Visual art

The Caribbean Fine Art Fair Makes its New York City Debut Cecil Lee - Choices

The Caribbean Fine Art Fair Makes its New York City Debut

David Emmanuel Noel November 9, 2026

The longest-running art fair in the region arrives in Harlem from 20 to 22...

Rafael Trelles Rewrites The Tempest at October Gallery Rafael Trelles, Caliban XII, 2026. Oil on linen, 50.8 x 76.2 cm.

Rafael Trelles Rewrites The Tempest at October Gallery

Occhi October 28, 2026

Shakespeare gave Caliban very little. He is the island’s only native inhabitant, a figure...

Daniel Bikas: The Conceptual Persian Rug Artist Reframing Liberty as a Living Narrative

Occhi October 5, 2026

Daniel Bikas is an Australian–Iranian pioneer of conceptual Persian rug art who reimagines the...

Zana Masombuka and Benji Reid Bring Culture, Dream, and Defiance to October Gallery Zana Masombuka Spotlight- Benji Reid

Zana Masombuka and Benji Reid Bring Culture, Dream, and Defiance to October Gallery

David Emmanuel Noel September 9, 2026

From 3 September to 3 October 2026, October Gallery presents a dual exhibition that...

Through Her Lens: Author Ifeoma Onyefulu and the Africa She Knows

David Emmanuel Noel August 28, 2026

Ifeoma Onyefulu is a Nigerian author and photographer renowned for her children’s picture books...

The Art of PR Returns to Fitzrovia with its Biggest Exhibition Yet The Escapologist by Stella Tooth. Pencil on Paper

The Art of PR Returns to Fitzrovia with its Biggest Exhibition Yet

Occhi August 25, 2026

Now in its third year, The Art of PR returns to London this September...

Mike Armstrong: From Skeleton Crew to WIP Comics Anthologies Mike Armstrong - Villas

Mike Armstrong: From Skeleton Crew to WIP Comics Anthologies

Occhi August 25, 2026

Mike Armstrong is a cartoonist based in Suffolk, England, whose work spans fan culture,...

Fragments of Memory, Dream, and Interior Space: The World of Matthew Cole Matthew Cole with 'The Bear' at BEERS London

Fragments of Memory, Dream, and Interior Space: The World of Matthew Cole

David Emmanuel Noel July 9, 2026

Matthew Cole is an American painter living and working in New York City, where,...

Nora Sturges: Ghost Towns at Brigitte Mulholland Gallery Nora Sturges, The Mind Readers, 2025, Gouache and oil on panel1, 6 x 8 inches (5.2 x 20.3 cm)

Nora Sturges: Ghost Towns at Brigitte Mulholland Gallery

Occhi July 2, 2026

Brigitte Mulholland Gallery presents Nora Sturges: Ghost Towns, on view from June 12 through...

Cabin Fever: Matthew Cole’s interiors, where the outside world turns inward Cabin Fever- Matthew Cole

Cabin Fever: Matthew Cole’s interiors, where the outside world turns inward

Occhi June 10, 2026

Matthew Cole lives and works in New York. A painter with a sharp instinct...

OCCHI SPECIAL FEATURE

Chris Vallone is an award-winning independent filmmaker, writer, director, and editor with more than 25 years of experience in visual storytelling. Raised on traditional cinema, he puts character, atmosphere, and emotion at the heart of his work.

This Sunday, 15 November 2026, at 8:00 PM Eastern (1:00 AM Monday, 16 November in London), his latest film, Shinel: Voices of the Stolen, premieres on YouTube. It is a dark psychological thriller about revenge, justice, survival, and the fight against trafficking. We caught up to discuss the project, which you can also watch via the link in our special feature.

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