200+ Works, a New Book Celebrates the World of Fungi

September 8, 2026

a very colorful mixed-media painting with piped paint and beads by Maria Yolanda Liebana featuring Black women in sparkly garments in front of rainbow, clouds, flames, and cupids

Edge-to-Edge Splendor Fills Maria Yolanda Liebana’s Buoyant Paintings

September 8, 2026

an oil painting by Ronald Jackson of an imagined black man wearing a flower crown, green-lensed glasses, and a bird on his shoulder

In ‘An American Fiction,’ Ronald Jackson Casts an Imagined Screenplay

September 4, 2026

a painting by Erin Milez of people tightly packed into spaces on the beach

Denizens of a Crowded City Populate Erin Milez’s Dense Paintings

September 3, 2026

a painting by clio sze to of a wide landscape with a road, walkway, and water

Dappled Light and Hazy Shadows Characterize Clio Sze To’s Dynamic Paintings

September 2, 2026

a fantastical painting by kelogsloops of a young woman with long white hair nestled into the shoulder of a giant relaxing black wolf in woods

Watercolors by kelogsloops Traverse the Emotional Terrain of Love and Loss

September 1, 2026

a painting by marka27

Marka27 Superimposes Pop Culture, Graffiti, and Political Critique in Urgent Portraits

August 31, 2026

a painting by Isaiah Lee of a dollhouse, skeleton, and red cloth. a skeletal hand reaches out from the dollhouse while one figure gestures toward a window, while another peers out

Contradiction and the Unknown Permeate Isaiah Lee’s Imaginative Dollhouse Paintings

August 31, 2026

a painting by ben sledsens of a swan in a pond surrounded by lush green foliage

Pattern and Bold, Saturated Color Commingle in Ben Sledsens’ Rhythmic Paintings

August 27, 2026