Heavy Metal Audio Guide

Abstract wall sculpture featuring horizontal, vertical, and diagonal intersecting lines overlaid with pieces of rounded, plated steel — Carolina Sardi, Grandfather, Cricket and I, 2016; Plated steel over painted wall, 91 x 156 x 2 in.; Courtesy of the artist and Panamerican Art Projects Miami; © Carolina Sardi; Photo by Mariano Costa Peuser

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Several of the artists featured in Heavy Metal—Women to Watch 2018 discuss their inspirations, processes, and use of metal.

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Sixteen rectangular yellow and grey aluminum poles lean up against a wall — Rana Begum, No. 161, 2008; Paint on powder-coated aluminum, 98 1/2 in. high, 16 sections; Photo by Philip White; © Rana Begum

Ginny Treanor

Associate Curator, NMWA

Ginny Treanor introduces the exhibition, shares how the artists were selected, and discusses why it matters to showcase women artists working with metal.

Cheryl Eve Acosta, Palomino, 2015; Cuff with copper and enamel, 3 1/8 x 4 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.; Courtesy of the artist; © Cheryl Eve Acosta; Photo by Gene Starr

Cheryl Eva Acosta

Greater Kansas City Area Committee

Acosta introduces her work.

Acosta discusses a series called Fossilium (2015).

Acosta discusses three series of works, Birth, Ciclos, and Ericius .

Carolina Rieckhof Brommer, Self-portrait 3, 2004; Metal sponges and metal mesh, 98 1/2 x 47 1/4 x 27 1/2 in.; Courtesy of the artist; Photo by Natalia Revilla

Carolina Rieckhof Brommer

Peru Committee

Brommer introduces her works on view in Heavy Metal.

Brommer discusses her work, Self-portrait 3, 2004.

Brommer discusses her work, Self-portrait 4, 2005.

Lola Brooks, babiesbreath, 2015; Stainless steel, antique ivory roses, 14-karat gold, and champagne diamonds, 6 x 6 x 3 in.; Courtesy of Sienna Patti; Photo by Sienna Patti

Lola Brooks

Georgia State Committee

Brooks discusses her works on view in Heavy Metal.

Paula Castillo, Tethered, 2014; Lock washers and hand-cut and twisted wire, 15 x 18 x 11 in.; Courtesy of the artist; © 2017 Paula Castillo

Paula Castillo

New Mexico State Committee

Castillo discusses her works on view in Heavy Metal.

Charlotte Charbonnel, Resonarium (detail), 2011; Aluminum, iron powder, magnets and motor, 59 1/8 x 35 1/2 x 15 3/4 in.; Courtesy of Backslash; Photo by François Deladerrière

Charlotte Charbonnel

Les Amis du NMWA (French Committee)

Carbonnel discusses her works on view in Heavy Metal.

Two large pewter casts of styrofoam from a Kitchenaid mixer, side by side — Venetia Dale, Between: Kitchenaid Mixer, 2017; Styrofoam cast in pewter, 2 elements, each 29 x 21 x 8 in.; Courtesy of the artist; © Venetia Dale

Tia Dale

Massachussetts State Committee

Dale discusses her works on view in Heavy Metal.

Petronella Eriksson, Sake pot with cups, 2017; Silver, 6 x 6 1/4 x 11 3/8 in. (pot); Courtesy of the artist

Petronella Eriksson

Sweden Committee

Eriksson discusses her works on view in Heavy Metal.

Susie Ganch, Falling in Love: 1999, 2011–13; Mixed media, collected detritus, and steel, 12 x 62 x 12 in.; Courtesy of the artist and Sienna Patti Contemporary; Photo by David Hunter Hale

Susie Ganch

Mid-Atlantic Committee

Ganch discusses her works on view in Heavy Metal.

Leila Khoury, Palmyra, 2015; Steel and concrete, 84 x 84 x 24 in.; Courtesy of the artist

Leila Khoury

Ohio State Committee

Khoury discusses her work Palmyra, 2015.

Holly Laws, Three Eastern Bluebirds, 2017; Copper, steel, mahogany, found ironing board, and plywood pedestal, 50 1/2 x 60 x 28 in.; Courtesy of the artist

Holly Laws

Arkansas State Committee

Laws discusses her works on view in Heavy Metal.

Blanca Muñoz, Bujía, 2013, Stainless steel, 10 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.; Courtesy of Marlborough Gallery Madrid; Photo © Arturo Muñoz

Blanca Muñoz

Spain Committee

Muñoz discusses her works on view in Heavy Metal.

Beverly Penn, Eight Months Time: Snowcap Hawthorn, 2017; Bronze, glass, brass, and steel, 40 x 10 x 6 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Museum purchase: Funds donated by the Texas State Committee of the National Museum of Women in the Arts; © Beverly Penn; Photo by Christopher Zaleski

Beverly Penn

Texas State Committee

Penn introduces her works on view in Heavy Metal.

Penn discusses her work Eight Months Time: Snowcap Hawthorn, 2017.

Penn discusses her work Fata Morgana, 2014.

Penn discusses her work Maelstrom, 2011.

Serena Porrati, Thin Film, 2017; Copper, 15 3/4 x 12 in.; Courtesy of Space4235 Genoa

Serena Porrati

Italy Committee

Porrati introduces her works on view in Heavy Metal.

Porrati discusses her work Collapse, 2014.

Porrati discusses her work Damascus Sunset, 2017.

Porrati discusses her work Thin Film, 2017.

Kerianne Quick, What Time and Distance Cannot Shrink, 2017; Copper, fine silver, and sterling silver, dimensions variable; Courtesy of the artist

Kerianne Quick

Southern California Committee

Quick introduces her works on view in Heavy Metal.

Quick discusses her work, The Utility of Sentimental Emotions, and Perceived Value, 2017.

Quick discusses her work, What Time and Distance Cannot Shrink, 2017.

Carolina Sardi, Black Holes, 2012; Courtesy of the artist and Pan American Art Projects Miami; Photo by Mariano Costa Peuser

Carolina Sardi

Florida State Committee

Sardi discusses her work, Black Holes, 2012.

Sardi discusses her work, Grandfather, Cricket and I, 2016.

Katherine Vetne, Selling the Dream, 2017; Three lead crystal Avon pitchers, melted and mirrored with silver nitrate, 45 x 11 x 10 3/4 in.; Courtesy of the artist; Photo by John Janca

Katherine Vetne

Northern California Committee

Vetne discusses her work, Selling the Dream, 2017.

Kelsey Wishik, Sprout, 2014; Mild steel, 17 x 50 x 22 1/2 in.; Courtesy of the artist

Kelsey Wishik

Mississippi State Committee

Wishik discusses her work, Space City, 2012.

Wishik discusses her work, Sprout, 2014.