Women’s Caucus for Art
A National Membership Organization for Women in the Visual Arts with 15 Chapters throughout the United States
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Greta Waterman
Lucy Gans
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FEATURED ARTISTS 2023
Lucy Gans
Member-at-large
Lucy Gans is a printmaker and a sculptor, based in the Lehigh Valley, PA. Her work is figurative, narrative often using self-portraits to explore social issues; current work ranges from small photogravures and monotypes to individually carved figures, and includes installations with cast objects, prints, drawings, and recorded text.
Greta Waterman
Northern California Chapter
Greta Waterman has lived an adventure filled life as a model, professional merchandiser, florist, realtor, and painter. After graduating NYU, Greta got her Masters degree at Fordham Business School. From there, she moved into the exciting career of modeling, traveling far and wide for shoots in and out of the country.
Nancy Cassidy
Chicago Chapter
My work is movement based, exploring color and shape as energy and vibration. Literally moved by nature, my paintings are created when gestures express themselves with pigment. I love being enveloped by a painting, standing so close to it your eyes see nothing but color. I invite you to get up close and personal with them as well.
Clarisse Casalino
Member-at-large
Clarisse Casalino is a registered psychiatric nurse, published writer, and artist living in Chicago, IL. Clarisse graduated from Latin School in 2013, and New York University in 2017 with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. As a psychiatric nurse and a previous psychiatric patient, Clarisse finds herself in a particularly fantastic position to show the sane insanity.
Lourdes Guerrero
Chicago Chapter
As a third-generation Mexican-American, I was inspired to crochet by my grandmother, Guadalupe Guerrero Saldaña. I started when I was seven years old. Over the years, other strong and patient women like my grandmother helped me develop a firm foundation in crochet and other fiber techniques, from knitting to embroidering to weaving.
Alana Garrigues
Massachusetts Chapter
Alana Garrigues is an artist and poet living in Central Massachusetts. Originally from the Pacific Northwest, she finds kinship in the woods and among the trees and seasonal ferns of her new home. She is also the founder of Journal for Justice, an art journaling experience that she started in 2020, inviting people into human rights and justice conversations through creativity.
Betsy Orbe Lester
Florida Chapter
An award-winning mixed media artist, Betsy Orbe Lester teaches where she learned, both at Eckerd College (BA) and formerly, USF (MFA). Permanent collections: Tampa Museum, Gulf Coast Museum, Neiman Marcus and private and corporate collections. Recent exhibitions: Denis Bibro Fine Art, NYC; Brevard Art Museum; Boca Raton Museum; and Tampa Museum.
Lyndy Bush
Colorado Chapter
I am a contemporary Southwest oil painter that focuses on painting landscapes and scenes around me. I have a background in anthropology and this tends to skew my work towards a more humanistic approach. My work is my story as a contemporary Artist raised in Southern New Mexico.
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The Fight For Respectability and Freedom: American Life During The Second Great Awakening, Activism, and Women Run Tea Rooms in the 1830s.
I draw the curtain. I could show you other pictures more pathetic in their hopelessness, but refrain. Lessons in making home neat and attractive; lessons in making family life stronger, sweeter, and purer by personal efforts of the woman; lessons in tidiness of appearance among women; lessons of clean and pure habits of everyday life in the home, and thus bringing to the women self-respect and getting for them the respect of others; how to keep the girls near the mother, and many other kindred subjects, need to be given to this class of women to-day.”
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REPOST W Artist, mother, activist, and historian Faith Ringgold passed away yesterday at the age of 93. Her quote— “I wanted my painting to express this moment I knew was history. I wanted to give my woman's point of view to this period.” —inspired @wcadcorg’s national juried exhibition PIVOTAL last year.
Ringgold was an activist during much of her life, participating in several feminist and anti-racist organizations. Within the Women’s Caucus for Art are several special interest causes including the Women of Color caucus and the Young Women's Caucus.
After being appointed to Vice President of Minority Affairs by WCA President Ofelia Garcia in 1986, Ringgold proposed the formation of a women of color caucus. It was within this context that "Coast to Coast: A Women of Color National Artist’s Book Project" was created. In 1988, the first stop for the exhibition was presented as part of the Women’s Caucus for Art National Conference in Houston.
