“Painters’ Table … reflects the invigorating range of intellectual conversation still inspired by the painter’s art.”
—Jed Perl, The New Republic

“The glue that holds together an unfathomably huge amount of the dialogue about painting on the internet together.”
—Christopher Lowrance, MW Capacity

“[Painters’ Table] looks for writers who approach art with a personal sensibility, writing about shows that speak to them or relate to their own work, as opposed to merely covering an assignment.”
—Will Fenstermaker, Artspace

2010 – 2018

Created and edited by artist Brett Baker, Painters’ Table was founded in 2010 with the idea that a magazine about painting is created every day on the web. From 2010-2018 Painters’ Table was a daily magazine, highlighting online art writing from around the web as it was published. Unique in the arts media space, Painters’ Table featured artist writings on equal footing with articles by established publications and sent more than 1.5 million visits to artist blogs and art websites. The collection of reviews, essays, interviews, summaries, and links to nearly 7000 articles create a comprehensive record of the heyday of the artist-run blog.

2023 and beyond

In 2023, Painters’ Table relaunched with a new design. While continuing to highlight online arts writing and publish new content, the existing archive of content is also being meticulously audited and updated to preserve source links and better connect content. While this process is in progress readers are encouraged to use the search page to find content about specific artists.

Founder and Editor
Brett Baker is the founder and editor of Painters’ Table. His paintings have been featured and reviewed in The New York Review of Books, The New Republic, The New Criterion, Two Coats of Paint, and various other blogs and publications. He is represented in New York by Elizabeth Harris Gallery where he has had five solo shows (2013, 2015, 2018, 2020, 2022). His awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship. You can learn more about his work at his website brettbakerpaintings.com.

Managing Editor
Heather King

Contributors
Brett Baker • Matthew Ballou • James Biederman • Cameron Brinitzer • William Corbett • Paul Corio • Dana Gordon • Xico Greenwald • Sargy Mann • Margaret McCann • Henry McMahon • John Mitchell • James Panero • David Rhodes • Julia Schwartz • Siona Wilson