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New Orleans Film Fest presents a local artist, a Clooney vehicle, a re-imagined classic, more: NOLA
New Orleans Film Fest presents a local artist, a Clooney vehicle, a re-imagined classic, more: NOLA
Sep 9, 2025
The Crazy Big, Insanely Colorful, Completely Far-Out Vision of James Michalopoulos
The Crazy Big, Insanely Colorful, Completely Far-Out Vision of James Michalopoulos
April/May 2019
The most recognizable painter in New Orleans is on a mission: to make sure the City doesn’t forget the artists who keep it funky.
A Kaleidoscopic Unfolding: Bowdoin Magazine
A Kaleidoscopic Unfolding: Bowdoin Magazine
March 16, 2022
“For me, this was all about that guy in the background,” says James Michalopoulos ’74. He’s paused in front of one of his own paintings, hung amid a sprawling and colorful retrospective of his work. The show occupies a large gallery on the second floor of the New Orleans Jazz Museum, which is set in an imposing former US Mint building constructed in the nineteenth century at the edge of the city’s French Quarter.
Living Artfully
Living Artfully
March 1, 2022
James Michalopoulos stated as we chatted the week before Hurricane Ida’s landfall. We were talking about his 35 years in New Orleans, but oh, how we can relate to this statement during hurricane recovery. A lot of our conversation was about the pandemic, the climate crisis, and how the two have affected the arts.
The Musical Musings of James Michalopoulos
The Musical Musings of James Michalopoulos
January 1, 2022
A FEW PRECARIOUSLY PLACED emerald green caskets seem an unlikely source of inspiration for an artist who paints the joyous revelry and movement of a city alive with character and characters. But artist James Michalopoulos has tapped into something that New Orleanians have known for a long time.
Louisiana's Van Gogh: The Illuminating Works of James Michalopoulos
Louisiana's Van Gogh: The Illuminating Works of James Michalopoulos
November 26, 2019
George Rodrigue is often referred to as Louisiana’s Henri Rousseau. If that is the case, James Michalopoulos must be Louisiana’s Vincent van Gogh, not just because his technique is similar.
Review: Think You Know Michalopoulos? Ogden Retrospective Has Surprises in Store
Review: Think You Know Michalopoulos? Ogden Retrospective Has Surprises in Store
March 9, 2017
When you close your eyes and picture New Orleans in your imagination, there’s a good chance it looks like a painting by James Michalopoulos.
8 Cool Jobs
8 Cool Jobs
July 1, 2016
While many of us sit at desks day after day, there are some who have jobs that take them to exciting places creating and performing while pursuing their dreams.
Artist James Michalopoulos Transforms an Older Brewery Space Into a Topsy-turvy Funhouse
Artist James Michalopoulos Transforms an Older Brewery Space Into a Topsy-turvy Funhouse
March 2017
It's hard to miss the strikingly unconventional residence of artist James Michalopoulos.
Artist in Residence
Artist in Residence
April 1, 2009
James Michalopoulos and his family thrive on the creative energy in their funky, livable, lovable home in Faubourg Marigny.
The Indescribable Wow
The Indescribable Wow
July 1995
James Michalopoulos is seriously out of breath. It’s 5:30 p.m. on a Wednesday evening, and the painter is finally able to break away from the action at his Chartres Street studio for an interview.
Nola Website
Nola Website
12/05/2025