Hell and Paradise
Published on Art E-Walk Buildings and their contents, an endless source of inspiration for artists, provide the theme for the works of three painters displayed in the Arts District New Orleans this month. Jim…
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Gibbes announces finalists for 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art
Winner will be chosen at the end of this month by Connor Simonson for Charleston City Paper The Gibbes Museum of Art has announced the finalists for the annual 1858 Prize…
Gibbes Museum of Art Announces Finalists for the 2019 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art
By The Charleston Chronicle | November 5, 2019 The Gibbes Museum of Art announced this week the finalists for the annual 1858 Prize for Contemporary Southern Art. The 2019 finalists are Damian Stamer, Donte’…
Curator’s Choice
Regional museum curators weigh in on up-and-coming Louisiana artists BY JORDAN LAHAYE for Country Roads Magazine OCTOBER 24, 2019 It’s no secret that Louisiana—with its wild cultural mélange; its history of suffering,…
Beer with a Painter: Richard Baker
“No matter what I tried, what fit best was work that involved my love of something small-scale and intimate.” by: Jennifer Samet for Hyperallergic At the end of a rainy August day…
Unusual exhibition by three portraitists and ex-LSU footballer Brandon Surtain united by flair for local color
By: D. Eric Bookhardt for Gambit Arthur Roger Gallery has assembled an unusual exhibition. Three of its artists — Leonard Galmon, Amer Kobaslija and Demond Melancon — are portraitists,…
Intricate Beadwork Adorns Handmade Mardi Gras Suits by Demond Melancon
By ANDREW LASANE for Colossal For the past three decades, Louisiana-based artist Demond Melancon has created highly detailed Mardi Gras Indian suits using millions of hand-sewn small glass beads. Each suit takes…
A Painter’s Path from Bosnia to Florida’s Backwaters
Amer Kobaslija captures Florida’s lush, strange atmosphere while examining the expressive potential of oil paint’s luminous, elastic, viscous goo. by Edward M. Gómez for Hyperallergic April 26, 2019 Real artists…
Intricate, surprising glass works by Dale Chihuly at Arthur Roger are among the most gorgeous of a long career
BY JOHN D’ADDARIO | Special to The Advocate APR 2, 2019 – 10:30 AM A new exhibition at Arthur Roger Gallery shows how one of the most familiar American artists…
THE MAN WHO BECAME THE BEST FRIEND OF NEW ORLEANS’ ARTISTS
by John Pope for NOLA.com/The Times-Picayune The icon: Arthur Roger. The legacy: With a 5,100-square-foot gallery on Julia Street, Arthur Roger is New Orleans’ preeminent dealer in contemporary art, with…