In a new film profile, Thomas Kinkade's pastoral, hugely popular work sits uncomfortably with darker revelations from family ...

"Art for Everybody" is a smart, buzzy film. But its effort to reframe a savvy peddler of kitsch is all too familiar.

You may think you know the whole story of kitsch master Thomas Kinkade, the self-branded “painter of light,” who sold obscene amounts of work, generated endless merch, and even offered branded ...

Thomas Kinkade turned himself into a ubiquitous brand — but there was more to him than that, a new documentary shows. By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed ...

Beloved by many, despised by others, Thomas Kinkade's quaint rustic scenes and his wholesome image belied a dark and tortured story that contrasts with his 'sugary' artworks. Thomas Kinkade was ...

Thomas Kinkade once presided over an empire of radiantly unrealistic imagery, but his popular oeuvre reflected only a fraction of the man's identity, as Miranda Yousef's documentary reveals.

Thomas Kinkade was a popular art sensation the likes of which the world had never seen - churning out image after image of nostalgic domestic scenes and flower-filled sentimentality. His ...

It seems he has heard this before, and it doesn’t even register. It’s good that the Thomas Kinkade phenomenon — his empire of art galleries in shopping malls across the country; the Kinkade ...