The fifth installment of NMWA’s Women to Watch exhibition series, Heavy Metal, is presented by the museum and participating national and international outreach committees. The exhibition showcases contemporary artists working...
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The fifth installment of NMWA’s Women to Watch exhibition series, Heavy Metal, is presented by the museum and participating national and international outreach committees. The exhibition showcases contemporary artists working...
![](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Heavy-Metal-Exhibition_34-aspect-ratio-2.25x1.jpg)
The fifth installment of NMWA’s Women to Watch exhibition series, Heavy Metal, is presented by the museum and participating national and international outreach committees. The exhibition showcases contemporary artists working...
![](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Heavy-Metal-Exhibition_34-aspect-ratio-2.25x1.jpg)
From jackets made of hammered sheet metal, to cuffs of delicate copper and organza, Heavy Metal—Women to Watch 2018 features a diverse array of wearable art. On one level, these...
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The fifth installment of NMWA’s Women to Watch exhibition series, Heavy Metal, is presented by the museum and participating national and international outreach committees. The exhibition showcases contemporary artists working...
![](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Heavy-Metal-Exhibition_34-aspect-ratio-2.25x1.jpg)
The fifth installment of NMWA’s Women to Watch exhibition series, Heavy Metal, is presented by the museum and participating national and international outreach committees. The exhibition showcases contemporary artists working...
![](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Heavy-Metal-Exhibition_34-aspect-ratio-2.25x1.jpg)
The fifth installment of NMWA’s Women to Watch exhibition series, Heavy Metal, is presented by the museum and participating national and international outreach committees. The exhibition showcases contemporary artists working...
![](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Heavy-Metal-Exhibition_34-aspect-ratio-2.25x1.jpg)
Casting, Construction, and Catharsis: Metalwork Processes
Posted: July 17, 2018
Category: Heavy Metal
Metalwork has been considered a masculine practice due to the laborious, physical processes involved in manipulating metal. Despite this stereotype, women have long been artists and manufacturers in this dynamic...
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The fifth installment of NMWA’s Women to Watch exhibition series, Heavy Metal, is presented by the museum and participating national and international outreach committees. The exhibition showcases contemporary artists working...
![](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Heavy-Metal-Exhibition_34-aspect-ratio-2.25x1.jpg)
The fifth installment of NMWA’s Women to Watch exhibition series, Heavy Metal, is presented by the museum and participating national and international outreach committees. The exhibition showcases contemporary artists working...
![](https://nmwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Heavy-Metal-Exhibition_34-aspect-ratio-2.25x1.jpg)