In 1994, Ringgold received the Women's Caucus for Art Lifetime Achievement Award. Her connection to WCA and inspiration to women artists is enduring and we will continue to celebrate her life and work.
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The Women’s Caucus for Art is deeply saddened to hear of the passing of phenomenal artist and activist Faith Ringgold. Faith was a founder of WCA, a lifetime member and she received the WCA Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994.
#WCA #artist #activist #feminist
Faith Ringgold, quilt and visual artist, dies at 93
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Known best for her story quilts depicting African-American experiences and feminine life, she also created paintings, sculpture and children's books. She was 93.5 CommentsComment on Facebook
She was a special person. I was honored to meet her 3 times: first at Texas art association conference and book signing second at our breakfast with past honorees in NY At our conference and in Houston when she spoke at the Houston Museum of African American Culture during her exhibition there. So friendly always.
Sending sympathy to her family. Faith’s work in art was stupendous. She was one of the greats.
So sorry to hear. Heartfelt condolences.
She was amazing! We just did a feature on her for a school project.
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Earth Day 2024: Exploring Ecological Art
A WCA Eco-Art Caucus Program
with Danielle Eubank: painter, expedition artist and climate activist
Saturday, April 13 1-2:30 Eastern / 12 Central / 11 Mountain / 10 Pacific
Free for WCA Members (Email with link will be sent to all members)
$20 Non-members (Register at buff.ly/3e981CC )
Let’s celebrate Earth Day 2024! What does ecological art mean for you?
Artist and climate activist Danielle Eubank will give a visual presentation and lead a discussion on ecological art as a genre and discuss our role as activist artists on climate change. Following Danielle’s presentation, participants will meet in small breakout groups and reconvene for a short collective conversation.
BIO: Danielle Eubank
Danielle Eubank explores the relationship between abstraction and realism through painting water. She is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. Danielle created One Artist Five Oceans, a 20-year project where she sailed and painted the waters of every ocean on Earth to raise climate awareness. Eubank is currently painting some of the most polluted bodies of water in the United States, including the Gowanus Canal, NY (a superfund site), and the San Francisco Bay, CA (multiple superfund sites), in order to heighten awareness of the urgency for redress and protection of these waters in our neighborhoods. Eubank has been the Expedition Artist for multiple expeditions on recreations of ancient sail boats. She was a 2018 Creative Climate Award nominee and the awardee of the WCA/United Nations Program Honor Roll Award for 2019. buff.ly/3xnScl1
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Earth Day 2024: Exploring Ecological Art
A WCA Eco-Art Caucus Program
with Danielle Eubank: painter, expedition artist and climate activist
Saturday, April 13 1-2:30 Eastern / 12 Central / 11 Mountain / 10 Pacific
Free for WCA Members (Email with link will be sent to all members)
$20 Non-members (Register at buff.ly/3e981CC )
Let’s celebrate Earth Day 2024! What does ecological art mean for you?
Artist and climate activist Danielle Eubank will give a visual presentation and lead a discussion on ecological art as a genre and discuss our role as activist artists on climate change. Following Danielle’s presentation, participants will meet in small breakout groups and reconvene for a short collective conversation.
BIO: Danielle Eubank
Danielle Eubank explores the relationship between abstraction and realism through painting water. She is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. Danielle created One Artist Five Oceans, a 20-year project where she sailed and painted the waters of every ocean on Earth to raise climate awareness. Eubank is currently painting some of the most polluted bodies of water in the United States, including the Gowanus Canal, NY (a superfund site), and the San Francisco Bay, CA (multiple superfund sites), in order to heighten awareness of the urgency for redress and protection of these waters in our neighborhoods. Eubank has been the Expedition Artist for multiple expeditions on recreations of ancient sail boats. She was a 2018 Creative Climate Award nominee and the awardee of the WCA/United Nations Program Honor Roll Award for 2019. buff.ly/3xnScl1
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Earth Day 2024: Exploring Ecological Art
A WCA Eco-Art Caucus Program
with Danielle Eubank: painter, expedition artist and climate activist
Saturday, April 13 1-2:30 Eastern / 12 Central / 11 Mountain / 10 Pacific
Free for WCA Members (Email with link will be sent to all members)
$20 Non-members (Register at buff.ly/3e981CC )
Let’s celebrate Earth Day 2024! What does ecological art mean for you?
