January 30, 2008
Women Only! In Their Studios At the Lowe Art Museum
ALSO ON VIEW “LABORS OF LOVE: WOMEN ARTISTS FROM THE PERMANENT COLLECTION”
CORAL GABLES, FL – (JANUARY 30, 2008) Women Only! In Their Studios will be on view at the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami from February 16 through March 30, 2008. Contemporary women artists, who have exhibited extensively in galleries and museums in the United States and worldwide, deplore how little their work is recognized by the American public. This exhibition is an eclectic assemblage of fifty paintings, photographs, works on paper, sculpture, quilts, and videos by twenty women who broke through the glass ceiling, in fact shattered it, but incredibly are not yet household names, as well as photos of artists studios. Each artist is an innovator who added distinct marks along the path of modern art – from abstract expressionism to conceptualism and appropriationism, and everything in between.
Complementing Women Only, the Lowe presents a selection entitled, Labors of Love: Women Artists from the Permanent Collection. This exhibition is curated by Gita Shonek and will be on view through 2008.
On February 15 at 7 pm, artist Linda Freeman and exhibition curator Eleanor Flomenhaft will present a lecture on “Documentaries and Personal Work.” The lecture will be held at Storer Auditorium, UM School of Business, 5250 University Drive, Coral Gables, Florida, and is free and open to the public. Following the lecture, the Lowe Art Museum hosts a member’s preview reception from 8pm – 10 pm featuring pianist Kelly Ball, light fare, and cocktails by Bacardi. The reception is free for museum members; $10 for non-members; and $5 for students.
The viewer will be invigorated by a rich modern American tapestry since the artists are culturally as diverse as the strands that make up our great melting pot: white, black, American Indian, Chicano, Chinese, Jews and Christians. Their basic expressive means are as boldly distinctive as their cultures are different. Included are Jennifer Bartlett, Amalia Mesa-Bains, Camille Billops, Elizabeth Catlett, Linda Freeman, Ann Hamilton, Grace Hartigan, Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger, Elizabeth Murray, Howardena Pindell, Laurie Simmons, Faith Ringgold, Miriam Schapiro, Jaune Quick-To-See Smith, Joan Snyder, Pat Steir, Gail Tremblay, Jackie Winsor, and Flo Oy Wong.
Enlivening the exhibition are twenty autobiographical reflections that provide first person insights into artistic inspiration, drive, and process. The exhibition at the Lowe is part of a seven city national tour over a two and a half year period. Curated by Eleanor Flomenhaft Tour Development by Smith Kramer Fine Art Services, Kansas City, Missouri.
The Lowe Art Museum is located at the University of Miami at 1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 12 to 7 p.m. Thursdays and 12 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is $7.00 for adults, $5.00 for non-UM students with I.D., $5.00 for adult groups of 10 or more, $3.00 to student groups of 10 or more, and free to members, University of Miami students, faculty and staff, and children under 12. For more information, call (305) 284-3535 or visit www.lowemuseum.org.
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Media Contact:
Annette Herrera
305.284.1607
anherrera@miami.edu
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