The first Friday in January was an especially frigid, dark and icy one in Anchorage. But those who made it to the new exhibit at the International Gallery of Contemporary Art were treated to a skilled ...

Bright, outgoing, athletic, generous, fearless, caring, sensitive, happy. That’s how those who knew them describe them. They are smiling. Their eyes seem almost alive with intelligence and hope. But ...

Charles Steffen, “Untitled” (1995), graphite and colored pencils on taped paper, 18 x 26 1/4 inches (45.72 x ∼66.68 cm) (all photos Natalie Weis/Hyperallergic) In 1950, the year after he began his ...

Dunoon artist Sibusiso Dube has achieved acclaim in his community for his lifelike graphite portraits. He has also created public art works to enliven the Dunoon library and the Zusakhe Educare Centre ...

An artist's job is to tell the truth. That's what Tommy Chek believes. It's why his larger than life graphite portraits are done in a contemporary, realistic style. "Yeah there has to be a creative ...