painting Archives — Colossal

Great Art Explained Traces the Incredible Story of Henri Matisse’s ‘The Red Studio’

November 4, 2026

a painting by Stelios Pupet of a woman standing in an orchard

Visible Brushstrokes Push on a Subtle Grid in Stelios Pupet’s Contemplative Scenes

November 4, 2026

A three-dimensional sculpture coated in ceramic tile representing an abstracted kneeling figure with large blue wings and bright red boots.

Assyria is Far from Ancient in Esther Elia’s Characterizations of Contemporary ‘Diasporic Deities’

November 3, 2026

A portrait in oil of a young Black person looking directly at the viewer with their chin in their hand, wearing yellow and positioned against a yellow background.

Collins Obijiaku’s Tender Portraits Conjure Memories and Community

November 3, 2026

A large-scale beaded artwork with a semi-triangular top inscribed with the words "angel of my soul don't let me go," and the bottom is a long fringe with white, yellow, and red gradient.

Jeffrey Gibson’s ‘A Real Love Thing’ Surveys a Decade of the Artist’s Multidisciplinary Practice

November 2, 2026

a surreal oil painting on linen of a woman's face amid some willow branches that appear to fracture the view into facets

Faceted Faces and Surreal Still Lifes Fill GaHee Park’s Dreamy Paintings

November 2, 2026

a detailed oil painting of a palatial, aristocratic space filled with paintings and other objects

Escape into Gretchen Scherer’s Maximalist Paintings of Palatial, Art-Filled Spaces

October 29, 2026

a colorful, geometric abstract mural on an urban wall

Playfully Vibrant Abstract Murals by Zebu Enliven Urban Walls

October 27, 2026

a painting by Izumi Kato of a surreal figure and a fish

Timeless Totemic Figures by Izumi Kato Coexist in an Otherworldly Aquatic Realm

October 27, 2026

a nighttime painting of a small house nestled beside some trees beneath a glowing sky with clouds and snow-spotted ground

Scott Kahn Invokes Dreams and Liminality in Atmospheric Landscape Paintings

October 26, 2026

a painting by Rose Sanderson on a vintage postcard of an octopus on a building

Wish You Were Here! Rose Sanderson’s Witty Postcards Conjure a Strange Reality

October 26, 2026

a detailed painting of an imagined domestic interior in Kenya in the 1960s centering on two Black women in colorful dresses surrounded by toys

Wangari Mathenge’s Vibrant Paintings Tap into Kenya’s Paradigm Shift in the 1960s

October 22, 2026

a painting by esther pearl watson of people outside a log cabin in winter

‘The Department of Objects’ Brings the Charm of Sleep-Away Camp to Chicago

October 20, 2026

a fantastical painting featuring hybrid creatures in a surreal, symmetrical tableaux

Rithika Merchant Summons Ancient Mythology and Mysticism in ‘The Dreaming Realm’

October 19, 2026

a painting by Robin F. Williams of a nude person in bed scrolling on their phone with abstract, colorful loops enveloping the device

Robin F. Williams Suspends the Allure and Horror of Technology in an Endless Loop

October 16, 2026

a large-scale geometric abstract painting by Eamon Ore-Giron with blue, black, and beige shapes

‘Radiant Geometries’ Illuminates Teachings and Technologies in the Indigenous Americas

October 14, 2026