by Jeff Maisey | Dec 21, 2025 | Art, Art News
By Betsy DiJulio Ten months ago, a twenty-year vision came to fruition on the campus of The College of William & Mary (W&M). There, the original Muscarelle Museum of Art, designed by Carlton Abbott—opened in 1983 and expanded in 1987—boasted five galleries...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 20, 2025 | Art, Art News, Art Reviews
James Williams, “On the Other Side of the Bridge No. 3,” Mixed Media on Canvas, 40” x 60″ By Betsy DiJulio In our digital world, in which comparisons are often linked with the negative emotions around FOMO, here you are expressly invited to compare. ...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 15, 2025 | Art, Art News, Art Previews, Current Exhibits
Susan Watkins (American, 1875–1913), Le Five O’Clock (Tea), ca. 1903, Oil on canvas, Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. Miles By Jeff Maisey Chances are you’ve never heard of American artist Susan Watkins. You likely had no idea she lived on Duke Street in Norfolk, died at age...
by Jeff Maisey | Jul 22, 2025 | Art, Art News, Art Reviews, Current Exhibits
Angela Babby (Lakota, born 1964) Melt: Prayers for the People and the Planet, 2019 Kiln-fired vitreous enamel on glass mosaic on tile board, Image courtesy of Angela Babby, Photo by Angela Babby, © Angela Babby. By Betsy DiJulio With a title like Clearly Indigenous,...
by Jeff Maisey | Jun 16, 2025 | Art, Art News, Art Reviews, Current Exhibits
(Artist Clayton Singleton has some fun with his Rock ‘em, Sock ‘em Robots painting as part of the exhibition “Playtime: Toys and Art”) By Betsy DiJulio Toys turn adults into time travelers, telescoping us back to the people, places, and passions of childhood. For...
by Jeff Maisey | Apr 21, 2025 | Art, Art News, Current Exhibits
(On view at Chrysler Museum of Art: Greta Pratt (American, born 1955), “Juneteenth Celebration,” 2023 Archival pigment print © Greta Pratt) Compiled by Staff “Greta Pratt: Jamestown Is Sinking” Through July 27 Chrysler Museum of Art Greta Pratt’s photographic series...
