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Contemporary Figurative Paintings

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

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Style: Contemporary
Untitled, Watercolour on Paper, Orange, Green by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Rajeswar Rao Untitled Watercolour on Paper, 14 x 30 inches Solo Shows 1996 Sakshi Gallery Bangalore 1997 Sakshi Gallery Mumbai 1998 Sakshi Gallery Mumbai 1998-9 Sakshi Gallery, Bangalore and Mumbai 2000 Gallery Espace New Delhi 2003. Alankritha art Gallery, Hyderaabad. 2003 Forum Art Gallery Chennai 2005 Sakshi Gallery Mumbai 2006 Sakshi Gallry, Mumbai 2007 Sakshi Gallery, Mumbai 2008 Kalakriti Gallery, Hyderabad 2008 Gallery Espace, New Delhi Group Shows 1191 Maxmuller Bhavan Hyderabad 1994 Gallery Espace New Delhi 1994 Gallery Espace New Delhi. 1995 Sakshi Gallry Bangalore 1995 Pundole art Gallry 1998 Gallery Espace New Delhi 1999 Contemporary Deccan CCMB Hyderabad 2000 ‘Embarkations-millenium show’ Sakshi Gallry Mumbai 2001 ‘Human form and art’ organized by Lalit kala Akademi Daira centre for art, Hyderbad 'Human factor’ the Guild art Gallery Mumbai Surya Art Gallery Hyderabad ‘In conversation’ Gallery Espace 2002 Regional art exhibition 2003 The Deccan Conenctions. Apparao Art Gallery Delhi. 2005 Contemporary Indian Artists. Shrishti art Gallery Hyderabad. Tsumani fund rising show at Grand Kakatiya, Hderabad. Back to the future’ 1989-2000Gallery Espace New DelhiNew colors of Sumukha’ Gallery Sumukha Bangalore. 2006 'Making of Divinity’ Sakshi gallery Mumbai‘Vivarta’ Gallery Sanskriti Kolkota. ‘Sands of Color’, Art and Soul New Delhi. Exhibition of Drawings Lakshana Art Gallery, HyderabadTelling it like it is – The Indian story : The Gallery at 28 Cork Street, London by gallery Espace and Ganges Art Gallery. 2008 Deeper than skin: Daira center for arts and culture Hyderabad. 2008 constructing the present Ganges art gallery. 2008 Bangladesh Biennale. 2009 ‘Hamuman’ Forum Art Gallery, Chennai. 2009 Birla Academyof art. 2009 12 Contemporary Artists of India. Daira, Hyd. 2009 Think small. Art alive, New Delhi. 2009 Art summit 2009. New Delhi. 2009 Art Expo. Mumbai. 2012 Art Fair New Delhi 2013 Art Fair New Delhi 2013 ‘High art Low Art’ Art Alive New Delhi 2014 Flowering Cultures, Gallery one, Gurgaon. 2014 ‘Tradition & Transition’ Indo China Water colour Show. KalakritiGallery, Hyderabad. 2014 ‘Ramaniyam’Three Generations of Hyderabad Art, Shrishti Gallery, Hyderabad. 2014 ‘Art Indeed’ Fund raising for ‘Hudud’ victims, gallery muse hyd. 2016 Group Show , Mon art gallery Kolkata. 2017 ‘Dimensions’ Group show, Shrishti gallery, Hyderabad. Art Camps 1981 All India graphic camp by Sate lalit kala academy, Hyderabad. All 1982 India artists...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Notre Refuge en Soleil Oil Painting on Linen Canvas Light Sun In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Notre Refuge en Soleil Oil Painting on Linen Canvas Light Sun In Stock AURENT PARCELIER Laurent Parcelier is a French painter born in Auvergne, France, in 1962. Following his pass...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lovers
Located in IT
ANY custom charges/taxes etc.. ARE INCLUDED in the final price agreed. The item is located in central Rome. The painting will as it appears on the video-ready to be put on the wall ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mon carton
Located in PARIS, FR
Pascal Marcel (B.1964) Mon carton Huile sur carton entoilé signée en bas à droite , titrée et datée au dos 65 x 54 cm / 25.6 x 21.26 inches 2025 Né en 1964 à Montélimar, Pascal int...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Flieder (Lilac)
Located in Wien, 9
Alex Amann’s oeuvre contains a variety of genres, which are, however, well-coordinated through their design. He devotes himself to still life as well as to landscape painting and fig...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Marc Todd, London Dusk, Original cityscape painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Marc Todd London Dusk Original Painting on Canvas Medium – Acrylic Paint on Canvas) Sold Unframed Image size: H 60cm x W 80cm x D 4cm Please note that in situ images are purely an in...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Alpaca – Vibrant Cartoon-Style Contemporary Painting by Zura
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Alpaca” (2024) by Zura is a striking acrylic on canvas measuring 66 x 42 inches (168 x 107 cm). Continuing his exploration of the interplay between human and animal forms, Zura pres...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Les Amants" (The Lovers) 2025
Located in New York, NY
David Paul Kay "Les Amants" (The Lovers) 2025 58x54 inches, Acrylic on Canvas Stretched Gallery Wrap About the Artist David Paul Kay is an American contemporary artist based in Ne...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"My Gucci Blue Heart" Sapphire Pop Oil Painting on Wood with White Floater Frame
Located in New York, NY
Motivated by bold color and fast brushwork, we are moved by the simplicity and thick textured oil paints in these works. Shaoul’s “My Heart Collection” is a vibrant and energetic dis...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board, Mixed Media

