Women’s Caucus for Art
A National Membership Organization for Women in the Visual Arts with 14 Chapters throughout the United States
Sue Ann Hum
Melonie Mulkey
Lorraine Capparell
Annette Coleman
Suzanne Benton
Shara Osgood
Monica J. Brown
Giliane Bader
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FEATURED ARTISTS
Giliane Bader
Southern California Chapter
My work, created with many layers of acrylic paint and occasional collage, comes from a place of joy. My sensitivity to nature along with meditation practices are my source of inspiration. I work with acrylic paints, graphite, collage, painted papers, on several paintings at a time. When in the studio, I am fully engaged in a process of exploration, with an increasing focus on color. Feeling alive and present is what art is all about for me.
Monica J. Brown
Chicago Chapter
Monica J. Brown explores memory, history and personal mythology through visual art, sound, movement, writing and performance. Her visual art has been exhibited widely throughout Chicago, nationally and internationally. Monica is a Ucross fellow, and has attended residencies at Atlantic Center for the Arts, Ragdale, and Dorland Mountain Arts Colony, among others. She has received Individual Artist Program grants from Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, and Individual Artist Support grants from the Illinois Arts Council Agency.
Shara Osgood
Massachusetts Chapter
I consider my work as Fantastic Realism. I work in the mischtechnik style of the old masters, painting many layers and glazes to achieve an ethereal feeling. I paint between the lines, often making the unseen visible and palpable. Through my art, I express my love, appreciation and connection to animals, the natural world & the Great Mystery. I paint my prayers for a more compassionate and sustainable future. I hope to elicit joy and wonder in the viewer and myself.
Suzanne Benton
Florida Chapter
Suzanne Benton stands as a singular voice in the canon of feminist art, whose six-decade career has reshaped the cultural and symbolic dimensions of the mask and its performative possibilities. A native New Yorker and Jewish artist of deep conviction, Benton merges visual practice with activism, harnessing the mask—an ancient and cross-cultural symbol—as both artifact and agent of feminist expression.
Annette Coleman
Colorado Chapter
Annette’s work is firmly rooted in nature and all the biodiversity of our planet and those imagined beyond our own. Fire, water, wind, and air are expressed in abstracted forms. Childhood memories find their way into aspects of her iconic sculptures and installations often starting out as paper cutouts harking back to innocence and joy. Celebrated in all her work are the bold, engaging, bright and sparkling colors of the world.
Lorraine Capparell
Peninsula Chapter
I make artwork on a daily basis, a vital part of my artistic discipline. This daily output has inspired large-scale works and material for solo painting exhibits. Painting every day has led me to ideas, new sculpture, better painting skills and to looking more deeply at the world, I create monthly themes with a list of titles or prompts for each day’s painting. This helps me to hone my abilities and to suspend “the judge”, enabling my creative mind to roam freely.
Melonie Mulkey
Indiana Chapter
Inspired by architecture, film, and theater, creating diorama sets for the camera has been the focus of her artistic practice for over ten years. She builds elaborate miniature sets which serve as metaphors for the interior self, then photographs them using dramatic lighting to mediate the constructed physical space into an image. Many textual references in her work address themes of the soul, the hidden self, and a personal longing for the divine.
Sue Ann Hum
New Hampshire Chapter
SOCIAL MEDIA FEEDS
ART INSIGHTS BLOG
Legendary: An Exhibition of Women Artists
This exhibition showcases the work of 21 women artists, providing a vital platform to address long-standing inequities in the art world, particularly relevant given current challenges to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
FACEBOOK FEED
🎉TODAY @ksawyerrose 1pm EST
Residency Roadmap: Unlocking Artistic Adventures
With Sawyer Rose
📣Zoom Info in WCA member email
Artist residencies can be game-changers for your art, personal growth, and career. Join us to learn the secrets to finding your perfect artist residency and crafting a compelling application that helps you stand out from the crowd. Whether you're an emerging artist exploring residencies for the first time, or an established creator aiming to elevate your practice, this session will provide valuable insights to guide you through the process.
Sawyer Rose, FRSA, MRSS is a sculptor, installation and social practice artist. Throughout her career, Rose has used her artwork to shine a spotlight on contemporary social issues. Her work on The Carrying Stones Project addresses women’s work inequity and has been featured by the New York Times, Ms. Magazine, and BUST Magazine.
Rose has been a resident artist at Yaddo, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA), The Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Ireland, Moulin à Nef in France, Ragdale Foundation, and Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco. She has been awarded grants from The Ruth and Harold Chenven Foundation, The Puffin Foundation, The Creative Capacity Fund, and The Awesome Foundation.
Rose is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts (London); a Member of the Royal Society of Sculptors (London); and a Signature Member of National Association of Women Artists (New York). She is the Past President and current Communications Chair of the Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art (San Francisco).
Born and raised in North Carolina, she holds a degree in Art History from Williams College in Massachusetts, and currently lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Beverly Buchanan received a WCA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 along with Diane Burko, Ofelia Garcia, Joan Marter, Carolee Schneemann, and Sylvia Sleigh.
