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National Museum of Women in the Arts

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Sonya Clark Weaves the History of Black Hair Into Art

Avatar photo by Lowery Stokes Sims June 24, 2021June 24, 2021

Grappling with the politics of American mythology, Clark constructs objects that are as critical as they are riveting and insightful.

Posted inNews

A Wiki Edit-a-Thon Dedicated to Women Artists of Color

Avatar photo by Valentina Di Liscia August 11, 2020November 5, 2020

Here’s a complete lists of the Wikipedia articles updated during this year’s Edit-a-Thon, Black Artists Matter, focused on artists of the African diaspora in the National Museum of Women in the Arts’s collection.

Posted inIn Brief

272 Museums Join Social Media Campaign to Promote Women Artists

by Monica Castillo March 5, 2020March 5, 2020

With the hashtag #5WomenArtists, the National Museum of Women in the Arts is leading the charge in sharing stories and works by women artists.

Posted inArt

Images of Black Women as Avatars of Spiritual Agency

Avatar photo by Angela Carroll February 14, 2020February 4, 2021

Delita Martin’s latest exhibition, Calling Down the Spirits, seeks to visualize the incorporeal and genetic strands that tether generations of Black women to each other and to the spiritual world.

Posted inArt

Feminist Icon Judy Chicago on Resisting the Cycle of Erasure

by Marisa Crawford September 23, 2019September 23, 2019

With three new solo shows opening this fall, Chicago doesn’t plan on slowing down anytime soon.

Posted inArt

How Female Sculptors Are Pushing the Bounds of Metal as a Medium

by Bridey Heing September 12, 2018September 14, 2018

“Heavy Metal”, on view at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, showcases women artists working with a stereotypically masculine material.

Posted inArt

What the Data Tell Us About the Challenges Facing Female Artists of Color

Avatar photo by Amy Mannarino March 1, 2018February 4, 2021

Our research uncovered something surprising: we had a lot of data about women in the arts, and a good amount of data about race and ethnicity in the arts, and plenty of articles stating that women of color fare worse in the art world, but not much hard data.

Posted inArt

Turning a Clothesline into a Powerful Feminist Statement

by Mallory Nezam January 3, 2018

Artist Mónica Mayer’s multifaceted El Tendedero/The Clothesline Project uses a symbol of domesticity to generate dialogue and support taking ownership of feminist issues and experiences.

Posted inArt

An Exhibition That Feels Like Sitting at Simone de Beauvoir’s Desk

by Elena Goukassian April 24, 2017April 24, 2017

From the Desk of Simone de Beauvoir includes an informal archive of the great feminist philosopher’s works, as well as those of her inspirations and the people influenced by her.

Posted inArt

Clay Vessels Pay Tribute to the Plastic Water Bottle

by Claire Voon April 5, 2017April 6, 2017

Jami Porter Lara’s slick, black sculptures, currently on view at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, reframe how we see the ubiquitous plastic water bottle.

Posted inArt

Amplifying the Voices of Women Photographers in the Middle East

by Bridey Heing July 12, 2016July 12, 2016

WASHINGTON, DC — In the dominant narrative about the Middle East, the voices of women are among the most difficult to hear.

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How Women Artists Have Explored Nature’s Unruly Side

Avatar photo by Allison Meier July 20, 2015July 20, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC — Dual exhibitions at the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) in Washington, DC, challenge the artistic interpretation of nature by women as something always beautiful and fragile.

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