We are a publication dedicated to reshaping society’s ideas of “women’s things” within arts and culture.https://awomensthing.org/https://awomensthing.org/blog/toshiko-okanoue/https://awomensthing.org/blog/toshiko-okanoue/On Toshiko Okanoue, the Japanese photomontage artist who cut her surrealist compositions from the magazines the American occupation brought with it.Fri, 25 Sep 2026 14:45:15 GMTCollagesMicaela Brinsleyhttps://awomensthing.org/blog/paula-hayes-garden-lyndhurst-tarrytown/https://awomensthing.org/blog/paula-hayes-garden-lyndhurst-tarrytown/The sculptor known for her terrariums has made her first garden anyone can walk into, above the Hudson at Lyndhurst.Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:52:11 GMTGardenThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/grimanesa-amoros-perfect-timing-printemps/https://awomensthing.org/blog/grimanesa-amoros-perfect-timing-printemps/Grimanesa Amorós on New York, the traffic light, and making people pause.Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:23:45 GMTLight InstallationThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/tracy-weisman-some-birthday-america-250th/https://awomensthing.org/blog/tracy-weisman-some-birthday-america-250th/For America’s 250th, Tracy Weisman slices into the flag and stitches it back with golden zippers, then asks which way we’ll choose to zip.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:16:18 GMTAmericaThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/grimanesa-amoros-passage-maritime-istanbul/https://awomensthing.org/blog/grimanesa-amoros-passage-maritime-istanbul/Grimanesa Amorós on Istanbul, memory, and the movement of people and water.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 19:27:43 GMTLight InstallationThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/leana-clifton-marfa-daydream/https://awomensthing.org/blog/leana-clifton-marfa-daydream/Photographer LéAna Clifton on working in Marfa and turning motion into still images.Mon, 11 May 2026 21:12:28 GMTOn ViewThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/grimanesa-amoros-radiance-interview/https://awomensthing.org/blog/grimanesa-amoros-radiance-interview/Grimanesa Amorós on “RADIANCE,” ephemerality, and performing with light.Tue, 05 May 2026 13:16:24 GMTLight InstallationThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/sofia-moreno/https://awomensthing.org/blog/sofia-moreno/Sofía Moreno channels Marjorie Cameron, Greer Lankton, and Luisa Casati while confronting the world’s fixation on the trans body as a spectacle.Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:21:15 GMTMonstersAlexia Marmarahttps://awomensthing.org/blog/claude-cahun-marcel-moore/https://awomensthing.org/blog/claude-cahun-marcel-moore/An exploration of Claude Cahun and Marcel Moore that challenges the myth of the solitary genius and reconsiders authorship, collaboration, and identity in modern art.Mon, 16 Mar 2026 18:26:22 GMTIdentityMicaela Brinsleyhttps://awomensthing.org/blog/roxanne-wolanczyk-expired-essex-flowers/https://awomensthing.org/blog/roxanne-wolanczyk-expired-essex-flowers/Curated by Roxanne Wolanczyk, “Expired” confronts the fear of becoming culturally obsolete.Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:21:50 GMTAgingLydia Nobleshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/margarita-cabrera-frieze-los-angeles/https://awomensthing.org/blog/margarita-cabrera-frieze-los-angeles/At Frieze Los Angeles, Margarita Cabrera transforms Border Patrol uniforms into a stitched desert landscape shaped by immigrant communities.Mon, 02 Mar 2026 15:41:34 GMTLandscapesThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/dorothea-tanning/https://awomensthing.org/blog/dorothea-tanning/Revisiting Dorothea Tanning, this essay explores surrealism, inner worlds, and how her work speaks powerfully to the present.Fri, 23 Jan 2026 20:36:16 GMTSelf-PortraitsMicaela Brinsleyhttps://awomensthing.org/blog/ovartaci/https://awomensthing.org/blog/ovartaci/Ovartaci lived most of their life inside a psychiatric institution, yet their work moved freely across time, gender, and imagined past lives.Thu, 18 Dec 2025 15:08:22 GMTIdentityAlexia Marmarahttps://awomensthing.org/blog/del-kathryn-barton/https://awomensthing.org/blog/del-kathryn-barton/In her newest works, Barton traces the places where human consciousness meets something older.Wed, 10 Dec 2025 17:43:27 GMTRelationshipThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/samantha-keely-smith/https://awomensthing.org/blog/samantha-keely-smith/Keely Smith speaks on process, presence, and the places her paintings begin.Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:16:32 GMTDreamsThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/soft-weapons-challenges-gaze/https://awomensthing.org/blog/soft-weapons-challenges-gaze/With the body as its central focus, soft weapons explores the grotesque and the glamorous.Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:34:05 GMTBodyRyan Castle & Candela Cubriahttps://awomensthing.org/blog/grete-stern/https://awomensthing.org/blog/grete-stern/Explore the visionary gaze of photographer Grete Stern, whose surreal portraits reshaped modern photography and challenged how women were seen—and saw themselves.Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:00:41 GMTPhotomontageMicaela Brinsleyhttps://awomensthing.org/blog/patty-horing/https://awomensthing.org/blog/patty-horing/In Patty Horing’s hands, the mirror becomes both witness and stage.Fri, 10 Oct 2025 19:47:08 GMTPortraitsE.H. Murrayhttps://awomensthing.org/blog/naudline-pierre/https://awomensthing.org/blog/naudline-pierre/Naudline Pierre creates fantastical worlds where myth, faith, and the otherworldly merge into bold new futures.Tue, 07 Oct 2025 13:47:11 GMTAutofictionMicaela Brinsleyhttps://awomensthing.org/blog/mieke-marple-social-media/https://awomensthing.org/blog/mieke-marple-social-media/An art project that’s both funny and deadly serious about culture.Thu, 02 Oct 2025 13:43:58 GMTSocial MediaThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/sofia-bassi/https://awomensthing.org/blog/sofia-bassi/For Bassi, the egg was never just a form but a vessel for renewal, travel, and belief in what comes after.Tue, 26 Aug 2025 20:49:39 GMTAnother DimensionAlexia Marmarahttps://awomensthing.org/blog/wenhui-hao/https://awomensthing.org/blog/wenhui-hao/Wenhui Hao doesn’t clean up the mess. She paints it.Fri, 11 Jul 2025 20:57:37 GMTFemale BodyThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/barbara-kruger/https://awomensthing.org/blog/barbara-kruger/Discover the story behind iconic artist Barbara Kruger—known for her bold text-based collages, feminist messaging, and influence on pop culture.Fri, 11 Jul 2025 17:48:15 GMTSignsMicaela Brinsleyhttps://awomensthing.org/blog/hayley-youngs-orchid-fever/https://awomensthing.org/blog/hayley-youngs-orchid-fever/Hayley Youngs didn’t set out to paint orchids. But after one visit to the New York Botanical Garden, they wouldn’t leave her alone.Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:53:33 GMTFlowersThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/aleksandra-ionowa/https://awomensthing.org/blog/aleksandra-ionowa/A story that begins everywhere and never ends. Aleksandra Ionowa’s visions unfold across decades and dimensions.Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:15:43 GMTSoul FlowersAlexia Marmarahttps://awomensthing.org/blog/helen-frankenthaler/https://awomensthing.org/blog/helen-frankenthaler/Explore how Helen Frankenthaler’s art intersected with themes of freedom and feminism, shedding light on the political undercurrents of her creative vision.Wed, 21 May 2025 19:42:51 GMTExpressionMicaela Brinsleyhttps://awomensthing.org/blog/tanya-aguiniga-weighted/https://awomensthing.org/blog/tanya-aguiniga-weighted/Tanya Aguiñiga crossed the border daily for 14 years—now, her textiles hold that weight.Wed, 21 May 2025 18:14:51 GMTEnduranceThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/lauren-shapiro-pastiche/https://awomensthing.org/blog/lauren-shapiro-pastiche/Combining traditional ceramics with modern technology, Lauren Shapiro transforms Vizcaya’s tropical life into imprints of clay.Thu, 15 May 2025 14:00:55 GMTCeramicsThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/laurie-victor-kay/https://awomensthing.org/blog/laurie-victor-kay/Former commercial photographer Laurie Victor Kay captures what can’t be retouched.Tue, 13 May 2025 18:24:42 GMTHealingThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/ana-tiscornia-neighbors/https://awomensthing.org/blog/ana-tiscornia-neighbors/Ana Tiscornia’s “Neighbors” offers a look at the tension between construction and destruction.Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:06:02 GMTResilienceTeresa Brock Moneohttps://awomensthing.org/blog/helen-adam/https://awomensthing.org/blog/helen-adam/Explore the enchanting world of Helen Adam, a poet and artist whose spellbinding collages and ballads blurred the line between myth, magic, and reality.Wed, 16 Apr 2025 16:44:08 GMTPoetryAlexia Marmarahttps://awomensthing.org/blog/meret-oppenheim-fame-aging/https://awomensthing.org/blog/meret-oppenheim-fame-aging/Playfulness and creativity have helped artist Méret Oppenheim’s work endure across decades.Fri, 11 Apr 2025 16:57:00 GMTAgingMicaela Brinsleyhttps://awomensthing.org/blog/michelle-alexander/https://awomensthing.org/blog/michelle-alexander/Why Michelle Alexander’s latest exhibition asked viewers to confront