Friendship, Acrylic on Canvas by Contemporary Indian Artist “In Stock”
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Samir Sarkar - Friendship - 60 x 42 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas Style : He says, “All my paintings have people wearing some headgear that has a face painted on them. ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Wild Flowers- 21st Century Contemporary Painting, of a bouquet with flowers
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Mitzy Renooy Wild Flowers 110 x 120 cm Frame included in price, size with frame: 115 x 125 cm Dutch artist Mitzy Renooy, a former camera woman for national television, did follow ar...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Acrylic

Banaras Ghat, Oil on Canvas by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Amit Bhar - Banaras Ghat Oil on Canvas, 30 x 40 inches (Shipment in a roll form) About Artist : Born and brought up in Hoogly, Chinsurah, in 1973, Amit Bhar...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting - Quatros Mujeres
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
Amílcar Rivera M. is a multidisciplinary artist who graduated from the Faculty of Arts at Universidad Veracruzana in Mexico and now lives and creates in Vilnius, Lithuania. His inter...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Canvas, Oil

Housewife Redeemed - Paint by Alberto Gallerati - 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Oil on canvas realized by Alberto Gallerati (b. 1945) in 1970s. Hand signed. Very good condition.
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1970s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Boy. 2014. Oil on canvas 90x63 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Boy. 2014. Oil on canvas 90x63 cm The artist Vadim Kovalev was born in 1968 in the capital of Latvia, Riga, where he is also presently living and creati...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Did I Steal You Away? - Intimate Painting of a Couple Embracing, Original Oil
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them into images of intimacy. Rick Sindt Did I Steal You Away? oil on panel 18h x 24w x 1.50d in 45.72h x 60.96w x 3.81d cm RIS036 “This body of work has been crystalizing in my mind for about five years,” says Sindt, “It is the product of reflecting on how the places I learned the most about myself, and my desires, are considered something that sullies a person, something taboo.” Focused on the experiences of gay men, this body of oil paintings depicts moments that range from tender touches to more sexually explicit...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Lets go & just swim study - Diptych
Located in Deddington, GB
Lets go & just swim study – diptych By Gordon Hunt [2021] original Acrylic on deep edge canvas Image size: H:30 cm x W:30 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:30 cm x W:30 cm x D:...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Selvas Verdes by Calo Carratalá - Tondo painting, landscape, green, tree
Located in Paris, FR
Selvas Verdes is a unique round oil on wood painting by Spanish contemporary artist Calo Carratalá, diameter is 60 cm (23.6 in). The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with a...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Today Close To 2000 By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Jack in Paris by Guillaume Chansarel - Urban landscape painting, night
Located in Paris, FR
Jack in Paris is a unique painting by French contemporary artist Guillaume Chansarel. The painting is made with ink and acrylic on old book pages mounted on canvas, dimensions are 51...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Ink, Acrylic, Magazine Paper

