Shelter is a main concern for all living beings, especially for refugees, immigrants, the homeless, those concerned about climate change, drug addiction and victims of domestic violence. A juried NAWA exhibition open to members and non-members alike, adds light to this ongoing problem. For the second year, NAWA has joined forces with the Harlem School [...]
Migration is a natural phenomenon: birds go north in the summer, south for the winter; monarch butterflies migrate across the continent to California or Mexico; mammals will migrate only to follow their prey; humans migrates as well, searching for hospitable environments to grow and prosper. We seek the safest and best. Our theme for this exhibit [...]
Three Women Artists Step up to the Plate Opening Reception: Thursday, April 12, 5:00 - 7:00pm Traditionally, more men have painted women as a subject matter than the male figure. Jill Cliffer Baratta, Susan Miller-Havens and Marisol Rose have thrown their own curve ball on that idea, choosing to paint male baseball players and the [...]
Painting by Pennie Brantley. Path to Knowledge (Palacio Nacional de Sintra, Portugal), 48 x 60 in. A native of Caruthersville, Missouri, Pennie Brantley now lives and works in Boston and the Taconic Mountains of New York with her artist husband, Robert Morgan, following a three-year sojourn in Buenos Aires, Argentina. An art-study tour in the [...]
Guest presenter and 2018 NAWA Honoree: Joanne Mattera
What is Abstract Art? It is art that does not attempt to represent external reality, but seeks to achieve its effect using, shapes, forms, colors and textures. “Abstract art may be gestural, geometric, fluid, or figurative (implying things that are not visual such as emotion, sound, or spirituality.” Quote taken from -Origins of Abstract Art [...]
What Will I Do With All This Freedom? Eyenga Bokamba is an artist who is most drawn to abstraction as a means of expressing her perceptions of complex realities. Her work has been widely collected by public libraries, universities, and private buyers who value the spacious expansiveness and luminosity of her creations.
Opening reception: Thursday, July 19, 5-7pm The National Association of Women Artists, Inc. (NAWA) is excited to present its second small works exhibition of 2018, featuring Small Works by 75 member and non-member artists. “Small Works” are truly compact creations with big perspectives. We are proud of the fact that each year we get more [...]
Opening Reception: Wednesday, September 12, 5-7pm
Artists listed clockwise: (Top left) Susan B. Phillips, Kim McAninch, Phyllis Shenny, Rita Herzfeld (detail), Takayo Noda (detail), Jill Cliffer Baratta (detail). Opening reception: September 16, 2018, 6-8pm The B. Beamesderfer Gallery in Highland Park, NJ, has joined with NAWA to present Beamesderfer 3: Sea and Sky. This is the third year that the Gallery [...]
Artists listed clockwise: (Top left) Georgieva Antoaneta, Marilyn Liedman, Cassandra Gordon-Harris, Patricia Zalisco, Heather Blume, Roberta Millman-Ide. Reception and Award Presentation: Saturday, October 6, 2018, 11:00 am – 1:00 pm The National Association of Women Artists and the NAWA Florida Chapter are honored to present a juried exhibition DAYDREAMING at the Coral Springs Museum of [...]
In this gallery you have the benefit of showing powerful artworks in an intimate space. Lord & Andra Gallery will highlight each accepted artist’s work in the exhibition, held in its contemporary space located in a charming town just outside of New York City, two blocks from the Metro North NYC commuter line. Lord & Andra will be celebrating the first anniversary of its opening with this NAWA exhibition, which is planned to coincide with New Rochelle’s Art Fest 2018 (October 18-21, 2018).The gallery is woman-owned and run.
195 Chrystie Street Gallery, NYC (Lower East Side), Location of the 129th Annual Members’ Exhibition. Reception: Thursday, October 11, 6:00 – 9:00 pm The National Association of Women Artists is honored to present its 129th Annual Members’ Exhibition, a show of paintings, works on paper, sculpture, mixed media, photography, and collage by established member artists. [...]
Opening Reception: Thursday, October 18, 6-9pm This Exhibition proudly recognizes Art Angels. These are “Angels” who deliver critical services, strengthening the entire NAWA organization and enabling the many diverse voices to be seen and heard through their generous contribution of time, efforts, and amazing talents. This year’s “Angels” in this exhibition show are not only [...]
Artists at times have the challenge and gift of interpreting stories that are delivered in verbal language. They may respond to the imagery “painted” by authors and other storytellers or can choose to depict an emotional or intellectual response to an interior state. Realistic or abstract, internal or external, art expands the narrative of storytelling into the visual realm.
