portraits Archives — Colossal

a surreal oil painting of a woman in a pink dress, standing in a gray room holding a string, connected to an owl, with a painting in the background of a castle tower in a landscape

Gertrude Abercrombie’s Autobiographical Surrealism Traverses Dreams and Reality

January 6, 2025

a striking portrait of a figure wearing a niqab, with roses on her head and wire worn like glasses in front of her eyes that reads "love"

Mous Lamrabat’s Striking Portraits Put Unity, Love, and Compassion in Sharp Focus

December 27, 2024

Our Favorite Stories of 2024

December 13, 2024

a man in a gray suit seated in a red chair is obscured by weeds bursting through a window

My Brain Took an Extended Vacation: Ben Zank Playfully Twists the Banal

November 25, 2024

a woman stands in front of a round installation with various imagery

Through Monumental Installations of Soap and Stones, Jesse Krimes Interrogates the Prison System

November 21, 2024

two people, one in a blue shirt and pink pants and the other in a yellow shirt and blue pants, embrace while seated on the sidewalk

In ‘Keep the Kid Alive,’ Arielle Bobb-Willis Reaches for Exuberance

November 1, 2024

a digitally reimagined portrait showing a man with a lace ruff that ridiculously covers his head and his face

In ‘Hidden Portraits,’ Volker Hermes Reimagines Historical Figures in Overwhelming Frippery

October 18, 2024

a black-and-white portrait of an anonymous woman taking a photo with an SLR camera with the desert in the background

‘The Women Who Changed Photography’ Chronicles 50 Trailblazing Artists

October 16, 2024

a collaged portrait of three young boys wearing yellow shirts, standing with their hands on their chests in front of a background of black-and-white photos

Collaged Portraits by Emma Odumade Draw on the Past to Face the Future

October 8, 2024

a detail of an elaborately collaged portrait of a black woman

In YoYo Lander’s Dynamic Portraits, Layers of Stained Paper Capture Light and Shadow

September 27, 2024

a diptych featuring six people in vibrant patterned clothes lounging together on a sofa and chair

David Antonio Cruz Celebrates Queer Love with Joy and Opulence

September 24, 2024

Sebas Velasco Reflects the Spirit of Brixton for London Mural Festival

September 21, 2024

a portrait of a woman who touches her face. she has tight braids and purple brushstrokes comprising her face. there's a puffy purple flower in the foreground

Bold Brushstrokes Overlap in Greg Breda’s Contemplative Portraits

September 18, 2024

three portraits of people inside of a produce box

Narsiso Martinez Exalts the Individuality of America’s Farmworkers in ‘Joyfully Grown’

September 18, 2024

a black and white photograph of a crowd of people watching and waving in front of a vessel that reads "color television"

Meryl Meisler’s ‘Street Walker’ is a Time Capsule of 1970s America

September 17, 2024