No work of art should, in the course of its creation, cause physical or psychological pain, suffering or distress to an animal.” This ambitious requirement, published by the College Art Association, ...

Joanne Lefson, who has studied the mindset behind animal art, offers a deep dive into how and why animals paint and what their creative and aesthetic senses might look like.

Many animals, including cats and horses, have made their way into some of the world’s most famous works. ... we journey into the world of animal art and decipher their symbolic meanings.

Pigcasso, the famous painting pig who took the world by storm with her jaw-dropping expressionist works, has died at eight years old, her caretaker Joanne Lefson said this week. “Your life made ...

A New York Zoo offered a sneak preview of some of the artwork that will be available at its upcoming gala auction: creations by animals including penguins, giraffes, sloths, capybaras and others.

The ancient artworks can be found at La Pasiega cave in Cantabria, an autonomous community in northern Spain. This part of the Iberian Peninsula is rife with prehistoric rock art, with some 100 ...

In 1772, Joseph Banks commissioned the foremost painter of animals in England, George Stubbs, to paint a dingo and a kangaroo. To our modern eyes, the paintings lack the vitality and strength of ...

This artist’s animal paintings bridge a gap between photography and reality. British conservation artist Sophie Green’s hyper-real portraits invite the viewer to stand eye to eye with some of ...

She loves painting all animals, but said she prefers receiving a clear and bright photo, so she can make sure the pets’ personalities can shine through, she said.