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National Museum of Women in the Arts

Artists + Community: Pacita Abad

Nov 17, 1994, to Feb 12, 1995

Please note: Information about this exhibition is limited.

Pacita Abad is the third artist to be featured in the Artists + Community exhibition series, an innovative program that brings together local artists and members of the community.

A large textile hanging on a white wall.

Installation view of Artists + Community: Pacita Abad

The Artist,

Pacita Abad

Pacita Abad’s vividly colored, multimedia artworks highlight the legacies of Western colonialism and the experiences of political and economic refugees.
A color photograph of a woman with medium dark skin and black hair wearing a blue and white outfit and silver bangles. She stands in front of a large abstract art piece hanging on a wall.