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National Museum of Women in the Arts
Joan Mitchell, Untitled, 1992; Oil on canvas, 110 1/4 x 142 in.; Courtesy of the Shah Garg Collection; © Estate of Joan Mitchell; Image courtesy of Cheim & Read; Photo by Brian Buckley
Now on View
Visit NMWA to view
Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection
, an illustration of women artists’ vital role in abstraction, showcasing work by some of the most important artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Learn More About NMWA’s Current Exhibitions
Visit Us
The National Museum of Women in the Arts is the first museum in the world dedicated solely to championing women through the arts. Located in the heart of Washington, DC, at 1250 New York Ave. NW, just steps from Metro Center. NMWA is open Tuesday through Sunday and welcomes visitors of all ages.
Plan Your Visit
Photo by Derek Baker for NMWA
Current Exhibitions
Making Their Mark
Drawn entirely from the contemporary art collection of Komal Shah and Gaurav Garg,
Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection
illustrates women artists’ vital role in abstraction, showcasing work by some of the most important artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
View Making Their Mark
Shirley Gorelick
Through the 1960s and 1970s, Shirley Gorelick created soulful portrayals of her circle of close friends.
Shirley Gorelick: Figuring It Out
features more than 30 paintings, drawings, and prints that illuminate Gorelick’s practice and the sitters she portrayed.
View Shirley Gorelick
Remix
Remix: The Collection
showcases familiar collection favorites as well as never-before-exhibited recent acquisitions. Artworks are grouped around themes that resonate among global artists across time.
View Remix
Upcoming Events
Art Chat
Apr 24,
5 to 5:45 pm
Date: Apr, 24
Time: 5
to 5:45 pm
Member Tour: Making Their Mark
Apr 25,
11 am
to 12 pm
Date: Apr, 25
Time: 11 am
to 12 pm
Curator’s Perspective: Making Their Mark
Apr 29,
6 to 7 pm
Date: Apr, 29
Time: 6
to 7 pm
Firsthand Experience: Movement
May 2,
11 am
to 3 pm
Date: May, 02
Time: 11 am
to 3 pm
Member Tour: Making Their Mark
May 2,
1 to 2 pm
Date: May, 02
Time: 1
to 2 pm
Free Community Day & Makers’ Market
May 3,
10 am
to 5 pm
Date: May, 03
Time: 10 am
to 5 pm
Art Chat
May 8,
5 to 5:45 pm
Date: May, 08
Time: 5
to 5:45 pm
Cello Yoga
May 9,
9 to 10 am
Date: May, 09
Time: 9
to 10 am
Free Community Day
May 13,
10 am
to 5 pm
Date: May, 13
Time: 10 am
to 5 pm
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View Calendar
Just 11% of all acquisitions at prominent American museums over the past decade were of work by women artists.
– Artnet News
What We Do
Our rotating special exhibitions showcase historic and contemporary artwork. Museum programs and events foster conversations and connections that inspire change. Our collections feature more than 5,500 works from the 16th century to today created by more than 1,000 artists.
Remix: The Collection, installation view, National Museum of Women in the Arts; Photo by Kevin Allen Photography for NMWA
Remix: The Collection, installation view, National Museum of Women in the Arts; Photo by Kevin Allen Photography for NMWA
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Attendees at the National Museum of Women in the Arts’ November 2024 NMWA Nights. Photo by Farrah Skeiky for NMWA.
Related Quote
People in the art world want to think we are achieving parity more quickly than we are.”
Susan Fisher Sterling, The Alice West Director
Advocate for Gender Equity
Historically, social and cultural systems based on false beliefs about gender have hindered artists’ power, access, and agency. Gender bias is less overt today, but contemporary women artists still face many obstacles and disparities, as well as persistent underrepresentation in museum collections and exhibitions worldwide.
Take Action
May Stevens,
SoHo Women Artists
, 1977-78; Acrylic on canvas, 78 x 142 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Museum purchase: The Lois Pollard Price Acquisition Fund; © May Stevens; Courtesy of the estate of the artist and RYAN LEE Gallery, New York
May Stevens,
SoHo Women Artists
, 1977-78; Acrylic on canvas, 78 x 142 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Museum purchase: The Lois Pollard Price Acquisition Fund; © May Stevens; Courtesy of the estate of the artist and RYAN LEE Gallery, New York
Related Content
Support Women in the Arts
Donate today and ensure that women and nonbinary artists are seen and celebrated. As an independent nonprofit museum, we rely on supporters like you to make this work possible.
Give Now
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A docent leads a tour of Suchitra Mattai’s “Myth from Matter” exhibition during the National Museum of Women in the Arts’ October 2024 NMWA Nights. Photo by Angela Pan for NMWA.
Featured Blog Post
Broad Strokes Blog
5 Fast Facts: Celebrating Nowruz
Celebrate the spring equinox and Nowruz, the Persian New Year, with facts about five NMWA collection artists whose work is rooted in Persian traditions and experiences.
Shirin Neshat,
On Guard
, 1997; Gelatin silver print with ink, 11 x 14 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Tony Podesta Collection; © Shirin Neshat, courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery
Shirin Neshat,
On Guard
, 1997; Gelatin silver print with ink, 11 x 14 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Tony Podesta Collection; © Shirin Neshat, courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery
@WomenInTheArts
Stand with women artists and be recognized!
Give by March 31, and we’ll include your name on our 2026 Honor Roll.
