The National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., held it’s seventh worldwide exhibition of women artists who are under-recognized.

The Ohio Advisory Group was honored to participate and shine a spotlight on Ohio women artists whose artwork explores complex concepts around the potential of our individual and collective experiences and futures.

A New World: Ohio Women to Watch 2023 represented an exciting and diverse collaboration with the Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery and followed our initial 2015 partnership with the Cleveland Institute of Art and 2018 and 2020 partnerships with the Ohio Arts Council. We’re delighted that this exhibition represented a geographic reach that encompassed multiple areas of our state. We are grateful to Cat Sheridan for helping us realize this vision and we appreciate the generosity of the Ohio Arts Council as sponsor, host, and presenting partner.

The exhibition travelled to four additional sites throughout Ohio, expanding the reach of these women to watch.

Watch the Curator’s Tour

We’re also grateful to our co-curators, Sso-Rha Kang, director of galleries and outreach at Northern Kentucky University, and Matt Distel, exhibitions director and interim executive director for The Carnegie in Greater Cincinnati. Their care-filled selection of these 11 artists from across the great state of Ohio has once again garnered an exceptional exhibition.

The dedication of many funders has enabled us to expand the impact of A New World: Ohio Women to Watch 2023, and further elevate our featured artists.