Artist and climate activist Danielle Eubank will give a visual presentation and lead a discussion on ecological art as a genre and discuss our role as activist artists on climate change. Following Danielle’s presentation, participants will meet in small breakout groups and reconvene for a short collective conversation.
BIO: Danielle Eubank
Danielle Eubank explores the relationship between abstraction and realism through painting water. She is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. Danielle created One Artist Five Oceans, a 20-year project where she sailed and painted the waters of every ocean on Earth to raise climate awareness. Eubank is currently painting some of the most polluted bodies of water in the United States, including the Gowanus Canal, NY (a superfund site), and the San Francisco Bay, CA (multiple superfund sites), in order to heighten awareness of the urgency for redress and protection of these waters in our neighborhoods. Eubank has been the Expedition Artist for multiple expeditions on recreations of ancient sail boats. She was a 2018 Creative Climate Award nominee and the awardee of the WCA/United Nations Program Honor Roll Award for 2019. buff.ly/3xnScl1
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Earth Day 2024: Exploring Ecological Art
A WCA Eco-Art Caucus Program
with Danielle Eubank: painter, expedition artist and climate activist
Saturday, April 13 1-2:30 Eastern / 12 Central / 11 Mountain / 10 Pacific
Free for WCA Members (Email with link will be sent to all members)
$20 Non-members (Register at buff.ly/3e981CC )
Let’s celebrate Earth Day 2024! What does ecological art mean for you?
Artist and climate activist Danielle Eubank will give a visual presentation and lead a discussion on ecological art as a genre and discuss our role as activist artists on climate change. Following Danielle’s presentation, participants will meet in small breakout groups and reconvene for a short collective conversation.
BIO: Danielle Eubank
Danielle Eubank explores the relationship between abstraction and realism through painting water. She is a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. Danielle created One Artist Five Oceans, a 20-year project where she sailed and painted the waters of every ocean on Earth to raise climate awareness. Eubank is currently painting some of the most polluted bodies of water in the United States, including the Gowanus Canal, NY (a superfund site), and the San Francisco Bay, CA (multiple superfund sites), in order to heighten awareness of the urgency for redress and protection of these waters in our neighborhoods. Eubank has been the Expedition Artist for multiple expeditions on recreations of ancient sail boats. She was a 2018 Creative Climate Award nominee and the awardee of the WCA/United Nations Program Honor Roll Award for 2019. buff.ly/3xnScl1
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Another work in progress. Verbannen.
#huntsvilleart #hsvartist #hsvarts #hsv #arttherapy #verbannen #lineandwash #womenscaucusforart
Another work in progress. Verbannen.
#huntsvilleart #hsvartist #hsvarts #hsv #arttherapy #verbannen #lineandwash #womenscaucusforart
At Cedar Street Gallery in Berkeley. This is a small outdoor exhibition space at NE corner of Cedar Street and Shattuck (facing Shattuck). Showing 3 of my collages. My name is misspelled on the window, alas, but it’s nice to know that many eyes will view them (yes, for sale…..DM me if interested). #cedarstreetgallery #gourmetghettoberkeley #hunterspointshipyardartists #womenscaucusforart
At Cedar Street Gallery in Berkeley. This is a small outdoor exhibition space at NE corner of Cedar Street and Shattuck (facing Shattuck). Showing 3 of my collages. My name is misspelled on the window, alas, but it’s nice to know that many eyes will view them (yes, for sale…..DM me if interested). #cedarstreetgallery #gourmetghettoberkeley #hunterspointshipyardartists #womenscaucusforart
On this last day of “PIVOTAL: An Exploration of Art and Activism,” I asked wcadcorg if I might do a “One Day Instagram Takeover” in order to share a message of gratitude and appreciation to all the artists in this show.
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It was an incredible honor to serve as the juror for this exhibition. In my statement, I wrote that each of the artists in PIVOTAL has done something remarkable. They have created art steeped in social justice. Through their work, they offer us new perspectives; they express outrage; they make us think about critical changes that must be made; they demand action.
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Thank you to all of the PIVOTAL artists for allowing me to spend time with your powerful artwork. It was an honor to share your message of change with a wider audience through this exhibition. And a huge shout out to prudencebonds_art for her vision and drive. This exhibition was her idea from the start, and she truly made it all happen!
