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Women Artists

A historic black-and-white image of women working on a massive sculptural relief, standing on scaffolding and platforms, applying plaster to larger-than-life female figures.

How the White Rabbits of Chicago’s World’s Columbian Exposition Sculpted a Lasting Legacy

Though the art and architecture of the fair were mostly destroyed, as was intended, its curious cultural legacy was not.
By Mary Gregory
An impressionist oil painting of a woman in a blue shawl reading a newspaper by a sunlit window framed by leafy green vines.

Curator and Art Historian Camille Morineau On Finding the Women Artists of the American West

"Women artists are out there and not so difficult to find, but once we find them, we have to accept the fact that the art historical narrative is going to change completely."
By Sarah Moroz
A visitor stands in a gallery looking at a large, colorful abstract painting by Joan Mitchell on David Zwirner's booth wall, with a smaller geometric painting on an adjacent wall.

The Latest BOA Art Market Report Points to Cautious Optimism Ahead of Spring Auction Test

With major consignments at Christie’s and Sotheby’s, New York’s spring auctions could define the art market’s path through 2025.
By Elisa Carollo
A woman in a blue gown and headscarf looks directly at the viewer while seated, holding a musical instrument on her lap.

Our Top Ten Artemisia Gentileschi Paintings Ranked

By Mary Gregory
An artist, Mickalene Thomas, poses indoors with her hands resting on her face behind two racing helmets decorated with glittering red and pink designs, including stylized lips and the word “DART.”

A Mickalene Thomas-Designed McLaren Artura GT4 Is Poised to Hit the Track

By Phoebe Roberts
A warmly lit exhibition installation designed like a retro living room features patterned furniture, framed portraits of Black women on wood-paneled walls, and a large stylized portrait of a woman with hair adorned in flowers, creating an immersive space filled with color and texture.

Five Exhibitions to Check Out During Women’s History Month

By Alicia Erickson
A photo of an abstract sculpture featuring multiple disjointed mannequin legs attached to an orange metal frame with cranks. The artwork is positioned on a paved surface, with classical and modern buildings visible in the background.

“MARY MARY” at The Artist’s Garden Adds Women’s Voices to the Public Art Dialogue

By Simon Coates
A painting of troops wearing tall fur hats mustering in a snowy field

Tate Britain’s ‘Now You See Us’ Celebrates 400 Years of Underappreciated Talent

By Frances Forbes-Carbines
A woman wearing yellow with brown hair poses for the camera with her chin resting on her fist

Katy Hessel Talks About Putting Women Artists Front and Center at Five Major Museums

By Sarah Moroz
Exterior shot of museum building with green shutters surrounded by trees and small brick fence

Art Collector Christian Levett to Open Europe’s First Museum of Female Artists

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Exploring New Sides to Performance Art: “Responding to Site” on Marilyn Arsem

By Elisa Shoenberger

Christie’s Paris is Holding Its First Sale Dedicated to Women Artists in June

By Helen Holmes

Celebrate Women Photographers this Women’s History Month

By Nadja Sayej

‘The Artist’s Wife’ Pays Tribute to Overshadowed Female Artists

By Laura Pitcher
Woman in a gallery peruses art made by men.

How the $760 Billion Art Industry Could Change if Women Were Given Equal Exposure

By Rebecca Wilson

The Demand for Female Artists is Growing, But Arguably Not Fast Enough

By Helen Holmes

Hilma af Klint and 4 Other Pioneering Female Artists Who Were Overshadowed by Their Male Peers

By Monica Uszerowicz
Suzanne Wright, 8 Shuttles, 2016.

A Whitney Houston-Inspired Art Show Puts Women Center Stage

By Alanna Martinez
Women Who Draw is an open directory of female professional illustrators, artists, and cartoonists.

It’s Such Fun to Peruse ‘Women Who Draw,’ A Directory of Work by Female Illustrators

By Ariel Maile Adkins
David Burnett, [Larry King, Bill Clinton, and Al Gore Preparing a Television Interview], 1992.

How the White House Was Won (in Pictures), and 5 Other Things to Do in New York Now

By Alanna Martinez
J. K. Rowling attends the press preview of "Harry Potter & The Cursed Child" at Palace Theatre on July 30, 2016 in London, England. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, is a two-part West End stage play written by Jack Thorne based on an original new story by Thorne, J.K. Rowling and John Tiffany.

JK Rowling Drops Hint on New Book, Women’s March Seeks Original Art

By Alanna Martinez
HOLLYWOOD - OCTOBER 03: ***EXCLUSIVE ACCESS*** Director George Lucas presents the film "Star Wars - Episode IV: A New Hope" at AFI's 40th Anniversary celebration presented by Target held at Arclight Cinemas on October 3, 2007 in Hollywood, California.

Two New Designs for Lucas Museum, Prado Mounts First Solo Show for Female Artist

By Alanna Martinez
Marilyn Minter

Marilyn Minter: ‘It’s Not My Goal to Criticize’

By David D'Arcy
CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 24: A lion sculpture outside the Art Institute of Chicago wears a batting helmet to help the city celebrate the Chicago Cubs making it into the World Series on October 24, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs will face off against the Cleveland Indians in the World Series beginning tomorrow. This will be the Cubs first trip to the Series since 1945. The Indians last trip to the Series was 1948.

Art Institute Lions Don Chicago Cubs Hats, 600 Women Artists Pose for Group Photo

By Alanna Martinez
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