by Jeff Maisey | Mar 9, 2026 | Art, Art News, Featured
Students take a quick break during a Professor Emily Culver’s metal-casting class. Photo courtesy of John Roth By Betsy DiJulio “Students had to unlearn going to school in pajamas without leaving their bedroom,” recalls Peter Eudenbach, a professor of art at ODU...
by Jeff Maisey | Mar 2, 2026 | Art, Art News, Art Reviews
(Do Ho Suh, Specimen Series: Refrigerator, Apartment A, 348 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011, USA, 2013. Polyester fabric, stainless steel wire, glass display case with LED lighting; Edition of 3. Courtesy Gazelli Art House, LTD.) By Betsy DiJulio Recently, Lucas...
by Jeff Maisey | Jan 19, 2026 | Art, Art News, Art Previews
Samuel Kahn. Raining Cats and Dogs. 2006-2007. Felt-tip pen on paper. ODU Gordon Art Galleries Self-Taught Art Collection. 2013.208.02 By Betsy DiJulio To say that Samuel Kahn (1927-2007) was a self-taught artist is accurate, but somewhat akin to saying Emily...
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...
