A Year for Dutch and Flemish Women Artists

History’s Dutch and Flemish women artists are having a moment! Currently there are at least three art exhibitions focused on early modern female makers of the Low Countries. Three of these shows incorporate an international traveling component. In addition,...

The Cheerful Abstractions of Alma Thomas

Guest post by Alexandra Kiely, independent art historian The American abstract painter Alma Woodsey Thomas (1891–1978) did not fit well into stereotypes. She was a Black female artist who dedicated much of her life to teaching—in stark contrast to the largely white...