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Contemporary Portrait 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
The field worker -Timothy Archer, 21st Century, Contemporary painting
Located in Paris, FR
Oil paint and pastel on paper Signed and dated by the artist
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil

White frogs Zahra Zeinali Contemporary painting Iranian woman artist art animal
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint and charcoal on canvas Unique work Hand-signed by the artist THE IMAGINARY LAND OF ZAHRA ZEINALI “Over time Zahra Zeinali develops her universe, which evolves slowly ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

Justin Bower 'Blue Boy 2' Abstract Oil on Canvas Featured in Landman Series
Located in Dallas, TX
Contemporary Abstract Oil Painting 'Blue Boy 2' by Los Angeles based artist Justin Bower. Executed in 2010 and recently featured in the hit television series "Landman" Starring: Bill...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

"Beauty in Blue” Painting 25.5" x 25.5" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné
Located in Culver City, CA
"Beauty in Blue” Painting 25.5" x 25.5" inch by Katherine Bakhoum Tisné Katherine Bakhoum represents art that has been forgotten for a long while. She draws upon the concept and th...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Pastel

Chaise 36, Minimalist, Pop Art, painting, Figurative, Pool, Female Figure, Paper
Located in Riverdale, NY
Chaise #36 by California artist Jeffrey Palladini is a minimalist figurative painting on paper and framed. It is textured Oil and Charcoal on paper. It is 22" x 30". With the white...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Oil, Wood Panel

Heals Fitted Fine
Located in London, GB
Acrylic on canvas, signed and dated (lower right), 91cm x 62cm (112cm x 82cm framed). (Provenance: in the collection of the artist Michael Leonard (British 1933-2023) until his dea...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Armenian Contemporary Art by Kamsar Ohanyan - Lena
Located in Paris, IDF
Oil on canvas
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

James Baldwin 5, America Martin_Ink, Paper- portion of sale to ACLU/NAACP
Located in 326 N Coast Hwy. | Laguna Beach, CA
AMERICA MARTIN "James Baldwin 5" Ink on Paper 12" x 9" A portion of each sale will be donated to the ACLU + NAACP JoAnne Artman Gallery proudly introduces America Martin’s new seri...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Ink, Archival Paper

How?
Located in New Orleans, LA
[ New Orleans, LA :: b.1959, Augsburg, Germany ] In 1959, Ruth Owens was born to a young German woman and a Black serviceman from Georgia. The nomadic military lifestyle of her chi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Theogene, Life size Boxer Painting, oil on paper, walnut frame
Located in Dallas, TX
"The Boxer" series is an on-going body of work by Apostolos Chantzaras. As a practicing boxer himself, the artist has a passion for the sport and it shows in his bold yet whimsical w...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Archival Paper, Oil

Portrait of Abigael - 21st Century. Contemporary, Figurative, Modern Portrait
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 (Issued by the Gal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"FORGOTTEN CARYATIDS" Oil Painting 39" x 47" inch by Khoren Keshishyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"FORGOTTEN CARYATIDS" Oil Painting 39" x 47" inch by Khoren Keshishyan Khoren Keshishyan is a celebrated American-Armenian painter and artist whose ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ada - Original Sally K Figurative Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Lebanese American artist Sally K.'s captivating floral portraits are both mesmerizing and empowering. Her pop-realistic paintings are inspired by strong, feminine women, celebrating...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Large Blue-Green Abstract Expressionist Portrait Oil Painting "Untitled"
Located in Cape Town, ZA
Unique, large, abstracted portrait oil painting on Belgian linen canvas, stretched on a timber support frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

"Letter to the World" Hyper-realistic oil painting, woman and palm trees
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Letter to the World" is an original oil painting on canvas by Katherine Fraser in a handmade wood frame measuring 37”h x 45”w, as pictured. This p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

NUDE on ARMCHAIR by Paula Craioveanu Female Gaze NATURAL WOOD FRAME
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Nude on Armchair". Female nude seen by a female artist - " female gaze " series. Original painting. Framed in minimalist black frame, real wood. Signed. Unframed size 20x20in / 51x...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Figure with Blue Eyes
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A painting by Nathan Oliveira. "Figure with Blue Eyes" is a figurative painting, oil on canvas in a palette of browns and creams with a pop of blue by Bay Area Figurative artist Nath...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Memorial of Vivienne Westwood Series. Set of 6 drawings
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Movies, TV and magazines are constant source of inspiration. Fame, as fleckring and shallow it can be sometimes, is very intriguing to him. The worlds of fashion, society and pop cu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Pencil, Permanent Marker, Ink, Paper

