Beard uses a group of enthusiastic, spindly blue monkeys who live in a baobab tree in Africa to challenge readers to rethink art and creativity. These lithe, game-loving animals seem to swirl across ...

Called an accomplished artist and adventurer by Vanity Fair, painter and author Alex Beard brings Monkey See, Monkey Draw, his newest children’s book, to Houston audiences today. The story of a troop ...

The practice of substituting humans with primates reaches back into art history.