“Breadwinner Moms”: A look into the art of pioneer Judith Leyster
Posted: June 11, 2013
Category: Artist Spotlight
For centuries, women have struggled for equality in the workplace and balance in their daily lives. The media and popular culture figures continue to debate and fret about women’s roles—Facebook...
When Anna Ancher painted rooms in her family home in Skagen, Denmark, she presented very different images when she associated herself versus her husband with the represented space. Depictions of...
Shedding Light: A Curator’s Perspective on Anna Ancher
Posted: May 9, 2013
Category: Artist Spotlight
"If you ask Danes to name a woman artist, they will say Anna Ancher," declared Skagens Museum curator Mette Bøgh Jensen in an enlightening gallery talk of A World Apart:...
In honor of A World Apart: Anna Ancher and the Skagen Art Colony, on view through May 12, 2013, we’re researching other delightful, innovative, and interesting Danish women in the...
In honor of A World Apart: Anna Ancher and the Skagen Art Colony, on view through May 12, 2013, we’re researching other delightful, innovative, and interesting Danish women in the...
Traditional Roots: Family Paintings in “A World Apart”
Posted: April 18, 2013
Category: Artist Spotlight
Unsurprisingly, Skagen artists found willing models in their family members. Anna and Michael Ancher painted each other as well as other members of the close-knit Brøndum family, as shown in...
In honor of A World Apart: Anna Ancher and the Skagen Art Colony, on view through May 12, 2013, we’re researching other delightful, innovative, and interesting Danish women in the...
The art of Leonora Carrington (1917–2011) belongs to “a magical realm between sleep and waking, conscious and unconscious.”¹ On April 6, 2013, we celebrate the enchanting artist on what would have been her...
Thoughts on Freya Grand’s “Minding the Landscape” (Part 2 of 2)
Posted: April 4, 2013
Category: Artist Spotlight
In addition to the Romantic and sublime that can be seen in Freya Grand’s work, the idea of “minding the landscape,” and her way of presenting it, also recalls the...
Thoughts on Freya Grand’s “Minding the Landscape” (Part 1 of 2)
Posted: April 4, 2013
Category: Artist Spotlight
At her recent artist’s talk, Freya Grand discussed her process of creating the inspiring works currently on display at NMWA. Emphasizing her travels to remote and wild places, she related...
