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Janet Scudder (1869-1940)

 Graham Shay 1857, at 17 East 67th Street in New York, is exhibiting A Curated Selection of Twentieth Century American Paintings &Sculpture through August 30, 2024. Among the esteemed artists in the show are four historical members of NAWA: Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, Janet Scudder, Bessie Potter Vonnoh, and Anna Walinska. These artists have significantly contributed to the twentieth-century American [...]

Janet Scudder (1869-1940)2025-10-14T23:30:06-04:00

Glad You Asked: This is What a Public Relations Committee Does in a Non-Profit Organization

Glad You Asked: This is What a Public Relations Committee Does in a Non-Profit Organization To clarify the role of the PR Committee in NAWA we asked  Claude AI the following question:What does a public relations committee do in a non-profit organization?This is the AI reply:In a non-profit organization, a public relations (PR) committee [...]

Glad You Asked: This is What a Public Relations Committee Does in a Non-Profit Organization2025-10-14T18:54:26-04:00

Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980)

Graham Shay 1857, at 17 East 67th Street in New York, is exhibiting A Curated Selection of Twentieth Century American Paintings &Sculpture through August 30, 2024. Among the esteemed artists in the show are four historical members of NAWA: Harriet Whitney Frishmuth, Janet Scudder, Bessie Potter Vonnoh, and Anna Walinska. These artists have significantly contributed [...]

Harriet Whitney Frishmuth (1880-1980)2025-10-14T23:32:20-04:00

Did You Know? Six Signature Members Are Featured in the Hollis Taggart Gallery’s Exhibition, Asian-American Abstraction: Historic to Contemporary.

Did You Know? Six Signature Members Are Featured in the Hollis Taggart Gallery’s Exhibition,  Asian-American Abstraction: Historic to Contemporary. Signature Members, Yuho Chang, Hayoon Jay Lee, Ivy Wu, Gabrielle Yi-Wen Mar, Emi Sisk, and Jennifer Jean Okumura Are Among Those Featured in the Hollis Taggart Gallery’s Exhibition through September 7, 2024. Jennifer [...]

Did You Know? Six Signature Members Are Featured in the Hollis Taggart Gallery’s Exhibition, Asian-American Abstraction: Historic to Contemporary.2025-10-14T18:55:23-04:00

Audrey Flack (1931 – 2024)

Audrey Flack at the Southampton Arts Center on November 12, 2023. Photo by James F Dawson We at NAWA mourn the passing of Audrey Flack, a NAWA Honorary VP and vocal advocate for women artists. Flack, a critically acclaimed painter and sculptor who may be best known for her contribution to the Photorealism [...]

Audrey Flack (1931 – 2024)2025-10-15T21:07:24-04:00

Meet the Jurors for the Historic 135th Annual NAWA Members Exhibition

Meet The Jurors for the Historic 135th Annual NAWA Members Exhibition Glad You Asked! Who are the jurors of the 135th Annual Members Exhibition? One of the only exhibitions during the NAWA year where outside jurors are invited is our Historic Members Annual. Since all NAWA Signature Members who choose to enter, will [...]

Meet the Jurors for the Historic 135th Annual NAWA Members Exhibition2025-10-14T19:15:22-04:00

NAWA Nationwide – Coastal Contrasts

NAWA Nationwide - Coastal Contrasts NAWA Nationwide is a series of articles contributed by NAWA Members located throughout the US. Coastal Contrasts: Navigating the Cultural Currents of America’s Opposing Shores In a melting-pot country, in a melting-pot world, it's still nevertheless easy to identify some things associated with particular countries; Pasta and pizza [...]

NAWA Nationwide – Coastal Contrasts2024-05-27T16:59:10-04:00

Judith K. Brodsky

Judith K. Brodsky keynote speaker at the 2024 NAWA Luncheon. Photo: Mary Ahern A NAWA Annual Luncheon with guest speaker and Honorary Vice President Judith K. Brodsky. It was difficult tearing myself away from my studio and writing practices to go into the city to make the hour-long journey for the NAWA luncheon, [...]

Judith K. Brodsky2025-10-14T23:36:04-04:00

Dorothy Eaton

Our 135th Anniversary Exhibition at Lincoln Glenn and Graham Shay 1857 combined Galleries at 17 East 67th Street, Suite 1A, New York, NY, from March 21 – May 31, 2024, features this week's Luminary, Dorothy Eaton. Dorothy Eaton, from the 1916 yearbook of Smith College. Public Domain Dorothy Eaton Born in 1893 in [...]

Dorothy Eaton2025-10-14T23:37:39-04:00

Faith Ringgold

National Arts Club Honors Medal of Honor Recipient Faith Ringgold American painter, mixed media sculptor, performance artist, author, educator, and organizer perhaps best known for her quilts, Faith Ringgold was one of her generation's most influential cultural figures. Faith drew from personal autobiography and collective histories for sixty years to document her life [...]

Faith Ringgold2025-10-15T21:10:16-04:00