After decades of teaching Mexican dance across Wisconsin, Jesús Ávila is now a muralist exploring Black and brown contributions to American culture.

In her 50s, Alice Matzkin became so well known for a series of portraits of creative women over 70 that she went on Oprah.

In what may provide a jolt to a weakened art market, Sotheby’s has won a Leonard Lauder collection valued at more than $400 ...