Exhibition Dates:
August 13, 2019 – September 6, 2020
On view in the
Jon and Linda Ender Gallery
“I’m every woman, it’s all in me.” -Performed by Chaka Khan, Chaka, 1978
Across time and cultures, women have many identities: they are mothers, domestic partners, grandmothers, daughters, sisters, thinkers, leaders, workers, warriors, artists, lovers, heroes, and legends. Every woman deserves to have her story told. Through an examination of select prints and drawings from the Tucson Museum of Art collection, multiple histories and roles of women are revealed.
Juxtaposing a range of works that depict women from various periods and backgrounds, this exhibition reveals artists’ diverse intentions when representing women. Artists may capture a moment of tranquility or intimacy, honor a family member, or propagandize the female form. In each work of art, they could be idolized or criticized, respected or ridiculed. This exhibition encourages exploration into various representations of women, about who they depict, why they were created, and their significance in today’s world.
This exhibition is organized by the Tucson Museum of Art and curated by Christine Brindza, Senior Curator, Glasser Curator of Art of the American West.
Paul C. Valadez, Abuela, 2010, screenprint, 23/50, 20.125 x 16.125 in. Collection of the Tucson Museum of Art. Gift of the Artist. 2014.12.1
Museum Hours:
Tuesday – Saturday
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
The Museum is closed on Mondays.
Support
The 2019/2020 Exhibition Season at the Tucson Museum of Art is generously sponsored by Joyce Broan, Connie Hillman Family Foundation, Jon and Linda Ender, James J. and Louise R. Glasser, AC Hotel Tucson, and the Tucson Museum of Art League.