Michael Ray Charles’s latest show of paintings, about race, gender and sexuality — and his first in New York in more than 20 years — opened recently at New York’s Templon gallery.

Other works in "Michael Ray Charles," while smaller, are also likely to haunt viewers, each in its own way. To the right of the site-specific work is a line of paintings in which Charles utilizes ...

Michael Ray Charles is a contemporary American painter ... and in 2001 Charles was the subject of an Art:21 short documentary. He was appointed as the Hugh Roy and Lillie Cranz Cullen Distinguished ...

The fair's blend of historical and contemporary works drew many admirers and solid sales, though lower price points were conspicuous.