Beverly Buchanan: Weathering - Announcements - e-flux
www.e-flux.com
Marking the artist‘s first survey show in Germany, Haus am Waldsee presents works from across the breadth of Beverly Buchanan’s career.
🎂Our National Birthday Fundraiser is coming to an end tomorrow!
👉 Get tickets here: grouprai.se/regalcinemas61344s
Every ticket bundle purchased helps support national exhibitions - such as our current call for art, "Independence for Whom?"
🔗Call for Entry : independenceforwhom.artcall.org/
⏰ Deadline: Jan 31, 2026 • 11:59pm ET
#WCABirthday #WCAFundraiser #CallForArt #WorkhouseArts #IndependenceForWhom #WomensCaucusForArt #ArtExhibition #ArtistsCall #WomenInArt #WomenArtists
🚨 Less than 3 days left to support our National Fundraiser! 🚨
🎟️ Support WCA through purchasing a Regal ticket bundle here: grouprai.se/regalcinemas61344s
👏Every ticket purchased helps fund national programming that keeps our community thriving — such as Second Saturday Sessions. 💡Did you know all WCA Programming is free for members? Attending Second Saturdays together also builds a strong sense of community for our nationwide organization!
Don’t miss your chance to give back and invest in the future of fellow woman artists everywhere. Buy a bundle TODAY.💫
#WCAFundraiser #WomensCaucusforArt #Art #WomeninArt #Fundraiser #WCABirthday
📣We need your help & all it involves is catching a movie! 🍿🎬 See one soon, or save the tickets for later. Every bundle counts.
With 7 DAYS ⏰ left of our Regal Fundraising Campaign, we need your help to finish strong! 🎬Buy a movie ticket bundle for yourself, family or friends, $30 per bundle, and 25% of your purchase will be donated back to Women's Caucus for Art! Share with your network through September 30th.
📽Don't miss out - get your tickets via the 🔗LINK in Bio. grouprai.se/regalcinemas61344s
#happybirthdayWCA #regal #WCA #womenscaucusforart #wcafundraiser #WomensCaucusForArt #activism #art #womenartists
📣On September 4th, Gladys Nilsson, 2022 WCA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, discussed her large wall drawing series at the Menil Drawing Institute in Houston, Texas. Rona Lesser, WCA Southwest Regional Chair and TX Chapter Secretary, attended and shared the wonderful news with our organization.
👏Thank you, Rona, and incredible work, Gladys!
🥂Help us honor and celebrate one of our own!
Wall Drawing Series: Gladys Nilsson
📆September 5, 2025–August 9, 2026
📍Menil Drawing Institute, Houston, TX
🔗https://www.menil.org/exhibition/wall-drawing-series-gladys-nilsson
💡Did you know WCA has a Lifetime Achievement Award? Read more about Gladys and other 2022 recipients at 🔗https://nationalwca.org/awards/
#WCA #womenscaucusforart #wcatexas #wcalifetimeachievementaward #CelebrateEachOther #womensupportingwomen #womenartists
INSTAGRAM FEED
🎉TODAY @ksawyerrose 1pm EST
Residency Roadmap: Unlocking Artistic Adventures
With Sawyer Rose
📣Zoom Info in WCA member email
Artist residencies can be game-changers for your art, personal growth, and career. Join us to learn the secrets to finding your perfect artist residency and crafting a compelling application that helps you stand out from the crowd. Whether you`re an emerging artist exploring residencies for the first time, or an established creator aiming to elevate your practice, this session will provide valuable insights to guide you through the process.
Sawyer Rose, FRSA, MRSS is a sculptor, installation and social practice artist. Throughout her career, Rose has used her artwork to shine a spotlight on contemporary social issues. Her work on The Carrying Stones Project addresses women’s work inequity and has been featured by the New York Times, Ms. Magazine, and BUST Magazine.
Rose has been a resident artist at Yaddo, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (VCCA), The Tyrone Guthrie Centre in Ireland, Moulin à Nef in France, Ragdale Foundation, and Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco. She has been awarded grants from The Ruth and Harold Chenven Foundation, The Puffin Foundation, The Creative Capacity Fund, and The Awesome Foundation.
Rose is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts (London); a Member of the Royal Society of Sculptors (London); and a Signature Member of National Association of Women Artists (New York). She is the Past President and current Communications Chair of the Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art (San Francisco).
Born and raised in North Carolina, she holds a degree in Art History from Williams College in Massachusetts, and currently lives and works in the San Francisco Bay Area.
🎂Our National Birthday Fundraiser is coming to an end tomorrow!
👉 Get tickets within 🔗LINK in BIO
Every ticket bundle purchased helps support national exhibitions - such as our current call for art, "Independence for Whom?"
🔗Call for Entry : https://independenceforwhom.artcall.org/
⏰ Deadline: Jan 31, 2026 • 11:59pm ET
#WCABirthday #WCAFundraiser #CallForArt #WorkhouseArts #IndependenceForWhom #WomensCaucusForArt #ArtExhibition #ArtistsCall #WomenInArt #WomenArtists
wca_nh_chapter🚨 Less than 3 days left to support our National Fundraiser! 🚨
🎟️ Support WCA through purchasing a Regal ticket bundle 🔗LINK in BIO http://grouprai.se/regalcinemas61344s
👏Every ticket purchased helps fund national programming that keeps our community thriving — such as Second Saturday Sessions. 💡Did you know all WCA Programming is free for members? Attending Second Saturdays together also builds a strong sense of community for our nationwide organization!
