Striking a Balance: Ellen Lanyon's Magical Art

Now on view at NMWA, contemporary American artist Ellen Lanyon's dreamlike canvases are filled with all things novel and wondrous, including magic boxes, exotic flowers, and endangered species. Read More

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	Art Quilts in America
	An upcoming NMWA symposium features the art quilt–the fresh, evolving, and distinctly American medium that borrows elements from traditional quiltmakinhg and other art forms to produce dynamic fiber expressions.
	From the Collection: Rachel Ruysch's Roses, Convolvulus, Poppies...
	Blending science with art, Dutch artist Rachel Ruysch became one of the most successful flower painters of the 17th and 18th centuries.
	Women's Wares: 18th-Century Silversmiths
	Business women are not 20th-century phenomena. Women have produced fine English silver for hundreds of years. NMWA's extensive collection of silver features works by three of the most successful women silversmiths of the 18th century.
	From Parlor to Pulitzer: 20th-Century Women Composers in America
	As a prelude to a NMWA concert, pianist Betty Ann Miller highlights three women whose collective accomplishments perhaps best embody the struggles and triumphs of 20th-century women composers in America.