Jill Greenberg: Ursine

The latest subject to get photographer Jill Greenberg's black-belt photoshop treatment are members of the Ursidae family. Known for her images of crying babies and more recently for her portraits of monkeys, the bear series continues to explore themes of humanity, emotion and duality seen in her previous work. Like with her other subjects, the bears express a range of often contradictory feelings, running the …

Zoë Walker and Neil Bromwich: Siege Weapons of Love

Collaborators and co-conspirators Zoë Walker and Neil Bromwich present “Siege Weapons of Love†an anti-militarism statement that's akin to spiking rifle barrels with flowers, albeit on a grander scale. The British artists lampoon artillery pieces Oldenburg-style with cartoonish inflatable pink phalli making a strong statement against the sexual perversity inherent in all forms of organized violence. Also included are watercolors that expand on this theme. …

Julie Heffernan

New York City-based painter Julie Heffernan's oils look like they were painted by 17th-century Flemish masters in Antwerp. But no, this Peoria, Illinois-born woman is a contemporary artist that can make the rest of us born in the 20th century proud. Her large-scale compositions use the classical style to touch on psychology, gender, motherhood and class. (Click image for detail.) Raised in Northern California, Heffernan's …