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I am so proud of this show. And I so appreciate this beautiful artistic community.
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All the best,
Lisa Grand Murphy
Juror, “PIVOTAL: An Exploration of Art & Activism”
theartistworkshop365
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This is the last day to see the PIVOTAL exhibition at the Montpelier Arts Center in Laurel, MD. Please contact wcadc@wcadc.org with any questions.
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#wcadcorg #womenscaucusforart womenscaucusforart #womenartists #pivotalspotlight
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On this last day of “PIVOTAL: An Exploration of Art and Activism,” I asked wcadcorg if I might do a “One Day Instagram Takeover” in order to share a message of gratitude and appreciation to all the artists in this show.
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It was an incredible honor to serve as the juror for this exhibition. In my statement, I wrote that each of the artists in PIVOTAL has done something remarkable. They have created art steeped in social justice. Through their work, they offer us new perspectives; they express outrage; they make us think about critical changes that must be made; they demand action.
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Thank you to all of the PIVOTAL artists for allowing me to spend time with your powerful artwork. It was an honor to share your message of change with a wider audience through this exhibition. And a huge shout out to prudencebonds_art for her vision and drive. This exhibition was her idea from the start, and she truly made it all happen!
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I am so proud of this show. And I so appreciate this beautiful artistic community.
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All the best,
Lisa Grand Murphy
Juror, “PIVOTAL: An Exploration of Art & Activism”
theartistworkshop365
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This is the last day to see the PIVOTAL exhibition at the Montpelier Arts Center in Laurel, MD. Please contact wcadc@wcadc.org with any questions.
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#wcadcorg #womenscaucusforart womenscaucusforart #womenartists #pivotalspotlight
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Tapestry/watercolor exercise: Garden Palette. Watercolor artists often paint a grid of their palette to get a sense of the painting. Here I arranged some colors from the garden then wove the grid, four selvedge, on a Mirrix Saffron loom. 8x5.5 inches. Good interlock practice also. Wool warp & weft, some hand-dyed from the stash.
#wip #tapestry #tapestryart #tapestryartist #tapestryartistsofinstagram #tapestryweaving #fiber #fibre #fiberartist #fibreartist #americantapestryalliance #mirrixloom #madeonamirrix #britishtapestrygroup #jewishartsalon #weaversguildofstlouis #missourifiberartists #mofa #womenscaucusforart #handweaversguildofamerica #watercolorsketch #gardeninspiration
Tapestry/watercolor exercise: Garden Palette. Watercolor artists often paint a grid of their palette to get a sense of the painting. Here I arranged some colors from the garden then wove the grid, four selvedge, on a Mirrix Saffron loom. 8x5.5 inches. Good interlock practice also. Wool warp & weft, some hand-dyed from the stash.
#wip #tapestry #tapestryart #tapestryartist #tapestryartistsofinstagram #tapestryweaving #fiber #fibre #fiberartist #fibreartist #americantapestryalliance #mirrixloom #madeonamirrix #britishtapestrygroup #jewishartsalon #weaversguildofstlouis #missourifiberartists #mofa #womenscaucusforart #handweaversguildofamerica #watercolorsketch #gardeninspiration
monday #artopportunity from breagallery 💛
#ywc #youngwomenscaucus #womenscaucusforart
Blue at the Window
Mixed media collage 20x16”
#collageclub #analogcollage #womanartist #collageworldwide #femmecollage #brooklyncollageclub #pariscollagecollective #collagecommunity
#contemporaryabstract
#decollage
#discoveringcollage #instacollage
#modernabstract
#collagebywomen #pnwcollagecollective #italiancollagistscollective
#edinburghcollagecollective #abstractexpressionism
#twincitiescollagecollective
#collageart #abstractart #womenscaucusforart #wildercollage #mixedmediaart #NAWA_usa #virtual_NAWA #curator_artgallery #intuitiveart #intuitivepainting #abstractpainting
Blue at the Window
Mixed media collage 20x16”
#collageclub #analogcollage #womanartist #collageworldwide #femmecollage #brooklyncollageclub #pariscollagecollective #collagecommunity
#contemporaryabstract
#decollage
#discoveringcollage #instacollage
#modernabstract
#collagebywomen #pnwcollagecollective #italiancollagistscollective
#edinburghcollagecollective #abstractexpressionism
#twincitiescollagecollective
#collageart #abstractart #womenscaucusforart #wildercollage #mixedmediaart #NAWA_usa #virtual_NAWA #curator_artgallery #intuitiveart #intuitivepainting #abstractpainting
Call and Response
A Collaboration Between wcacarolinas and alabamawca
This exhibition is a collaboration between two Women`s Caucus for Art chapters–the Women’s Caucus for Art Carolinas (WCAC) and the Alabama Women’s Caucus for Art (ALWCA). The ALWCA members created artwork and were matched with WCAC members. Working from images, the WCAC members created artwork that responded to their ALWCA partners` work. The WCAC and ALWCA partner pieces are presented in this exhibition as triptychs and diptychs. The exhibition is currently on view in the Mezzanine gallery in the Cultural Arts Building at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
The ‘Call and Response’ reception will be held Thursday, October 26th, 5:30-7:00 at the Mezzanine Gallery, Cultural Arts Building, University of North Carolina Wilmington.