'Mystic, Awkward, Prepare the Wax, Free Will' original signed acrylic polyptich
Located in Milwaukee, WI
The present work is an excellent example of the paintings of Milwaukee artist Reginald K. Gee. Each of the four canvases that make up the work bear one of Gee's humorous, poetic titl...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Portraits of Androids, Erica with Pearls
Located in New York, NY
Erica with Pearls, 2018 Hand embellished monoprint on canvas 47 1/5 × 39 2/5 in 120 × 100 cm Sophia’s Safehouse in an Uncanny Valley examines the recent celebrity culture of humanoid AI as a way to better understand humanity, authenticity, identity, and memory in the early 21st century. The installation, inspired in part by the dystopian literary works of George Orwell, Mary Shelley, Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Carbon Pencil, Monoprint, Acrylic

"Blue Money Deluxe Series" Pop Art Benjamin Franklin Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A pop piece depicting a 100 Dollar Bill featuring Benjamin Franklin. With impasto painting, spray paint and silkscreening, we are drawn to the movement, as the artist is able to eng...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Despair - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Floral, Men Love, Dotted Green
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 (Issued by the Gal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic

A Tentative Probe
Located in New Orleans, LA
From Rembrandt van Rijn’s Militia Company of District II under the Command of Captain Frans Banninck Cocq (The Night Watch), 1642 The search for limits is an ongoing endeavor. Circu...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Varnish, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Abstract Expressionist impressionist woman's body on paper "Fragile soul"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
Fragile Soul is a contemporary abstract expressive depiction of a woman’s body, created in 2025 by French artist Natalya Mougenot in her studio in Lyon, France. The figure at the hea...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Dorieus, Life size Boxer Painting, Pop graphic, painting on paper, walnut frame
Located in Dallas, TX
"The Boxer" series is an on-going body of work by Apostolos Chantzaras. As a practicing boxer himself, the artist has a passion for the sport and it shows in his bold yet whimsical w...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Oil, Paper

A lonely ghost the ghost is -Daniel Erban, 20th Century, Outsider art painting
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on paper Signed Unique work
Category

