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Beyond Iconography: Food in The Birth of St. John the Baptist
Posted: December 19, 2014
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Orsola Maddalena Caccia’s lavishly detailed painting The Birth of St. John the Baptist (1635), currently on view in Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea, features still-life arrangements nestled into the sacred...
View of a gallery space with blue walls. On the left is a painting of a woman in a dark blue dress in a golden frame. Next to it is a red cloth framed in glass.

5 Fast Facts: Artemisia Gentileschi
Posted: December 17, 2014
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Impress your friends with five fast facts about artist Artemisia Gentileschi, whose work is currently on view at NMWA in Picturing Mary.
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.

Picturing (and Printing and Publishing) Mary
Posted: December 12, 2014
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
The catalogue for Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea explores depictions of the Virgin Mary in art from a unique combination of religious, cross-cultural, and contemporary art-historical perspectives.
View of a gallery space with blue walls. On the left is a painting of a woman in a dark blue dress in a golden frame. Next to it is a red cloth framed in glass.

There’s something about Mary . . .
Posted: December 4, 2014
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Tomorrow, December 5, the National Museum of Women in the Arts opens Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea. This new exhibition explores the concept of womanhood represented by the Virgin Mary,...
View of a gallery space with blue walls. On the left is a painting of a woman in a dark blue dress in a golden frame. Next to it is a red cloth framed in glass.

Looking Forward: Women to Watch 2015—Organic Matters
Posted: November 21, 2014
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
NMWA is thrilled to host the fourth Women to Watch exhibition, Organic Matters, from June 5 to September 13, 2015. Developed in collaboration with the museum’s national and international outreach...
View of a gallery space. In big letters green , the text on the wall reads "Women to Watch: Organic Matters, 2015."

Graphic Novels to Watch Out For: “Marbles” by Ellen Forney
Posted: November 5, 2014
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Alongside the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center’s current exhibition, The First Woman Graphic Novelist: Helena Bochořáková-Dittrichová, the library’s display shelves currently feature fantastic contemporary graphic novels by women....
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.

Images that Tell a Story: The First Woman Graphic Novelist
Posted: September 29, 2014
Category: 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.

Graphic Novels to Watch Out For: “Fun Home” by Alison Bechdel
Posted: September 23, 2014
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Alongside the Betty Boyd Dettre Library and Research Center’s current exhibition, The First Woman Graphic Novelist: Helena Bochořáková-Dittrichová, the library’s display shelves currently feature fantastic contemporary graphic novels by women....
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.

Artist Spotlight: Kimsooja’s Threads of Culture
Posted: September 9, 2014
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Learn more about artist Kimsooja, whose work is featured in the NMWA exhibition Total Art: Contemporary Video.
Textile collage of cloth folded and stitched together in loose geometric formations with visible seams making linear patterns. Deep blues on the left and warm colors on the right frame blocks of silver, yellow and grey in the center, which extends into a slightly longer base.

Artist Spotlight: Mariko Mori—Artist, Prophetess, and Cyber-Geisha
Posted: September 3, 2014
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
“The world is melting; the world is melting, becoming one . . .” This Zen-apocalyptic chant is a translation of the Japanese lyrics artist Mariko Mori (b. 1967, Tokyo) sings...
View of a gallery space. In a dark room, the title of the exhibition, "Total Art: Contemporary Video", is projected on a wall.