their own participation.Fri, 04 Apr 2025 17:56:27 GMTBodyThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/las-danzas-five-dancers/https://awomensthing.org/blog/las-danzas-five-dancers/Las Danzas are building a new kind of artistic collaboration—five dancers coming together to create movement that evolves with them.Mon, 17 Mar 2025 13:46:38 GMTDanceThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/johanna-beyer-q-lazzarus/https://awomensthing.org/blog/johanna-beyer-q-lazzarus/Johanna Beyer and Q Lazzarus were dismissed in their lifetimes, their work nearly lost. Decades later, their stories are being reclaimed.Fri, 07 Mar 2025 17:24:18 GMTLost & FoundAlexia Marmarahttps://awomensthing.org/blog/blakelee-pieroni/https://awomensthing.org/blog/blakelee-pieroni/Blakelee Pieroni uses pin-up girls and NFTs to question power and representation.Thu, 23 Jan 2025 19:26:23 GMTPerformance ArtThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/francesca-popescu-ife/https://awomensthing.org/blog/francesca-popescu-ife/Pop-up exhibitions are redefining how we experience art.Fri, 10 Jan 2025 17:41:33 GMTArt SpaceThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/maruja-mallo/https://awomensthing.org/blog/maruja-mallo/Artist Maruja Mallo’s work explored the blurring of reality.Fri, 10 Jan 2025 16:53:09 GMTSurrealismMicaela Brinsleyhttps://awomensthing.org/blog/maayan-sophia-weisstub/https://awomensthing.org/blog/maayan-sophia-weisstub/Breathing life into inanimate objects, Maayan Sophia Weisstub redefines what home can reveal.Fri, 20 Dec 2024 21:32:48 GMTKinetic SculpturesThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/whit-harris-best-laid-plans/https://awomensthing.org/blog/whit-harris-best-laid-plans/Artist Whit Harris reflects on the gulf between artistic intention and outcome, turning memory into meaning.Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:48:19 GMTMemoryLydia Nobleshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/natale-adgnot/https://awomensthing.org/blog/natale-adgnot/From Texas horsehair to Paris couture, Natale Adgnot’s materials tell her story.Fri, 15 Nov 2024 22:11:57 GMTFiber ArtThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/yuge-zhou/https://awomensthing.org/blog/yuge-zhou/Yuge Zhou’s video art bridges the past and present, telling the overlooked stories of Chinese immigrants in America.Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:14:59 GMTIdentityThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/leonor-fini/https://awomensthing.org/blog/leonor-fini/Multi-hyphenate artist Leonor Fini’s work shed new light on gender, sexuality, and Surrealism. Nearly 30 years after her death, her legacy endures.Fri, 25 Oct 2024 16:46:47 GMTWitchesMicaela Brinsleyhttps://awomensthing.org/blog/international-girl-child-day/https://awomensthing.org/blog/international-girl-child-day/October 11 is International Day of the Girl Child—from art to activism, girls and women are shaping a future where every girl can thrive.Thu, 10 Oct 2024 17:28:18 GMTGirlsThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/pol-morton-get-well/https://awomensthing.org/blog/pol-morton-get-well/Mixed-media artist Pol Morton’s first solo exhibition offers a reflection on the nuances of illness and recovery.Wed, 09 Oct 2024 19:44:11 GMTBodyTeresa Brock Moneohttps://awomensthing.org/blog/patricia-carr-morgan/https://awomensthing.org/blog/patricia-carr-morgan/Patricia Carr Morgan’s work captures the sublime beauty and impending loss of the world’s glaciers.Fri, 27 Sep 2024 17:37:06 GMTClimate ChangeThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/laura-krifka-carousel/https://awomensthing.org/blog/laura-krifka-carousel/Laura Krifka’s “Carousel” dives deep into the cyclical nature of feminine identity and societal control, framed by beauty, desire, and aging.Mon, 23 Sep 2024 19:01:54 GMTIdentityThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/remembering-hilma-af-klint/https://awomensthing.org/blog/remembering-hilma-af-klint/Swedish painter Hilma af Klint’s legacy continues to endure 80 years after her death. Her thoughtful approach may be a reason her work continues to gain attention.Fri, 30 Aug 2024 13:59:21 GMTArt PioneersMicaela Brinsleyhttps://awomensthing.org/blog/chloe-cassens-jean-cocteau/https://awomensthing.org/blog/chloe-cassens-jean-cocteau/Chloë Cassens shares how her eclectic past led her to represent Jean Cocteau’s legacy.Tue, 27 Aug 2024 17:58:14 GMTMemoryThe AWT Editorshttps://awomensthing.org/blog/sienna-martz/https://awomensthing.org/blog/sienna-martz/Through upcycled materials and ethical practices, Sienna Martz challenges the excesses of capitalism and redefines sustainability in fiber art.Wed, 14 Aug 2024 16:51:06 GMTUpcyclingThe AWT Editors