> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Michaelina Wautier’s Overdue Triumph - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/michaelina-wautiers-overdue-triumph/ - Published: 2026-04-15T10:00:38.000Z - Updated: 2026-04-15T10:00:38.000Z - Description: The Guggenheim Fellowship names 223 winners, CUNY’s Social Practice program plans to shutter, and do we really need to go to the art fairs this spring? - Author: Hyperallergic - Tags: Daily Newsletter, Newsletter If art fair season brings up mixed feelings, know that you’re not alone. In the latest Art Problems, Paddy Johnson tackles a question many artists struggle with during the busy spring and fall: Do I really need to go to the art fairs? Also today, we interview Diné shepherd and artist Nikyle Begay, whose life mission is to revitalize historically undervalued weaving patterns and advocate for ancestral Navajo Charro flocks. More below, including the artists and art workers in this year’s Guggenheim Fellowship cohort, the upcoming closure of CUNY’s beloved Social Practice art program, and overdue credit for Flemish Baroque painter Michaelina Wautier. Finally, I hope you’ll join us today from 3–4pm EDT for a [conversation](https://hyperallergic.com/tonika-lewis-johnson-segregation-and-how-to-disrupt-it/) between Senior Editor Valentina Di Liscia and MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient Tonika Lewis Johnson, whose art engages entire communities to challenge racial segregation. Become a [Hyperallergic Member](https://hyperallergic.com/#/portal/signup) to tune into the event! *—Lakshmi Rivera Amin, associate editor* --- [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/04/facemask-monalisa-daily-newsletter-04142026.jpg)](https://hyperallergic.com/art-problems-do-i-need-to-go-to-art-fairs/) ### [Art Problems: Do I Need to Go to Art Fairs?](https://hyperallergic.com/art-problems-do-i-need-to-go-to-art-fairs/) Are the fairs worth the back pain and steep ticket prices? Paddy Johnson has the answer. --- SPONSORED [![CTA Image](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/04/vilcek-foundation.png)](https://hyperallergic.com/vilcek-foundation-to-award-200-000-in-grants-to-nonprofits-uplifting-immigrant-contributions/) ****Vilcek Foundation to Award $200,000 in Grants to Nonprofits Uplifting Immigrant Contributions** The foundation invites grant applications from mission-aligned nonprofit organizations in the arts and sciences by April 30, 2026. [Learn more ](https://hyperallergic.com/vilcek-foundation-to-award-200-000-in-grants-to-nonprofits-uplifting-immigrant-contributions/) --- ## News [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/04/beloved-art-fair-shuts-down-04142026-1.jpg)](https://hyperallergic.com/beloved-cuny-social-practice-art-program-to-shut-down/) Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana created **Deported Veterans: An Immersive Exhibit and Mural Project* as a 2024–25 SPCUNY Faculty Fellow. (photo courtesy SPCUNY and Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana) - Social Practice City University of New York (SPCUNY), a five-year-old project that provides fellowships and support to social justice-minded artists across the public university system, [will shutter next February](https://hyperallergic.com/beloved-cuny-social-practice-art-program-to-shut-down/). - Kenneth Tam, Alina Tenser, Sheida Soleimani, Leeza Meksin, and American Artist are among the 223 individuals receiving the [annual 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship](https://hyperallergic.com/these-are-the-winners-of-the-2026-guggenheim-fellowship/). - Mexican artist Elina Chauvet says her [“Red Shoes” installation was staged in Bucharest without her knowledge](https://hyperallergic.com/mexican-artist-alleges-plagiarism-of-femicide-project/) or name. --- ## A Closer Look [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/04/Begay-04142026-daily-newsletter-1.jpg)](https://hyperallergic.com/nikyle-begay-resurrects-century-old-dine-weavings/) Nikyle Begay with their loom (courtesy the artist) ### [Nikyle Begay Resurrects Century-Old Diné Weavings](https://hyperallergic.com/nikyle-begay-resurrects-century-old-dine-weavings/) Artist and shepherd Begay's creative process reinvigorates Native practices previously pushed to the margins. | Moonoka Begay, Zach Feuer ### [40 Years Later, Houston’s FotoFest Keeps Its Edge](https://hyperallergic.com/40-years-later-houstons-fotofest-keeps-its-edge/) The photography festival’s anniversary retrospective embodies the spirit of freedom and internationalism present since its founding. | Julia Curl --- SPONSORED [![CTA Image](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/04/04142026-Daily-Newsletter-paul-klee.jpg)](https://hyperallergic.com/paul-klee-other-possible-worlds-jewish-museum/) ****Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds** The first US museum exhibition to focus on the artist’s late work, produced in response to the fascism of the 1930s. On view at the Jewish Museum through July 26, 2026. [Learn more ](https://hyperallergic.com/paul-klee-other-possible-worlds-jewish-museum/) --- ## From Our Critics [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/04/Art-Review-04142026-1.jpg)](https://hyperallergic.com/michaelina-wautier-finally-known-by-her-name/) Michaelina Wautier, “Self-portrait” (circa 1650) (courtesy the Royal Academy of Arts) ### [Michaelina Wautier Finally Known by Her Name](https://hyperallergic.com/michaelina-wautier-finally-known-by-her-name/) Despite apparent success and recognition during her lifetime, the artist seemingly flew undetected — or, more accurately, misattributed — beneath our noses for centuries. | Olivia McEwan --- Member event [![CTA Image](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/04/Tonika-Lewis-Johnson-Daily-Newsletter-04142026.jpg)](https://hyperallergic.com/tonika-lewis-johnson-segregation-and-how-to-disrupt-it/) ****Tonika Lewis Johnson: Segregation and How to Disrupt It** Join us on April 15 for a conversation with social justice artist and recent MacArthur “Genius Grant” winner Tonika Lewis Johnson and Hyperallergic Senior Editor Valentina Di Liscia. [Register now ](https://hyperallergic.com/tonika-lewis-johnson-segregation-and-how-to-disrupt-it/) --- ## Member Comment Sandy Sanders on Hakim Bishara's ["Ai Weiwei and the Art of Keeping Your Mouth Shut"](https://hyperallergic.com/ai-weiwei-and-the-art-of-keeping-your-mouth-shut/): The idea that an artist of Ai Weiwei's stature can be censored, is an indicator of the existing system's fear of free expression, thought and open dialog among people. Ai Weiwei's father was tortured. He was placed in detention and exiled by authoritarian communism. Now he's openly banned by the authoritarianism of capitalist appeasement culture where image is more important than reality. We have been at a turning point in civilization for far too long now, to give in to the peer pressure of losing status or job, for fear of saying the wrong thing. Speaking one's mind and heart clearly, speaking truth to "authority", has never been more important. --- ## From the Archive [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/2026/04/04142026-Daily-Newsletter-wuiter.jpg)](https://hyperallergic.com/the-criminally-overlooked-talent-of-baroque-painter-michaelina-wautier/) Michaelina Wautier, “Triumph of Bacchus” (ca. 1643–1659)(All images courtesy Museum aan de Stroom) ### [The Criminally Overlooked Talent of ](https://hyperallergic.com/the-criminally-overlooked-talent-of-baroque-painter-michaelina-wautier/)[Baroque Painter Michaelina Wautier](https://hyperallergic.com/the-criminally-overlooked-talent-of-baroque-painter-michaelina-wautier/) Michaelina Wautier’s artistic talent was on par with that of her famous male contemporaries, like Rubens and Van Dyck. | Olivia McEwan ---