1990s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Visions of Johanna" colorful summertime portrait of nude woman swimming/posing
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Visions of Johanna" is a colorful summertime portrait of nude woman swimming in the backgrounds and posing in the foreground. Nick Weber (b.1971), living ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Durga Goddess of Hindu, Acrylic on Canvas, Red, Yellow by Indian Artist"In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Ashoke Mullick - Untitled - 36 x 36 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas Inclusive of shipment in roll form. Style : Ashoke Mullick is considered one of the leading painters f...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Gotipua Dancer (The Precarious Existence), Acrylic on Canvas, by Indian-In Stock
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Birendra Pani - Gotipua Dancer (The Precarious Existence) - 66 x 42 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas , 2008 ** Will be delivered in rolled form. Should you want the work in ready to hand condition please contact gallery for freight calculation. In this series of works - “Boy - Dancer”, Gallery Kolkata revisits the artists very popular and well lauded ‘Boy Dancer’ suite of paintings on the plight of traditional Gopitua dancers from his native land, Odisha. The boy dancers who perform a devotional dance ritual are quickly declining in today’s cosmopolitan world. Pani entwines his empathy for the dying art with an opinion on our post-Modern era. In that respect, Pani does not try to create nostalgia for the decline in the taste for the dancers, instead he problematizes the issue by bringing in a dispassionate view of the issue. The ten canvases on display in this exhibition, features the Gopitua dancers in different situations. The canvases are a hyper-real portrait, far & close shots of a Gopitua dancers with liquid innocent eyes and a small smile playing upon his lips as he confronts the viewer. The blade is a recurring motif in Pani’s work and it has multiple functions and meanings. In this instance its meaning is rather clear — one where modernity eclipses tradition. Style : His fresh, perspective and contemporary canvases have loud and vivid images and use colors like green and shocking pink unashamedly. Pani says his works are preoccupied with exploring contemporary materials, culture and current lives of people, the negligence of local places, their culture, history, memory and their identity in present times. Further he feels the consumerist attitude has penetrated deep into the human psyche. Human beings are being consumed by the commodity rather than them consuming it. In his works, Pani explore the struggles, contradictions, dichotomies and critical reflections of the embodied selves with changes in value, knowledge and culture in our present society. “I have extensively used body parts like brain, heart and other organs, and everyday objects like capsule, syringe, blade etc to create a new visual language. Deriving from life experiences, my idea is to create a new vision by the juxtaposition of the above experience with the rich legacy, diverse visual culture and sensibility of the vast tradition of Odisha’s miniatures and Pata paintings, stone carvings, monumental visuals of temples and dance forms like Gopitua dance and Chhau-dance in Odisha.” Pani, thus attempts to create a new phenomenology and the reinvention of ‘self’ in a globalized and yet very localized world. About the Artist and his work : BORN : 1969, Bhadrak, Odisha, India. FINE ARTS EDUCATION : 1997-1999 MFA – (First class with Distinction) Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda. 1991-1997 BFA - Kala Bhavan, Viswa Bharati University, Shantiniketan, West Bengal. 1987-1990 2nd world “Studio for Fine Arts”, Bhadrak, Odisha. SOLO EXHIBITION IN INDIA AND ABROAD : 2017 Towards a new Viewership / Audience & Reproduction Aesthetics, Curated by Dr. Rajashree Biswal, organized by New Bridge India and North Odisha University, Baripada, Odisha. 2016 “Mahanadi”- A Journey through History, Memory and Culture curated by Maurice O Riordan of Australia at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi. 2015 Re-Vision / Relationship- a visual literary engagement of Birendra Pani and poet Jayanta Mahapatra, curated by Dr. Rajashree Biswal, and organized by New Bridge India, Forum on Contemporary Theory, Vadodara, Sarat Chandra Library, Baripada and Revenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha at Revenshaw University, Cuttack. 2012 “Soft- Subversion” at Red Earth Art Gallery, Baroda. 2011 “Re – Vision” at Aakriti Art Gallery, Kolkata. 2010 “Re – Vision” at Gallery Sumukha, Bengalore. 2009 “Re – Vision” at Gallery Espace New Delhi and R.L.Fine arts, New York. 2007 “Boy Dancer’’-The convergence and continuum, at Gallery Espace, New Delhi. 2007 “Boy Dancer’’-The convergence and continuum, at Faculty Gallery, M.S.U., Vadodara. 2006 “Risk’’-The Double Edge of Society, at Gallery Espace, New Delhi. 2005 “Echo” at Kaleidoscope Art...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Boy Dancer with Mahanadi, Acrylic on Canvas by Contemporary Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Birendra Pani - Boy Dancer with Mahanadi - 66 x 42 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas , 2009 ** Will be delivered in rolled form. Should you want the work in ready to hand condition please contact gallery for freight calculation. In this series of works - “Boy - Dancer”, Gallery Kolkata revisits the artists very popular and well lauded ‘Boy Dancer’ suite of paintings on the plight of traditional Gopitua dancers from his native land, Odisha. The boy dancers who perform a devotional dance ritual are quickly declining in today’s cosmopolitan world. Pani entwines his empathy for the dying art with an opinion on our post-Modern era. In that respect, Pani does not try to create nostalgia for the decline in the taste for the dancers, instead he problematizes the issue by bringing in a dispassionate view of the issue. The ten canvases on display in this exhibition, features the Gopitua dancers in different situations. The canvases are a hyper-real portrait, far & close shots of a Gopitua dancers with liquid innocent eyes and a small smile playing upon his lips as he confronts the viewer. The blade is a recurring motif in Pani’s work and it has multiple functions and meanings. In this instance its meaning is rather clear — one where modernity eclipses tradition. Style : His fresh, perspective and contemporary canvases have loud and vivid images and use colors like green and shocking pink unashamedly. Pani says his works are preoccupied with exploring contemporary materials, culture and current lives of people, the negligence of local places, their culture, history, memory and their identity in present times. Further he feels the consumerist attitude has penetrated deep into the human psyche. Human beings are being consumed by the commodity rather than