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Danish artist Anne Marie Carl-Nielsen (Part 1 of 2)
Posted: March 21, 2013
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
In honor of A World Apart: Anna Ancher and the Skagen Art Colony, we’re researching other delightful, innovative, and interesting Danish women in the arts. One of the most famous Danish...
View of a gallery space. On a white wall, it says "A World Apart: Anna Ancher and the Skagen Art Colony."

The Surreal Deal: Rita Kernn-Larsen
Posted: March 15, 2013
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
In honor of A World Apart: Anna Ancher and the Skagen Art Colony, we’re researching other delightful, innovative, and interesting Danish women in the arts. Searching beyond the iconic melting clocks...
View of a gallery space. On a white wall, it says "A World Apart: Anna Ancher and the Skagen Art Colony."

Grit & Grime: The Dirty Truth behind the Skagen Artists’ Methods
Posted: March 13, 2013
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Surface examinations of the Skagen artists’ paintings reveal that the seaside colony embraced artistic experimentation. Skagens Museum curator Mette Bøgh Jensen illuminated the cutting-edge practices of the Skagen artists in...
Expressionist painting of a man and two women wearing white headscarves walking through a waist-high wheat field. The man and the woman following in the back carry scythes to cut the wheat.

Search for the Spectacular: Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann
Posted: March 8, 2013
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
In honor of A World Apart: Anna Ancher and the Skagen Art Colony, we’re researching other delightful, innovative, and interesting Danish women in the arts. Seeking success (and stirring up...
View of a gallery space. On a white wall, it says "A World Apart: Anna Ancher and the Skagen Art Colony."

One Queen to Rule Them All: Margrethe II of Denmark
Posted: February 25, 2013
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
In honor of A World Apart: Anna Ancher and the Skagen Art Colony, we’re researching other delightful, innovative, and interesting Danish women in the arts. Dark wizards, pint-sized hobbits, and...
View of a gallery space. On a white wall, it says "A World Apart: Anna Ancher and the Skagen Art Colony."

Skagen artist Marie Triepcke Krøyer: Part 2 of 2
Posted: February 22, 2013
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
In 1895, Marie Krøyer gave birth to her only child with husband P.S. Krøyer, daughter Vibeke. Demanding perfection of herself in every realm, Marie never achieved a balance between painting,...
View of a gallery space. On a white wall, it says "A World Apart: Anna Ancher and the Skagen Art Colony."

Skagen artist Marie Triepcke Krøyer: Part 1 of 2
Posted: February 21, 2013
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
A tragic figure in the circle of the Skagen art colony, Marie Triepcke Krøyer (1867–1940), famously considered the most beautiful woman in Denmark in her youth, was a talented painter...
View of a gallery space. On a white wall, it says "A World Apart: Anna Ancher and the Skagen Art Colony."

Fabulous! Portraits by Michele Mattei: Betye Saar
Posted: October 25, 2012
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
NMWA’s exhibition Fabulous! Portraits by Michele Mattei presents a selection of Michele Mattei’s photographs of women who have shaped contemporary culture. Mattei, who began her career as a journalist before moving...
View of a gallery space. On a white wall, a photograph of a woman dancing, wearing a red dress, is hanging below the text "Fabulous! Portraits by Michele Mattei."

Fabulous! Portraits by Michele Mattei: Bette Bao Lord
Posted: October 19, 2012
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
NMWA’s exhibition Fabulous! Portraits by Michele Mattei presents a selection of Michele Mattei’s photographs of women who have shaped contemporary culture. Mattei, who began her career as a journalist before...
View of a gallery space. On a white wall, a photograph of a woman dancing, wearing a red dress, is hanging below the text "Fabulous! Portraits by Michele Mattei."

Fabulous! Portraits by Michele Mattei: Beatrice Wood
Posted: October 12, 2012
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Opening today, NMWA’s exhibition Fabulous! Portraits by Michele Mattei presents a selection of Michele Mattei’s photographs of women who have shaped contemporary culture. Mattei, who began her career as a...
View of a gallery space. On a white wall, a photograph of a woman dancing, wearing a red dress, is hanging below the text "Fabulous! Portraits by Michele Mattei."