New exhibition on view at the McNay Art Museum showcases artwork made by women

On view now at the McNay Art Museum, “Womanish: Audacious, Courageous, Willful Art” is presented as a second chapter to 2010’s “Neither Model Nor Muse,” a collection featuring works of art made by women that the museum has acquired since its 1954 inception.

Now, in this follow-up exhibition of woman-made work, the McNay has compiled a new set of pieces acquired in the years since that pioneering exhibition.

“Womanish” showcases more than 70 regional, national and international artists, spanning 90-plus years. Featured artworks include landscapes, abstract works, portraits and more.

The title comes from Alice Walker’s definition of the word “womanish” in a 1983 essay and it seeks to surmount the word’s oft-demeaning implications by celebrating the ways women produce expression through art.

$10-$20, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Wednesday and Friday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday through July 2, McNay Art Museum, 6000 N. New Braunfels Ave., (210) 824-5368, mcnayart.org.

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