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Evolving Visions

A Century of Women Artists Working in Abstraction

AUGUST 21 – DECEMBER 15, 2025


This exhibition is made possible with generous support from Gloria Plevin.

 The group exhibition, Evolving Visions: A Century of Abstract Women Artists, brings together the significant works of female abstract artists spanning 100 years. This showcase highlights the evolution of abstract art through the lens of women creators, from the early pioneer artists to contemporary voices redefining the medium today.

The exhibition highlights artists that broke barriers and redefined abstraction in their own eras, using their unique perspectives to challenge societal norms and expand the boundaries of artistic expression. With a wide range of techniques, materials, and themes, the exhibit demonstrates how women have continually pushed the boundaries of abstraction, making it a vital and ever-changing art form.  

The exhibition offers visitors a journey through the advance of artistic innovation and cultural change. Early works reflect a response to the modern world and a rejection of traditional representational art, while mid-century pieces showcase bold experimentation with geometry, color, and form. Contemporary works bring fresh ideas, incorporating new technology and mixed media. Together, these works create a dialogue across generations, revealing not just the progression of abstract art but the enduring resilience and creativity of women artists in a historically male-dominated field. Evolving Visions demonstrates how women artists have fundamentally shaped the language of abstraction, infusing it with new perspectives, techniques, and conceptual frameworks that continue to resonate today.  


IMAGE CREDIT:

Miyoko Ito (1918-1983)
Untited, c.1955
Oil on canvas
54 x 40 inches
Gift of Harvey and Jennifer Peyton