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2021 Spring Online Show Award Winners
American Women Artists is thrilled to announce the winners of our 2021 Spring Online Juried Show! The winners of the awards were selected by Kelly Kane, Editor-in-Chief of Plein Air Magazine and the American Watercolor Weekly newsletter. Fifteen artists...
Easels Eight Presents Silver Lining features AWA Member Barbara Schilling
As many of us have experienced, the COVID-19 pandemic has made it evident that connection to others in virtual spaces is more important than ever. AWA Signature Member Barbara Schilling and seven other women from West Michigan began gathering over weekly Zoom meetings...
2021 Spring Online Show Artists
Congratulations to all of the artists whose artwork was selected for AWA’s 2021 Spring Online Juried Show! There were 1,223 entries, of those 120 were juried into the show. Selection Juror Diana Reuter-Twining wrote, "It was an honor to serve as a Selection Juror for...
Lifting the Sky: Virtual Itinerary
American Women Artists is pleased to host several virtual events in celebration of our 2021 National Online Show Lifting the Sky. All of our events will be presented on AWA's Facebook Page and YouTube channel. Links will be added before the event. View the Show. If...
Rediscovered Women Artists: A Story Revised – Augusta “Gussie” Fisher Homer Saint-Gaudens (1848-1926)
I am still surprised when I dig deeply into the narrative of a well-known male artist and discover a revelatory role that his wife played in the couple’s overall story. This is the case of Augusta Fisher Homer Saint-Gaudens, who was married to the most famous American...
2021 Spring Online Juried Show Jurors Announced
AWA has confirmed three jurors who will be selecting the finalists for the 2021 Spring Online Juried Show! Kelly Kane | Selection & Awards Juror With more than 24 years experience in art publishing, Kelly Kane has interviewed many of the preeminent artists...
Lifting the Sky Show Artists Announced
Congratulations to the artists whose artwork was selected for AWA's National Online Juried Show, Lifting the Sky: Elevating the Works of American Women Artists, May 20 - August 21, 2021. Leslie Adams (OH), Renoir's...
From the Jurors’ Prospective
With more than 2,200 works entered in AWA's Lifting the Sky online show, our jurors Emily Larsen, Monika Meler, and Mary Williams had a big task of selecting the 150 finalists. All three jurors were highly impressed with the artwork...
Zoom Tips with Amy Furber
American Women Artists is looking forward to introducing Amy Furber, who will be teaching a workshop on utilizing the Zoom virtual meeting platform. While Zoom isn’t new, for many professions that have previously relied on in-person events, conversations and...
Newsletter – February 2021
Click here to read our February Newsletter! (Cover image: Feeling Sublime, Soft pastel painting by Nancy Stainton, 14×16)
New AWA Board Members – Valerie Collymore & Gladys Roldan-de-Moras
AWA would like to welcome Valerie Collymore, Associate with Distinction Member and Gladys Roldan-de-Moras, Master-Signature Member, to our esteemed Board of Directors. They are both dedicated members of AWA, and we are incredibly grateful at the opportunity to partner...
Rediscovered Women Artists: Doris McCarthy – An Unrecognized Canadian Artist
By Jann Haynes Gilmore, PhD, AWA Board Member I was introduced to the resplendent paintings of artist Doris McCarthy (1910-2010) when I painted with friends in Jasper, B. C., including Wendy Wacko, who owns the well-known Mountain Galleries in western Canada’s...
Gallery Feature: Sparrow Gallery
American Women Artists (AWA) is pleased to feature the Sparrow Gallery. We are grateful for the donorship of this Gallery Showcase Award for one of our talented artist members! One artist of AWA’s 2021 Spring Online Juried Show will have a unique opportunity to...
Newsletter – January 2021
Happy New Year! Click here to read our January Newsletter! (Cover image: Dune Blooms, Pastel by Terri Ford, 16 x 20)
Gallery Feature: The Principle Gallery
American Women Artists (AWA) is pleased to feature The Principle Gallery. We are grateful for the donorship of this Gallery Showcase Award for one of our talented artist members! One artist of AWA’s National Online Juried Show, Lifting the Sky: Elevating the Works of...
Lifting the Sky: 2021 National Online Show Jurors Announced
Planning for AWA's national virtual show, Lifting the Sky: Elevating the Works of American Women Artists, is in full swing! We have recently confirmed the three jurors who will select the finalists, women artists that will collectively receive approximately $25,000 in...
Gallery Feature: Phoenix Zoo’s Savanna Gallery
American Women Artists (AWA) is pleased to feature the Savanna Gallery, located within The Arizona Center for Nature Conservation/Phoenix Zoo. We are grateful for the donorship of this Gallery Showcase Award for one of our talented artist members! The Arizona...
Newsletter – December 2020
Click here to read our December Newsletter! (Cover image: Fifty Shades of Blue, Oil painting by Hope Reis, 20x24)
Pivoting Through the Pandemic: A Conversation with Jaya King
By Camille Wall, MBA, Media & Communications Manager Based in Sacramento, CA, AWA Associate member, working artist and teacher Jaya King graciously took some time away from her busy schedule to chat with me about her work, and specifically her process of...
Rediscovered Women Artists: Women in Print
By Jann Haynes Gilmore, PhD, AWA Board Member When I began collecting art by American women artists in the 1980s, there were few resources for research. One was awed by a woman artist’s talent but it was quite difficult to find biographical...
I am thrilled and so honored to receive this award. It is hard to put into words how it makes me feel when I see the caliber of the other entries – amazing work!
— CARLA O’CONNOR
2019 Spring Online Show Grand Prize winner, WA
