Leah Sheves; Essence of an Ornament, 2006; Hand-built stoneware. Whatcom Museum, gift of the artist.
June 18 – September 4, 2016, Lightcatcher Building
Curated by Barbara Matilsky
In 2010, the Whatcom Museum presented the pioneering exhibition, Show of Hands: Northwest Women Artists, 1800-2010, which marked the centennial of women’s suffrage in Washington State. Six years later, with the possibility of a woman becoming president of the United States, Just Women will once again focus on women’s contributions to the arts.
Drawn from the Whatcom Museum’s extensive collection of artwork by female artists, this exhibition explores a wide range of subjects—portraiture, abstraction, landscape, social commentary—in a variety of media, including painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, and video. Although most of the featured artists hail from the Pacific Northwest, many established their careers outside the region: London, New York City, Paris, and Tel Aviv. Artists such as Anne Appleby, Doris Chase, Elizabeth Colborne, Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Sonia Delaunay, Lesley Dill, Mary Henry, Helmi Juvonen, Helen Loggie, Mary Randlett, Bridget Riley, and Leah Sheves are featured in this exhibition.
The installation of Just Women reveals unexpected, thought-provoking juxtapositions, and provides visitors with an opportunity to consider the history and future of women in art, both close to home, and globally.
Louise Dahl-Wolfe; Untitled, Gelatin silver print; 10.5 x 9.5 in. Whatcom Museum, gift of George and Pearl Yewell.
Yvonne Twining Humber; Ruin, c. 1949; Oil on masonite, 24 x 28 in. Whatcom Museum, gift of David F. Martin and Dominic A. Zambito in memory of the artist.
Dale Gottlieb; Tuskegee Airmen, 1995; Hand-knotted wool rug, 8 x 5 ft. Whatcom Museum.
Margaret Tomkins; Twice Sun White, 1963; Oil on canvas, 45 x 60.5 in. Whatcom Museum, gift of the Virginia Wright Fund.
Karen Rudd; Last Stand: Cedar, 2009; Reclaimed corrugated cardboard, 35 x 48 x 48 in. Whatcom Museum, anonymous gift.
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