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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.
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Now Open: Women Artists from Antwerp to Amsterdam, 1600-1750
Posted: September 26, 2025
Category: Clara Peeters
NMWA's newest exhibition celebrates women artists from the 17th-century Low Countries, challenging their historical obscurity and showcasing their diverse contributions to art.
An elaborate floral arrangement painted with precise detail appears dramatically spot lit against a dark background. Large red and pink blooms dominate, interspersed with small yellow, white, and blue blossoms and varied foliage. Moths and other insects a

Wilhelmina Cole Holladay’s #5WomenArtists
Posted: March 17, 2021
Category: Clara Peeters
NMWA founder Wilhelmina Cole Holladay (1922–2021) was a visionary collector of great art by women. Get to know five of her favorite historical artists from the museum’s collection.
Wilhelmina Cole Holladay leans against a railing with a slight smile. She is a light-skinned, older woman with short, gray hair, and she wears a collared white shirt and black cardigan. Ornate chandeliers can be seen behind her.

Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age: Illuminating the Natural World
Posted: November 13, 2019
Category: Clara Peeters
The lives and works of women artists of the Dutch Golden Age reveal connections between artists, patrons, and the subject matter of the natural world. The Dutch took pleasure in...
A still life painting featuring an asymmetrical arrangement of flowers; the central section features pink, orange, yellow, and blue flowers and is dramatically highlighted compared to the background and outer edge of arrangement.

Opening this Week: Women Artists of the Dutch Golden Age
Posted: October 8, 2019
Category: Clara Peeters
Still life painting features a reddish ceramic colander with several types of fish. In the foreground, a cat stands alert next to shrimp and oyster shells on a gleaming pewter dish.

Art Fix Friday: October 28, 2016
Posted: October 28, 2016
Category: Clara Peeters
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.