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Tawny Chatmon’s Reading List
Posted: February 14, 2026
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
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.

“Ms. Americana” and America250 at NMWA
Posted: February 9, 2026
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
As the U.S. marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, NMWA presents ten historical paintings that share a deeper story behind American artistic traditions.
A painting in a folk or simple style features a dark-skinned person with a black hat ringing a bell in front of a white church with a black roof. The church is surrounded by greenery, and on either side of a brown path leading out of the church are vibrant yellow, red, pink, and orange flowers.

Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam: Legacy
Posted: January 11, 2026
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
By reclaiming the lives and legacies of Dutch and Flemish women artists, we can begin to recover their significance to the cultural landscape of the 17th and early 18th centuries.
A portrait of a woman in historical dress surrounded by a garland of fruit and flowers. She is playing a guitar.

5 Fast Facts: Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam
Posted: January 8, 2026
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Impress your friends with facts about five artists whose work is included in Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750, on view through January 11, 2026.
A detailed oil painting of a lush forest-floor still life featuring an asymmetrical arrangement of various flowers, including tall irises and morning glories, bell-shaped foxgloves, a central bright orange lily-like bloom, and clusters of white and pink blossoms. This is set against a dark, muted background.

Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam: Networks
Posted: December 30, 2025
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Women were crucial to the artistic economy of the Low Countries, and female labor was a significant factor in the unprecedented expansion of trade and the thriving market for art...
Still life painting features a reddish ceramic colander with several types of fish. In the foreground, a cat stands alert next to shrimp and oyster shells on a gleaming pewter dish.

Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam: Choices
Posted: December 19, 2025
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
The options available to women artists in this period, whether to marry, pursue specialized training, and much more, depended largely on their social class and family connections.
A woman wearing a black veil and white religious habit stands indoors, holding a book. The background shows stone columns and an arched window revealing a cloudy sky and distant landscape.

Ruth Orkin: Women on the Move
Posted: December 16, 2025
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Drawn from NMWA’s collection of works by Orkin, this exhibition explores the experience of women in public spaces, the artist’s own life, and her artful inversion of the “male gaze.”
A black-and-white photograph of a young woman with light skin tone and brown hair wearing a black dress and a scarf and clutching a book and a bag walks down a city sidewalk. Several men watch her walk by, some standing against the wall of a nearby building, some sitting on chairs or motorcycles. A few men seem to be catcalling her.

Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam: Presence
Posted: December 11, 2025
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Portraits of women artists, their signatures, and existing works in a wide range of mediums and genres attest to their presence during the 17th and early 18th centuries.
A woman in 17th-century attire sits at an easel, holding brushes and a palette, painting a man playing the violin. She wears a lace ruff and looks toward the viewer with a slight smile.

Tawny Chatmon: Sanctuaries of Truth, Dissolution of Lies
Posted: November 3, 2025
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Through her layered, photography-based art, Chatmon addresses racist myths and elevates cultural truths, celebrating Black families and traditions.
A photograph of a young Black girl in profile, looking down at her hands. Her dress and the image's background are covered in gold leaf. The background features a motif of birds and spirals.

Niki de Saint Phalle In Print
Posted: October 23, 2025
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Twenty never-before-exhibited prints from the museum’s collection reveal Saint Phalle’s unique vision of the powers at work in our universe.
A colorful and print features an abstracted landscape crowded with surreal, cartoon-like figures, geometric shapes, and handwritten labels, such as “The Empress,” “The High Priestess,” and “Justice.” The background features waves, patterns, and symbols, all in overlapping vivid colors.