50 Contemporary Women Artists

50 Contemporary Women Artists is a multi-award-winning publication about contemporary women artists (of which five are MacArthur Fellows) and architects who have made groundbreaking contributions in their respective fields. The book promotes women in an ongoing dialogue through the exploration of their work and process and offers a fresh perspective on feminism and notions of cultural power. Pluralistic in its approach, the survey also includes a foreword by Elizabeth Sackler, founder of the Center for Feminist Art at the Brooklyn Museum. The book is now available at world class institutions like MoMA, Brooklyn Museum, The Hirshhorn and ICA Boston and has also been acquired by distinguished universities and higher education programs for their library collections like School of Visual Art, Hunter College and Christie’s Education.

I launched this book project with co-editor John Gosslee in 2015. The idea came from a special Women’s Edition that John’s magazine Fjords Review ran in 2014 where I served as guest curator. The edition did so well that it begged the question as to why there were no books about contemporary women artists on the market, so this was our attempt to fill that void.

Featured Artists + Architects

Aleah Chapin, Ana Teresa Fernández, Barbara Segal, Bharti Kher, Boo Saville, Caroline O’Donnell, Chitra Ganesh, E.V. Day, Elizabeth Turk, Eugenia Loli, Firelei Báez, Frances Goodman, Jade Doskow, Judy Chicago, Judy Rifka, Kara Walker, Karen Jerzyk, Kate Gilmore, Kay Rosen, Lin Tianmiao, Marilyn Minter, Maya Lin, Melissa Murray, Michele Oka Doner, Michele Pred, Mickalene Thomas, Nalini Malani, Natalie Frank, Page Turner, Patricia Piccinnini, Portia Munson, Rania Matar, Sandy Skoglund, Sara Cwynar, Sara Ludy, Shahzia Sikander, Shirin Neshat, Stephanie Hirsch, Susan T. Rodriguez, Susanna Coffey, Tara Donovan, Tayeba Begum Lipi, Teresita Fernández, Tricia Middleton, Vadis Turner, Val Britton, Yael Kanarek, Yeon Jin Kim, Yin Xiuzhen, Zoë Buckman

AWARDS
Bronze Medal INDIES Award, 2018 from Foreword Reviews for Women’s Studies

Silver Medal Benjamin Franklin Award, 2018 from Independent Book Publishers Association for Art and Photography

Where to Find 50 CWA

21c Museum Hotel, Bentonville, AR
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Books-a-Million
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY
Christie’s Education Library, New York ,NY
Classic Bookshop, Palm Beach, FL
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Cornell Art Museum, Ithaca, NY
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC
Hunter College Leon & Toby Cooperman Library, New York, NY
ICA Boston, Boston, MA
Indiebound
MC Hotel, Montclair NJ
MoMA Design Store, New York, NY
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL
Rizzoli, New York, NY
San Jose Public Library, San Jose, CA
School of Visual Art Library, New York, NY

Press

Montclair Local, Women’s History Month: Heather Zises Showcases Artists, March 2020

Patch, Book Talk with Heather Zises, Editor of 50 Contemporary Artists, February 2020

TAPinto Montclair, Book Talk with Heather Zises, Editor of 50 Contemporary Women Artists, February 2020

Baristanet, Heather Zises, 50 Contemporary Women Artists, February 2020

Pregame Magazine, Culture Feature: 50 Contemporary Women Artists, May 2019

Whitehot Magazine, Alexandra Goldman Talks to Judy Rifka about Iconic Ironic: Mythos from the 80s at CORE: Club and the Inexistence of Feminist Art, March 2019

Poets + Artists, TRAILBLAZERS AND MAVERICKS, Season 1, Episode 1, 8/23/2018

Book Events

Heather Zises in Conversation with Charlotte Kent, PhD, Watchung Booksellers, Montclair, NJ
March 8, 2020

How the Artist is Redefining Herself, The National Arts Club, New York, NY
Featuring Audrey Flack, Babette Bloch, Barbara Segal, Jane LaFarge Hamill + Maria Kozak
October 22, 2019

Music of the Spheres, Ceres Gallery, New York, NY
Featuring Chalda Maloff
Co-sponsored by Women of Culture + Love Wines
September 21, 2019

Frances Wasn't A Saint, Monica King Contemporary, New York, NY
Featuring April Marten
September 7, 2019
Vimeo Link

Delicate Industry, Richard Taittinger Gallery, New York, NY
Featuring Frances Goodman
May 6, 2019

From Fear to Fierce, Winston Wachter Pop Up Gallery, New York, NY
Featuring Juhi Singh, Shari Loeffler + Stephanie Hirsch
April 24, 2019

Panel Discussion + Book Signing, Montclair Art Museum, Montclair, NJ
Featuring Stephanie Hirsch + Vadis Turner
March 7, 2019

Presentation + Panel Discussion + Book Signing, Core Club, New York, NY
Curated by LatchKey Gallery
Featuring Barbara Segal, Judy Rifka + Stephanie Hirsch
February 6, 2019

Panel Discussion + Book Signing, Nancy Hoffman Gallery, New York, NY
Featuring Elizabeth Turk, Michele Pred, Kay Rosen + Susanna Coffey
November 17, 2018

Book Launch Party + Book Signing, Geary Contemporary, New York, NY
November 15, 2018

Publisher’s Blurb
This one-of-a-kind compendium features a selection of women artists and architects who have made groundbreaking contributions to contemporary art. Profiling an international cross-section of creators, 50 Contemporary Women Artists presents fresh perspectives on feminism and notions of cultural power. Using a variety of mediums, the artists in this book address themes of social, cultural, political, environmental and psychological issues.  Included are works by five MacArthur Foundation Fellows which activate an ongoing dialogue about contemporary practices. Readers receive a unique glimpse of seminal works such as Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party, as well as brand new pieces inspired by The Women’s March on Washington in 2017. Complete with a foreword by Elizabeth Sackler, PhD, this compilation is ideal for educators, students, curators, collectors, and all those who support the arts.

Details: 
ISBN-13: 9780764356537
ISBN-10: 0764356534
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Publish Date: October 28, 2018
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″
Format: Hardcover
Page Count: 360 pp, 334 color illustrations