Photo courtesy of Nicky Conti "Contil" is the latest series of paintings that combine digital images, photography, language, and painting. 10 years after the fire, I finally started to reopen the digital archive of what I had documented, and began experimenting by constructing digital composite of recovered images, like journal pages, and photographs, effacing and enhancing the images by painting on top of the printed material. Contil is a word used in Nicaraguan to describ

Nicaraguan-born artist and poet Franck de las Mercedes has redefined contemporary art through his signature "Popstract Expressionism"—a fusion of abstract expressionism, pop art, and primal Nicaraguan influences. His compositions explode with vivid colors, angular linework, and layered textures, often reflecting childhood memories, familial themes, and socio-political commentary. Now based in Washington Heights, his latest collection of Popstract portraits is on view at AOTA

My painting "The King Archetype" was selected by Art on the Ave NYC to be part of a Black History Month Exhibit at The New York Supreme Court Rotunda. The exhibit titled "Labor and Love," is on view at 60 Centre Street, until February 28, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. From depictions of ballerinas, artists, legislators, barbers, construction workers, paperboys, and police officers, each is a celebration of black excellence. The exhibit and the original painting were highli

Nueva York is an Emmy award winning series about Latino culture in New York. The 30-minute show explores the rich textures of Latino society in the city, focusing on politics, art, culture, and the traditions of Spanish-speaking populations across the metropolitan area. Three influential figures bring fresh perspectives to New York’s cultural scene. Renowned author Carmen Boullosa sits down with mexicana Laura Filloy, curator at the MET, to discuss the enduring cultural sig