Orsola Maddalena Caccia: “Picturing Mary” as a Renaissance Nun
Posted: December 30, 2014
Category: Artist Spotlight
Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea focuses on themes of femininity, motherhood, and ideal women expressed through the image of the Virgin Mary. The lives of women artists whose work is...
Beyond Iconography: Food in The Birth of St. John the Baptist
Posted: December 19, 2014
Category: Artist Spotlight
Orsola Maddalena Caccia’s lavishly detailed painting The Birth of St. John the Baptist (1635), currently on view in Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea, features still-life arrangements nestled into the sacred...
Impress your friends with five fast facts about artist Artemisia Gentileschi, whose work is currently on view at NMWA in Picturing Mary.
NMWA’s mission underscores the necessity of space for women as creators and consumers of art. The poignant story of artist Camille Claudel (1864–1943), who struggled to cement her own identity...
Between the years 1910 and 1915, American painter, illustrator, and printmaker Dulah Evans Krehbiel, along with artisans called the “Ridge Craft Girls,” designed a line of greeting cards.
While the weather outside is cooling down, take a look at an artist born in November whose work is known for bright colors, exuberant patterns, and play on texture and...
Graphic Novels to Watch Out For: “Marbles” by Ellen Forney
Posted: November 5, 2014
Category: Artist Spotlight
Alongside the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center’s current exhibition, The First Woman Graphic Novelist: Helena Bochořáková-Dittrichová, the library’s display shelves currently feature fantastic contemporary graphic novels by women....
Lynda Benglis & Maya Lin: Spookily Impressive Artists
Posted: October 24, 2014
Category: Artist Spotlight
Born October 25, 1941, Lynda Benglis first gained renown for her poured-latex sculptures. The bright splashes of color departed from—but also engaged with—the restrained minimalist art popular with critics and...
Images that Tell a Story: The First Woman Graphic Novelist
Posted: September 29, 2014
Category: Artist Spotlight
Graphic Novels to Watch Out For: “Fun Home” by Alison Bechdel
Posted: September 23, 2014
Category: Artist Spotlight
Alongside the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center’s current exhibition, The First Woman Graphic Novelist: Helena Bochořáková-Dittrichová, the library’s display shelves currently feature fantastic contemporary graphic novels by women....