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Gallery Gurls in Conversation with King Woman curator, Mashonda Tifrere
Tifrere states: “I’m a nasty woman because I support and admire other women.. I’m even nastier because I’m relentless in making my dreams come to life!”
NYMag.com: The Cut This All-Female Graffiti Show Explores the Politics of Street Art
Graffiti meets gallery art in a new show at Pen and Brush, a New York institution dedicated to promoting female artists.
Harlem Fave Mashonda Curates “King Woman” Show at Pen and Brush Gallery, NY
The mission of King Woman is to prove aesthetically that there is freedom, power and an inner ability to rule each of our own kingdoms as modern day women.
Building a Narrative on Unusual Canvases
Italian-born artist Michela Martello draws and paints, more often than not, on materials that have previously served some other purpose.
The Future Is Goddess With Michela Martello
Michela Martello, dipped her paintbrush in Farrow & Ball paint to create life-sized murals at New York’s Pen + Brush Gallery – an organization that promotes gender equality by supporting emerging female artists.
Future Is Goddess on NY1
NY1 Reporter Stephanie Simon includes Pen + Brush’s current exhibit, Future Is Goddess, in “Your Weekend Starts Now”. A segment that features her top picks for great things to do in NYC.
Pen + Brush Profiled on NYC-Arts!
NYC-Arts is re-airing our profile segment that highlighted the mission and vibrancy of Pen + Brush, with interviews featuring Executive Director Janice Sands and Pen + Brush artist Josephine Barreiro. This was a milestone moment for the organization in many ways.
Critic’s Picks: NYC Gallery Shows at Ronin, Pen + Brush, Van Doren Waxter
Michela Martello’s “Future is Goddess” show is in line with the feminist cause espoused at the fantastic Flatiron space occupied by Pen + Brush on 22nd Street. Read the full article
How Lola Flash Photographer Spends Her Sundays
Ever since Lola Flash joined the protest group ACT UP in the 1980s, she has made a career, to great acclaim, of photographing people in ways that challenge stereotypes. Her portraits of gay, lesbian, transgender and queer people are now part of the permanent collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Brooklyn […]
16 Feminist Art Shows to See In Honor of Women’s History Month
Michela Martello: Future is Goddess included in Artnet News list of recommended exhibitions.