fine art
noun
1
a
: art (such as painting, sculpture, or music) concerned primarily with the creation of beautiful objects
—usually used in plural
b
: objects of fine art
2
: an activity requiring a fine skill
Examples of fine art in a Sentence
a collector of fine art
She studies painting in the department of fine arts.
We saw the sculpture at the Museum of Fine Arts.
the fine art of gourmet cooking
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According to an official bio, the band formed in 1979 when Ball and Almond met as students at Leeds Polytechnic in England after Ball, a fan of the popular northern soul sound and German techno group Kraftwerk, moved from Blackpool to Leeds to study fine art.
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
Ambani also serves on the boards of LACMA, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, and the Yale Schwarzman Center, a performing and fine arts hub in New Haven, Conn.
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Mallary holds bachelor’s degrees from Providence College, as well as a master’s of fine arts in nonfiction writing from Goucher College.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
The long-time artist and educator grew up in Chula Vista, earned a fine arts graduate degree from San Diego State University, and taught at San Diego City College and Grossmont College for almost 20 years.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
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Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
Ambani also serves on the boards of LACMA, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art, and the Yale Schwarzman Center, a performing and fine arts hub in New Haven, Conn.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
Mallary holds bachelor’s degrees from Providence College, as well as a master’s of fine arts in nonfiction writing from Goucher College.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
The long-time artist and educator grew up in Chula Vista, earned a fine arts graduate degree from San Diego State University, and taught at San Diego City College and Grossmont College for almost 20 years.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Fine art.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fine%20art. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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