Exhibitions
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#IfThenSheCan - The Exhibit
March 5, 2022 – March 27, 2022Smithsonian Gardens#IfThenSheCan – The Exhibit is he largest collection of statues of women ever assembled together, to be installed on and around the National Mall.
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Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists
February 21, 2020 – March 13, 2020Renwick GalleryHearts of Our People: Native Women Artists, organized by the Minneapolis Institute of Art, is the first major thematic exhibition to explore the artistic achievements of Native women.
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Kay WalkingStick: An American Artist
November 7, 2015 – September 18, 2016American Indian MuseumThis major retrospective of the Cherokee artist Kay WalkingStick, includes 75 of her most notable works, primarily paintings on board and canvas as well as a selection of works on paper and small sculpture.
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The Renwick Invitational: Five Women in CraftMarch 31, 2000 – August 20, 2000Renwick Gallery
Examine the work of five women artists from diverse regions and backgrounds, showcasing their works in porcelain, basketry, and metal.
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Alma W. Thomas: A Retrospective
July 16, 1999 – September 12, 1999Anacostia Community MuseumAlma W. Thomas taught art at Shaw Junior High School in Washington, D.C. Retirement launched her meteoric artistic career.
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Calico and Chintz: Antique Quilts from the Patricia Smith CollectionSeptember 13, 1996 – January 12, 1997Renwick Gallery
Experience the genteel quilting tradition that predates the folk art quilting tradition in these 26 rare American quilts made before 1850.
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Lia Cook: Material Allusions
March 12, 1996 – July 7, 1996Renwick GalleryFocus on the last 10 years of Lia Cook's career with 25 wall hangings that depict the illusions of cloth.
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American Women of the Etching RevivalMarch 15, 1989 – May 31, 1989American History Museum
This exhibition commemorates the 100th anniversary of the first comprehensive exhibit of works by American women. The show includes approximately 70 etchings by such artists as Mary Cassatt, Ellen Day Hale, Martha Scudder Twachtman, and Gabrielle Clements.
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An Interior Decorated: Joyce KozloffAugust 15, 1980 – March 1, 1981Renwick Gallery
Inspired by exotic and intricate motifs of Egyptian, Islamic and American Indian cultures, the New York artist transforms one of the Renwick's galleries into a striking array of color and pattern.
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