Women’s Caucus for Art
A National Membership Organization for Women in the Visual Arts with 14 Chapters throughout the United States
Corinna Nicole
Christina Sears
Melissa Reischman
Afi Ese
Abby Spangel Perry
Donna Catanzaro
Kay Westhues
Marilynn Host
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FEATURED ARTISTS 2024
Marilynn Host
Peninsula Chapter
I am a 3-D and 2-D mixed media artis. I work in encaustic, acrylic, and ceramics.
I use papers, fabric and found objects.
Kay Westhues
Indiana Chapter
Her art explores the ways in which rural tradition and history are understood, acted on, and recreated in everyday life. She approaches her projects with a sociological and narrative lens and seeks not the most literal content but the most human and personal.
Donna Catanzaro
Lifetime Member
Donna creates pieces to amuse and inspire herself and the viewer: including her political, ironic and funny digital collages, her mixed media pieces made from her trash, and her humorous pop-up books. She lives with her wife in NH, taught Graphic Design for many years, and has an MFA in Interdisciplinary Art from Goddard College.
Abby Spangel Perry
Carolinas Chapter
The work Abby Spangel Perry creates focuses on our often difficult relationship with the environment and its smaller components. Her award-winning paintings, drawings, textiles, and found objects have been shown from Washington State to New York State.
Afi Ese
Texas Chapter
Afi Ese is a Black American figurative narrative artist living in Houston, Texas. She holds a master of science in forensic psychology with a concentration in art therapy. Ese’s work focuses on Black urban portraiture juxtaposed with African diasporic history. Her paintings are conceptualized narratives of the African plight through the eyes of a self-aware Black American.
Melissa Reischman
Southern California Chapter
Melissa Reischman was born in Portland, OR. She studied graphic design at the Colorado Institute of Art earning an AA degree. She now lives and works in Los Angeles. While she was working as a designer, she followed the urge to pursue her own artistic vision. She studied painting with Richard Bunkhall and Ray Turner at Art Center College of Design, and Art History at Glendale College. She is now focusing full time on her art.
Christina Sears
Michigan Chapter
CM Sears is an essayist, poet, fiction writer, and interdisciplinary artist. CM graduated with a Master of Arts from Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, MI, returning to school after a long career as a professional dancer. Recent publications of their prose can be found in the American Book Review, The Hare’s Paw Literary Journal, Isele Magazine, and elsewhere. Visual artworks have been presented in juried shows in Ann Arbor, Chicago, Detroit, South Bend and Ypsilanti.
Corinna Nicole
Alabama Chapter
Since 2012, Corinna has been inspired by the natural phenomena of Murmurations, or Starling flock formations. In creating her paintings, she wants to evoke a sense of movement and inspire thoughts around connection and shared experiences. Corinna Nicole received her B.A. in Art at the University of Montevallo in 2008, and in 2011 she completed her M.F.A. in Art Practice at UC Berkeley.
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Mark your calendars for @womenscaucusforart’s next Second Saturday Session.
OUT AND ABOUT: THE WALK-IN CLOSET
Panel Discussion moderated by WCA Exhibitions Chair and curator Sarah Ernst
Saturday, December 14
1-2:30 Eastern / 12 Central / 11 Mountain / 10 Pacific
Curator Sarah Ernst will speak on the development of the exhibition Out and About: The Walk-in Closet is currently on view at the Fredericksburg Area Museum. This exhibition investigates 4,000 years of global LGBTQ+ history with an additional focus of the past 200 years of history in the shallow south region of Fredericksburg, Virginia. Sarah will discuss researching a population that is greatly susceptible to erasure, building trust, and arts curation in a historical context.
Exhibition Designer Emily Keppel of EDK Design and Drag Queen Shenendoah will join Sarah Ernst for a panel discussion.
Members - check email for reminder and Zoom link.
Help us achieve our goal of $5,000 for Women in the arts
Art isn’t just about reflection—it’s about direction. Every piece, every story, every brushstroke is a step toward the future we’re creating. Your support ensures that all artists—not just the usual suspects—shape that future.
Giving Tuesday — Not just another day of generosity, but a moment to pause, look closely, and see the story behind the numbers.
Here’s one: Women earn 70% of fine arts degrees in the U.S. That’s a pipeline bursting with talent, creativity, and ambition. Yet, when you walk through the hallowed halls of major museums, what do you find? 87% of the artworks on the walls are by men.
These aren’t just statistics—they’re symptoms. Symptoms of a system that tells women their contributions matter less. That their stories are less universal, their visions less valuable.
