Art
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Bala Cynwyd Woman Swaps Guidance Counseling for Art After Four-Decade Career
After a nearly four-decade career as a guidance counselor, Linda Dubin Garfield of Bala Cynwyd retired to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming an artist, reports Matteo Iadonisi for 6abc. Dubin Garfield had always loved art since childhood, but her parents had other plans for her future. “When I was eight years old, I knew…
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West Philly Art Teacher Creates New WebComic Series Highlighting the History of MOVE
MOVE has a long and storied history in Philadelphia, and West Philadelphia art teacher Peter Coyle has created a new way to detail that history, writes Shae Lake for NBC10 Philadelphia. Coyle is the creator, author, and illustrator behind the new webcomic series, “MOVE vs the System.” The first comic strip launched on June 21,…
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Bryn Mawr’s Ira Shander Lives Amid Decades of Art
Accomplished illustrator and photographer Ira Shander spent decades collecting art, with many pieces, including his own, adorning the walls of his Bryn Mawr home, writes Sally A. Downey for The Philadelphia Inquirer. ‘Shander was first impressed by illustrations in fourth grade at Mann Elementary School in Wynnefield. In the back of the classroom, he discovered…
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Glenside Artist Zenos Frudakis Has Sculpted Everything from Monuments to Figurative Works
Glenside artist Zenos Frudakis, best known for his Freedom monument, has sculpted everything from large-scale monuments and portrait statues to busts and figurative works throughout his distinguished career, reports Hank Flynn for FOX 29 Philadelphia. Frudakis’ work can be found throughout Philadelphia and his work can be easily recognized for its striking detail and realism.…
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Elkins Park’s Seymour Lemonick Unveils First Exhibition at 90
Seymour Lemonick, who learned to sculpt wood during breaks from teaching and coaching high school football, is holding his first exhibition at age 90, writes Kristen A. Graham for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Lemonick, who transformed his Elkins Park home into a makeshift museum, says he can hardly believe it is finally happening. His exhibition opened…
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Levittown Photographer Captures Magical Connection Between Two Strangers
Amanda Johnson, a photographer from Levittown, takes photos of strangers meeting for the first time, and her latest pictures have gone viral, writes Marcella Baietto for CBS News. Johnson enjoys playing matchmaker, offering what she calls “stranger sessions.” “I get two strangers together and we have fun, take a photo shoot, and apparently the internet…
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An N.C. Wyeth Painting Used in 1929 Good Housekeeping Story Auctioned to Help Chadds Ford Church
An N.C. Wyeth painting used as an illustration for a 1929 Good Housekeeping story was auctioned June 8. Funds raised from the sale will help renovate the Chadds Ford church where it hung, writes Bedatri D. Choudhury for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The winning bid has not yet been announced, but it was estimated the painting…
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Upper Merion Senior Evan Wang Named National Youth Poet Laureate
Upper Merion graduating senior Evan Wang has just made national history, writes Emily Neil for WHYY. Wang was named the 2024 National Youth Poet Laureate, the first male in the title’s nine-year history. Eighteen-year-old Wang has been writing since childhood, but it was a racially charged encounter during the pandemic that fueled his rise as…
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Glenside Sculptor Zenos Frudakis Casts Muhammad Ali Statue for Lewiston
A towering bronze tribute to Muhammad Ali, crafted by Glenside’s Zenos Frudakis is on its way to Lewiston, Maine, writes Peter Crimmins for WHYY. The ten-foot statue was commissioned to commemorate Ali’s legendary 1965 fight against Sonny Liston. The piece captures the champion’s strength and defiance in the face of doubt. For Frudakis, it was…
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Yardley Couple’s Carved Owl Stump Could Become New Town Landmark
In Yardley, a new owl sculpture carved from a tree stump is turning heads. Cindy and Lampros Fatsis commissioned Ukrainian-born artist Viacheslav Kuzema to transform the nine-foot stump in their front yard. Known for turning stumps into art across the region, Kuzema’s work now brings joy and curiosity to the neighborhood. Though many assume the…
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New Monument at Bryn Mawr College Pays Tribute to Generations of Black Workers
Bryn Mawr College unveiled a powerful new art installation last Thursday that honors the Black workers who helped build and sustain the Main Line institution over a century ago, writes Isaac Avilucea for Axios Philadelphia. The piece, titled “Don’t Forget to Remember (Me)” by D.C.-based artist Nekisha Durrett, transforms the Cloisters courtyard with a braided…
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New York’s Museum of Modern Art Highlights Vivid, Geometric Work by Conshohocken’s Odili Donald Odita
New York’s Museum of Modern Art has replaced Andy Warhol’s kitschy cow wallpaper with striking works by Conshohocken’s Odili Donald Odita, writes Bedatri D. Choudhury for The Philadelphia Inquirer. A collection of bright, angular shapes now welcomes museum visitors as the vivid geometry plays Tetris with their eyes. Similar paintings are on throughout the museum’s…
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Lost 19th Century Painting of Black High Culture Found in Glenside Thrift Shop
A previously lost William H Dorsey painting, representing 19th-century Black wealth and high culture, was found at the New Life Thrift Shop in Glenside, writes Peter Crimmins for the WHYY. The painting, which is now on view at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, was purchased for $10 by the thrift store’s regular customer, Andy Robbins,…
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Vast Collection Prominently Featuring Reading Terminal Market Finds Permanent Home at Penn Libraries
A one-of-a-kind collection — notable for its size, scope, and prominent focus on Philadelphia’s historic Reading Terminal Market — has found its new permanent home at the Penn Libraries, writes Louisa Shepard for Penn Today. Acquired by David K. O’Neil, a Penn alum who managed operations at Reading Terminal Market for a decade, the collection…
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Woman Buys Potential Renoir Drawing for Just $12 at Montgomery County Auction
Heidi Markow, owner of Easton’s Salvage Goods Antiques, may have stumbled upon the find of a lifetime when she bought what could be an original 19th-century Renoir painting at a Montgomery County auction for just $12, writes Walter Perez for 6abc. Markow was drawn to the artwork from the moment she saw it. “I didn’t…
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Try Out a New Hobby at This Clay Studio in Kennett Square
Are you looking to explore a new activity or hobby? Do you want to build upon skills you may already have? Learn how to make your own pottery at Centered Clay Studio in Kennett Square, writes Laura Brzyski for Philadelphia Magazine. Centered Clay Studio brings guests a bright and calm space to fully immerse themselves…
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N.C. Wyeth Painted ‘The Giant’ as Tribute to Artist Bill Engle
William Clothier Engle, who graduated from the Westtown School in 1910, died of tuberculosis before he could bring to life a painting he envisioned, writes Mark E. Dixon for the Main Line Today. Chadds Ford’s N.C. Wyeth, father of Andrew, was commissioned by the deceased painter’s former classmates to create a tribute to be hung…
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Abington Friends School Students Recognized in the 2025 Scholastic Art Awards
Art is rarely neat. It spills, smudges, and takes unexpected turns. It’s the unfinished brushstroke, the crumpled draft, the unsculpted clay — in other words, the moment of uncertainty before an idea fully forms. And yet, this very messiness is the process of creating, questioning, and reimagining — and it’s something that our young artists at Abington…
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