![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.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/thf46715_nmwa41-scaled-aspect-ratio-2.25x1.jpg)
With over one thousand unique works, NMWA has one of the nation’s most extensive collections of artists’ books. Selections are always on display in the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and...
![An open book full of birds made of paper, flying out of the book.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2015.85-v2_18358-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
Merian’s Daughters: Monika E. de Vries Gohlke, Amy Lamb, and Janaina Tschäpe
Posted: September 1, 2015
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Three artists credit groundbreaking 17th-century artist and scientist Maria Sibylla Merian, whose work is also on view in Super Natural, as a major influence on their performances, photography, videos, and...
![Close-up photograph shows a trumpet-shaped flower against a dark black background. The flower's striated, long neck erupts in a profusion of purple and white petals that dominate the composition.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2015.21_1317-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
The fourth installment of NMWA’s biennial exhibition series, Organic Matters—Women to Watch 2015 is presented by the museum and participating national and international outreach committees. The exhibition’s artists redefine the relationship...
![View of a gallery space. In big letters green , the text on the wall reads "Women to Watch: Organic Matters, 2015."](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Organic-Matters-2015-Exhibiton_01_7593-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
Impress your friends with five fast facts about Sharon Core, whose work is currently on view at NMWA in the collection galleries and in Super Natural.
![A full crystal sherry glass and plate mounded with raisins and iced cakes occupy the middle ground of a still-life photograph. Luscious green grapes sit in the left foreground, and greenery rises in the background. The image explicitly imitates18th-century, still-life paintings.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2014.32-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
Jiha Moon is known for her blend of traditional materials and pop culture iconography. Like a “cartographer of cultures,” Moon is interested in creating images that can be read differently...
![A round, ceramic vessel glazed unevenly in glossy celadon has a bulging body incised with abstract shapes. Matte turquoise glaze dribbling down from the rim obscures portions of the pale green and fully coats one of two peach-shaped orbs projecting from either side of the neck.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/2015.55_from-artist-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
Learn more about artist Patricia Piccinini, who is known for The Stags and whose work is featured in the NMWA collection.
![A sculpture consists of two metallic-orange motor scooters manipulated to resemble male deer. Leather seats become haunches, dashboard dials resemble faces, and multiple rear-view mirrors morph into antlers. The serpentine, hybrid animal-machines appear to spar for dominance.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2014.120_from-artist-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
The fourth installment of NMWA’s biennial exhibition series, Organic Matters—Women to Watch 2015 is presented by the museum and participating national and international outreach committees. The exhibition’s artists redefine the...
![View of a gallery space. In big letters green , the text on the wall reads "Women to Watch: Organic Matters, 2015."](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Organic-Matters-2015-Exhibiton_01_7593-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)
The fourth installment of NMWA’s biennial exhibition series, Organic Matters—Women to Watch 2015 is presented by the museum and participating national and international outreach committees. The exhibition’s artists redefine the...
![View of a gallery space. In big letters green , the text on the wall reads "Women to Watch: Organic Matters, 2015."](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Organic-Matters-2015-Exhibiton_01_7593-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-1-700x330.jpg)
Daisy Makeig-Jones, whose work is on view at NMWA through August 16 in Casting a Spell, created Fairyland Lusterware for the Wedgwood pottery company in the early 20th century. These...
![Detail image of a ceramic punchbowl painted with blue, green, red, and purple tones. The details of a mythological scene are painted in gold on top of the swaths of color.](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/2019.22_detail_44182-aspect-ratio-2.25-1-700x330.jpg)