them consuming it. In his works, Pani explore the struggles, contradictions, dichotomies and critical reflections of the embodied selves with changes in value, knowledge and culture in our present society. “I have extensively used body parts like brain, heart and other organs, and everyday objects like capsule, syringe, blade etc to create a new visual language. Deriving from life experiences, my idea is to create a new vision by the juxtaposition of the above experience with the rich legacy, diverse visual culture and sensibility of the vast tradition of Odisha’s miniatures and Pata paintings, stone carvings, monumental visuals of temples and dance forms like Gopitua dance and Chhau-dance in Odisha.” Pani, thus attempts to create a new phenomenology and the reinvention of ‘self’ in a globalized and yet very localized world. About the Artist and his work : BORN : 1969, Bhadrak, Odisha, India. FINE ARTS EDUCATION : 1997-1999 MFA – (First class with Distinction) Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda. 1991-1997 BFA - Kala Bhavan, Viswa Bharati University, Shantiniketan, West Bengal. 1987-1990 2nd world “Studio for Fine Arts”, Bhadrak, Odisha. SOLO EXHIBITION IN INDIA AND ABROAD : 2017 Towards a new Viewership / Audience & Reproduction Aesthetics, Curated by Dr. Rajashree Biswal, organized by New Bridge India and North Odisha University, Baripada, Odisha. 2016 “Mahanadi”- A Journey through History, Memory and Culture curated by Maurice O Riordan of Australia at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi. 2015 Re-Vision / Relationship- a visual literary engagement of Birendra Pani and poet Jayanta Mahapatra, curated by Dr. Rajashree Biswal, and organized by New Bridge India, Forum on Contemporary Theory, Vadodara, Sarat Chandra Library, Baripada and Revenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha at Revenshaw University, Cuttack. 2012 “Soft- Subversion” at Red Earth Art Gallery, Baroda. 2011 “Re – Vision” at Aakriti Art Gallery, Kolkata. 2010 “Re – Vision” at Gallery Sumukha, Bengalore. 2009 “Re – Vision” at Gallery Espace New Delhi and R.L.Fine arts, New York. 2007 “Boy Dancer’’-The convergence and continuum, at Gallery Espace, New Delhi. 2007 “Boy Dancer’’-The convergence and continuum, at Faculty Gallery, M.S.U., Vadodara. 2006 “Risk’’-The Double Edge of Society, at Gallery Espace, New Delhi. 2005 “Echo” at Kaleidoscope Art...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled, Acrylic on Canvas by Contemporary Indian Artist "In Stock"
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Birendra Pani - Untitled - 66 x 42 inches (unframed size) Acrylic on Canvas ** Will be delivered in rolled form. Should you want the work in ready to hand condition please contact gallery for extra freight calculation. In this series of works - “Boy - Dancer”, Gallery Kolkata revisits the artists very popular and well lauded ‘Boy Dancer’ suite of paintings on the plight of traditional Gopitua dancers from his native land, Odisha. The boy dancers who perform a devotional dance ritual are quickly declining in today’s cosmopolitan world. Pani entwines his empathy for the dying art with an opinion on our post-Modern era. In that respect, Pani does not try to create nostalgia for the decline in the taste for the dancers, instead he problematizes the issue by bringing in a dispassionate view of the issue. The ten canvases on display in this exhibition, features the Gopitua Dancers in different situations. The canvases are a hyper-real portrait, far & close shots of a Gopitua Dancers with liquid innocent eyes and a small smile playing upon his lips as he confronts the viewer. The blade is a recurring motif in Pani’s work and it has multiple functions and meanings. In this instance its meaning is rather clear — one where modernity eclipses tradition. Style : His fresh, perspective and contemporary canvases have loud and vivid images and use colors like green and shocking pink unashamedly. Pani says his works are preoccupied with exploring contemporary materials, culture and current lives of people, the negligence of local places, their culture, history, memory and their identity in present times. Further he feels the consumerist attitude has penetrated deep into the human psyche. Human beings are being consumed by the commodity rather than them consuming it. In his works, Pani explore the struggles, contradictions, dichotomies and critical reflections of the embodied selves with changes in value, knowledge and culture in our present society. “I have extensively used body parts like brain, heart and other organs, and everyday objects like capsule, syringe, blade etc to create a new visual language. Deriving from life experiences, my idea is to create a new vision by the juxtaposition of the above experience with the rich legacy, diverse visual culture and sensibility of the vast tradition of Odisha’s miniatures and Pata paintings, stone carvings, monumental visuals of temples and dance forms like Gopitua dance and Chhau-dance in Odisha.” Pani, thus attempts to create a new phenomenology and the reinvention of ‘self’ in a globalized and yet very localized world. About the Artist and his work : BORN : 1969, Bhadrak, Odisha, India. FINE ARTS EDUCATION : 1997-1999 MFA – (First class with Distinction) Faculty of Fine Arts, M.S. University, Baroda. 1991-1997 BFA - Kala Bhavan, Viswa Bharati University, Shantiniketan, West Bengal. 1987-1990 2nd world “Studio for Fine Arts”, Bhadrak, Odisha. SOLO EXHIBITION IN INDIA AND ABROAD : 2017 Towards a new Viewership / Audience & Reproduction Aesthetics, Curated by Dr. Rajashree Biswal, organized by New Bridge India and North Odisha University, Baripada, Odisha. 2016 “Mahanadi”- A Journey through History, Memory and Culture curated by Maurice O Riordan of Australia at Lalit Kala Akademi, Rabindra Bhavan, New Delhi. 2015 Re-Vision / Relationship- a visual literary engagement of Birendra Pani and poet Jayanta Mahapatra, curated by Dr. Rajashree Biswal, and organized by New Bridge India, Forum on Contemporary Theory, Vadodara, Sarat Chandra Library, Baripada and Revenshaw University, Cuttack, Odisha at Revenshaw University, Cuttack. 2012 “Soft- Subversion” at Red Earth Art Gallery, Baroda. 2011 “Re – Vision” at Aakriti Art Gallery, Kolkata. 2010 “Re – Vision” at Gallery Sumukha, Bengalore. 2009 “Re – Vision” at Gallery Espace New Delhi and R.L.Fine arts, New York. 2007 “Boy Dancer’’-The convergence and continuum, at Gallery Espace, New Delhi. 2007 “Boy Dancer’’-The convergence and continuum, at Faculty Gallery, M.S.U., Vadodara. 2006 “Risk’’-The Double Edge of Society, at Gallery Espace, New Delhi. 2005 “Echo” at Kaleidoscope Art...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Vision by Jeff Chester, Oil on Canvas, Pop Realism, Muted Tones
Located in Dallas, TX
JEFF CHESTER (b. 1976, CANADA) Born in Summerside, P.E.I., Jeff Chester completed a B.F.A. and a B.Sc. from the University of Guelph in 2001. After completing a B.Ed. the following ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Alkyd

