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Painting of two women holding nets, surrounded by butterflies. House in background.

Borrowed Art: Bringing Collections Together

Having loans on exhibit is common practice for museums. It is rare for a single museum’s collection to contain all the works of art needed to adequately tell the story of an exhibition.

Exhibit Gender Women Artists

Published September 1, 2026 by Nicole Webb

Abstract mixed media piece with a dark gray, white and yellow background with a much more detailed black, white, and pink grid at center.

Women of Abstract Art

Born at the beginning of the 20th century, abstract art is marked by its freedom of color, shape, and lack of conventional composition. Since then, female artists have embraced, and even championed, abstraction.

Abstract Art Gender Women Artists

Published March 1, 2024 by Nicole Webb

Abstract, glossy painting in fleshy shades of pink and cream.

Empowering Female Artists

The GVSU Art Gallery strives to bring recognition to the achievements of all women artists from all periods and nationalities, including local, national, international and GVSU alum artists.

Gender Women Artists

Published March 1, 2023 by Nicole Webb

Color photograph of a woman, surprised, at a stain on her dress. She mis much larger than the pink kitchen items around her.

Celebrating Women's History from Behind the Lens

The GVSU Art Museum would like to recognize all the amazing women artists in the collection. We take this opportunity, Women’s History Month, to highlight a few of the women photographers.

Contemporary Photography GVSU Art Museum Collection Photography Women Artists

Published February 1, 2022 by Nicole Webb

Painting of a woman in grey tones on a bright blue background. Portion of the woman's face is covered by two blue birds and a green plant with pink flowers.

Artist Profile: Aneka Ingold

To create her narratives, GVSU Alum Aneka Ingold, combines flat color and pattern with realism. She combines mixed media techniques, drawing, and painting to create a single image.

GVSU Alumni GVSU Art Museum Collection Painting Women Artists

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Collage of different flowers, from all different seasons, in a woven basket.

Artist Profile: Jane Hammond

Jane Hammond is an American artist known for combining found images in unexpected and surreal ways. Her goal is to create images that are “as complicated, inconsistent, varied, multifaceted as you are, as I am, as life is.”

Collage Painting Women Artists

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb

Black and red print with an image of a person holding a candle surrounded by animals and the words "all in the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of one candle."

Artist Profile: Sue Coe

Since the 1970s, Sue Coe has worked at the intersection of art and social activism. Her work often focuses on political and social issues, bringing attention to causes that may be overlooked by the media.

Animals in Art GVSU Art Museum Collection Printmaking Social Justice Women Artists

Published January 1, 2017 by Nicole Webb