Artist, NFN Kalyan selected to exhibit in the Arnot Art Museum's exhibition, 3 AMERICANS

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The Arnot Art Museum will present the work of three contemporary artists in the seventh iteration of its THREE AMERICANS series. Opening on 14 Februray, the exhibition showcases the lush paintings of the natural world of Bridget Bossart van Otterloo; NFN Kalyan’s hyper color, photorealistic imagery and surrealist montages; and the luminous explorations of still life and landscape by Ileen Kaplan. It will be on view in the Museum’s West Wing Galleries through 15 May. - Arnot Art Museum Press Release

Anthony Brunelli at the Rose Museum, Brandeis University

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Photorealism in Focus

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Anthony Brunelli's painting, Tioga County, 1994 is featured among the pioneers of Photorealism at the Rose Museum of Art at Brandeis University in their “Photorealism in Focus” exhibiton.

Installation view featuring Anthony Brunelli’s painting, Tioga County, 1994.

Group photo of all who made this exhibiton possible including artists, contributors, and museum staff

“‘Photorealism in Focus’ features a multi-generational, international cadre of artists who produce meticulously crafted paintings based on carefully chosen photographs”- Artnet Gallery Network article

“This exhibition underscores how the language of Photorealism—once revolutionary—remains vital and relevant today, as it continuously investigates the complex relationship between photography and painting.”- Artnet Gallery Network article (more below)…

Nadine Robbins Exhibits at the Mattatuck Museum

Mix Master 2026, Juried Member's’ Exhibition: January 18-Februray 22, 2026

Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, CT

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“This initiative aims to both support and acknowledge contemporary art, offering a significant platform for artists to showcase their creativity. MIXMASTER provides an opportunity for both established and emerging artists to present their latest works, created within the past three years. Through this exhibition, artists gain the visibility and recognition they deserve, while art enthusiasts have the chance to experience a wide array of fresh, innovative pieces. The exhibition not only highlights the vibrant art scene in these regions but also fosters a sense of community and appreciation for contemporary artistic expression.”

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Juma Sultan is a jazz musician and percussionist, best known for his appearance at the 1969 Woodstock festival in Bethel, New York, where he played with Jimi Hendrix.

“I dedicated 280 hours to painting his portrait, immersing myself in his story, his music, and Loft Jazz” - Nadine Robbins

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Juma was invited to Nadine’s studio to view the finished portrait where the two got talking, leading to Nadine recording an interview with Juma. In the interview, Juma goes over “fascinating stories about his personal and musical life in California, New York City, and Woodstock.”

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Nadine Robbins pictured with Juma Sultan next to finished portrait.

Fine Art Connoisseur, Nadine Robbins: Painting the Queen of Photorealism

“From a bold introduction at an awards ceremony to her Upper East Side studio, this story is Nadine Robbins’ year-long journey photographing and painting Photorealism's fearless pioneer- a year of courage, connection, gratitude, and bittersweet farewell.”

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Painting the Queen of Photorealism

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Painting the Queen of Photorealism 〰️

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“I took my time to carefully represent Photorealism’s matriarch with dignity, grace, and a little bit of defiance.”

“Even now, Audrey’s Instagram profile says, ‘Artist, Mother, Teacher, Rebel.’ She personified each of these words… She is the rebel I want to be.”

NFN Kalyan: The Splendor of a Thousand Suns

Pearce’s spread showcases nine of Kalyan’s new pieces, commenting on the intelligence, depth, and sentience of the works; addressing the chaos of a modern, technologically advanced, well-informed society and the ironic juxtaposition of this reality in a war-torn world.

“These are paintings of emergence—the idea that phenomena may arise from great complexity to become unique things, like the movement of a massive flock of starlings in murmuration, swirling
with collective mind, or a swarm of bees buzzing with intelligence greater than the sum of its parts. But the emergent mind that rises from the spectacular complexity of Kalyan’s paintings is uniquely born of the ancient Indian deity, Krishna.”

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“The burgeoning question for young Indian artists is how to emerge from beneath the burden of hundreds of years of convention—to emulate Indian art in the bold new era. The last thing to tip from beautiful Pandora’s jar of horrors was hope, and NFN Kalyan’s canvases are the hope-filled and embodied spirit of this new age of Indian painting, and his is a reinvigorated and emboldened pantheon for a new, emergent era.”

Arjun

2025, oil on canvas, 40 × 72 in.

“The way I’m reacting to describe the world is that we’re inundated with so much information, and it’s juxtaposed against other information which is totally different: 13 dead in Gaza; Kim Kardashian has a baby; buy coca cola. It would not be shocking to see these three things next to each other. So, I’m trying to put everything, because I feel that that’s what the world is right now. It’s everything, all at once, and that’s how I’m trying to describe it.”

— NFN Kalyan

Kalyan’s exhibition will run through November 1, 2025 at Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts.

The Sound of Silence: New works by Eric Green and Hisaya Taira at Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts transcend the genre of photorealism.

The feature spread showcases nine paintings from the two exceptional artists, along with their personal commentary on the methods and key influences behind their quiet subject matter.

“…I want to depict the strangeness I feel in everyday life, the beauty of a moment in the ordinary, and complex situations where sophistication and unrefinedness coexist.”

— Hisaya Taira

“I don’t like to paint much from photographs. For one thing I find it astonishingly boring; I feel like a pixel pimp…Everyone thinks I draw with such detail—I don’t—it’s all hieroglyphics. All those carpets are faked, they’re just a bunch of squiggles but the mind receives that weight. I learned this from Vermeer, everything’s out of focus. When you hard-edge everything, the mind accepts it less, the eyes accept it less as realism. That’s why I get a little annoyed at the photorealism tag, because that’s not what I’m doing. It’s realism, but it’s actually the way things look. It takes into account the space and the air, and the texture…there are so many things to draw beside the topical map of a photograph.””

— Eric Green

Both artists are the features of the upcoming Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts autumn exhibition, New Mystical Realism: Works by Eric Green & Hisaya Taira.