"Windsurf", Aniseed Sails on a Large Wave Mixed Media Oil Painting
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This artwork depicts two windsurfs, identified by their large aniseed-colored sails in the top right corner. The canvas is cut in its diagonal by the wave, the bottom right corner being filled by the scum energy. This piece is not framed. Andrée de Frémont...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media

Rose VIII, Original painting, Floral, Flower, Pen, Pink, Spring
Located in Deddington, GB
This drawing is one in a series of botanical line drawings depicting the seasonal flowers of English gardens and the countryside. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Ellen Williams Rose VIII Or...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Pencil

Balloon Dog III (Rottweiler), 2021
Located in Greenwich, CT
Balloon Dog III (Rottweiler) is an acrylic on canvas painting by Robert Deyber, signed 'DEYBER' lower right and framed in a contemporary, black wood moulding.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Jason and Medea - Greek Mythological Couple Inspired Diptych of Love and Tragedy
Located in Chicago, IL
The Greek myth of Medea, the enchantress who helped Jason, leader of the Argonauts, obtain the magical Golden Fleece, is a classic story of betrayal and vengeance. Like many Greek myths, this one too has a tragic ending. She was of divine descent and had the gift of prophecy and married Jason. Theirs's was a passionate beginning but when Jason found another, Medea made the ultimate sacrifice by killing the children the two shared. Jason, Medea and the Golden Fleece is one of the oldest myths of a hero's quest. Gibbons portrays the hero as a bare-chested god with a halo of roses and gold. The Heroine is portrayed with a golden crown and an aura of golden rays surrounding her. His soft features and partially opened lips and her sultry gaze add to the sensuousness of their passionate love affair. The paintings are framed in a simple walnut wooden frames measuring 21.5 x 17.5 inches each. Richard Gibbons Jason and Medea...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Stretched: Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Samantha Millington’s unique style of figurative art pops and zings from the canvas while also nodding in the direction of cubism and goddess figures from pre-history. Both thoughtfu...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Study for a Fish at Sea with Three Flags-Ink, egg-tempera and gold leaf on panel
Located in Dallas, TX
Konstantinos Papamichalopoulos was born in Athens, Greece in 1975. He studied painting and printmaking at the Athens School of Fine Arts, where he also received a postgraduate degree...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

The Money Maze
Located in Miami, FL
This is an early work from Sue Coe's oeuvre. Prior to being a fine art artist Coe was an illustrator . Signed lower right. Inscribed on lower margin, "The Money Maze To Dawn Love ...
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1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil

Emerging Wings - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
This painting is a simple map of growing up physically and inside. At the center is a thoughtful face, its dark skin glowing in the light. Around the face, golden flowers bloom again...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

The Mountains We Dream In - B.Schaumann - Contemporary mountain Painting
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Memory V – Izu’s Pi by Lumi Mizutani - Japanese painting, trees, nature, flowers
Located in Paris, FR
Memory V – Izu’s Pine is a unique diptych painting by contemporary artist Lumi Mizutani. The painting is made with Japanese pigments, India ink and gold leaves on paper mounted on wo...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Korean Contemporary Art by Lee Yu Min - I Love You!
Located in Paris, IDF
Acrylic on wooden panel Lee Yu Min is a Korean artist born in 1987 who lives and works in Daejeon, South Korea. She is specialized in Korean painting, completing her doctoral studi...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Wood Panel, Acrylic

Chinese Contemporary Art by Jia Yuan-Hua - Countryside
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas I am trying to use simple geometric elements to express the real beauty. As you can see, the countryside under the blue sky and clouds, this minimalist rural landscap...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Indian King, Wash on Paper, Blue, Green by Indian Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Mintu Naiya - King - 16 x 9 inches ( unframed size ) Wash on Paper ** Shipped in roll form. About the Artist & his Art work : Born : November, 1976. Education : Graduate from Calc...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Washi Paper

