Posts by Jessica Stewart

Jessica Stewart

Jessica Stewart is a Staff Editor and Digital Media Specialist for My Modern Met, as well as a curator and art historian. Since 2020, she is also one of the co-hosts of the My Modern Met Top Artist Podcast. She earned her MA in Renaissance Studies from University College London and now lives in Rome, Italy. She cultivated expertise in street art which led to the purchase of her photographic archive by the Treccani Italian Encyclopedia in 2014. When she’s not spending time with her three dogs, she also manages the studio of a successful street artist. In 2013, she authored the book "Street Art Stories Roma" and most recently contributed to "Crossroads: A Glimpse Into the Life of Alice Pasquini." You can follow her adventures online at @romephotoblog.
Street Art
July 13, 2025

20 Years of Vhils’ Exceptional Art Now on View in Retrospective Exhibition

Portuguese street artist Alexandre Farto, also known as Vhils, rose to fame thanks to his innovative technique of drilling portraits onto the surface of walls. Now, his career is being celebrated with a major exhibition at Munich's Museum of Urban and Contemporary Art (MUCA). Strata is a comprehensive look at Vhils' artistic production over the last two decades.

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Oil Painting
July 10, 2025

Dreamy Cloud Paintings Capture the Delicate Beauty of Changing Skies Within Vintage Frames

Artist Cathy Camille is known for her delightful paintings of clouds, showing their ephemeral beauty through delicate, detailed artwork. With NUAGE, she’s combining the fleeting nature of clouds with the timeless strength of wood. The series celebrates the juxtaposition of old and new with a set of new oil paintings surrounded by refurbished antique frames that the artist sourced across Europe.

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Street Art
July 8, 2025

Man Spends Over a Decade Beautifying His Brooklyn Neighborhood With Street Art [Interview]

Born and bred in Bushwick, Joe Ficalora has transformed the face of his neighborhood, transforming it into an open-air art museum with a project he calls the Bushwick Collective. But Ficalora is not your typical art curator. In fact, one could say he's an accidental art curator who, in the best way, used his personal pain to reshape his environment.

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Astrophotography
July 2, 2025

Astrophotographer Braves Scorching Heat To Take “Once in a Lifetime” Photo of ISS Transit

This isn't Andrew McCarthy‘s first photo of the International Space Station (ISS) transiting the sun, but it might be his most memorable. In late June, the talented astrophotographer traveled to the Arizona desert to photograph the transit. What he didn't expect was to also capture a large solar flare shooting from the sun's surface. Calling it a “one-in-a-million shot,” the image is truly a mixture of skill and chance.

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