Much of the art in these new exhibits employs hard-earned virtuosity in the service of social commentary, from Mark Loughney’s drawings of his fellow prisoners to Jesse Krimes’ psychedelic quilts to ...

Waymond Harrison began painting during his time as an inmate at the Maryland Correctional Institution in Jessup. It was a ...

In 2010, in the recreation center of the Fairton Federal Correctional Institution, a medium-security prison for men in South New Jersey, an art collective was born.

NYU professor Nicole Fleetwood explores how incarcerated people use art to build community, cross racial divides, and reclaim ...

The first documented prison art program in the United States dates back to 1876, at the Elmira Reformatory (now the maximum-security Elmira Correctional Facility) in New York State.

Program Manager Jeffrey Greene, who has taught art in prison for more than 20 years, offered perspective on the featured artists. “Right now, we’re here,” said Greene.

Recent years have seen an increased public interest in prison art, notably Nicole Fleetwood’s “Marking Time” rocking the Museum of Modern Art/PS1 and Jesse Krimes’ meteoric rise into the ...

The prison art shows “started this huge thing,” Greene said. “We were able to advocate for art in the prisons. It’s a real jewel for the state of Connecticut. ...

Art books in prison were in high demand but hard to come by. Lindell turned to tattoo magazines that he “hustled from other captives” to learn to draw.

Hart Van Denburg/CPR News A blur of Colorado State Capitol visitors moves past part of an exhibit by the Prison Art Experience and Colorado Creative Industries, featuring works by current and/or ...

It was the first time “prison art” had been seen in an exhibition outside the facility. On display at the LeMoyne show were two over-12-foot giant totem poles with detachable wings and beaks; ...