Models are too often given short shrift in art history, their names and stories left unknown unless their fame came by way of scandal. From reminiscences of artists to tales of rambunctious animal ...

Seven years ago, I left my full-time job at a major university to focus more on writing and performing. (I'd eventually return to the 9-to-5 world on my own terms, but at the time, I desperately ...

Being an artists’ model is so much more than being nude and keeping still: it is a dialogue that can inspire creativity. It is a surprisingly exciting life for someone who spends so much time ...

On a recent Thursday night, more than a dozen artists sat in front of easels at the Boston Figurative Art Center in Somerville, breezing through short sketches of nude model Collin Cherubim as a ...