Canadian artist Jen Aitken talks about her process and work, which is featured in Paper Routes, the latest installment of NMWA's Women to Watch exhibition series.
Argentinian artist Dolores Furtado talks about her process and work, which is featured in Paper Routes, the latest installment of NMWA's Women to Watch exhibition series.
Edna Reindel: An Inspiring Artist for an Unprecedented Time
Posted: May 27, 2020
Category: Artist Spotlight
Edna Reindel's "Women at War" paintings express her viewpoint that humans endure—and even thrive— during challenging times when they work communally and pursue equity.
Xaviera Simmons: “How might our entire history have been different…?”
Posted: January 8, 2020
Category: Artist Spotlight
In her writings on racial and social justice, Xaviera Simmons has expressed a desire to understand what it takes to shift political systems. Her art works to shift our notions...
Landscape of Change: Janaina Tschäpe’s “100 Little Deaths”
Posted: October 15, 2019
Category: Artist Spotlight
Janaina Tschäpe began her "100 Little Deaths" series in 1996 as an exploration of landscape, transmutation, and death. Each self-portrait depicts the artist sprawled face down in different environments around...
Impress your friends with five fast facts about Louise Dahl-Wolfe (1895–1989), best known today for her innovative fashion photography.
Impress your friends with five fast facts about artist Niki de Saint Phalle (1930–2002), whose work Pregnant Nana (1993) is on view in NMWA's galleries.
Ursula von Rydingsvard: The Contour of Feeling presents the artist’s monumental cedar wood sculptures alongside newer works for the first time.
Impress your friends with five fast facts about artist Judy Chicago (b. 1939), who will celebrate her 80th birthday on July 20.
Ursula von Rydingsvard has created large-scale sculptures that can be visited in public parks, plazas, and civic buildings across the country. Curious to discover more of her work? Here are...