Opening Reception: November 15, 3-5pm
The National Association of Women Artists Announces the competition for the 2019 Margo Harris Hammerschlag Award for Direct Carving. The National Association of Women Artists, Inc. (NAWA) welcomes American women sculptors whose medium is direct carving to apply for this prestigious award. General Information: - Applicants must be 18+, a U.S. citizen or a permanent [...]
Reception: January 17, 2019, 5 - 7 pm Watercolor (Luminous Light) is the first in a series of open juried exhibitions at the NAWA Gallery, focusing on specific mediums in celebration of NAWA’s 130th Anniversary. All watercolor/gouache works are eligible.
What is Creativity? It is the use of the imagination and original ideas in the production of an artistic work. This exhibition is for women artists celebrating their individual talent. All fine art mediums are acceptable (painting, sculpture, works on paper, collage, mixed media, encaustic and photograph).
Photo: Mimi Herrera-Pease, Bountiful, Oil on canvas, 24 x 24 in. Reception: Friday, February 1, 2019, 6:30 – 8:30 pm Deadline to submit: Monday, December 10, 2018 www.showsubmit.com Transparency – This theme can be viewed visually (opacity, ethereal, luminous), historically and/or socially (openness and accountability). Photo credit: Matteo Catanese
A juried exhibition for NAWA members and non-members. Opening reception: Thursday, February 7, 2019
Opening reception: March 14, 2019 Pictured artwork by Carole Kunstadt
Artwork by Carmela Martin Reception: April 11, 5–7 pm
The Artists Forum presents: AF Women's Empowerment Event Celebrating Women Filmmakers (featuring short films from the Artists Forum Festival of the Moving Image 2018) Recognizing the National Association of Women Artists' 130th Anniversary (Susan G. Hammond, Executive Director) Interactive Panel Discussion (moderated by Abiola Abrams) JCC Harlem, 318 West 118th Street, NYC 10026 7:15 to [...]
Artwork by Meredith Rossier Reception: May 16, 5 – 7 pm
Featured Speaker, Joan Semmel
Reception: June 13, 5:00 – 7:00 pm Artwork by Lea Weinberg
Reception: July 18, 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Reception: September 5, 6-8pm Artwork by Nicole Maye Luga
Reception: Sept. 12, 5–7 pm
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 26, 6-9pm (Award Ceremony: 7:30pm)
Lord & Andra Gallery is a contemporary space located in a charming town just outside of New York City, two blocks from the Metro North NYC commuter line. Lord & Andra will be celebrating the anniversary of its opening with this NAWA exhibition, which is planned to coincide with New Rochelle’s Art Fest 2019. The [...]
Reception: Thursday, October 17, 6-9pm Artwork by Abbot Anderson Thayer
Opening Reception: Nov. 14, 3:00 – 5:00 pm
November 18, 2019 – January 10, 2020 Reception: December 7, 2:00 - 4:00 pm Artwork by Carolyn McLeod
Opening Reception: Dec. 19, 5–7 pm
Reception: Thursday, January 9, 2020, 5-7pm In the dead of winter, how cold is it? Are you blue? Does love, or the golden glow of the hearth, warm you? How do colors and images show us “COLD”? Artwork by Sandra Bertrand
Reception: February 13, 2020, 5:00 – 7:00 pm A juried exhibition for NAWA members AND non-members
The Grand Visions: We Are Here online exhibition can be seen here.
Reception on Thursday, March 12, 2020, 5-7pm PAM FLYNN My oil on canvas mixed media paintings are a visual discussion on the relationship between human form and floral/plant form. The works are oil on canvas with hand placed fields of seed beads. These floral entities are meant to explore how humans and nature are intrinsically [...]
The Spring into Summer online exhibition can be seen here.
The Oil and Acrylic - Texture and Surface can be seen here.
This online exhibition can be viewed here.
Reception: August 13, 5:00–6:00 pm Photography, Light and Shadow can be seen here.
The National Association of Women Artists presents the 131st Annual Members' Exhibition Painting, Sculpture & Fiber Arts, Works On Paper, Mixed Media & Collage, and Photography View the online exhibit here. Virtual Exhibition runs from October 1 to December 30, 2020 This is the first Annual Exhibit in NAWA's long history held exclusively online due [...]
This is the first Annual Exhibit in NAWA's long history held exclusively online due to social restrictions under the circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Exhibition features works of 254 women artists. During the reception, 37 awards will be announced, five Medals of Honor will be presented to the winners in each category of Painting, Sculpture & Fiber Arts, Works on Paper, Mixed Media & Collage, and Photography, in addition to 32 other awards.
