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5 women artists

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Can you name five women artists?
If I asked you to name five artists, who would you name?, I think most people would
list five male (and probably white) artists. I’m assuming that many people would find it
easy to name five male artists, but may struggle to come up with five women artists.
Augusta Savage
Augusta
Savage, The Harp, 1939
Augusta Savage (1882-1962), a leading member of the Harlem Renaissance, was an
African-American sculptor, arts educator, and activist. She created beautiful,
expressive portrait sculptures and artwork that celebrated the black
community. Savage created one of her most inspiring artworks, The Harp, for the
1939 World’s Fair in New York.
Carmen Lomas Garza
Carmen Lomas Garza is a Mexican-American artist who creates positive paintings
and illustrations of Mexican-American families. The artist hopes “to heal the wounds
inflicted by discrimination and racism” through her art.
Heaven and Hell II 1991.
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith
Indian hand 1992
Jaune Quick-to-See Smith is an enrolled member of the Confederated Salish and
Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Indian Nation, Montana. Through her art, she
combines her Native American heritage with current issues facing Native Americans
like Euro-American hegemony, the government’s oppression of native cultures, and
environmental issues.
Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmaian
"Muqarnas One" (2012). Reverse painted glass, mirrored glass, plastic
After studying Fine Arts at the Tehran University, Farmanfarmaian was one of the
first Iranian students to travel to the U.S. after World War II, where she completed her
studies at Cornell University. Nearly five decades later, her drawings, sculptures, and
installations transcend categorization as she treats traditional reverse glass painting,
mirror mosaics, and principles of Islamic geometry with a contemporary sensibility.
Yayoi Kusama
CONVERSATIONS IN HEAVEN, 2012, Silkscreen, etching embossing
Kusama is a Japanese artist whose work was a precursor and influence to Pop
artists like Andy Warhol and Claes Oldenburg. Her artwork was bold and new, and
focused on repetition of pattern in bold colours. Her exciting art varies from sculpture
to painting, from performances to installations.
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