Hold Me Through the Music - B.Schaumann - Contemporary Dancers Painting
Located in DE
Barber Schaumann is a contemporary artist known for her vibrant, abstract interpretations of the female form. Her work combines bold colors with modern, geometric shapes, blending el...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Malaga Shadows, Paintings of Spain, Cityscape Painting, Miniature Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
Malaga Shadows is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. Started Plein Air and finished in the Artist's studio this painting is of Malaga's Old City. It is Very early spring, the s...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Two Divers with Blue Tree - Acrylic and mixed media painting of two swimmers
Located in Dallas, TX
"Two Divers with Blue Tree" is a lovely and calming work depicting two children in the midst of a colorful background with palm trees. The painting gives off a calm and relaxed vibe....
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

Flower shop A - figurative wall sculpture
Located in New York, NY
This beautiful wall sculpture by David Gerstein is made of laser cut steel that is hand painted with special colors. As all of Gerstein's pieces, it is very colorful, dynamic and vib...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Metal

Characters By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Atteone Acteon Mythology Greek Rome Oil Painting Contemporary In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Atteone Acteon Mythology Greek Rome Oil Painting Contemporary In Stock Giovanni Tommasi Ferroni (1967, Rome) descended from an artistic Tuscan family. His grandfather, father, siste...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil

"Good Vibrations" closeup painting of a woman with a red swim cap and glasses
Located in Edgartown, MA
Fred Calleri was born in Maryland and has slowly moved westward towards his current home in Santa Barbara, California. On his way, he earned an Illustration and Graphic Design degree...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Meeting By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Populus: Homage to Van Gogh
Located in Mc Lean, VA
Contemporary portrait of Vincent Van Gogh. Miniature paintings in composition.
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic

The Bathers II, Figurative, Texas artist, Women in the Arts, 9x12" oil on birch
Located in Houston, TX
LOOK FOR FREE SHIPPING AT CHECKOUT. IF NOT AVAILABLE GALLERY OFFERS FREE SHIPPING. ARTIST EXPLANATION OF THE PAINTINGS: Bathers: 9"x12" oil on cradled birch panel. Ready to hang with wire on the back They are blurred. So I paint them with a regular brush, let the paint get partially dry, and then I use a brush to go over it many times to blur the paint. Sometime if it gets too blurred I go back in and do some more painting to define an area, and then use a big special brush to blur the image again. Also seen in this listing are Bathers 1 which can be found in a separate listing. Joan Breckwoldt is an American contemporary artist living in Houston, Texas. Her training has a foundation of traditional methods and she enjoys the challenge of using traditional painting methods to create contemporary works. Joan has studied at the University of Texas at Austin, The Art League of Houston, and the Konigs Schule in the Hague, the Netherlands. She is represented by the Jack Meier Gallery...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Birch, Oil

Contemporary Colorful Abstract Cactus, Campbell's Soup, and Luchador Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Colorful contemporary abstract painting by Houston-based artist Ramon Severino. The work features a central cactus in a Campbell's soup can with a pair of sneakers hanging off of it....
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Big Sister
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
You may be as different as the sun and the moon, but the same blood flows through both your hearts. You need her, as she needs you. Painting Ships in a well-protected tube from Nige...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