"Atlantic Blue" woman stands next to a bluefin in front of the Cape and Islands
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 Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Chronos and the blade of destiny Timothy Archer Contemporary art painting myth
Located in Paris, FR
Oil painting and oil pastel on canvas Unique work Hand-signed by the artist
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil

Coco Power - Painting, Acrylic on canvas
Located in London, GB
Themba Sibeko, a self-taught artist, blends the worlds of science and art to create a unique and thought-provoking body of work. With a background in analytical chemistry, Themba has...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Not about to waste my time, waiting all night
Located in Manchester, GB
Oh de Laval, Not about to waste my time, waiting all night, 2018 Acrylic and oil on card painting Original artwork 32 x 24 cm (12.6 x 9.45 in) In a dimly lit theatre of red velv...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Oil

Confidence- 21st Century Contemporary Portrait of a Boy with Bare chest
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
David van der Linden 'Confidence' 60 x 60 cm ( Framed in black wooden frame, included in price, 70 x 70 cm) Oil on canvas 2024 Artist David van der Linden has a hard time to paint...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

On A Date -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Modern Love, Africa Woman Hair
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 (issued by The Gal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

STANZA
Located in Aventura, FL
Giclee on canvas. Hand signed and numbered on front by the artist. Edition of 95. Canvas size 36 x 24 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certi...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giclée

STANZA
STANZA
$1,875 Sale Price
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Self Adorable -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Fashion, Africa Woman Hair
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 (issued by The Gal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Dream to Fly
Located in Paris, IDF
Kusbudiyanto is an Indonesian artist born in 1969 who lives & works in Jogjakarta, Indonesia. This painting tells about child's dream to fly and reach his dream. Fly like a bird and...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Taken Aback By My Own Beauty #2
Located in New Orleans, LA
These paintings are images taken directly from life with my daughters. They each represent a fragment of their childhood that is rapidly disappearing. I have chosen to create visual ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

3D Portrait Painting of Woman: 'Wounds CCLII'
Located in New York, NY
While his work has a clear figurative language, the paintings of Juan Miguel Palacios contain a strong conceptual load, where his work developed in series, has a constant wandering o...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Mixed Media

ROW BOAT (YELLOW)
Located in Aventura, FL
Original painting on canvas. Hand signed by the artist. Canvas is stretched. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity included. All reasonable offers will b...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

ROW BOAT (YELLOW)
$12,250 Sale Price
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Beauty in Blackness - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern
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 (Issued by the Gal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