The auction houses reflect it too: Between 2008 and 2022, art by women represented just 3.3% of total sales. And when women do lead, they’re undervalued—museum directors who are women earn 75 cents on the dollar compared to their male peers.
For over 50 years, the Women’s Caucus for Art and its chapters have been fighting to rewrite this narrative. We don’t just talk about change; we build it. Exceptional Exhibitions. Workshops that foster confidence and skill. Spaces where women and non-binary artists can create without apology.
Your donation makes a difference!
How to support the movement this Giving Tuesday:
DONATE
ENGAGE: Take action in other ways: Volunteer your time or skills.
Attend a workshop or buy artwork by women and non-binary artists.
SHARE: Tell the world why supporting women artists matters.
Tag @nationalwca and use #GivingTuesday to amplify their voices.
It’s time to stop admiring the problem and start funding the solution.
Your gift is tax-deductible!
Help us achieve our goal of $5,000 for Women in the arts
Art isn’t just about reflection—it’s about direction. Every piece, every story, every brushstroke is a step toward the future we’re creating. Your support ensures that all artists—not just the usual suspects—shape that future.
Giving Tuesday — Not just another day of generosity, but a moment to pause, look closely, and see the story behind the numbers.
Here’s one: Women earn 70% of fine arts degrees in the U.S. That’s a pipeline bursting with talent, creativity, and ambition. Yet, when you walk through the hallowed halls of major museums, what do you find? 87% of the artworks on the walls are by men.
These aren’t just statistics—they’re symptoms. Symptoms of a system that tells women their contributions matter less. That their stories are less universal, their visions less valuable.
The auction houses reflect it too: Between 2008 and 2022, art by women represented just 3.3% of total sales. And when women do lead, they’re undervalued—museum directors who are women earn 75 cents on the dollar compared to their male peers.
For over 50 years, the Women’s Caucus for Art and its chapters have been fighting to rewrite this narrative. We don’t just talk about change; we build it. Exceptional Exhibitions. Workshops that foster confidence and skill. Spaces where women and non-binary artists can create without apology.
Your donation makes a difference!
How to support the movement this Giving Tuesday:
DONATE
ENGAGE: Take action in other ways: Volunteer your time or skills.
Attend a workshop or buy artwork by women and non-binary artists.
SHARE: Tell the world why supporting women artists matters.
Tag @nationalwca and use #GivingTuesday to amplify their voices.
It’s time to stop admiring the problem and start funding the solution.
Your gift is tax-deductible!
Thank you for your support!
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Art isn’t just about reflection—it’s about direction. Every piece, every story, every brushstroke is a step toward the future we’re creating. Your support ensures that all artists—not just the usual suspects—shape that future.
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Defying Deception, part two of Miscommunication Triptych.
A friend commented that imbedded in this work is a message that deception is now woven entirely into our civic discourse. It`s ok to lie; it`s hard to unravel truth. I`m always grateful for the conversation that will better articulate my intention. Art IS a conversation.
Hand-spun, hand-dyed, and natural wool weft, supplemental weft presented in örms (worms), wool warp. 6x6 inches, 15x15 cm. Second image is two/thirds of the triptych.
#tapestry #tapestryartist #tapestryweaversofinstagram #americantapestryalliance #tapestryweaverswest #handweaversguildofamerica #instahga #weaversguildofstlouis #missourifiberartists #jewishartsalon #womenscaucusforart #textilesocietyofamerica #wip #workinprogress #weftfacedweaving #workingartist #handspunyarn #handdyed #wool #resist #repairtheworld
Defying Deception, part two of Miscommunication Triptych.
A friend commented that imbedded in this work is a message that deception is now woven entirely into our civic discourse. It`s ok to lie; it`s hard to unravel truth. I`m always grateful for the conversation that will better articulate my intention. Art IS a conversation.
Hand-spun, hand-dyed, and natural wool weft, supplemental weft presented in örms (worms), wool warp. 6x6 inches, 15x15 cm. Second image is two/thirds of the triptych.