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The One With The Chippy - Colorful Whimsical Mixed Media Figurative Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Melanie Tiongson invites viewers into a world of fun and whimsy with her captivating artwork. Inspired by Filipino folklore and the boundless imaginations of her children, Tiongson's...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Resin, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Band - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Blue, Men, Musical, Piano
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. Even as she allo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Loyal Friend -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, African, Girl, Dog, Modern
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Genuine friendship is not just about sharing the good times; it’s tested and proven during the challenging moments. Real friends support each other not only when it’s easy, but most ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Zon, Wolken en Wind Sun, Clouds and Wind Modern Trees River Nature New In Stock
Located in Utrecht, NL
Peter Bol, born in 1947 in Eindhoven, is a Dutch painter renowned for his colorful and expressive landscapes and still lifes. As the son of the esteemed painter Kees Bol, he was imme...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Untitled, Figurative, Acrylic on Paper by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Uday Mondal - Untitled, 31 x 22 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Paper Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : His paintings present details of the society in a responsible, lucid and coherent fashion. They are thought-provoking and give a new perspective to art. The most interesting things about his artworks are that they transcend politics, religion, and gender striking a chord with the viewers. About the Artist and his work : Born : 1976. Education : 1999 : BFA in Painting from the Indian Art College, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata 2002 : MFA in Painting from MS University, Baroda. Solo Shows : 2006 : Gallery Beyond, Mumbai 2005 : Jehangir Art Gallery, Mumbai 2001 : Solo Show at Baroda. Group Shows : 2010 : IMA Foundation, London & Jehangir Art Gallery by Pink Ginger Arts, Mumbai 2009 : ‘Art Expo’ Mumbai ; ‘Cutting Chai’ curated by Sandhya Bordewekar, Sarjan Art Gallery, Baroda & Online show ‘IMA foundation’ London. 2008 & 09 : ‘Spandan IV’ Gallery Articulate, Yash Birla Group, Mumbai 2006,07 & 08 : ‘Summer Show’ CIMA Art Gallery, Kolkata 2008 : ‘Emerging India’ Henry Moore Gallery, London by Art Alive Gallery 2007 : ‘Singapore Art Fest’, Singapore ; “Synchrome 4’ Tao Art Gallery, Mumbai & Akar Prakar, Kolkata & ‘Reality Bytes’ three men show...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

Untitled, Acrylic on Canvas, Blue, Orange, Yellow by Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sekhar Roy - Untitled - 48 x 28 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on canvas Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Sekhar's acrylics generally treat the terrible strains and tensions of u...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Immerse XXV, Original Painting, Landscape, People, figurative, cycling
Located in Deddington, GB
Immerse XXV by Henry Walsh is an original acrylic painting on a 4cm deep canvas that features a supposed busy atmosphere of many people swimming, but at the same time is sparse. Henr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Cat & Bird_America Martin_Oil/Acrylic/Canvas_Animal Portrait
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
America Martin "Cat & Bird" Oil & Acrylic on Canvas 24 x 24 in. ; 25.5 x 25.5 in Framed ______________ Exploring the identity of both her namesake and country, LA-based America Mart...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Nude 9, Original painting on paper, Nude, People, Figure
Located in Deddington, GB
This original drawing by artist Ellen Williams is one in a series of elegant minimal nude studies, using a singular line to interpret the curves of a body. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: C...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Pen

