The Monterey Museum of Art Announces Year of the Woman 2018 Exhibition and Events Schedule The Monterey Museum of Art (MMA) is pleased to announce a full slate of exhibitions, lectures, popup dinners, tours, workshops, and fundraisers with a focus on notable women artists of California and the Central Coast. Monterey, CA, January 11, 2018 - The Monterey Museum
of Art (MMA) is pleased to announce a full slate of exhibitions, lectures, pop-up dinners, tours, workshops, and fundraisers with a focus on notable women artists of California and the Central Coast.
Why is the very idea of artistic greatness rarely extended to women? The MMA puts the question center stage in a series of exhibitions showing groundbreaking work of California women artists spanning 100 years plus of style, medium, and perspective. “We have some amazing work by women,” said Stuart Chase, the Museum’s Executive Director, “but their work only makes up about twenty percent of our entire collection. By recognizing the work and wisdom of women artists past and present, we hope to help articulate an inclusive vision for the future.” From E. Charlton Fortune, a bold and free-spirited early 20th century impressionist, to Kim Campbell, an abstract expressionist, women artists exhibited this year are not only “as good as the men,” some of them have blazed new trails where no man has gone before. Please note: the MMA on Pacific Street will be closed February 5 through March 14, 2018 for gallery renovations. Exhibitions slated to open in 2018 include: Special installations throughout the year, beginning with Kim Campbell, January 5 Collection Highlights of Women Artists throughout the year, such as: E. Charlton Fortune, Margaret Bruton, Esther Bruton, Grace Carpenter Hudson, Eugenia Frances Mc Comas, M. Evelyn McCormick, Mary De Neale Morgan, Edna Bullock, June Felter, Adelie Landis, Emiko Nakano,