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Down to a Science: #5WomenArtists Spark #5WomenScientists

Posted: April 7, 2017
Category: Art And Science
For Women’s History Month, NMWA posed the question, “Can you name five women artists?” While social media users shared stories of women artists with #5WomenArtists, other science museums, and cultural...
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.

Spotlight: Rachel Sussman

Posted: August 31, 2015
Category: Art And Science
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."

Caution: Beware the Boundaries of Beasties

Posted: July 29, 2015
Category: Art And Science
Patricia Piccinini’s The Stags is currently on view in NMWA’s summer exhibition Super Natural. In sleek and shimmering fiberglass, the two large sculptural pieces of The Stags combine characteristics of...
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.