Nnena Kalu is first artist with a learning disability to win the prestigious Turner Prize

Scottish artist Nnena Kalu has won the Turner Prize for her vivid abstract drawings and sculptures. She is the first artist ...
Hyperallergic

The Little-Known Engineer Who Made the First Abstract Paintings in the US

MUSKEGON, Mich. — Like its better-known sisters, Detroit and Flint, Muskegon is a Michigan city clawing its way back from the brink. And, like those other survivors of the postindustrial age, Muskegon ...
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Native Artist’s Work Enters the National Gallery Collection

“Untitled” (1961) by George Morrison is the first work by a Native American artist to join the museum’s Abstract Expressionist collection. The National Gallery of Art (NGA) in Washington, DC, has ...
Albuquerque Journal

In the abstract: Taos exhibit features over 60 artists working across multiple approaches and specialities

4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, April 20, closing reception. Gallery hours: 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday, April 13, Sunday, April 14, and Saturday, April 20; 10 a.m.-6 p.m ...