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Exhibition

Bold Women

Susan Earle, curator

Galleries 315, 316, 317, and 404 Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Exhibition images

Works of art

Ingrid Pollard (born 1953), Emancipation Day Celebration

Elia Alba (born 1962), Cardinal and Gauntlets

Elia Alba (born 1962), Horseshoe and Dance

Elia Alba (born 1962), Birds of a Feather (Purple)

Andrea Chung, Untitled

Kandace Creel Falcón (born 1981), Eager to Learn

Kandace Creel Falcón (born 1981), Santa Fe

Cara Romero (born 1977), Eufaula Girls

Pace Editions, Inc. (founded 1968); Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011); Shibata Yasu (born 1968), Japanese Maple

Ester Hernandez (born 1944), Sun Mad

Cara Romero (born 1977), 3 Sisters

Kara Walker (born 1969); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004); Steve Campbell, The Hunt

Sonié Joi Thompson-Ruffin (born 1951), East Side quilt

Rose B. Simpson (born 1983); Tamarind Institute (founded 1970), Maria

Hong Chun Zhang (born 1971), Twister #2

Shellyne Rodriguez (born 1977), BX Third World Mix Tape no. 4, Caminos (Slow and Steady)

Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie (born 1954), Carrie and Mary Dann (Western Shoshone) Indigenous land rights activists

Jenny Holzer (born 1950), Abuse of Power Comes as No Surprise

Claude Cahun (1894–1954), untitled (self-portrait)

Catherine Opie (born 1961), Dyke Deck

Mimi Smith (born 1942), Steel Wool Peignoir

Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie (born 1954), Pualani Kanahele (Native Hawaiian) Kuma Hula (dance teacher) and educator

Kara Walker (born 1969); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004); Steve Campbell, The Chase

Mary Sibande (born 1982), Sophie-Ntombikayise

Shelley Niro (born 1954), 500 Year Itch

Kara Walker (born 1969); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004); Steve Campbell, The Plunge

Kara Walker (born 1969); Steve Campbell, The End

Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie (born 1954), Joy Harjo

Kara Walker (born 1969); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004); Steve Campbell, The Beginning

Janna Faro, untitled sampler (Janna 1770 Faro)

Tamarind Institute (founded 1970); Toyin Ojih Odutola (born 1985), Birmingham (left, middle, right)

Martha Rosler (born 1943), On the Cusp of the Eighties

Lorna Simpson (born 1960), III

Barbara Kruger (born 1945), We Will No Longer Be Seen and Not Heard

Jenny Holzer (born 1950), untitled (Truisms)

Jaune Quick-to-See Smith (1940–2025); Michael Sims (born 1944); Lawrence Lithography Workshop (active 2001–present), untitled (horse)

Betye Saar (born 1926); The Limited Edition Club; Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960), Bookmarks in the Pages of Life

Faye HeavyShield (born 1953), blood

Faye HeavyShield (born 1953), homecoming

Lisa Reihana (born 1964), Hine-nui-te-pō

Sandra Brewster (born 1973), Take a Little Trip

Sandra Brewster (born 1973), Salome Bey

Angela Hennessy, Mourning Weaves #2

Sandra Brewster (born 1973), Blur 23

Sandra Brewster (born 1973), Claudia Jones

Renée Stout (born 1958); Pyramid Atlantic (founded 1981), Seduction Coat

Jamelie Hassan (born 1948), Yeah/Neon manuscript page

Carrie Mae Weems (born 1953), American Monuments I

Amalia Ruiz Díaz (born 1957), Bodas de oro: La tabla del ama de casa (Golden Wedding Anniversary: The Housewife’s Cutting Board)

Amalia Ruiz Díaz (born 1957), Bodas de oro: La tabla del ama de casa (Golden Wedding Anniversary: The Housewife’s Cutting Board)

Andrea Carlson (born 1979); Highpoint Center for Printmaking (founded 2001), Exit

Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie (born 1954), Muriel Miguel (Kuna/Rappahannock) actress, director Spiderwoman Theater

Ke-Sook Lee (1941–2025), Awakening in Her Garden 3

Emmi Whitehorse (born 1957); Landfall Press (active 1970–2004); Jack Lemon (circa 1935); Sarah Pavlus, untitled

Deborah Dancy (born 1949); Vermont Studio Center; Sarah Amos, Nameless

Maria Martinez (1887–1980), jar

Sonia Khurana (born 1968), bird

Viola Burley Leak (born 1944), Jazz Storm quilt

Virginia Jean Cox Mitchell (1931–2023), Copyrights on the Selvedge quilt

Renée Fleuranges-Valdes (born 1959), Akofena: Defender of the Land

Shelley Niro (born 1954), Raven at Night

Stacey Tyrell (born 1978), Mistress and Slave

Marla A. Jackson (born 1952), Sankofa

Dyani White Hawk (born 1976); Tandem Press, They Gifted (Night)

Melanie Andrew Yazzie (born 1966), Honoring Her

Dyani White Hawk (born 1976); Tandem Press, To See with Intention

Katrina Silander Clark; Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999), Audre Lorde

Josh MacPhee (born 1973); Stumptown Printers (founded 1999); Jennifer Cartwright, Mothers of East Los Angeles

Jeanne Rij-Rousseau (1870–1956), Abstraction: Windows

Koo Kyung Sook (born 1960), Markings No. 7-3

Graciela Iturbide (born 1942), Nuestra señora de las iguanas (Our Lady of the Iguanas)

Firelei Báez (born 1981), Collector of Shouts (April 21)

Shirin Neshat (born 1957), Stories of Martyrdom

vanessa german (born 1976), Blessing of the Boats

Hong Chun Zhang (born 1971), Bound

Miriam Schapiro (1923–2015), Personal Appearance #3

Amalia Ruiz Díaz (born 1957), Bodas de oro: La tabla del ama de casa (Golden Wedding Anniversary: The Housewife’s Cutting Board)

Lida Abdul (born 1973), White House

Events

February 27, 2025

Social

Bold Women Friends of the Art Museum Reception

5:30–7:00PM

March 7, 2025

Talk

Rose B. Simpson Artist Talk

2:00–3:00PM

March 9, 2025

Talk

Steel Wool Peignoir

2:00–3:00PM

March 12, 2025

Talk

Mary Sibande Artist Talk

3:00–4:00PM

March 25, 2025

Talk

Motion and Meaning: Art Beyond Conflict with Artist Shiva Ahmadi

6:00–7:30PM

March 27, 2025

Activity

Zines and Za

6:00–7:30PM

March 29, 2025

Activity

Modern Monoprints

1:00–4:00PM

April 4, 2025

Activity

Chinese Ink Painting with Hong Chun Zhang

2:00–3:30PM

April 8, 2025

Activity

Women Artists

1:00–3:00PM

April 17, 2025

Social

Student Night at the Spencer Museum of Art

5:00–7:00PM

April 18, 2025

Talk

Kandace Creel Falcón Artist Talk

3:00–4:00PM

April 24, 2025

Performance

Snap, snap, begin again: An Improvised Performance for Bold Women

6:00–6:50PM

April 26, 2025

Performance

Snap, snap, begin again: An Improvised Performance for Bold Women

2:00–2:50PM

May 1, 2025

Talk

Conversation 5: Gender and Sexuality

5:30–6:30PM

May 17, 2025

Performance

Lawrence Community Orchestra String Quartet

2:00–3:00PM

May 20, 2025

Talk

In New Orleans Everyone is a Queen!

12:00–1:00PM

June 6, 2025

Performance

A Bold B.L.A.C.K. Lawrence Open Mic

3:00–4:30PM

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