Art by City: Washington, DC | Zack Zublena

New Article · Washington, DC

Looking for a Holiday Gift
That Washington, DC Won't Forget?

For Washington, DC collectors and design-conscious homes, skip the predictable luxury gift and choose a signed, limited-edition photograph by Zack Zublena.

New Article  ·  Featured by Singulart

Selected by Singulart:
A North American Artist to Follow in Washington, DC

Singulart has named Zack Zublena among its North American Artists to Follow. From the National Gallery and the Phillips Collection to the gilded Library of Congress, discover how his gold figures meet Washington's light, collectors and interiors.

Article  ·  Italian Renaissance

From the National Gallery to Georgetown:
The Italian Renaissance Reimagined in Gold

From Leonardo's Ginevra de' Benci at the National Gallery to Brumidi's fresco in the Capitol dome, discover how Washington lives with the Italian Renaissance, and how Zack Zublena reimagines it in gold for the capital's most exclusive homes, embassies and hotels.

Paralympic Athletes in Gold:
A Washington Perspective on Portraiture and Everyday Heroes

Portraiture asks us to consider whose stories we remember and how we choose to represent them. For Washington audiences, Zack Zublena's artistic project celebrating Paralympic athletes in gold for Los Angeles 2028 brings those questions together.

The portraits will honor exceptional competitors as heroes of the Games and of everyday life: rebuilding confidence, sustaining ambition through uncertainty, finding the strength to begin again. Through composition, gesture, shadow and light, gold becomes a visual language of recognition, allowing vulnerability and determination to coexist.

Each portrait session will be a collaboration, and each athlete's expression will help shape the photograph. Following the Los Angeles 2028 chapter, the project is planned to travel internationally for two years, bringing the portraits to galleries, museums and public spaces. Confirmed venues and dates will be announced as arrangements are finalized.

Washington readers can explore the art of the portrait at the National Portrait Gallery, the Smithsonian American Art Museum and the National Gallery of Art.

These institutions are cultural resources for readers, not announced partners or exhibition venues.

This is an independent artistic initiative; no official affiliation with LA28 or the Paralympic Games is implied. The Golden Warrior artwork belongs to Zack's existing practice and is not a portrait of a participating athlete.

Gold Fine Art Photography for Washington, DC Hotels, Homes and Workplaces

From Georgetown to Embassy Row: how gold figurative photography brings classical warmth to historic hotels, Kalorama homes, embassies and workplaces in a capital built in marble, bronze and gold.

The Stories Behind Zack Zublena's Golden Diptychs and Triptychs

The personal stories behind the multi-panel works, with inspiration for Washington homes, hotels and wellness spaces.

Art for Large Walls in Washington, DC

Diptychs, triptychs and ideas for choosing fine art photography for Georgetown, Dupont Circle and Logan Circle interiors, with guidance on scale, framing and light.