In this post you will find one of the eleven triptychs in this exhibition:
Year of the Rabbit
Kimberly Hart – Krhartstudio ALWCA
Windmill
Heather Baumbach– heatherbaumbachart
ALWCA
Tilting Windmills in the Year of the Rabbit
Abby Spangel Perry – abbyspangelperryart
WCAC
#callandresponse #alwca #wcac #art #community #wcnational #womenscaucusforart #womeninthearts #artist #womenartists #wcacarolinas
Call and Response
A Collaboration Between wcacarolinas and alabamawca
This exhibition is a collaboration between two Women`s Caucus for Art chapters–the Women’s Caucus for Art Carolinas (WCAC) and the Alabama Women’s Caucus for Art (ALWCA). The ALWCA members created artwork and were matched with WCAC members. Working from images, the WCAC members created artwork that responded to their ALWCA partners` work. The WCAC and ALWCA partner pieces are presented in this exhibition as triptychs and diptychs. The exhibition is currently on view in the Mezzanine gallery in the Cultural Arts Building at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.
The ‘Call and Response’ reception will be held Thursday, October 26th, 5:30-7:00 at the Mezzanine Gallery, Cultural Arts Building, University of North Carolina Wilmington.
In this post you will find one of the eleven triptychs in this exhibition:
Year of the Rabbit
Kimberly Hart – Krhartstudio ALWCA
Windmill
Heather Baumbach– heatherbaumbachart
ALWCA
Tilting Windmills in the Year of the Rabbit
Abby Spangel Perry – abbyspangelperryart
WCAC
#callandresponse #alwca #wcac #art #community #wcnational #womenscaucusforart #womeninthearts #artist #womenartists #wcacarolinas
Artist katybishop.art
Katy Bishop
Here`s the info for my Solo Exhibition:
VIVID INK -- Opening reception Saturday March 11 at TAG Gallery, 5458 Wilshire, Los Angeles. From 5-9 PM.
My website is www.KatyBishop.art
Newsletter signup link is https://www.katybishop.art/email-newsletter
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Artist katybishop.art
Katy Bishop
Here`s the info for my Solo Exhibition:
VIVID INK -- Opening reception Saturday March 11 at TAG Gallery, 5458 Wilshire, Los Angeles. From 5-9 PM.
My website is www.KatyBishop.art
Newsletter signup link is https://www.katybishop.art/email-newsletter
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MISSION
The mission of the Women’s Caucus for Art is to create community through art, education, and social activism
We are committed to:
- recognizing the contributions of women in the arts
- providing women with leadership opportunities and professional development
- expanding networking and exhibition opportunities for women
- supporting local, national, and global art activism
- advocating for equity in the arts for all
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
WCA is a networking organization for women in the arts.
Mailing Address
Women's Caucus for Art
PO Box 1498
Canal Street Station
New York, NY 10013
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c/o Karin Luner
131 Burnett Rd
Saugerties, NY 12477
Director of Operations
Karin Luner
k.luner@nationalwca.org
212-634-0007
WCA President Elect
Sandra Davis
sanda.davis@nationalwca.org
