Exhibitions
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Shelley Niro: 500 Year ItchMay 27, 2023 – January 1, 2024American Indian Museum New York
Shelley Niro: 500 Year Itch celebrates more than a half century of Shelley Niro’s paintings, photographs, mixed-media works, and films.
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#IfThenSheCan - The ExhibitMarch 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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Orchids: Hidden Stories of Groundbreaking WomenJanuary 29, 2022 – April 24, 2022Smithsonian Gardens
Orchids: Hidden Stories of Groundbreaking Women unearths stories of women who have enriched our understanding and appreciation of orchids.
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Hearts of Our People: Native Women ArtistsFebruary 21, 2020 – March 13, 2020Renwick Gallery
Hearts 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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What Is Feminist Art?November 26, 2019 – December 31, 2021Archives of American Art
On view are more than 75 vibrant and varied personal statements from artists from 1976 and now that elucidate the contours of feminist art.
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Challenging the Face of Science: The Bearded Lady ProjectNovember 14, 2019 – September 26, 2021Natural History Museum
This project brings into being the missing legacy of female paleontologists to overcome societal stereotypes concerning gender and professional roles.
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In Her Words: Women's Duty and Service in World War IFebruary 2, 2018 – September 5, 2018Postal Museum
Through the letters and artifacts of four women, visitors can explore unique, personal perspectives on life, duty, and service during the war.
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Murder Is Her Hobby: Frances Glessner Lee and the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained DeathOctober 20, 2017 – January 28, 2018Renwick Gallery
Murder is Her Hobby: Frances Glessner Lee and The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death explores the unexpected intersection between craft and forensic science.
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Read My Pins: The Madeline Albright CollectionJune 18, 2010 – October 17, 2010Smithsonian Castle
See pins from former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright's collection, highlighting her use of jewelry as a tool of diplomacy and capturing her wit.
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Annie PootoogookJune 13, 2009 – October 10, 2010American Indian Museum New York
Visit 39 works that chronicle the social, economic, and cultural realities of Inuit life in the Canadian North by Annie Pootoogook (Inuit, b. 1969).
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Amelia Earhart's Personal CollectionNovember 12, 2007 – September 21, 2013Postal Museum
Portraits of aviator Amelia Earhart tell the story of her career and pay special attention to her work on behalf of women’s rights.
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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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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 AllusionsMarch 12, 1996 – July 7, 1996Renwick Gallery
Focus on the last 10 years of Lia Cook's career with 25 wall hangings that depict the illusions of cloth.
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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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