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National Museum of Women in the Arts

Curator’s Perspective: Making Their Mark

A painting featuring colorful geometric forms. Bowling-pin shaped forms with blue, red, pink, and yellow patterns line the lower half of the composition. A large abstract yellow form and black-and-white chevron stripes fill the background.

Event Details

Event Date and Time

Wed, Apr 29, 2026
6 to 7 pm ET

Tickets and Reservations

Free. Members only. Reservations required.

Location

Online

Event Type

Members
In this members-only online presentation, Assistant Curator Hannah Shambroom discusses NMWA’s newest exhibition.

Event Description

About the Event

Join us for this special virtual event in which Assistant Curator Hannah Shambroom shares behind-the-scenes insights about Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection.

This exhibition illustrates women artists’ vital role in abstraction, showcasing work by some of the most important artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Drawn entirely from the contemporary art collection of Komal Shah and Gaurav Garg, the exhibition considers historical contributions, formal and material breakthroughs, and intergenerational relationships among women artists over the last eight decades. 

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Accessibility

Automated Captioning

This event will have automated speech-to-text transcription. The text will be displayed in the event video window, and attendees can turn captioning on or off throughout the program.

Accessibility Inquiries

If you are unable to register online or would like to indicate any accessibility services you require, please email member@nmwa.org. Two weeks’ notice to request accessibility services is appreciated but not required. We will make every attempt to fulfill requests.

Event Sponsors

Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection is curated by Cecilia Alemani, the Donald R. Mullen, Jr. Director & Chief Curator of High Line Art, New York. Presentation of the exhibition at NMWA is made possible by the Sue J. Henry and Carter G. Phillips Exhibition Fund and the Shah Garg Foundation. Additional support is provided by Marcia Myers Carlucci, the Clara M. Lovett Emerging Artists Fund, San Francisco Advocacy for NMWA, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, and the Estate of Lisa Claudy Fleischman.

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