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Krystii Melaine, Flowing (triptych)
AWA BLOG #35 THE “STETTIES” Creative Sisters Carrie, Florine, and Ettie Stettheimer
By Jann Haynes Gilmore, PhD, AWA Board Member If one is an art collector in an urban space where every wall is hung with art, one is prompted to overcome one’s passion (illness) for collecting because another purchase demands precious placement. On the other hand, an...
Newsletter – September 2025
Guiding Light, 20 x 20, Oil by Stephanie Britt Click here to read our September 2025 Newsletter!
Newsletter – August 2025
Readying the Pony, 22 x 15, Watercolor on Paper by Stacy Lund Levy Click here to read our August 2025 Newsletter!
Re-Examining JOSEPHINE NIVISON HOPPER, Wife of Edward Hopper
By Jann Haynes Gilmore, PhD, AWA Board Member American realist painter, Edward Hopper (1882-1967), is quoted as calling his wife of 43 years, “a nagging nuisance” and other unflattering terms during their marriage. Only recently has the importance of “Jo” Hopper...
Newsletter – July 2025
Hadley with Bird, 24 x 14, Oil by Carmen Drake Click here to read our July 2025 Newsletter!
Newsletter – June 2025
Sun-Kissed Duet, Oil 24 x 12 by Patt Baldino Click here to read our June 2025 Newsletter!
MATRONAGE –Preserving the Legacies of Hidden Women Artists
By Jann Haynes Gilmore, PhD, AWA Board Member My AWA blogs about lost stories of women artists have been my mission here and I recently discovered the writings and project of Hall W. Rockefeller who founded Less Than Half. 1 Rockefeller, an art historian, has...
Newsletter – May 2025
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Newsletter – April 2025
Delicious, 4.5 x 3.75 x 3.25, Sculpture by Kim Kori Click here to read our April 2025 Newsletter!
Newsletter – March 2025
For They Shall Inherit the Earth, 18 x 24, Oil on Board by Cathryne Trachok Click here to read our March 2025 Newsletter!
Newsletter – February 2025
Petals and Coffee, 11 x 14, Oil by Maryanne Jacobsen Click here to read our February 2025 Newsletter!
Women of the Cloth: Celebrating Women Book Cover Designers: Sarah Wyman Whitman, Margaret Neilson Armstrong and Amy Sacker
By Jann Haynes Gilmore, PhD, AWA Board Member Winter solstice has arrived once more; a change from warming interior sunlight to a darker domestic space that makes one feel like curling up with a good art book. It is a welcome time for those who love art and books. I...
Newsletter – January 2025
Dancing With the Light, 24 x 36, Mixed Media by Barbara Dahlstedt Click here to read of January 2025 Newsletter!
Newsletter – December 2024
Rainy Day Rufous, 14 x 10, Watercolor by Lorraine Watry Click here to read of December 2024 Newsletter!
Newsletter – November 2024
Looking Back, 13.5 x 12 x 9, Sculpture by Linda West Click here to read of November 2024 Newsletter!
Lois Mailou Jones and Louise Blair Daura: American Women Artists in Paris 1909-1939
By Jann Haynes Gilmore, PhD, AWA Board Member While the City of Paris was hosting the Olympics this year, an exhibition at the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery reinforces the French capital’s right to boast. The National Portrait Gallery catalogue (book)...
Newsletter – October 2024
RED SLIPPER, 40 x 30, Charcoal, Pastel, and Gold Leaf by Diana Kirkpatrick Click here to read of October 2024 Newsletter!
Award Winners Announced for Expanding Horizons: American Women Artists Juried Exhibition
AWA is thrilled to announce the award winners for the Master Signature & Heritage member exhibition that opened on September 13 and runs through November 10 at the Loveland Museum. This juried exhibition features 126 paintings, drawings, original prints, and...
Newsletter – September 2024
Autumn, 21.75 x 18, Oil by Nanette Fluhr Click here to read our September 2024 Newsletter!
Newsletter – August 2024
Harmony II, 29 x 17, Soft Pastel by Barbara J Mason Click here to read our August 2024 Newsletter!
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
