WMG’s 7th International Open is a group exhibition of work by 42 women artists juried by Claudia DeMonte.
Artists from across the mainland U.S., Hawaii and Canada responded to the open theme with a ‘Woman Made’ twist. Claudia DeMonte, the juror for this exhibition, is well known for her work, which deals with the roles of women in contemporary society. She has exhibited and lectured extensively in museums and galleries in the U.S., as well as Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Italy, Bulgaria, Jamaica and France. DeMonte chose 42 unique artworks, that speak directly to her interest: how are women viewed today?
Exhibiting Artists: Mireya Acierto, Joy Bertinuson, Audrey Brown, Malpina Chan, Cybele Clark-Mendes, Elizabeth Coleman, Mary Reed Daniel, Marisa DiPaola, Henri J. Doner-Hedrick, Nancie Eichengreen, Clairan Ferono, Heidi Fickinger, Beatrice Fisher, Dawn K. Gettler, Carol A. Griffith, Melissa Hibbard, Jan Jackson, Kathryn Jill Johnson, Laura Johnson, Lynne Kelly, Kay Knight, Susan Krueger, Alison Kuo, Whitney Lee, Donna Lograsso, Judith Schubert Mullen, Nanny Studios, Peggy Nichols, Joyce Owens, Wynne Paquette, Ji-Yeon Park, Sejal Patel, Anna Peach, Sisavanh Phouthavong-Houghton, Erena Rae, Anna Marie Salinas, Ann Corley Silverman, Gail Smuda, Liz Tran, Trudonna, Eileen Wallach, Alexandra Zonis
About the Juror: Claudia DeMonte has had more than 60 one person and 300 group exhibitions nationally and internationally including exhibitions at the Corcoran Museum Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Mississippi Museum, Tucson Museum, Flint Institute of Art and the Museum of the Southwest. Her work is in numerous museum permanent collections including the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Stamford Museum, Boca Raton Museum, and in major corporate collections such as those of Hyatt Regency Hotels, Exxon, Citibank and Siemens. Her public commissions have come from the N.Y.C. Department of Cultural Affairs, Brooklyn Library System, Queens Supreme Court, Prudential Life Insurance, the State of New Mexico and N.Y.C. School Construction Authority.
DeMonte is the curator of “Women of the World: A Global Collection of Art”. This traveling exhibition with accompanying book, includes work of women from 177 countries dealing with the image of women. DeMonte’s work is influenced by her travels to over 80 countries and her interest in and collection of Outsider Art. She has exhibited or lectured in over 15 countries.
(Banner image: artwork by Elizabeth Coleman)
