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Beyond the Fold: Colette Fu’s Pop-Ups
Did you know that early pop-up books were intended for adults and not children? The earliest examples of movable books illustrated scientific theories. It was not until the 18th century that these...
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NO MAN’S LAND: Re-Think the Nude
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...
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NO MAN’S LAND: Follow the Threads
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...
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5 Fast Facts: Remedios Varo
Impress your friends with five fast facts about Surrealist painter Remedios Varo (1908–1963), whose work is on view in NMWA’s collection galleries. Remedios Varo, La llamada (The Call), 1961; Oil on...
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NO MAN’S LAND: Optical Illusions
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...
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5 Fast Facts: Kiki Smith
Impress your friends with five fast facts about Kiki Smith (b. 1954), whose work is on view in NMWA’s collection galleries. Kiki Smith, Untitled (for David Wojnarowicz), 2000; Etching and engraving,...
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5 Fast Facts: Colette Fu
Impress your friends with five fast facts about Colette Fu (b. 1965), whose work is on view in Wanderer/Wonderer: Pop-Ups by Colette Fu through February 26, 2017. Colette Fu at NMWA, Photo: Laura...
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Artist Spotlight: Maria Martinez
Contemporaries and friends, potter Maria Martinez (ca. 1887–1980) and photographer Laura Gilpin (1891–1979) brought the American Southwest into focus as a culturally rich region that fostered artistic...
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Digging In: Vessels by Jami Porter Lara in “Border Crossing”
Now on view at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Border Crossing: Jami Porter Lara presents recent work by Albuquerque-based artist Jami Porter Lara (b. 1969), who hand-builds and pit-fires...
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New Ground: Laura Gilpin
Contemporaries and friends, potter Maria Martinez (ca. 1887–1980) and photographer Laura Gilpin (1891–1979) brought the American Southwest into focus as a culturally rich region that fostered artistic...
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Opening Tomorrow: Prints by Polly Apfelbaum
Images that embody both precision and spontaneity are the focus of NMWA’s new exhibition Chromatic Scale: Prints by Polly Apfelbaum, on view March 10 to July 2, 2017. Born in 1955 in Philadelphia,...
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Coiled, Built, and Fired: An Ancient Process for Contemporary Art
Now on view at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Border Crossing: Jami Porter Lara presents recent work by Albuquerque-based artist Jami Porter Lara (b. 1969), who hand-builds and pit-fires...
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Artist Spotlight: Julie Roberts
Paintings by Julie Roberts (b. 1963, Fflint, Wales) are both realistic and otherworldly, often focusing on the restraint of the human body and the power structure of institutions. Roberts finds...
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Creating Contemporary Artifacts in “Border Crossing”
Now on view at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Border Crossing: Jami Porter Lara presents recent work by Albuquerque-based artist Jami Porter Lara (b. 1969), who hand-builds and pit-fires...
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Happy Birthday, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard!
Adélaïde Labille-Guiard (1749–1803) was a celebrated female artist in 18th-century France. Labille-Guiard’s artistic career was hindered by the changes in power surrounding the French Revolution and...
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Artist Friendships: Louise Dahl-Wolfe and Mary Jane Russell
Inspired by the special exhibition New Ground: The Southwest of Maria Martinez and Laura Gilpin, we are celebrating famous artist friendships. Did you know that photographer Louise Dahl-Wolfe...
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5 Fast Facts: Sonya Clark
Impress your friends with five fast facts about textile artist Sonya Clark (b. 1967), whose work is on view in NMWA’s collection galleries. Sonya Clark (b. 1967) 1. Hair’s to You! Clark’s fascination...
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Artist Friendships: Lola Álvarez Bravo and Frida Kahlo
Inspired by the special exhibition New Ground: The Southwest of Maria Martinez and Laura Gilpin, we are celebrating famous artist friendships. Did you know that Lola Álvarez Bravo (1903–1993) and Frida...
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5 Fast Facts: Amy Sherald
Impress your friends with five fast facts about painter Amy Sherald (b. 1973), whose work is on view in NMWA’s collection galleries. NMWA visitors study Amy Sherald’s It Made Sense…Mostly In Her Mind,...
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Artist Friendships: Loïs Mailou Jones and Céline Tabary
Inspired by the special exhibition New Ground: The Southwest of Maria Martinez and Laura Gilpin, we are celebrating famous artist friendships. Did you know that Loïs Mailou Jones (1905–1998) and Céline...
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