About Us

The mission of our non-profit is :

#1 – to enhance the mission of the National Museum of
Women in the Arts (NMWA)

#2 – to bring recognition to the achievements of women artists
residing in New Mexico through special events, art shows, lectures & educational programs.

statewide and national art exhibitions

Exhibits at NMWA, Washington, D.C.

Selected artwork by prominent New Mexico women artists were periodically displayed at the National Museum of Women in the Arts,
in Washington, D.C.
Since 1997, notable exhibits of work by artists:

Tammy Garcia
Colette Hosmer
Joan Myers
Mellissa Zink

Five Juried Exhibitions

The committee organized and sponsored five juried and invitational exhibitions
featuring New Mexico women artists.
More than 500 emerging and established artists gained exposure at New Mexico museums.
In turn many artists received requests for representation in local galleries .
Exhibiting the work of women artists today, is less a gesture of art activism or political protest
than it is a celebration of women’s creativity.

* 1999 – LewAllen Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe

* Originals 2001 – Harwood Museum, Taos

* Originals 2003 – Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque

* Originals 2005 – Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe

* Originals 2007 – Millicent Rogers Museum & UNM Harwood Museum, Taos

achievement awards

 2000 – Recognition Awards were presented to:

Helen Kornblum, avid collector of photographs about women by women

John & Ann Marion – untiring supporters of New Mexican women artists

Pablita Verlarde - nationally recognized Native American artist

• • Originals 2001 exhibition honored six artists in Santa Fe:

Marie Romero Cash
Glenna Goodacre
Agnes Martin
Nora Naranjo-Morse
Florence Pierce
Meridel Rubenstein

• • Originals 2003 exhibition honored four artists in Albuquerque:

Susan Contreras
Janet Lippincott
Roxanne Swentzell
Melissa Zink

• • Originals 2005 exhibition honored three artists in Santa Fe:

Grace Medicine Flower
Lydia Garcia
Jane Sauer

• • Originals 2007 exhibition honored six artists in Taos:

Judy Chicago
Linda Lomahaftewa
Angelina Delgado Martinez
Ramona Sakiestewa
Mildred Tolbert

• • October 2007, a Luncheon Celebration for:

Anne Hillerman – Author

• • June 2008, a Luncheon Celebration for 4 Photographers:

Gay Block
Laura Gilpin
Joan Myers
Janet Russek

• •June 2008, a Luncheon Celebration for Santa Fe Icon & first women gallery owner on historical Canyon Road:

Jean Seth

• •October 2008, a Luncheon Celebration for National Dance Institute Director:

Catherine Oppenheimer

• •January 2009, a Luncheon, Book Signing & Dialogue with

Artist Judy Chicago & Susan Fisher Sterling, Director of NMWA

• August 2009, a Luncheon Celebration for Director of New Mexico Film Office:

Lisa Strout

educational programs, sponsorship, lectures

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS

Art, Books & Creativity – arts learning in the classroom
We sponsored "Exploring Art," an art appreciation program for middle school children, utilizing materials from the National Museum of Women in the Arts, which circulated to schools throughout this state in the Museum of New Mexico’s Van of Enchantment. This pilot program resulted in the NMWA receiving a federal grant to continue the program in selected, low income, Albuquerque, and Northern Virginia schools.
To learn more, and obtain a free downloadable curriculum, visit

www.artbookscreativity.org

Education Grants
In 2002-2003, $11,000 in educational grants were made for college level scholarships, museum internships and grants for public school teachers to support curricular units related to women in the arts as well as
Art & Leadership lessons in elementary school classrooms.

The Business of Art
Both day-long conferences (presented in May 2004 and May 2006)
were presentations geared to help educate women artists in building a successful career in the art world.

Girls, Inc.
In summer 2009, we sponsored artist collaborator Susan Jay to provide art education and techniques in which to empower young girls to enable self-expression, and through their successes,
gain self-esteem and confidence.

SPONSORSHIP

In 2001 we sponsored “Carr, O’Keeffe, Kahlo—Places of Their Own" exhibition at Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe,
curated by New Mexican scholar Sharyn Udall.

In 2002 we sponsored 3 works of art in the “Arte Latino” show at the Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe.

LECTURES

In 2002 & 2003 we helped sponsor "Dialogue Among Peers," a series of six summer lectures/discussions showcasing New Mexico artists.

special events

Designer Showcase

Three wearable art shows featured New Mexico’s best clothing designers, jewelers and accessorizes. In 2002, the show entitled "Wine, Women, and Wearable Art" was held at the El Dorado Hotel in Santa Fe. In 2004 the event showcased an evening gala and fashion show, held at the Santa Fe Opera House, and our 2006 event was a luncheon and runway fashion show at Quail Run in Santa Fe.

Actress Bea Arthur

“Bea Arthur with Her Friend Billy Goldenberg at the Piano,” a special fundraising benefit presentation at the Lensic Theatre in Santa Fe, September 2002.

The Sisterhood

“The Sisterhood – Women Who Changed the World” book signing by journalist/historian Marcia Cohen with display of portraits of The Sisterhood, also by Marcia Cohen
included: Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan, Germaine Geer, Marlo Thomas, & Kate Millet.

Exhibited June 2005 at the Wells Fargo Main Office Gallery in Santa Fe.

New Mexico Women Authors Book Festival
The committee sponsored Ann Hillerman’s booth at Milner Plaza in Santa Fe, September 2008.

Guerrilla Girls
The Guerrilla Girls’ legendary, feminist, masked avengers in the tradition of anonymous do-gooders used facts and humor to expose sexism, racism and corruption in politics, art, film and pop culture and performed at Albuquerque’s KiMo Theatre November 2008.

Los Angeles Art Show
The committee sponsored two artists
Susan Contreras
Star Liana York
in collaboration with TREND Magazine,
at L.A.’s annual art show in January 2009.
TREND secured a lounge area with a display booth encouraging travel to Santa Fe. Videos of the 2 women artists studios were continuously displayed, enchanting travelers to venture to New Mexico museums and art galleries.