Sonia Gomes

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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Fabric of History: Sonia Gomes

Posted: August 9, 2017
Category: Sonia Gomes
In celebration of NMWA’s 30th anniversary, and inspired by the museum’s focus on contemporary women artists as catalysts for change, Revival illuminates how women working in sculpture, photography, and video use...
A woman with a dark skin tone wearing an all-white outfit is photographing a sculpture attached to a wall of a snail in a crochet web. Behind her is a large sculpture made from textile, resembling a web-like, string-like object, woven from colorful threads.

NO MAN’S LAND: Follow the Threads

Posted: December 12, 2016
Category: Sonia Gomes
Contemporary large-scale paintings and sculptural hybrids are on view in NO MAN’S LAND: Women Artists from the Rubell Family Collection. The exhibition imagines a visual conversation between 37 women artists...
An installation view of a gallery space with white walls and a gray floor. There are several art pieces hanging on the walls. On the left, a huge textile piece made of several bags in an orange fabric takes up a big part of the room. Another art piece shows skulls on an orange checkered background. On the right wall is an abstract art piece made of several orange, white, and black stripes that causes an optical illusion.