I had the privilege of attending my friend Nicolai Gánichev's first ever solo art exhibition, "Fragile Strength", which features a captivating body of work created between 2021 and 2024.

More than three years in the making, and with the support of a wide community of collaborators, Colby College Museum of Art is presenting Painted: Our Bodies, Hearts, and Village (May 19, 2023–July 28 ...