Artist Spotlight

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Master Collaborator: Judith Solodkin

Posted: June 22, 2010
Category: Artist Spotlight
Founder and Master Printer Judith Solodkin established the New York print shop, SOLO Impression Inc., in 1975. Without intending to, she has become a great supporter of women in the...
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.

Louise Bourgeois: A Legend

Posted: June 4, 2010
Category: Artist Spotlight
Louise Bourgeois’ life spanned nearly the entire twentieth century. A legend in her own time, she became part of the canon of art history, which has not been kind to...
Bronze sculpture of a spider on a white platform against a magenta background.

Niki de Saint Phalle: Her Work

Posted: April 5, 2010
Category: Artist Spotlight
Learn more about Niki de Saint Phalle, who is known for sculptures of nanas and whose work is featured in the NMWA collection.

Niki de Saint Phalle: Her Life

Posted: March 25, 2010
Category: Artist Spotlight
Learn more about Niki de Saint Phalle, who is known for sculptures of nanas and whose work is featured in the NMWA collection.
A white clay sculpture that depicts the headless pregnant body of a woman with her arms extended out. Her belly and breast are painted in a multi-colored pattern.

From the Vault: Kay Sage

Posted: March 4, 2010
Category: Artist Spotlight
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.

Celebrating Black History Month: Elizabeth Catlett

Posted: February 19, 2010
Category: Artist Spotlight
View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.

Now Open! Pomp and Power: Antoinette Bouzonnet Stella’s “Entrance of the Emperor Sigismond into Mantua”

Posted: February 2, 2010
Category: Artist Spotlight
Learn more about artist Antoinette Bouzonnet Stella, whose work Plate 1 from "L'Entree de l'Empereur Sigismond a Mantoue" (1675) is featured in the NMWA collection.
A black-and-white, horizontal print depicts multiple Roman-style male figures on horseback. They hold weapons or brass musical instruments and process, somewhat chaotically, towards the viewer's right.

Artist Spotlight: Elisabetta Sirani

Posted: December 23, 2009
Category: Artist Spotlight
Learn more about Italian artist Elisabetta Sirani (1638-1665), whose work Virgin and Child (1663) is featured in the NMWA collection.
A young, light-skinned, brunette woman gazes down lovingly at the plump baby she holds on her lap. She wears a loose, tan turban, vivid blue cloak, and red dress with white sleeves. The light-skinned child returns her gaze, leaning back to crown the woman with a circlet of roses.

Artist Spotlight: Rosa Bonheur

Posted: December 15, 2009
Category: Artist Spotlight
Learn more about French artist Rosa Bonheur, who is known for her depictions of animals and whose work is featured in the NMWA collection.
A flock of sheep rest on a green hill by the sea. In the center, two adults and a lamb lie in a group. Flat rocks are visible through the grass. The sky has rolling clouds, and a breeze is suggested by the waves crashing on rocks in the sea, which stretches to the horizon.

Artist Spotlight: Lynda Benglis

Posted: November 6, 2009
Category: Artist Spotlight
Among NMWA's new acquisitions this year is a sculpture by the innovative Lynda Benglis. Often billed as a feminist artist, Benglis is media oriented, as she works in anything from...
A close-up of a silver, metal sculpture that appears to be tied in a giant knot with crisp folds in the metal sheets.