SUNDAY IN THE PARK
Located in Aventura, FL
Embossed screenprint on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. From the edition of 250. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authenticity included. All reasonable offers will be considered. About the Artist: Otto de Souza Aguiar (Brazilian 1938–2006), the son of a highly respected Brazilian general, graduated with honors and was awarded a Master's Degree in Graphic Art and Drawing from the University of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. After teaching drawing and design to aspiring architects, Otto began the extensive travels through Europe that were his induction into the world of High Fashion and Interior Design. As one of Brazil's top models, his engagements took him to Milan, Paris, and London. There, with his assignments in Harper's Bazaar Italia and others of the world's most prestigious publications, Aguiar developed an inspired aesthetic perception, which manifests itself boldly in his dramatic blending of sumptuous color, texture and gilding. Uncompromising in his thirst for creativity, Otto has combined his vast fashion and theatrical background with his diversified experience in the Visual Arts. Thus, his work has been characterized by the portrayal of elegance and grace. His inner tranquility manifests in his paintings as he recaptures the lush topical beauty of the Brazilian beaches...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Screen

SUNDAY IN THE PARK
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Phoenix, Female Artist, Powerful Women, Expressionist, Alter-ego
Located in Sungai Petani, Kedah
Women's Fiction VI is a figurative painting. This is a self-portrait of mine, I made this back in year 2016. I made this painting while thinking about the phoenix rebirth from the as...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Beach Time in Santa Monica, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
The shoreline scene captures a warm, sunny day at bustling Santa Monica Beach. Some beachgoers play in the sand, while others wade into the waves, letting the...

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Shahrzad Zahra Zeinali 21st Century art Contemporary art Iranian art pink girl
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint on canvas Hand-signed lower right by the artist THE IMAGINARY LAND OF ZAHRA ZEINALI “Over time Zahra Zeinali develops her universe, which evolves slowly according to ...
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2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Adieu Gauguin
Located in New Orleans, LA
RUTH OWENS graduated in 2018 with an MFA from the University of New Orleans after leaving her medical practice of 25 years. She is represented by the Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, and belongs to the artist collective, “The Front,” both in New Orleans. Owens’ work is concerned with contributing to and preserving the black archive, and she uses personal super-8 film references in her painting and video art. Artist residencies include the Joan Mitchell Center, the Addison Gallery of American Art, the Vermont Studio Center, and the Studios at MASS MoCA. She is slotted to attend the International Studio and Curatorial Program in NY in 2023. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Ackland Art Museum at UNC-Chapel Hill, the Addison Gallery of American Art, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, the Dale Center for the Study of War and Society, and 21c Museum. The artist says of her work… In the sixties, my father was stationed at a military base in the deep South...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Butterfly Bombshell 1 - Colorful Abstract Figurative Portrait Original Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Inspired by her background in fashion, artist Lindsey McCord creates vibrant portraits that encapsulate the confidence that comes with the fun of being stylish and chic. Her figures ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Graphite

Indonesian Contemporary Art by Kusbudiyanto - Satu Sisi
Located in Paris, IDF
Kusbudiyanto is an Indonesian artist born in 1969 who lives & works in Jogjakarta, Indonesia.
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Soul of Lady Àmọ̀pé - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Modern Art, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Lately, I've been fortunate to have many amazing women in my life. I have noticed there's something truly special about them. After some reflection, I realized that what makes them s...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Scent of Healing. oil paining
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Scent of Healing" explores the profound journey towards personal harmony and the anticipation of beautiful experiences. This artwork captures the essence of finding inner peace and...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

See the sea #2 Caroline Veith 21st Century art Contemporary figurative painting
Located in Paris, FR
Vinyl paint on tracing paper and cut paper Signed and dated by the artist Unique work
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Paper, Vinyl

"Dip Dance" Contemporary Couple Silhouette Framed Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Baltimore, MD
"Dream Pieces" is a framed mixed media work on canvas by Christopher Peter, depicting an abstracted silhouette of two people dancing. The artist's technique of layering paints, handm...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Gold Leaf

Feelings
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide 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 Authent...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Other Side 4
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide 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 (Issue by The Galley) The other side...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

MARGARET THATCHER AND DENG XIAOPING NEGOTIATE THE RETURN OF HONGKONG - Oil Paint
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey "Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Color of Music, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Bold shapes and vibrant colors depict a bass player in a lively, home-like setting. The interplay of shape, color, and line creates a sense of playful rhythm, e...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

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