Magnetic Fields: Expanding American Abstraction, 1960s to Today places abstract works by multiple generations of black women artists in context with one another—and within the larger history of abstract art—for...
![A view of a gallery with white walls and a gray floor. A large canvas with colorful brushstrokes takes up almost the entire wall. On a gray background, brushstrokes in pink, red, blue, and brown take up half of the canvas, while the other half remains gray.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Magnetic-Fields-Exhibition_26_22095-2-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
Considered the first professional woman artist, Lavinia Fontana worked within the same sphere as her male counterparts. She earned a living through her art and broke barriers.
![A woman stands in a richly brocaded red dress, her right hand reaching down to pet a small, white dog. Adorned in jewelry, she wears flowers in her hair, parted in the center. The pelt of a small mammal, its head encased in a jeweled holder, hangs from her heavily decorated belt.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/1986.77-GAP-aspect-ratio-2.25x1-1.jpg)
In celebration of NMWA’s 30th anniversary, and inspired by the museum’s focus on contemporary women artists as catalysts for change, Revival illuminates how women working in sculpture, photography, and video use spectacle...
![A woman with a light skin tone and short, blonde hair stands before a white wall next to a sculpture. The sculpture is a metal construction with yellow birds attached to its top.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Morgan_24516-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
In celebration of NMWA’s 30th anniversary, and inspired by the museum’s focus on contemporary women artists as catalysts for change, Revival illuminates how women working in sculpture, photography, and video use spectacle...
![A large canvas with colorful brushstrokes takes up almost the entire wall. There are several large photographs hanging on the wall. They are blurry and it is not visible what they are showing; one seems to depict a cage and birds.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2017-01-23114454_10644-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
Hear from Baltimore-based artist Amy Sherald about her background, artistic process, and works.
![Vibrant painting of a young lady with medium skin tone staring out against a bright pink background. The painting is partially obscured by the silhouetted heads of museum visitors.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/AmySherald-ArtistTalk-_2_-E-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
In celebration of NMWA’s 30th anniversary, and inspired by the museum’s focus on contemporary women artists as catalysts for change, Revival illuminates how women working in sculpture, photography, and video use spectacle...
![Installation view of a sculpture hanging from the ceiling in a gallery space. The sculpture consists of myriad layers of melted pink and white wax that encrust and obscure the metal armature for this abstract sculpture, which hangs from satin-wrapped chains. Its color and shape, as well as the bumpy, lacy texture, evoke a frilly tutu, lavishly frosted wedding cake, or coral accretions.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Revival-Exhibition_12_20732-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
Revel in the beauty of nature captured by Patricia Tobacco Forrester (1940–2011) in her large-scale watercolor works on view at NMWA.
![Long and thin horizontal crop of a larger artwork features a closeup detail of watercolor roses in vibrant bloom in shades of hot pink, violet, and yellow with thick leaves surrounding.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/30.2011-aspect-ratio-2.25x1.jpg)
In celebration of NMWA’s 30th anniversary, and inspired by the museum’s focus on contemporary women artists as catalysts for change, Revival illuminates how women working in sculpture, photography, and video use spectacle...
![A circular wreath made of dark, tightly coiled hair with strands escaping and resembling laurels.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2017.108-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
In celebration of NMWA’s 30th anniversary, and inspired by the museum’s focus on contemporary women artists as catalysts for change, Revival illuminates how women working in sculpture, photography, and video use spectacle...
![Bronze sculpture of a spider on a white platform against a magenta background.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/ym_nmwa_062217-6559-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
During an Artists in Conversation program at NMWA on May 9, artist Amy Sherald shares her sources of inspiration and what she hopes viewers will take away from her work.
![Vibrant painting of a young lady with medium skin tone staring out against a bright pink background. The painting is partially obscured by the silhouetted heads of museum visitors.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/AmySherald-ArtistTalk-_2_-E-aspect-ratio-2.25x1.jpg)