Artists Diane Stockard, from left, Steve Matthews and Mary Watkins at Matthews' gallery Wednesday, May 16, 2012.

But Liza Essers is adamant: Brett Murray's explicit painting of President Jacob Zuma with his penis exposed is staying up.

If you happen to walk by the Nave Museum Saturday afternoon, you are sure to stumble upon art car-master, David Best's new painting exhibit, "Prayer Tires." Each painting carries a hint of India mixed with automobile nostalgia.

Growing up, the idea of entering the Western art field didn't even cross Sharon Brening's mind.

Two survivors of domestic violence have partnered to show current victims they are not alone.

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Al Newcomb, former Spring Arbor Township police chief, is gone, but a young artist's painting ensures he won't be forgotten soon.

The Baltimore Museum of Art announced Thursday that it has recently acquired 21 works by Baltimore-born artist Morris Louis, including the landmark paintings Silver III and Untitled 5-76 , and 19 ink drawings.

A Colorado second-grader was pulled out of class Wednesday after he showed up to give a presentation about Martin Luther King, Jr.

A 16-year-old Carl Sandburg High School student is accused of pulling one of four false fire alarms at the school on May 11, while school officials and officers are looking for those responsible for the other three pulled at different areas of the school.

Drawing on the concept of African women, the African Art Centre portrays the work of talented artist Sfiso Ka-Mkame, who is currently hosting his solo exhibition, entitled Virgins and Graces, that is showcasing up until mid-June. When Tonight interviewed Ka-Mkame, he said his art was a combination of everything that was happening in his environ- ... (more)

Members of the Cambridge Drawing Society were exhibiting their work at the city's Guildhall last month when a 250 drawing of an owl was stolen by a heavy drinker.

Jan De Vliegher Treasury Series recreates precious porcelain through painting. The Belgian artist Jan De Vliegher provides a contemporary eye to these classic dishes.

A painting of a naked Prime Minister Stephen Harper by artist Maggie Sutherland entitled Emperor Haute Couture hangs in the Wilson Room of the Kingston Public Library on Thursday as part of the Kingston Arts Council art show.

Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as "Last Dance," ''Love to Love You Baby" and "Bad Girls" became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs, dance and flashy clothes, has died.

Jane Bryant, from Lakeland, Florida, joined twenty-one artists from the southeast painting at Aldridge Gardens 2nd Annual Plein Air Show, Sale and Quick Draw May 17, 2012.

South Africa's governing party said Thursday it will demand the removal of a painting from an exhibition by one of the nation's best-known artists that ridicules the party and the president with graphic and provocative imagery.

Jenny Sages' painting titled After Jack is the winner of the People's Choice Prize for this year's Archibald Prize.

A federal case alleging widespread fraud in a house-gutting program overseen by the Ray Nagin administration reaped a second guilty plea on Wednesday.

<a href="http://www.topix.com/city/springfield-mo" class="xref">SPRINGFIELD, Mo</a>. -- The 51st national, competitive, annual exhibition of aqueous media painting, Watercolor U.S.A. 2012, opens at the Springfield Art Museum on June 9 and continues through Aug.