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A Closer Look—Mary Ellen Mark: Girlhood
Posted: April 5, 2021
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Mark often took personal interest in those she met and photographed. Learn about the photographer's relationships with several of her subjects, who she portrayed with empathy, humor, and candor.
A black-and-white photograph of a light-skinned girl submerged in a white bathtub. Only her head is visible above the soap suds, and her dark hair hangs over the side of the tub. The floor beneath the tub is tiled.

Women to Watch 2020: Joli Livaudais
Posted: March 31, 2021
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Learn about artist Joli Livaudais's process and work, which was featured in Paper Routes, the latest installment of NMWA's Women to Watch exhibition series.
A light-skinned woman with short brown hair stands in front of a white wall to which paper beetles, sculpted out of photographs, are affixed. The woman holds a beetle in her open palm, while others are arranged atop her brown leather jacket. She smiles slightly at the camera while leaning against the wall.

Cover to Cover: Tatter, Bristle, and Mend
Posted: March 22, 2021
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Published by NMWA, the fully-illustrated exhibition catalogue Sonya Clark: Tatter, Bristle, and Mend features new texts on Clark’s art by esteemed guest scholars and artists.
A close up photograph of braided black hair woven into cloth featuring colonial narrative scenes.

Women to Watch 2020: Luisa Pastor
Posted: March 10, 2021
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Learn about Spanish artist Luisa Pastor's process and work, which was featured in Paper Routes, the latest installment of NMWA's Women to Watch exhibition series.
A beige rectangular work with fragments of small boxlike elements adhered together to create a textured surface.

Now Open—Mary Ellen Mark: Girlhood
Posted: March 9, 2021
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Now on view through July 11, the exhibition explores the prolific documentary and portrait photographer's depictions of girls and young women from around the world.
A black-and-white photograph of three light-skinned young girls in princess costumes of dresses and crowns standing in front of an adult in a full Batman costume. They all stand in the middle of a city street with defiant poses, their hands on their hips and faces serious.

Now Open—Sonya Clark: Tatter, Bristle, and Mend
Posted: March 3, 2021
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
This midcareer survey features approximately 100 of Clark's mixed-media works that probe identity and visibility, appraise the force of the African Diaspora, and redress history.
Two head caps made of small, blue glass beads rest on two black mannequin heads. The two caps are connected at the tops by a beaded chain. The left cap is made of darker blue beads and the right cap is made of lighter blue beads. The chain combines both shades.

Women to Watch 2020: Georgia Russell
Posted: March 1, 2021
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Learn about artist Georgia Russell's process and work, which was featured in Paper Routes, the latest installment of NMWA's Women to Watch exhibition series.
A rectangular paper work in a plexiglass box that shows thousands of slashes through the work to create waves and shadows throughout the surface. The color shifts from purple at the top to blue to red at the bottom.

Women to Watch 2020: Natasha Bowdoin
Posted: February 24, 2021
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Learn about artist Natasha Bowdoin's process and work, which was featured in Paper Routes, the latest installment of NMWA's Women to Watch exhibition series.
A detail of contemporary paper art with a colorful painted base underneath thousands of cut alphabet letters in concentric designs.

Women to Watch 2020: Elisabetta Di Maggio
Posted: February 23, 2021
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Learn about Italian artist Elisabetta Di Maggio's process and work, which was featured in Paper Routes, the latest installment of NMWA's Women to Watch exhibition series.
Detail view of delicate, white tissue paper that has been cut with intricate floral patterns which create shadows on the wall behind it.

Women to Watch 2020: Natalia Revilla
Posted: January 21, 2021
Category: Nmwa Exhibitions
Learn about Peruvian artist Natalia Revilla's process and work, which was featured in Paper Routes, the latest installment of NMWA's Women to Watch exhibition series.