Evening Reflections -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern Men
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
As the sun dipped behind the high rises and the city lights began to sparkle like scattered stars, two men sat in quiet communion. The hum of the city was distant, muffled behind the...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Gazing at the Stars
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Gazing at Stars is an original painting by Esther Oyeyemi. Esther created Gazing at the Stars with Acrylic on a primed 36W by 36H canvas Esther Oy...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Impressionist Oil on Canvas Street Scene "A Purple Night"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
A unique oil painting, drawing heavily from the post-impressionist movement. A gloomy night-time street scene, typical of Glanville's work, but with a purple undertone. Oil on stretc...
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Trilogy (Self Portrait, 3 Ages) - Architectural Imagery, Doorways, Figures
Located in Chicago, IL
Carol S. Pylant Trilogy (Self Portrait, 3 Ages) Oil on Panel 30h x 36w in 76.20h x 91.44w cm CSP051 Resume Artist / Emeritus Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison Education 1979 M.F.A. Painting, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 1977 B.F.A. Painting, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Academic Appointments 1996 - 2011 Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1991-96 Associate Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1987-91 Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison 1985 Instructor, Simmons College, Boston, MA 1984 Instructor, Art Institute of Boston, Boston, MA 1984 Instructor, DeCordova Museum and School, Lincoln, MA 1984 Instructor, Brookline Arts Center, Brookline, MA 1982-84 Assistant Professor, California State University, Long Beach, CA 1978-82 Instructor, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI International Teaching 2011 Professor, UW- Madison, Villa Corsi Salviati, Sesto-Fiorentino, Italy 2006,7 Visiting Affiliate Professor, Santa Reparata International School of Art, Florence, Italy International Artist Residencies 2017 Fundacio J. Llorens Artigas, Barcelona, (Gallifa) Spain 2015 Fundacio J. Llorens Artigas, Barcelona, (Gallifa) Spain 2002 Fundacio J. Llorens Artigas, Barcelona, (Gallifa) Spain 1990 The Tyrone Guthrie Center, Co. Monaghan, Ireland 1990 Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus,Schwandorf/Fromberg, West Germany 1987 Rockefeller Foundation Residency Fellowship, Bellagio, Italy 1987 The Karolyi Foundation, Vence, France International Research Awards 2010 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Villa di Livia Frescos, Museo Nazionale, Rome, Italy" 2005 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Romanesque Art in France" 2004 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Paintings Inspired by Romanesque Art in France" 2002 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Pagan or Christian, Romanesque Art in Spain" 1998 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Paintings of Neolithic Monuments in Brittany" 1996-7 Vilas Associate Award, University of Wisconsin System, "Paintings of Prehistoric Stone Circles, Ireland and the British Isles 1995 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Paintings of Celtic Ceremonial Sites in Ireland and the British Isles" 1993 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Egg Tempera Paintings in Florence, Italy" 1992 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Paintings of Ireland" 1990 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Figure and Environment: Ireland" 1989 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Figure and Environment Painting: Germany" 1988 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Figure and Landscape Painting: Umbria, Italy" Other Awards 2008 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison 2007 Sabbatical, University of Wisconsin-Madison 2006 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison 2002-3 Emily Mead Baldwin-Bascom Named Professorship, University of Wisconsin 2000 Alumni Arts Achievement Award, Wayne State University Dept. of Art & Art History, Detroit, MI 2000 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison 1999 Faculty Research Fellowship, UW-Madison, "Past /Present: Paintings based on Celtic Imagery" 1999 Sabbatical, University of Wisconsin 1998 Wisconsin Arts Board Visual Arts Fellowship 1993 Faculty Development Grant, "Figurative Sculpture" University of Wisconsin System 1991,93 Visual Arts Development Grant, The Wisconsin Arts Board 1989 Visual Arts Fellowship for Painting, The Wisconsin Arts Board, Madison, WI 1988 National Endowment for the Arts Regional Visual Arts Fellowship, Arts Midwest 1986 Residency, Yaddo Corporation, Saratoga Springs, NY 1985 Residency, The Millay Colony for the Arts, Austerlitz, NY 1985 Residency, The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, VA 1985 Milton and Sally Avery Award for Painting, The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH 