portraits Archives — Colossal

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 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 marka27

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

August 31, 2026

a painting by Xanthe Burdett of a figure's silhouette filled with lush green foliage

Lush Foliage Permeates Xanthe Burdett’s Delicate Portraiture

August 26, 2026

a photographic portrait of a young man in a field, laying on his back on top of a large hay bale, with a small white dog energetically running into the frame at the bottom right

Four Shortlisted Artists Stand to Win the Winston Taylor Photo Portrait Prize 2026

August 19, 2026

a photograph by Atong Atem of a woman wearing a warm-hued floral dress levitating as she lays horizontally

A New Book Celebrates More Than 250 Trailblazing Women Photographers Across 200 Years

August 14, 2026

a black-and-white photo by Bruce Davidson of Black youth at a march, the main figure in the foreground with a painted face that reads "vote" on his forehead

‘Turn the Volume Up!’ Highlights the History of Speaking Out for Change in America

August 13, 2026

a portrait by Suzanne Jongmans of a young boy wearing a velvet jacket, with a neck ruff made of plastic used to protect fruit, holding a green leaf

Suzanne Jongmans Recycles Everyday Materials for Elegant Renaissance-Style Portraits

August 12, 2026

a 19th-century black-and-white portrait of a young African American man, within a gold frame in a case

‘Remember Me’ Highlights Black Americans’ Self-Expression in Early Photography

August 10, 2026

a painting of a Black woman's face as if it has been coated in chrome, showing numerous reflections and tiny imagines within the sheen, isolated against a bright blue background

Reflections Dazzle in the Hyperrealistic Chrome Faces of Kip Omolade’s Vivid Portraits

July 31, 2026

a collection of potential designs for euros

Nature or Culture? Europeans Can Vote on the New Banknote Design

July 28, 2026

a painted portrait of a Black woman

‘Colorstruck!’ Examines the Connection Between Race and Chromatic Expression

July 27, 2026

an atmospherically illuminated photograph of a vintage theater called the Gem against an eerily deep black background

Atmospheric Scenes and Layered Interpretations Top the 2026 Hasselblad Masters Contest

July 8, 2026

a portrait of a figure with eyes blurred and a cat wearing a party hat plus graphic elements and flowers

Collin van der Sluijs’ ‘Wanderland’ Imagines a Vast Ecosystem Encompassing the Momentous and Mundane

July 7, 2026

a painting in the style of a historical oil portrait of a beautiful Black woman wearing a bright pink puffer coat

Women Sport Puffer Coats in Bold Baroque Portraits by Nieves González

July 5, 2026