portraits Archives — Colossal

a black and white photo of a man and a car holding protest signs

The Photographs that Shaped the Black Arts Movement in the Mid-20th Century

May 22, 2026

a gif from a video by Baumgartner Restoration of a portrait with torn canvas and creases being restored

Baumgartner Restoration Painstakingly Brings a Neglected Portrait Back to Life

May 20, 2026

a portrait painting by Amy Sherald of a young Black woman wearing a blue shirt, set against a pink background

Nasher Museum’s ‘Everything Now All At Once’ Celebrates Diversity, Resilience, and Joy

May 15, 2026

A blue ballpoint pen drawing of a man's face on antique text pages

Habib Hajallie’s Meticulous Ballpoint Pen Drawings Examine the Depths of Emotion

May 11, 2026

A black-and-white photo of a young woman with very long black hair, her back to the camera, who stands amid some large cacti, with some of her hair stuck in the spikes

Irina Werning Chronicles 18 Years of Photographing ‘Las Pelilargas’ in a New Book

May 7, 2026

a black and white photo by Austn Fischer of a woman with a pearl in her mouth

Contrast Reigns in Austn Fischer’s Conspicuous Black-and-White Photos

April 23, 2026

a surreal portrait by photographer Ben Zankn depicting a figure sitting at a seat, its head and back turned the opposite way

Ben Zank’s Portraits Teeter Between Surrealism and the Mundane

March 20, 2026

an abstracted landscape painting by Patrick Martinez with mixed media elements such as neon, photo collages, ceramic tile, and a tarp banner

‘Let Us Gather In a Flourishing Way’ Convenes 58 Artists to Survey Contemporary Latinx Painting

March 20, 2026

a detail images of a collection of boxes with a portrait of a farm worker by Narsiso Martinez. in the figure's glasses is a reflection of other people standing in a group

In Cardboard and Gold, Narsiso Martinez Highlights the Workers of American Agriculture

March 4, 2026

a photo by Constanze Han of circus performers, one juggling, in a primary colored Cuban hall

Inside the Havana School for Cuban Circus Performers

February 20, 2026

a folk-art inspired portrait by Aunia Kahn, depicting a woman with a floating head and a swan standing next to each other. floral and avian motifs pattern around the middle and out toward the borders of the piece.

Aunia Kahn’s Lush Portraits Depict a Playful Inner Landscape

February 19, 2026

A photo by Chung Cheong Wong of a bird of prey with one visible eye through its splayed wing feathers

See the Best of Nearly Half a Million Entries to the Sony World Photography Awards

February 18, 2026

an editorial flat-lay portrait by Szilveszter Makó of a woman in an ornate gown. the background consists of a checkered floor and two dimensional silhouettes of a man and arms reaching for her

Szilveszter Makó’s Surreal Photographs Reconstruct the Boundaries of Portraiture

February 12, 2026

an installation view with portraits by Amoako Boafo and a patterned sofa

Amoako Boafo Weaves His Portraiture into an Architectural Replica of His Accra Studio

February 10, 2026

A photograph by River Claure of a figure inside of a mount of sheepskins, dotted with white birds, in the desert

Otherworldly Landscapes and Bolivian Culture Merge in River Claure’s Mystical Photos

January 22, 2026

a diptych by Kris Knight of a portrait of a dark haired man on the left and hydrangeas on the right

The Language of Flowers Meets Queer Desire in Kris Knight’s Tender Portraiture

January 21, 2026