#tapestry #tapestryartist #tapestryweaversofinstagram #americantapestryalliance #tapestryweaverswest #handweaversguildofamerica #instahga #weaversguildofstlouis #missourifiberartists #jewishartsalon #womenscaucusforart #textilesocietyofamerica #wip #workinprogress #weftfacedweaving #workingartist #handspunyarn #handdyed #wool #resist #repairtheworld
“View from My Room” was inspired by the volcano that I saw every day when I lived in El Salvador. This acrylic on canvas work measures 32 x 48 inches and is in need of a home. It is framed and ready to hang. DM me if you want to adopt it or if you can help me find a new home for it 😊
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#landscapepainting #art #artistsoninstagram #interiordesignersofinsta #acrylicpainting #womenscaucusforart #wcadc #artistsofmaryland #womenartist
“View from My Room” was inspired by the volcano that I saw every day when I lived in El Salvador. This acrylic on canvas work measures 32 x 48 inches and is in need of a home. It is framed and ready to hang. DM me if you want to adopt it or if you can help me find a new home for it 😊
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#landscapepainting #art #artistsoninstagram #interiordesignersofinsta #acrylicpainting #womenscaucusforart #wcadc #artistsofmaryland #womenartist
So thrilled to have my work “Homeplace, One” accepted into the juried show “Anything but Canvas.” My piece is a lil’ ole’ biopic extrapolated into fiber. I was born smack in the middle of Indiana, and spent 12 years there, journeying up and down and around the highways and neighborhoods (and countryside)with my fam. This piece includes references to some of my favorite memories, including those with my grandparents. My grandpa Glendon Albert Sears discovered a mastodon’s fossilized remains on his farmland. The tar pit is represented in the 3-D French and Bouillon knots in the upper right. The fossil ended up being studied at Cranbrook; I have a small part of it. Materials and Techniques: repurposed upholstery fabric, upcycled dyed, feltedwool, cotton, linen, bone, black coral, rhinestones, glass seed beads, hand and machine stitched. Fibers were cut, appliquéd, and stitched to a linen backing, then came the process of embroidering by hand. If you saw me at all in 2023 you probably saw me working on this piece. If you come to this show, let me know when you’re coming. I can meet you there. Just email the gallery to set up a time. Next to my work are embroidery pieces by angelicazme (she’s apparently untaggable) #riversideartscenter #fiberart #fiberartist #stitchwitch #anythingbutcanvasshow #anythingbitcanvas #womenscaucusforart #wcami #womenartistsofinstagram
So thrilled to have my work “Homeplace, One” accepted into the juried show “Anything but Canvas.” My piece is a lil’ ole’ biopic extrapolated into fiber. I was born smack in the middle of Indiana, and spent 12 years there, journeying up and down and around the highways and neighborhoods (and countryside)with my fam. This piece includes references to some of my favorite memories, including those with my grandparents. My grandpa Glendon Albert Sears discovered a mastodon’s fossilized remains on his farmland. The tar pit is represented in the 3-D French and Bouillon knots in the upper right. The fossil ended up being studied at Cranbrook; I have a small part of it. Materials and Techniques: repurposed upholstery fabric, upcycled dyed, feltedwool, cotton, linen, bone, black coral, rhinestones, glass seed beads, hand and machine stitched. Fibers were cut, appliquéd, and stitched to a linen backing, then came the process of embroidering by hand. If you saw me at all in 2023 you probably saw me working on this piece. If you come to this show, let me know when you’re coming. I can meet you there. Just email the gallery to set up a time. Next to my work are embroidery pieces by angelicazme (she’s apparently untaggable) #riversideartscenter #fiberart #fiberartist #stitchwitch #anythingbutcanvasshow #anythingbitcanvas #womenscaucusforart #wcami #womenartistsofinstagram
Stitched and Mended No.1477
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Inspired by Ukrainian artist Sonia Delaunay’s modern geometric abstracts. #5womenartists #standwithukraine
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Gouache and stitched thread on paper.
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Escalar/2022
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#wcadc #wcadcorg #womenscaucusforart #theartistworkshop365 #womenartists #womanartist #womenartistsofinstagram #dmvartist #acreativedc #artteacher #artteachersofinstagram #ohmygouache #soniadelaunay #gouacheabstract #abstractart #modernart #ukrainianartist #stitchedpaper #stitchedpapersociety #stitchedart #stitched
Stitched and Mended No.1477
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Inspired by Ukrainian artist Sonia Delaunay’s modern geometric abstracts. #5womenartists #standwithukraine
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Gouache and stitched thread on paper.
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Escalar/2022
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Member wcadcorg womenscaucusforart
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#wcadc #wcadcorg #womenscaucusforart #theartistworkshop365 #womenartists #womanartist #womenartistsofinstagram #dmvartist #acreativedc #artteacher #artteachersofinstagram #ohmygouache #soniadelaunay #gouacheabstract #abstractart #modernart #ukrainianartist #stitchedpaper #stitchedpapersociety #stitchedart #stitched
Occasionally things go out of focus, in order to find new vision.
