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Rediscovered Women Artists: Edith Wilkinson

Rediscovered Women Artists: Edith Wilkinson

by Camille Wall | Sep 1, 2021 | Rediscovered Women Artists

By Jann Haynes Gilmore, PhD, AWA Board Member The lost stories of women artists cease to surprise me any longer, but Edith Lake Wilkinson’s journey is uniquely sad. Born in Wheeling, WV, to a banker and art teacher, she and her sister enjoyed comfortable childhoods....
Rediscovered Women Artists: Nell Blaine

Rediscovered Women Artists: Nell Blaine

by Camille Wall | Jul 1, 2021 | Rediscovered Women Artists

By Jann Haynes Gilmore, PhD, AWA Board Member Most of us know the names of women painters of the mid-twentieth century Abstract Expressionism movement in New York, such as Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, and Helen Frankenthaler, but Nell Blaine is almost unknown....
Lifting the Sky: Virtual Itinerary

Lifting the Sky: Virtual Itinerary

by Sandra | Mar 31, 2021 | Lifting the Sky: National Online Juried Show, Virtual Events

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....
Rediscovered Women Artists: A Story Revised – Augusta “Gussie” Fisher Homer Saint-Gaudens (1848-1926)

Rediscovered Women Artists: A Story Revised – Augusta “Gussie” Fisher Homer Saint-Gaudens (1848-1926)

by Camille Wall | Mar 31, 2021 | Rediscovered Women Artists

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...
Rediscovered Women Artists: Women in Print

Rediscovered Women Artists: Women in Print

by Camille Wall | Dec 1, 2020 | Rediscovered Women Artists

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...
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