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Researching Ability: Disabled Artists in the Library
Posted: July 29, 2026
Category: Library And Research Center
July is Disability Pride Month! Explore a selection of books in NMWA's Library and Research Center that highlight the lives and work of women artists with disabilities.
A room with shelves of books on its walls, two tables with blue chairs, and two dark grey armchairs with side tables.

In Memoriam: Mirella Bentivoglio and Elisabetta Gut
Posted: July 16, 2026
Category: Library And Research Center
Krystyna Wasserman, NMWA book arts curator emerita, reflects on the lives and works of two Italian artists with close ties to the museum.
A brown, tropical fruit with a large segment of skin removed to reveal small, round pages of sheet music inside instead of fruit flesh. The book rests on a square woodblock with “libra—seme” printed in the bottom-right corner.

2026 Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Women Photojournalists
Posted: May 23, 2026
Category: Library And Research Center
Volunteers gathered at NMWA on March 22, 2026, to create and improve Wikipedia entries of intrepid, inspiring, and underrepresented, photojournalists.
A hand holds a sticky note reading “Attend a Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon!” in a bright classroom where people are gathered, working on laptops in the background.

Tawny Chatmon’s Reading List
Posted: February 14, 2026
Category: Library And Research Center
Curious about the context that informs Tawny Chatmon’s work? Check out some of the resources that have shaped her themes, and hear about important takeaways from the artist herself.
A seated girl with dark skin tone wears red and green and holds a watermelon. A vase of flowers is on a table to the left.

Resistance and Self-Discovery through Zines: Jen White-Johnson
Posted: July 18, 2025
Category: Library And Research Center
July is National Zine Month. Explore five works by artist Jen White-Johnson, all available in NMWA's Library and Research Center.
A woman with medium-dark skin tone stands next to a young boy with medium-dark skin tone. Their bodies have been edited atop a colorful, playful background of pinky, blue, and yellow shapes. The boy holds a digital bad and wears headphones.

Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Disability Activism
Posted: September 4, 2024
Category: Library And Research Center
Learn about #5WomenArtists whose Wikipedia pages were created or enhanced during this year's edit-a-thon, which focused on disability activism.
A miniature watercolor painting features a light-skinned woman with underdeveloped arms wearing a white dress with a blue ribbon tied around the bodice. Her curly brown hair is worn up in a bow. She looks at the viewer with a neutral expression.

Archive Transcribe-a-thon: Frida Kahlo Papers
Posted: July 3, 2024
Category: Library And Research Center
Dominique Manuel, NMWA’s digital asset manager, discusses the museum’s first-ever archive transcribe-a-thon dedicated to the letters of Frida Kahlo.
A handwritten letter by Frida Kahlo in Spanish on a piece of tan colored paper that is torn in half.

Shop Talk: Asmaa Walton
Posted: February 14, 2024
Category: Library And Research Center
We spoke with Asmaa Walton, founder of Black Art Library, a mobile collection of Black visual art books and other art history ephemera.

Holding Ground: Artists’ Books for NMWA
Posted: October 16, 2023
Category: Library And Research Center
Nine new works by book artists inaugurate the museum's new Learning Commons and celebrate spaces where women's creativity blooms.
An artist's book in the form of a rectangular box. The exterior of the box is painted to resemble the exterior of a building.

Shop Talk: Elizabeth Ajunwa
Posted: December 7, 2022
Category: Library And Research Center
Museum Shop Director Adriana Regalado spoke with NMWA Director of the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center Elizabeth Ajunwa.
A museum gift shop is photographed at a wide angle. A colorful assortment of books, candles, textiles, and other small objects cover tables and shelves on the wall. A shopper is paying for items at a checkout table.