The Zenith Gallery in Northwest Washington will present “Women Artists of the DMV” from Sept. 5 through Oct. 18, featuring works by more than 400 women artists from the D.C., Maryland and Virginia region.
The exhibition, curated by D.C.-area curator, artist and arts activist Florencio Lennox Campello and co-curated by Margery Goldberg, represents what organizers say is the first comprehensive survey of female visual artists from the DMV region.
The show will include both established and emerging contemporary female visual artists. Featured artists include Mitzi Bernard, Mentwab Easwaran, Tracie Griffith Tso, Ashley Joi, Becky McFall, Margaret Polcawich and Jennifer Wagner.
Opening receptions to meet the artists will take place Sept. 12 from 4 to 8 p.m. and Sept. 13 from 2 to 6 p.m. at 1429 Iris St. NW. Artist talks will be announced later.
The exhibition will be staged across multiple venues throughout the region, including the Katzen Arts Center at American University, The Athenaeum, The McLean Project for the Arts, Artists & Makers Galleries, the Galleries at Strathmore Mansion, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, The Writer’s Center, Montpelier Arts Center, Maryland Hall, the University of Maryland Library, Adah Rose Gallery, Joan Hisaoka Gallery, Melissa Ichiuji Gallery, the Children’s National Hospital Gallery, Nepenthe Gallery and the Zenith Gallery.
Polcawich, one of the featured artists, works with a variety of materials to create her art.
“My work begins with natural patterns, shapes, and movements, while incorporating a visual language of form and emotions,” she said. “My recent work has been an exploration of visual language and form through vessels and wall art. I work in a variety of materials including polymer clay, wood, copper, pewter, wire, and paint.”