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Shop Talk: Gabrielle Awuma
Posted: January 19, 2023
Category: Museum Shop
Museum Shop Director Adriana Regalado sat down with Senior Membership Manager Gabrielle Awuma for a conversation about art, museums, and fashion.
A youthful, dark-skinned woman sits casually on black iron stairs outside. She wears a denim jumpsuit, belted, with yellow clogs and smiles warmly at the camera. Her hair is worn short and close-cropped.

Shop Talk: Elizabeth Ajunwa
Posted: December 7, 2022
Category: Museum Shop
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.

Shop Talk: Juliet Menéndez
Posted: October 12, 2022
Category: Museum Shop
Museum Shop Director Adriana Regalado spoke with author and illustrator Juliet Menéndez.
Two visitors are standing in a shop in front wall mounted shelves filled with art books and objects. They have light skin tones and are wearing a patterned shirt and an olive jacket. One of the visitors is reaching for a card depicting a woman in a colorful dress framed by white curtains.

Shop Talk: Orin Zahra
Posted: September 9, 2022
Category: Museum Shop
Museum Shop Director Adriana Regalado sat down with NMWA Assistant Curator Orin Zahra for a conversation about art and her curatorial work.
A group of women are standing in a shop around a table with colorful books, prints, and other objects on it. They have light skin tones and are wearing colorful dresses.

Modern Makers: Syan Rose
Posted: June 8, 2022
Category: Museum Shop
Get to know Syan Rose, a Queer comic artist whose book —Our Work Is Everywhere: An Illustrated Oral History of Queer and Trans Resistance is available in NMWA’s Museum Shop.

Modern Makers: Zeb Wahls
Posted: May 4, 2022
Category: Museum Shop
We spoke with artist Zeb Wahls, co-creator of The Woman Cards, about the project's genesis, her illustration practice, and her favorite #5WomenArtists.

Modern Makers: Laura Szumowski
Posted: April 6, 2022
Category: Museum Shop
We spoke with illustrator, letterer, and author Laura Szumowski about her work for The Found, creating for fun, and advice for aspiring illustrators.
A light-skinned woman leans against a desk, smiling happily at the camera. She has straight, light-brown hair worn long to her breasts, with straight-cut bangs worn high on her forehead. She wears a yellow dress with ruffled sleeves and both arms have various tattoos. Behind her are various prints and artworks, most prominently an illustration of a Native American Chief in a headdress, shown in profile.

Modern Makers: Cara Ober
Posted: March 9, 2022
Category: Museum Shop
We spoke with Cara Ober, artist, arts writer, curator, and founding editor and publisher of BmoreArt, a leading resource for contemporary art and culture in Baltimore.
A light-skinned woman with dirty blonde, straight hair stands in front of a large colorful mural painted atop a brick wall. It features rainbow-like stripes in different muted hues, atop which petal shapes are arranged like a crown. The woman stands straight and erect, her left hand on her hip.

Modern Makers: Alexandra Winbush
Posted: February 8, 2022
Category: Museum Shop
We spoke with Brittney Alexandra Winbush, founder of the candle and tea company Alexandra Winbush, about her commitment to wellness, self-care routines, and what’s next for the brand.
A dark-skinned woman with a short, straight pixie cut sits in a relaxed pose on a velvet mustard-colored couch. She wears a off-white jumpsuit and raises her left hand to rest on her cheek as she smiles slightly at the camera. The wall behind her is painted a blush-pink color and a wide-leaf large plant is situated to her right.

Modern Makers: Culture Flock
Posted: January 12, 2022
Category: Museum Shop
We spoke with Brittany Bilyeu and Summer Trottier, founders of Culture Flock, about creating colorful and inclusive apparel, goods, and accessories for people of every shape, size, color, gender, and...
Two light-skinned women stand behind the light-wood counter of a modern retail space. They wear light-blue tie-dyed T-shirts that say "Culture Flock" in bright pink cursive lettering. Both women have tattoos on each arm. They smile brightly. Behind them, "Culture Flock" is written in big, illustrated bubble letters on the wall against a light blue and pink geometric background. On the counter, a display of colorful keychains, pride flags, and colorful cards and pins are arranged.