1984,5,6 Residency, The MacDowell Colony, Peterborough, NH International Exhibitions 2010 Handmade Artist's Journals, Villa Corsi Salviati, Sesto-Fiorentino, Italy 2008 Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Schwandorf, Germany 1995-99 Jorgensen Fine Art, Dublin, Ireland 1994 "Exquisite Corpse" Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland 1992 "Faces and Places of Ireland" Ulster Bank, Ardara, Co. Donegal, Ireland 199l "Ardara Annual Show" Ardara, Co. Donegal, Ireland 1988 Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Schwandorf/Fromberg, West Germany 1988 "Art .... Made in USA" Stadische Galerie, Deutsch-Amerikanisches Institut, Regensberg, West Germany 1987 Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Study and Conference Center, Bellagio, Italy One and Two Person Exhibitions 2005 Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2001 Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2000 Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI 1999 Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI (with John Sayers) 1998 Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI 1997 Barbara Bunting Gallery, Royal Oak, MI 1993 Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 1993 Carey Gallery, Rochester, MI (with Jo Powers) 1993 J. Cacciola Galleries, New York, N.Y. 1990 Pennsylvania School of Art and Design Art Gallery, Lancaster, PA (with Dan Gihooley) 1990 Hobe Sound Gallery, Brunswick, ME 1990 Levinson Kane Gallery, Boston, MA 1989 Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME 1985 Trustman Gallery, Simmons College, Boston, MA 1982 Willis Gallery, Detroit, MI Selected Group Exhibitions 2015 "Exquisite Corpse" Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL 2014 "Non-Stop" Invitational, Train Depot, Madison, WI 1989-2014 Peltz Gallery, Milwaukee, WI 2012 "Invitational Alumni Exhibition", Elaine Jacobs Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 2002-10 Grace Chosy Gallery, Madison, WI 2008 Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison 2008 Chapman Museum of Art, Myrtle Beach, NC 2007 Carthage College, Kenosha, WI 2007 Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC 2007 "Real and Imagined" Elaine Jacobs Gallery, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 2003-7 Ann Nathan Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003 "The Exquisite Snake" Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL 2003 Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI 2002 Sonyia Zaks Gallery, Chicago, IL 1995 Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH 1994 Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI 1993 Madison Art Center, Madison, WI 1993 New York Arts Club, New York, N.Y. 1993 "Previews of l993" J. Cacciola Galleries, NY 1992 "Small Painting Exhibition" J. Cacciola Galleries, NY 1992 "Women in the Bowdoin Collection" Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, MA 1992 Steibel Modern, New York, NY 1984-91 Levinson Kane Gallery, Boston, MA 1986-7 Portraits Inc., New York, NY 1985-6 Kathryn Markel Gallery, New York, NY 1981-4 Frumkin and Struve Gallery, Chicago, IL 1984 "All California '84" Laguna Beach Museum of Art, Laguna Beach, CA 1983 "Western States Figurative Realism" Cypress College Art Gallery, Cypress, CA 1982 "Atlas Building Artists" Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI 1981 "Michigan Artists 80-81" Flint Institute of Art, Flint, MI 1981 Detroit Focus Gallery, Detroit, MI 1970 Detroit Art Institute, Detroit, MI Public Collections Heidelberg University, Tiffin, Ohio Fundacio J. Llorens Artigas, Gallifa/Barcelona, Spain American Express Corporation, New York, New York Ulster Bank, Ardara, Co. Donegal, Ireland Chazen Museum of Art, Madison, Wisconsin The Block Museum of Northwestern University Malden Public Library, Malden, Massachusetts Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Schwandorf/Fromberg, Germany Beach Museum of Art, Manhattan, Kansas Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Sweet Briar, Virginia University of Wisconsin, The Graduate School, Madison, Wisconsin Carol Pylant Bibliography 2017 M is for Math, Museum and Manhattan Kansas, by Natasha Rozhkovskaya, Publisher: Tamara Rozhkovskaya Novosibrisk 2015 Exquisite Corpse, Printworks Gallery, Chicago, IL. (Exhibition catalogue) 2013 "Remarkable Women Exhibit" by Mary Louise Schumacher, Journal Sentinel, online, Milwaukee, WI, June 25 2012 "Peltz Gallery Celebrates Remarkable Women" by Peggy Sue Dunigan, The Sheperd Express, Milwaukee, WI, July 7 2008 "Teachers Who Can, UW Faculty..." by Jacob Stockinger, The Capital Times, Madison, WI, February 2007 "Art in Nature" by Bill Robbins, Kenosha News, Kenosha, WI, September 14 2004 "Ambition clothes 'Remarkable Women'" by James Auer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 7 2004 "Waxing enthusiastic over 'Colors'" by James Auer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, February 18 2003 "Remarkable Women Celebrated" by James Auer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, March 2003 "Art Lesson" by Jennifer Smith, Isthmus, Madison, WI, February 21 2003 "Installation Appreciation" by Kevin Lynch, The Capital Times, February 7 2001 "Pylant unites sketches with classical style" by James Auer, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 12 2001 "WSU Exhibit shows figurative painting" by Keri Guten Cohen, The Detroit Free Press, February 18 1999 "On Art" by James Auer, The Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel October 12 1999 "School of Art quadrennial exhibition" by John Aehl, The Wisconsin State Journal, January 24 1999 "Something old, something new" by C.R. Gabriel, Isthmus, February 5 1999 "Honoring our Own" Madison Magazine, January 1998 "The Madison Fifty" Madison Magazine, November 1997 "Back in the Game" by James Auer, The Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel, Nov. 26 1997 "Three artists will charm at local shows" by Joy Hakanson Colby, The Detroit News, May 8 1997 "At the Galleries" by Keri Guten Cohen, The Detroit Free Press, April 27 1997 "Talent not gender, is focus at show", by James Auer, Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel, December 11 1996 "Remarkable Women Exhibition" by James Auer, The Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel, Jan 14 1994 "In Art, these 20 made an impression in '93" by James Auer, The Milwaukee Journal, Jan 9 1994 "Window to the World" by Michelle Grabner, Milwaukee Magazine, Guide to the Arts, February 1994 "Art of Love: ..." by Elby Frieda Abbe, Milwaukee Sentinel, Let's Go. February issue 1993 "Variations on a theme", by Paul Pace, Rochester Clarion, Rochester, Mi, December 9 1993 "Work of women holds surprises in summer show", by Janice T. Paine, Milwaukee Sentinel, June 4 1993 "Remarkable Women has merit with or without it's gender theme", by James Auer, The Milwaukee Journal, June 13 1993 "Irish Landscape" Cross Country, Country Living Magazine, March (feature article) 1993 "Ireland's Wild West" On the Road, Country Living Magazine, March 1993 "Short List SoHo Gallery Exhibitions, The New Yorker, February 14 & 22 1993 "SoHo Exhibitions", Gallery Listings, New York Magazine, February 7 1993 Gallery Listings, The New York Times, January 31 1993 Tandem Press: Five years of Collaboration by Drew Stevens, University of Wisconsin Press 1992 "From the World's Hot Spots to Ardara", by Michael McHugh, The Donegal Democrat, Co. Donegal, Ireland, August 6 1992 "Exhibits spotlight women", by Janice T. Paine, Milwaukee Sentinel, June 5 1992 " Women's show proves a strong one", by James Auer, The Milwaukee Journal, May 24 199l "Tandem Press foster diverse printmaking styles", by John Carlos Cantu, Ann Arbor News, December 1 1991 "Quadrennially yours...U W art faculty exhibit show vital, vibrant", by Katherine Rogers, Wisconsin State Journal, January 6 1991 Who's Who in the Midwest 23rd Edition, A.N. Marquis, MacMillian Directory Division, Wilmette, Illinois 1990 "Impressive Art on a Small Scale", by Nancy Stapen, The Boston Globe, December 20 1990 "View from the Tower", by James Rhem, The Isthmus, December 21 1990 "NEA Survives but Artists Shiver", by Bill Moore, Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin, November 18 1990 "Artists Bring New Visions", by Ina Pasch, Wisconsin State Journal, Madison, Wisconsin, October 7 1990 "Madison's Wisconsin Triennial Makes a Statement in Many Ways", by James Auer, The Milwaukee Journal, October 7 1990 "Wisconsin Artists Represented at Triennial", by Kirsten Simonsen, The Daily Cardinal, University of Wisconsin, Madison, September 28 1990 "Wisconsin Triennial Art Show", by Kevin Lynch, The Capital Times, Madison, Wisconsin, September 22 1990 "School of Art & Design opens photo exhibit" The Intelligencer Journal, Lancaster, Penn., September 1990 "Art courts drama at PSA&D" Lancaster, Pennsylvania, September 1990 "Windows on an Artist", by Larry Mallak, Research Sampler ,The Graduate School, University of Wisconsin, Madison 1989 "Upward Mobility and Disposable Imagery", by Edgar Allen Beem, Maine Times, September 24 1989 "Award Winning Pylant Displays Realism", The Bowdoin Orient, Brunswick, Maine, September 8 1989 "Art Exhibit Opens at University Art Gallery", The Daily Star Journal, Warrensburg, Missouri, September l 1989 "Arts Calendar has Variety /Pylant Paintings in Bowdoin Show", The Times Record, Brunswick, Maine, August 1989 "Amerikanerinnen im Oberpfalzer Kuntslerhaus, Gegenseitiges Lernen", by Harold Raab, Die Woche, West Germany, July l3 1989 "American Spirits im Oberpfalzer Kunstlerhaus, Mittelbayerische Zeitung, West Germany, July 6 1989 "Zum Abscheid eine Ausstellung Arrangiert", Mittlebayerische Zeitung, West Germany, July 5 1989 "Amerikanerinnen in der Kebbel Villa", Mittelbayerische Zeitung, West Germany June 9 1989 "A Day With Carol Pylant", by Jackie Michard, On Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin- Madison, July 1989 "VCCA Artists in Germany", The News and Daily Advance, Lynchburg...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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Silk, Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Cotton

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

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