The painting that haunts me – seven experts share their favourite scary artwork

From gruesome portraits to creepy critters, these are the paintings that have stayed with our experts long after their first glimpse.
WDAF-TV

‘Art gives me control’: Recovering alcoholic from Mission finds peace in painting

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MISSION, Kan. — Three months ago, Patrick ...
New York Post

Party Monster: Painting in prison kept me from killing myself

Partway through a 17-year stint in prison for killing his drug-dealer friend Angel Melendez, Michael Alig picked up a brush. “Painting got me through prison. After I went through withdrawal from ...
The Malta Independent

'A Piece of Me in Every Sparkle': The Painter Who Wears Her Art

What inspired you to begin your artistic journey back in 2006? In 2006 I was looking for a place where I could study painting ...
WBUR

In the studio with artist Samia Halaby: Why she says painting 'isn't about her feelings'

When I walked into artist Samia Halaby’s Manhattan studio, I was immediately greeted by art. Maybe that seems obvious, but I hadn’t been to a studio like hers — or met an artist like her — before.
Vogue

Many Artists Began Painting Outside During the Pandemic—And They Might Never Go Back

“At the beginning of the pandemic, I stopped going to my studio for several months,” says Patricia Treib, a Brooklyn-based painter of subtle, melodic, poetic abstractions. “Just traveling the 20 ...
BusinessWorld

The painting that haunts me — seven experts share their favorite scary artwork

AS HALLOWEEN approached, we asked seven of our academic experts to tell us about the most unsettling artwork they’ve ever encountered. From gruesome portraits to creepy critters, these are the ...