Artist Spotlight

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5 Questions with Cheryl Eve Acosta
Posted: June 29, 2018
Category: Artist Spotlight
The fifth installment of NMWA’s Women to Watch exhibition series, Heavy Metal, is presented by the museum and participating national and international outreach committees. The exhibition showcases contemporary artists working...

Veils of Color: Hung Liu
Posted: April 17, 2018
Category: Artist Spotlight
Although Hung Liu (b. 1948, Changchun, China) works in a variety of mediums, her portraits are unified by a unique style characterized by richly colored veils of drip marks—an effect...
Two smiling Chinese girls with light skin and black hair painted on a collage of Chinese writing, small red envelopes, a red bird and bug, and blue paint drippings. The older girl, seen waist up, wears her hair in two braids and carries the younger girl in crimson clothes on her back.

Nameless but Not Forgotten: Hung Liu’s Portraits
Posted: February 15, 2018
Category: Artist Spotlight
Hung Liu In Print, NMWA’s newest exhibition, features works by Chinese artist Hung Liu (b. 1948) that pay homage to the forgotten individuals who influence history.

Artist Spotlight: Sylvia Snowden
Posted: January 21, 2018
Category: Artist Spotlight
For more than five decades, Sylvia Snowden (b. 1942, Raleigh, North Carolina) has created vibrantly abstract works. Her palette ranges from dark and earthy to bright and artificial, and she...
A medium-skinned woman with bright white hair stands in front of a colorful abstract painting speaking to a crowd of visitors.

Artist Spotlight: Betty Blayton
Posted: January 19, 2018
Category: Artist Spotlight
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 medium-skinned woman stands before a colorful, abstract painting. She is wearing glasses and a white v-neck sweater, and she is smiling at the camera.

Artist Spotlight: Howardena Pindell
Posted: January 18, 2018
Category: Artist Spotlight
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...
An installation photograph of a two artworks hanging next to each other on a white wall. The artwork on the right is a large round-shaped abstract form that has an organic quality. It is white, with speckles, and has a rough texture to it, evoking the texture of sand.

Artist Spotlight: Mavis Pusey
Posted: January 18, 2018
Category: Artist Spotlight
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 group of women with a dark medium skin tone are standing in a gallery looking at a large abstract painting and gesturing towards it, discussing the painting. The women look very interested and are having a lively conversation. The painting is a large abstract painting featuring geometric shapes in red, brown, and black.

Artist Spotlight: Lilian Thomas Burwell
Posted: January 17, 2018
Category: Artist Spotlight
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 woman with medium-dark skin is standing before an artwork hanging on a white wall. The artwork is a triangular, organic, sculptural piece in red and yellow tones.

Artist Spotlight: Deborah Dancy
Posted: January 16, 2018
Category: Artist Spotlight
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...
An installation shot of a room with white walls and a large, abstract painting hanging on one of the walls on the right. The large painting is comprised of colorful brushstrokes against a dark gray background.

Artist Spotlight: Brenna Youngblood
Posted: January 11, 2018
Category: Artist Spotlight
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 person in a knitted pink hat in the shape of cat ears is photographed looking at a painting from behind. A mixed media piece featuring colorful, vibrant speckles of color resembling flower buds sprinkled on a gray canvas. They gray canvas has a watercolor texture, and a fence is outlined. The notion of a prison cell comes to mind, as well as hope in the form of color and flowers.