Twentieth-century American painter Alice Neel (1900- 1984) had a sharply uncanny eye for a portrait, her emotive, ...

Our editors on the exhibitions they’re looking forward to this month, from Jeddah’s Islamic Arts Biennale 2025 to an exhibition of Brazilian modernism.

The painting Magistrates Court (The Courtroom Scene), was drawn from her own memory of a time where she was arrested following a protest. Neel moved to Harlem in the early 1940s into a big light ...

These qualities make the audience fall in love with Neel. Behind the scenes, while Robert Timothy Smith voices the character, Kacie Borrowman is the performance artist. Furthermore, it is also ...

Victoria Miro presents At Home: Alice Neel in the Queer World, curated by Hilton Als. The gallery’s ninth solo exhibition of works by the celebrated American painter further extends an ongoing ...

In this exceptional documentary, Neel’s grandson charts the struggles of her life as a woman artist, as a single mother and as a painter who defied convention. One of the greatest portrait ...