The beauty and majesty of birds — from hawks to hornbills — through the eyes of one of the world’s most notable wildlife artists are explored in a new exhibit at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural ...

Ann Craven: Birds We Know installation view (all images courtesy of the Center for Maine Contemporary Art; photograph by Dave Clough) ROCKLAND, Maine — Birds have a long and varied history in art, ...

When art teacher Toni Kahler envisioned the next big project for her students at Tualatin Valley Academy, birds, large canvasses and gel paints came to mind. "When I think about what I want to plan, I ...

Two beloved paintings have swapped locations for a while. One went from California to London; the other, from London to California. No passports were involved. But the two museums where the paintings ...

The intricate work of Windsor-based artist Jennifer St. James carries a palpable intimacy. “I See You,” an oil painting by Jennifer St. James. (Jennifer St. James/ Courtesy photo) In her portraiture, ...

The Norwegian artist Edvard Munch is internationally renowned for the palpable sense of angst and anguish in his Expressionist and Symbolist works. But fans of his might feel similarly upon learning ...

Have you ever wanted to make art in the presence of a bird of prey? Thanks to an army of dedicated people who have made it their job to protect threatened and injured birds, dozens of rescued raptors ...

Shea Hembrey, who just completed an artist fellowship at the University of Iowa, creates “landscape paintings” using colorful soil supplements to plant trees and promote native bird conservation. Some ...

Leonardo da Vinci during his lifetime was renowned as the very embodiment of the Renaissance ideal, the “universal man,” at once a brilliant painter, muralist, draftsman, engineer and architect. But ...

Zhu Da (1626–1705), “Flowers on a River” (1697), hand scroll; ink on paper, 19 × 508 7/8 inches (collection of the Tianjin Museum) A rare exhibition of Chinese painting in Manhattan is drawing acclaim ...

Careful what you say in front of Edgar Heap of Birds. It could end up in a painting. Since the 1970s, the artist has used words in ways both pointed and wry to create installations that riff on funny ...

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