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“Kangchenjunga” (2026), oil on canvas, 63 x 43 centimeters. All images courtesy of School Gallery, shared with permission Blood-Red Landscapes by Andrew McIntosh Conjure the Terrifying Unknown May 15, 2026 Art Grace Ebert Share Email Bookmark Typically gravitating toward dreamy palettes of soft blues, grays, and oranges, Scottish artist Andrew McIntosh opts for a sanguine…

Amy Sherald, “Light Is Easy To Love” (2017), oil on canvas, 54 1/4 x 43 x 2 1/2 inches. © Amy Sherald, courtesy of the artist and Monique Meloche Gallery, Chicago. All images in the collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, shared with permission Nasher Museum’s ‘Everything Now…

Detail of “Bearing” (2026). All images courtesy of Uffner & Liu, shared with permission Arghavan Khosravi Breaks Through Gendered Restrictions in Her Architectural Portraits May 15, 2026 Art Grace Ebert Share Email Bookmark Fusing elements of Persian architecture with Christian altarpieces, Arghavan Khosravi grapples with the structures and ideological strictures that shape our lives. The…

Images courtesy of the artist, shared with permission. Photo by Juan Padilla Mirei Monticelli’s Hand-Woven Banana Leaf Lamps Swell Between Material and Movement May 14, 2026 CraftDesign Jackie Andres Share Email Bookmark Milan-based Filipina designer Mirei Monticelli creates biomorphic lighting fixtures that toe the line between sculpture and utility. Undulating outward and glowing from within,…

“Ancestors” (2026), handmade wool carpet, 170 x 385 centimeters. All images courtesy of the artist, shared with permission Faig Ahmed Weaves Mysticism, Science, Technology, and Craft into ‘The Attention’ May 14, 2026 ArtCraftScience Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Faig Ahmed is known for his vibrant textile sculptures that take traditional Azerbaijani ornamental carpets as starting…

Hanna Lee Joshi, “Held like a flower (2026), gouache and color pencil on panel, 14 x 18 inches. All images courtesy of Joy Machine, shared with permission At Joy Machine, ‘Feel Free’ Plumbs the Tension Between Chaos and Control May 14, 2026 ArtPartner Joy Machine Share Email Bookmark Joy Machine is pleased to present Feel…

Detail of “Red Eagle” (2026), carpet, steel, and mixed media, 116 1/8 x 78 3/4 x 21 5/8 inches. All images courtesy of Debbie Lawson and Sargent’s Daughters, shared with permission Ornamental Carpets Release Wild Animals in Debbie Lawson’s Provocative Sculptures May 13, 2026 ArtCraft Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Debbie Lawson is known for…

“Veil Study (Mirage)” (2026), acrylic on wood panel, 16 x 16 inches. All images courtesy of the artist and SHRINE, shared with permission In ‘Piercing the Veil,’ Marina Kappos Gets to Know the Spectre of Grief May 13, 2026 Art Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris is perhaps one of the…

“Black Swans” (2026), acrylic on canvas, 28 x 22 inches. All images courtesy of the artist and Arch Enemy Arts, shared with permission Birds Flock Amid Vibrant Blooms in Vasilisa Romanenko’s Acrylic Paintings May 13, 2026 ArtNature Kate Mothes Share Email Bookmark May is an incredibly busy time for migrating birds, as millions flock from…

“Hydrozoa” dress from the ‘Sensory Seas’ collection (2020), PETG and glass organza, created in collaboration with Shelee Carruthers and modeled by Cynthia Arrebola. Photo by David Ụzọchukwu. All images courtesy of Iris van Herpen and the Brooklyn Museum, shared with permission Bubbles, Algae, and Plastics Go Haute Couture in ‘Iris van Herpen: Sculpting the Senses’…