Howardena Pindell

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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5 Fast Facts: Howardena Pindell

Posted: April 14, 2024
Category: Howardena Pindell
Happy birthday to Howardena Pindell, who was born on this day in 1943! Impress your friends with five fast facts about the artist, whose work is part of NMWA’s collection.
An older woman with medium-dark skin tone smiles slightly while standing in front of an abstract painting. She wears a colorful scarf atop a light-blue corduroy jacket.

Artist Spotlight: Howardena Pindell

Posted: January 18, 2018
Category: Howardena Pindell
Magnetic Fields: Expanding American Abstraction, 1960s to Today places abstract works by multiple generations of black women artists in context with one another—and within the larger history of abstract art—for...
An installation photograph of a two artworks hanging next to each other on a white wall. The artwork on the right is a large round-shaped abstract form that has an organic quality. It is white, with speckles, and has a rough texture to it, evoking the texture of sand.