CHAMPION WOMEN THROUGH THE ARTS

A collage of 8 artworks tiled. Clockwise from upper left: landscape with sheep, portrait of a girl in a yellow dress, a silver rattle, a portrait of a woman with a shawl holding a note, a still life of fish and a cat, a portrait of a woman wearing a bun, a relief of draped string, and a print of buildings by the water at night. A collage of 8 artworks tiled. Clockwise from upper left: landscape with sheep, portrait of a girl in a yellow dress, a silver rattle, a portrait of a woman with a shawl holding a note, a still life of fish and a cat, a portrait of a woman wearing a bun, a relief of draped string, and a print of buildings by the water at night.

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While our building is under renovation, we continue to champion women in the arts. Visit highlights from NMWA’s collection at partner museums nearby and in special exhibitions around the world.

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In front of a stormy ocean, a woman with light skin and blonde, wind-blown hair stands with head turned in profile and eyes closed.
Rania Matar, Rayven, Miami Beach, Florida, from the series “SHE,” 2019; Archival pigment print, 37 x 44 in.; Courtesy of the artist and Robert Klein Gallery; © Rania Matar

Rania Matar, Rayven, Miami Beach, Florida, from the series “SHE,” 2019; Archival pigment print, 37 x 44 in.; Courtesy of the artist and Robert Klein Gallery; © Rania Matar

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“People in the art world want to think we are achieving parity more quickly than we are.”
Susan Fisher Sterling, The Alice West Director

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Women artists have been marginalized for centuries. Gender bias is less overt today, but contemporary women artists still face many obstacles and disparities, as well as persistent underrepresentation in museum collections and exhibitions worldwide. Their historical precursors still deserve to have their stories told.

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Close-up photograph of a painted quilt shows a medium-dark skinned woman dancing exuberantly. There is a white flower in her hair, and she wears dangling gold earrings and gold loops around her neck.
Faith Ringgold, American Collection #4: Jo Baker’s Bananas (detail), 1997; Photo credit: Emily Haight, NMWA

Faith Ringgold, American Collection #4: Jo Baker’s Bananas (detail), 1997; Photo credit: Emily Haight, NMWA

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Close-up detail of a larger artwork features a view of two felt houses. On the viewer's right is an orange house that is out-of-focus while on the left is a blue house that is in-focus and has visible stitches, coarse texture, and rectangular windows.
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A black and white photograph of a young girl wearing a dress and coat jumping over a brick wall. Three other figures lean over the wall in the upper right corner of the composition. The jumping girl is the only figure who is in focus.
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Art Fix Friday: September 30, 2022

Iranian artists call for solidarity after the killing of Mahsa Amini; embroidery has a feminist revival; a new show at UMBC explores the works of multidisciplinary artist Oletha DeVane; and more.
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.
Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Margaret Bourke-White, ca. 1940; Gelatin silver print, 10 x 10 1/2 in.; NMWA, Gift of Helen Cumming Ziegler; Photograph by Louise Dahl-Wolfe © 1989 Center for Creative Photography, Arizona Board of Regents
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