Organic Matters

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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Spotlight: Rachel Sussman

Posted: August 31, 2015
Category: Organic Matters
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.

Spotlight: Jiha Moon

Posted: August 24, 2015
Category: Organic Matters
Jiha Moon is known for her blend of traditional materials and pop culture iconography. Like a “cartographer of cultures,” Moon is interested in creating images that can be read differently...
A round, ceramic vessel glazed unevenly in glossy celadon has a bulging body incised with abstract shapes. Matte turquoise glaze dribbling down from the rim obscures portions of the pale green and fully coats one of two peach-shaped orbs projecting from either side of the neck.

5 Questions with Mary Tsiongas

Posted: August 17, 2015
Category: Organic Matters
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...
View of a gallery space. In big letters green , the text on the wall reads "Women to Watch: Organic Matters, 2015."

5 Questions with Lara Shipley

Posted: August 10, 2015
Category: Organic Matters
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...
View of a gallery space. In big letters green , the text on the wall reads "Women to Watch: Organic Matters, 2015."

5 Questions with Françoise Pétrovitch

Posted: August 3, 2015
Category: Organic Matters
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...
View of a gallery space. In big letters green , the text on the wall reads "Women to Watch: Organic Matters, 2015."

Victorian Decadence & Visual Decay

Posted: July 22, 2015
Category: Organic Matters
Petah Coyne and Polly Morgan are influenced by the art of Louise Bourgeois and Eva Hesse. Both artists bring forth otherworldly creations through extremely labor and time intensive processes. The...
Myriad layers of melted pink and white wax encrust and obscure the metal armature for this abstract sculpture, which hangs from satin-wrapped chains. Its color and shape, as well as the bumpy, lacy texture, evoke a frilly tutu, lavishly frosted wedding cake, or coral accretions.

5 Questions with Andrea Lira

Posted: July 20, 2015
Category: Organic Matters
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.

5 Questions with Ysabel LeMay

Posted: July 13, 2015
Category: Organic Matters
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...
View of a gallery space. In big letters green , the text on the wall reads "Women to Watch: Organic Matters, 2015."

5 Questions with Mimi Kato

Posted: July 6, 2015
Category: Organic Matters
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...
View of a gallery space. In big letters green , the text on the wall reads "Women to Watch: Organic Matters, 2015."

5 Questions with Rebecca Hutchinson

Posted: June 29, 2015
Category: Organic Matters
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...
View of a gallery space. In big letters green , the text on the wall reads "Women to Watch: Organic Matters, 2015."