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#thinkonthesethings #findingvision #blackandwhitephotography #photography #abstractphotography #womenscaucusforart #womeninthearts #jessicademurograves
Occasionally things go out of focus, in order to find new vision.
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#thinkonthesethings #findingvision #blackandwhitephotography #photography #abstractphotography #womenscaucusforart #womeninthearts #jessicademurograves
this #throwbackthursday we’re looking at this piece by Mickalene Thomas mickalenethomas from the NMWA collection
“A-E-I-O-U and Sometimes Y”
Mickalene Thomas
Mickalene Thomas explores and expands traditional notions of female identity and beauty through her rhinestone-encrusted depictions of African American women. The artist draws inspiration from art history and popular culture, so her imagery is as likely to reference nineteenth-century painting as blaxploitation films of the seventies. A-E-I-O-U and Sometimes Y, originally exhibited as part of a forty-panel installation at Lehmann Maupin gallery in New York, recalls Andy Warhol’s photo-booth portraits. The title of the work pays homage to “AEIOU and Sometimes Y,” a dance-club and MTV-hit in 1983 for the two-man group Ebn-Ozn. Thomas often titles her works after songs in this way.
Working from a digital projection of a photo-booth snapshot of her model Fran, Thomas outlined her subject’s contours in black rhinestones using chopsticks. For Thomas, rhinestones are a surrogate for the masking, dressing up, and beautifying that women practice. At first glance, the glossy pink panel looks perfectly uniform, as if machine-made. Closer inspection reveals subtle color variations and paint layers that confirm Thomas’s creative presence.
#ywc #youngwomenscaucus #womenscaucusforart #mickalenethomas #womeninart #womanartist #artherstory
this #throwbackthursday we’re looking at this piece by Mickalene Thomas mickalenethomas from the NMWA collection
“A-E-I-O-U and Sometimes Y”
Mickalene Thomas
Mickalene Thomas explores and expands traditional notions of female identity and beauty through her rhinestone-encrusted depictions of African American women. The artist draws inspiration from art history and popular culture, so her imagery is as likely to reference nineteenth-century painting as blaxploitation films of the seventies. A-E-I-O-U and Sometimes Y, originally exhibited as part of a forty-panel installation at Lehmann Maupin gallery in New York, recalls Andy Warhol’s photo-booth portraits. The title of the work pays homage to “AEIOU and Sometimes Y,” a dance-club and MTV-hit in 1983 for the two-man group Ebn-Ozn. Thomas often titles her works after songs in this way.
Working from a digital projection of a photo-booth snapshot of her model Fran, Thomas outlined her subject’s contours in black rhinestones using chopsticks. For Thomas, rhinestones are a surrogate for the masking, dressing up, and beautifying that women practice. At first glance, the glossy pink panel looks perfectly uniform, as if machine-made. Closer inspection reveals subtle color variations and paint layers that confirm Thomas’s creative presence.
#ywc #youngwomenscaucus #womenscaucusforart #mickalenethomas #womeninart #womanartist #artherstory
New works! New color palette!
Which is your favorite?
#doobieseries
#abstractart
#officeartwork
#newartwork
#womenscaucusforart
#wcacolorado
#40westarts
New works! New color palette!
Which is your favorite?
#doobieseries
#abstractart
#officeartwork
#newartwork
#womenscaucusforart
#wcacolorado
#40westarts
Thrilled for the opportunity to show my upcoming exhibition ‘Metal Lucidity’ artworkstrenton starting Mar 14-April 15. Opening reception is Sat Mar 18 6-8pm. In addition I will be sharing the gallery space with the amazing womenscaucusforart , exhibiting multiple female artists. Hope to see you there #art #exhibition #metallucidity #artworkstrenton #womenscaucusforart #womenartists #supportwomenartists #womenshistorymonth #openyourmind #whatdoyousee #amylouiselee_art
Thrilled for the opportunity to show my upcoming exhibition ‘Metal Lucidity’ artworkstrenton starting Mar 14-April 15. Opening reception is Sat Mar 18 6-8pm. In addition I will be sharing the gallery space with the amazing womenscaucusforart , exhibiting multiple female artists. Hope to see you there #art #exhibition #metallucidity #artworkstrenton #womenscaucusforart #womenartists #supportwomenartists #womenshistorymonth #openyourmind #whatdoyousee #amylouiselee_art
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