Don’t miss your chance to give back and invest in the future of fellow woman artists everywhere. Buy a 🎞 bundle TODAY!
#WCAFundraiser #WomensCaucusforArt #Art #WomeninArt #Fundraiser #WCABirthday
📣We need your help & all it involves is catching a movie! 🍿🎬 See one soon, or save the tickets for later. Every bundle counts.
With 7 DAYS ⏰ left of our Regal Fundraising Campaign, we need your help to finish strong! 🎬Buy a movie ticket bundle for yourself, family or friends, $30 per bundle, and 25% of your purchase will be donated back to Women`s Caucus for Art! Share with your network through September 30th.
📽Don`t miss out - get your tickets via the 🔗LINK in Bio. grouprai.se/regalcinemas61344s
#happybirthdayWCA #regal #WCA #womenscaucusforart #wcafundraiser #WomensCaucusForArt #activism #art #womenartists
📣On September 4th, Gladys Nilsson, 2022 WCA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, discussed her large wall drawing series at the Menil Drawing Institute in Houston, Texas. Rona Lesser, WCA Southwest Regional Chair and TX Chapter Secretary, attended and shared the wonderful news with our organization.
👏Thank you, Rona, and incredible work, Gladys!
🥂Help us honor and celebrate one of our own!
Wall Drawing Series: Gladys Nilsson
📆Showing September 5, 2025–August 9, 2026
📍Menil Drawing Institute, Houston, TX
🔗https://www.menil.org/exhibition/wall-drawing-series-gladys-nilsson
💡Did you know WCA has a Lifetime Achievement Award? Read more about Gladys and other 2022 recipients at 🔗https://nationalwca.org/awards/
#WCA #WomensCaucusforArt #WCATexas #WCALifetimeAchievementAward #CelebrateEachOther #WomenSupportingWomen #WomenArtists
As we have ⏰ 12 days remaining, we would like to say 👏 THANK YOU to those who have supported thus far! Each Regal bundle purchased makes a difference. Together, we’re creating opportunities for artists, funding resources, and building spaces for important conversations. 🎬💫
➡️Don`t miss out - get your tickets via the 🔗LINK in Bio🔗
#happybirthdayWCA #regal #WCA #womenscaucusforart #wcafundraiser #WomensCaucusForArt #activism #art #womenartists
🎉 Happy 53rd Birthday, WCA! 🎂✨
Celebrate with us by supporting our National Birthday Fundraiser—no party hats needed, just share our online movie ticket fundraiser with your networks outside WCA! 🍿🎬
Every ticket helps fund events and programs such as:
💡 2nd Saturday Sessions (Today’s: Getting Help: Creating Your First Activist Art Exhibit featuring Gwen Anderson) @gsa0895
🎨 Current National Call for Art: Independence for Whom
🌍 Our Online Exhibition Portal: Recent - "Looking Out: A Connected Perspective"
👉 Get movie tickets here: grouprai.se/regalcinemas61344s
🔗LINK in BIO
Let’s celebrate in action—share widely, support boldly, and keep WCA thriving for years to come! 💖
#happybirthdayWCA #WCA #wcafundraiser #regal #womenartists #wcaprogramming #WomensCaucusForArt #ArtActivism #FeministArt #activism #art #fundraiser #support
📣We need your help & all it involves is catching a movie! 🍿🎬
With 19 days ⏰ left of our Regal Fundraising Campaign, we are at 1% of our goal. How can you help? Buy a movie ticket bundle for yourself, family or friends, $30 per bundle, and 25% of your purchase will be donated back to Women`s Caucus for Art!
Plus, this is your chance to catch Hamilton on the big screen at Regal! Don`t miss out - get your tickets via the 🔗LINK in Bio🔗
#happybirthdayWCA #regal #WCA #womenscaucusforart #wcafundraiser #WomensCaucusForArt #activism #art #womenartists
MISSION
The mission of the Women’s Caucus for Art is to create community through art, education, and social activism
We are committed to:
- recognizing the contributions of women in the arts
- providing women with leadership opportunities and professional development
- expanding networking and exhibition opportunities for women
- supporting local, national, and global art activism
- advocating for equity in the arts for all
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
WCA is a networking organization for women in the arts.
Become a WCA Legacy Giving Member!
Leaving WCA in your will is one of the most valuable and lasting ways you can support women artists for years to come. It costs nothing during your lifetime, but will have a powerful impact on future generations.
Legacy Giving Members will be honored on our Legacy Wall.
WCA’s Legacy Wall recognizes donors who are pledging at the $1K or greater level.
Mailing Address
Women's Caucus for Art
PO Box 1498
Canal Street Station
New York, NY 10013
Director of Operations
Karin Luner
k.luner@nationalwca.org
212-634-0007
WCA President
Sandra Davis
sanda.davis@nationalwca.org
