Learn more about how Amy Sherald inspires others and her two works in the NMWA collection, They call me Redbone but I’d rather be Strawberry Shortcake (2009) and It Made...
Can you name five women artists? Did your response include any women artists of color? Women artists, especially women of color, remain dramatically underrepresented and undervalued in museums, galleries, and...
NMWA hosts the exhibition Magnetic Fields: Expanding American Abstraction, 1960s to Today, opening to the public on Friday, October 13, 2017. Mildred Thompson, Untitled (Wood Picture), ca. 1966; Found wood...
Hear from Baltimore-based artist Amy Sherald about her background, artistic process, and works.
This summer the blockbuster film Wonder Woman has already earned more than $724 million. The NMWA Library and Research Center staff could not resist swinging their own golden lasso by...
Color Blocking & Blending: Polly Apfelbaum’s Prints
Posted: June 26, 2017
Category: News And Updates
Polly Apfelbaum (b. 1955) is best known for her large-scale installations and “fallen paintings,” compositions of dyed synthetic fabrics that she places directly on the floor.
This year’s edition of Art Basel, Switzerland, opened on Thursday, June 15. The art fair showcases posters by the Guerrilla Girls, a video installation by Cécile B. Evans with a...
Can Art Rouse the Spirit? Experience “Revival” this Summer!
Posted: June 15, 2017
Category: News And Updates
On June 23, NMWA’s second floor will come alive with brilliant contemporary sculpture and photo-based art by 16 women artists in the summer exhibition Revival. The show explores the featured artists’ representations...
FRESH TALK: Who are the new superwomen of the universe? on June 14 will show how comics, in particular, can highlight what a society values through the heroes they revere.
During an Artists in Conversation program at NMWA on May 9, artist Amy Sherald shares her sources of inspiration and what she hopes viewers will take away from her work.
