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Last Days to Apply for
Lifting the Sky
Don't let this incredible opportunity slip by! Apply to jury into AWA's 2021 National Online Juried Show. Application deadline is February 10!
Who: All levels of membership are welcome to apply!
What: AWA's 2021 National Online Show - Lifting the Sky: Elevating the Works of American Women Artists. Over $ 25,000 in cash & merchandise awards, including a $10,000 grand prize, a gallery show at the Phoenix Zoo Savanna Gallery, and a gallery show at the Principle Gallery.
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(L) Valerie Collymore
(R) Gladys Roldan-de-Moras
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AWA is thrilled to announce its newest Board Members:
Valerie Collymore, Associate with Distinction Gladys Roldan-de-Moras, Master-Signature We believe they will both be great assets to our team in celebrating, inspiring and encouraging women in Fine Arts! Learn more about our newest Board Members HERE
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Spring Online Show - Application Open
AWA's 2021 Spring Online Juried Show application is open until March 15.
Who should apply:
Associate and Associate with Distinction Members. Your membership must be current to apply.
What:
2021 Spring Online Show. Over $15,000 in cash and merchandise awards. Grand prize is $2,000 in cash! One finalist from the show will be awarded a solo show at the Sparrow Gallery, Sacramento, CA.
The works will be displayed on AWA's website for a minimum of one year, and acceptance counts towards Signature Membership.
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Doris McCarthy,
Dark Island, oil, 1967,
Collection of Mrs. Virginia Clark, in
Celebrating Life.
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Rediscovered Women Artists:
Doris McCarthy - An Unrecognized Canadian Artist
By Jann Haynes Gilmore, PhD, AWA Board Member
Jann shares the life of Doris McCarthy, a Canadian artist, who provides inspiration through her art and teachings for a life well-lived.
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Virtual Portfolio Reviews
AWA members will have the opportunity to have their portfolios reviewed by select members of AWA on Wednesday, March 24, 1 - 4 pm Pacific Time / 3 - 7 pm Eastern Time (times may vary). This review will provide important insight that could help elevate your artwork.
AWA is pleased to offer this opportunity to our members. The portfolio reviews are very popular and we have a waiting list from our previous sessions. We will be contacting members on the list first and then open sign ups to all membership.
Stay tuned for more information!
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AWA Patron & Gallery Donors
We would like to extend our heartfelt appreciation to the Patrons and Gallery Members who donated between January 1 - December 31,2020. Your generous donations support AWA's mission to inspire, celebrate, and encourage women in the visual fine arts.
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Platinum Circle
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Bill Jonas & Lisa Gleim-Jonas
Janet & Robert Lee Family Fund
The Thagard Foundation
Edmund S. Twining III
Diana Rueter-Twining
Lauren & Rene Woolcott
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Gold Circle
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Ms. Elinor Boyd
Earline Burke
Wendy Conrad
Sandy Delehanty
Jann Haynes Gilmore, PhD
Charles & Paula Holtzclaw
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Dr. Saeid Khansarinia &
Dr. John Perry
Mariko Kamio
Mr. & Mrs. Raymond King
Dr. & Mrs. David Owens
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Cathryne Trachok
The Family of
Kathleen J. Smith
Carol Swinney
Dr. Robert Waste &
Kathrine Lemke Waste
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Silver Circle
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Douglas & Rachel Burbank
Michael Cecil
Angela Mia De la Vega
Lucy Dickens
Christine Drewyer
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Dyana Hesson
George Ann Johnson
Julie Ann Kanoff
Robin Knowlton &
Stefan Sekula
Elayne Kuehler
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Diane & Bob Mason
Jeanne Reavis
Cynthia Rich
Robert & Grace Schlesier
Laurie Stevens
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Friend
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Kathleen Abdallah
Diane Arenburg
Candace & Christopher Bengs
Elizabeth Brand
George & Marilyn Brown
Aleta Carpenter
Vicki Catapano
Sandra Corpora
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Stanley Cross
Gail Faulkner
Laine & Scott Kilburn
Christy Knowlton
Martha Knowlton
Nancy Mengebier
Dwane Milnes
Kathrine Moniz
Kenneth & Nancy Mullen
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Susan Obert
Leslie Pratt-Thomas
Bettina Redway
Lucy Rhame
Charles & Jennifer Sands
William Seymour
Mary Jean Weaver
Sachiko Zuckerman
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Gallery Members
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Art Castings of Colorado
Principle Gallery
Sparrow Gallery
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Solitude, oil by Linda Glover Gooch
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Sunset Painting Tips from Linda Glover Gooch
AWA Master-Signature Member Linda Glover Gooch is sharing her list of important elements to remember while painting sunsets. Click the link below to download your free copy!
Sunset Painting Tips
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Loïs Mailou Jones, "Untitled (Two Women)" (1945). Courtesy of Michael Rosenfeld Gallery LLC, New York, NY
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ARTBEAT: News & Links
from the Wider World
'Where Are The Women?': Uncovering The Lost Works Of Female Renaissance by Sylvia Poggiolo, NPR
The Baltimore Museum of Art Concludes a Year of Collecting Work by Only Women Artists by Cassie Packard, Hyperallergic
Five Groundbreaking Self Portraits by Women, by Jennifer Higgie, Christie's Curator Close-Up: A'driane Nieves of Tessera Art Collective by Wit Lopez, The Art Blog
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We Will Promote Your Work on Social Media!
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Masthead Image: A Common Language by Heather Arenas; Majesty by Sandy Graves; Glass Bottom Boat by Nancy Nowak
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