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National Museum of Women in the Arts

Maria Martinez

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.

Beyond the Fold: Colette Fu’s Pop-Ups

Posted: December 1, 2016
Category: Maria Martinez
The special exhibition Wanderer/Wonderer: Pop-Ups by Colette Fu, on view at NMWA through February 26, 2017, features ten pop-up books that explore Fu’s personal experiences through combined images of people,...
A woman with medium skin tone and dark hair wearing a black dress holds a large pop-up artist book, which unfolds in her hand and onto a table.

Art Fix Friday: October 28, 2016

Posted: October 28, 2016
Category: Maria Martinez
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.

Subconscious Reality: Women Surrealists in Mexico

Posted: October 27, 2016
Category: Maria Martinez
NMWA’s third-floor galleries feature works by European artists Remedios Varo (1908–1963) and Leonora Carrington (1917–2011). In 20th-century Europe, critics often dismissed women artists working within the male-dominated Surrealist movement. World...
Eerie figures walk, float, swim and stand in a pastoral landscape. A grey house sits next to a small body of water, the lawn decorated with small shrubs and trees. A pair, one dressed and one nude, pet a stripped animal as ghostly figures move through the foreground.

Art Fix Friday: October 21, 2016

Posted: October 21, 2016
Category: Maria Martinez
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.

Art Fix Friday: September 9, 2016

Posted: September 9, 2016
Category: Maria Martinez
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.

Art Fix Friday: September 2, 2016

Posted: September 2, 2016
Category: Maria Martinez
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.

Art Fix Friday: August 19, 2016

Posted: August 19, 2016
Category: Maria Martinez
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.

The Matriarchs: Pottery by American Indian Women

Posted: November 24, 2010
Category: Maria Martinez
One of the most enduring traditions in American Indian life is pottery, which plays a central role in tribal rituals and ceremonies. Made primarily by women. these objects reflect both...
Blackware jar made of clay and volcanic ash. A painted, matte design adorns the upper half of the jar.