Committees
Committee on Women in the Arts
Description
The Committee on Women in the Arts promotes the scholarly study and recognition of the contributions of women to the visual arts; develops partnerships with organizations concerned with compatible interests; and monitors the current status of women in the visual-arts professions.
Committee Members
Midori Yoshimoto, New Jersey City University, Chair (2009)
Diane Burko, Philadelphia Community College (2009)
Tracy Fitzpatrick, Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase College, State University of New York (2010)
Mary-Ann Milford-Lutzker, Mills College (2009)
Delilah Montoya, University of Houston (2009)
Mindy Nancarrow, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (2009)
Liz Roth, Oklahoma State University (2010)
Jorge Daniel Veneciano, Paul Robeson Gallery, Rutgers University (2010)
Barbara A. Wolanin, United States Capitol (2011)
Annual Recognition Awards | Survey on the Status of Women and People of Color in Art-History Faculty
Committee Activities at 2008 CAA Annual Conference
The CWA Annual Recognition Awards Ceremony takes place Friday, February 22, 2008, 5:30–7:00 PM in
Dallas Ballroom B, First Floor, Adam’s Mark Hotel.
This year’s honorees are Amalia Mesa-Bains and Celia Álvarez Muñoz. You can purchase tickets for $30 at the conference onsite in the registration area during registration hours; advance tickets are no longer available.
The committee is sponsoring a session in ARTspace, entitled “Chicana Art: The Politics of Spiritual and Aesthetic Altarities” and held Saturday, February 23, 12:30–2:00 PM in Lone Star Ballroom C4, Second Floor, Adam’s Mark Hotel. Session chair is Laura Perez of the University of California, Berkeley; participants include: Amalia Mesa-Bains, California State University, Monterey Bay; Celia Álvarez Muñoz, independent artist, Arlington; Yolanda López, independent artist, San Francisco; and Delilah Montoya, University of Houston and a CWA member.
CWA is also happy to promote the Women’s Caucus for Art’s Lifetime Achievement Awards Ceremony, organized by this CAA’s affiliated society and taking place February 23, 2008, 6:30–9:00 PM.
Contact
If you wish to participate on the committee
or have a question about it, please write to Midori Yoshimoto.