Nmwa Exhibitions

View of the museum from outside showing the Neoclassical building from one corner. The building is a tan-colored stone with an arched doorway, long vertical windows, and detailed molding around the roof.
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Women to Watch 2024: Saskia Jordá

Posted: April 15, 2024
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
New Worlds: Women to Watch 2024 showcases 28 contemporary artists who respond to our extraordinary times. We spoke with participating artists about their work and practice.
A light-skinned woman is photographed from the chest up. She smiles warmly at the camera against a blue sky with white clouds and what appears to be paper cranes hung on ropes. She wears a black shirt and black-rimmed glasses.

Hung Liu: Making History

Posted: February 28, 2024
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Orin Zahra, NMWA associate curator, reflects on positioning the artist's profound and layered work alongside her photographic archives.
A black-and-white photograph of Hung Liu in her early twenties, wearing a collared shirt and short hair tied back. She sits in a wheat field and looks down at a stalk in her hands.

Holding Ground: Artists’ Books for NMWA

Posted: October 16, 2023
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
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.

Tech-tonic Changes

Posted: October 12, 2023
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
In the renovated building, NMWA guests will find welcoming digital experiences—including the new video series "In Focus: Artists at Work"—that spark curiosity and engagement.
A woman with medium-light skin tone, gray pigtails, large black glasses, a dark long-sleeve shirt and a navy apron stands proudly looking at the camera in a wood shop artist studio. Both her arms are bent, one at her waist and the other leaning on a chainsaw that rests on a large piece of wood on a table.

In Conversation with Katharina Cibulka: Community Voices

Posted: January 11, 2023
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
“SOLANGE” artist Katharina Cibulka discusses how she involves communities in the creation of her public works.
A building with a white mesh artwork covering its façade, featuring bright pink cross-stitched letters that say "As long as generations change but our struggles stay the same, I will be a feminist."

In Conversation with Katharina Cibulka: Under Construction

Posted: December 14, 2022
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
“SOLANGE” artist Katharina Cibulka discusses the thrills and challenges of installing her large-scale works on construction sites.
A building with a white mesh artwork covering its façade, featuring bright pink cross-stitched letters that say "As long as generations change but our struggles stay the same, I will be a feminist."

In Conversation with Katharina Cibulka: “SOLANGE” at NMWA

Posted: November 23, 2022
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Austrian artist Katharina Cibulka discusses the inspiration for her “SOLANGE” series.
A building with a white mesh artwork covering its façade, featuring bright pink cross-stitched letters that say "As long as generations change but our struggles stay the same, I will be a feminist."

In Conversation with Katharina Cibulka: Artistic Practice

Posted: November 2, 2022
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Austrian artist Katharina Cibulka discusses her artistic practice and new installation on the museum's façade.
A building with a white mesh artwork covering its façade, featuring bright pink cross-stitched letters that say "As long as generations change but our struggles stay the same, I will be a feminist."

First Person: MISS CHELOVE

Posted: July 25, 2022
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
MISS CHELOVE describes her work for NMWA, —Reseeded: A Forest Floor Flow, including her use of traditional Javanese adornments and botanicals that are native to Indonesia.
A woman’s head and shoulders are partially obscured by leaves, flora, and abstract graphics. She has medium-light skin tone and black hair worn in a high bun, and she looks up and to the side in a regal pose.

Off the Wall with MISS CHELOVE: Part 3

Posted: July 12, 2022
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
In the final segment of a three-part interview, artist MISS CHELOVE, whose newest work is on view on NMWA's building exterior, speaks about her process and the role of community...
A woman’s head and shoulders are partially obscured by leaves, flora, and abstract graphics. She has medium-light skin tone and black hair worn in a high bun, and she looks up and to the side in a regal pose.