Donate Now
National Museum of Women in the Arts
Joan Mitchell, Untitled, 1992; Oil on canvas, 110 1/4 x 142 in.; Courtesy of the Shah Garg Collection; © Estate of Joan Mitchell; Image courtesy of Cheim & Read; Photo by Brian Buckley
Now on View
Visit NMWA to view
Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection
, an illustration of women artists’ vital role in abstraction, showcasing work by some of the most important artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Learn More About NMWA’s Current Exhibitions
Visit Us
The National Museum of Women in the Arts is the first museum in the world dedicated solely to championing women through the arts. Located in the heart of Washington, DC, at 1250 New York Ave. NW, just steps from Metro Center. NMWA is open Tuesday through Sunday and welcomes visitors of all ages.
Plan Your Visit
Photo by Derek Baker for NMWA
Current Exhibitions
Making Their Mark
Drawn entirely from the contemporary art collection of Komal Shah and Gaurav Garg,
Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection
illustrates women artists’ vital role in abstraction, showcasing work by some of the most important artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
View Making Their Mark
Shirley Gorelick
Through the 1960s and 1970s, Shirley Gorelick created soulful portrayals of her circle of close friends.
Shirley Gorelick: Figuring It Out
features more than 30 paintings, drawings, and prints that illuminate Gorelick’s practice and the sitters she portrayed.
View Shirley Gorelick
Remix
Remix: The Collection
showcases familiar collection favorites as well as never-before-exhibited recent acquisitions. Artworks are grouped around themes that resonate among global artists across time.
View Remix
Upcoming Events
Art Chat
Apr 24,
5 to 5:45 pm
Date: Apr, 24
Time: 5
to 5:45 pm
Member Tour: Making Their Mark
Apr 25,
11 am
to 12 pm
Date: Apr, 25
Time: 11 am
to 12 pm
Curator’s Perspective: Making Their Mark
Apr 29,
6 to 7 pm
Date: Apr, 29
Time: 6
to 7 pm
Firsthand Experience: Movement
May 2,
11 am
to 3 pm
Date: May, 02
Time: 11 am
to 3 pm
Member Tour: Making Their Mark
May 2,
1 to 2 pm
Date: May, 02
Time: 1
to 2 pm
Free Community Day & Makers’ Market
May 3,
10 am
to 5 pm
Date: May, 03
Time: 10 am
to 5 pm
Art Chat
May 8,
5 to 5:45 pm
Date: May, 08
Time: 5
to 5:45 pm
Cello Yoga
May 9,
9 to 10 am
Date: May, 09
Time: 9
to 10 am
Free Community Day
May 13,
10 am
to 5 pm
Date: May, 13
Time: 10 am
to 5 pm
Slide Controls
View Calendar
Just 11% of all acquisitions at prominent American museums over the past decade were of work by women artists.
– Artnet News
What We Do
Our rotating special exhibitions showcase historic and contemporary artwork. Museum programs and events foster conversations and connections that inspire change. Our collections feature more than 5,500 works from the 16th century to today created by more than 1,000 artists.
Remix: The Collection, installation view, National Museum of Women in the Arts; Photo by Kevin Allen Photography for NMWA
Remix: The Collection, installation view, National Museum of Women in the Arts; Photo by Kevin Allen Photography for NMWA
Related Content
Art in Your Inbox
Love art? Let’s stay in touch. Sign up for email updates from NMWA.
Subscribe
, opens in new tab
Attendees at the National Museum of Women in the Arts’ November 2024 NMWA Nights. Photo by Farrah Skeiky for NMWA.
Related Quote
People in the art world want to think we are achieving parity more quickly than we are.”
Susan Fisher Sterling, The Alice West Director
Advocate for Gender Equity
Historically, social and cultural systems based on false beliefs about gender have hindered artists’ power, access, and agency. Gender bias is less overt today, but contemporary women artists still face many obstacles and disparities, as well as persistent underrepresentation in museum collections and exhibitions worldwide.
Take Action
May Stevens,
SoHo Women Artists
, 1977-78; Acrylic on canvas, 78 x 142 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Museum purchase: The Lois Pollard Price Acquisition Fund; © May Stevens; Courtesy of the estate of the artist and RYAN LEE Gallery, New York
May Stevens,
SoHo Women Artists
, 1977-78; Acrylic on canvas, 78 x 142 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Museum purchase: The Lois Pollard Price Acquisition Fund; © May Stevens; Courtesy of the estate of the artist and RYAN LEE Gallery, New York
Related Content
Support Women in the Arts
Donate today and ensure that women and nonbinary artists are seen and celebrated. As an independent nonprofit museum, we rely on supporters like you to make this work possible.
Give Now
, opens in new tab
A docent leads a tour of Suchitra Mattai’s “Myth from Matter” exhibition during the National Museum of Women in the Arts’ October 2024 NMWA Nights. Photo by Angela Pan for NMWA.
Featured Blog Post
Broad Strokes Blog
5 Fast Facts: Celebrating Nowruz
Celebrate the spring equinox and Nowruz, the Persian New Year, with facts about five NMWA collection artists whose work is rooted in Persian traditions and experiences.
Shirin Neshat,
On Guard
, 1997; Gelatin silver print with ink, 11 x 14 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Tony Podesta Collection; © Shirin Neshat, courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery
Shirin Neshat,
On Guard
, 1997; Gelatin silver print with ink, 11 x 14 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Tony Podesta Collection; © Shirin Neshat, courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery
@WomenInTheArts