Women Painting Women

Starting as a blog in 2009, they were recognized in 2010 by the Robert Lange Studios Gallery, where they held their first exhibition in Charleston, SC.

The goal of the exhibitions, as stated by Alia El-Bermani on a blog post with details on WPW: (R)evolution and Call, "is to expand the collective sense of what a woman is and means in the realm of art".

The group was first started by Alia El-Bermani, Diane Feissel and Sadie Valeri who saw that there was a lack of recognition for contemporary women artists after participating in online discussions where they discovered that there were no resources that catalogued these artists who had women as their subjects.

[3] The blog started as a way to gain recognition for contemporary women artists, who the founding members realised where underappreciated.

Aleah Chapin Alexandra Tyng Ali Cavanaugh Alia El-Bermani Alice Neel Anna Killian[10] Ann Kraft Walker[11] Anna Rose Bain[11] Andrea Kemp[12] Andrea Kowch Anne Nelson Sweat[11] Avril Thomas[14] Brenda Hash[11] Bryony Bensly Carmen Mansilla Catherine Prescott Candice Bohannon Candice Chovanec Celeste Ryder[19] Cindy Procious[12] Colleen Barry Dagmar Cyrulla (VIC)[20] Daryl Zang Diane Feissel Dominique Medici Donatella Marcatajo Ellen Cooper Ellen Eagle Erin Anderson Felice House[11] Felicia Forte Fiona Bilbrough (VIC)[20] Gaela Erwin[10] Grace DeVito[19] Heather Ellis (VIC)[20] Helen K Beacham[9] Hung Liu Ilaria Rosselli del Turco[12] Jackee Sandelands-Strom Jacqui Grantford[14] Jantina Peperkamp Janvier Rollande[19] Jennifer Balkan Jenny Dubnau Johnnie Sielbeck[11] Joyce Tenneson[19] Judy Takács Karen Maness[11] Karen Offutt Kate Sammons[10] Kate Savage[12] Katherine Fraser[12] Katherine Stone[12] Katie O'Hagan Kathy Sosa[11] Kerry Brooks Krista Smith Kyrin Hobson Lea Colie Wight[12] Lee Price Leslie Adams Linda Tracey Brandon[12] Lisa Gloria Margaret Bowland Margo Selski Marilyn Szalay[23] Marina Dieul Megan Roodenrys (SA)[20] Melissa Grimes[11] Milixa Morón[19] Mia Bergeron[12] Michelle Doll Michelle Dunaway[9] Nancy Boren[11] Nancy Hollinghurst Pamela Wilson Rachel Constantine[12] Rachel Moseley Raelene Sharp (VIC)[20] Renee Foulks[19] Sadie Valeri Sally Ryan (NSW) Shannon Runquist[12] Stanka Kordic Sharon Allicotti Stefani Tewes[12] Stephanie Deshpande Susan Lyon[19] Sylvia Maier Susan Lyon[12] Suzie Baker[11] Tanja Gant[11] Tara Juneau[12] Terry Moore Strickland[12] Vicki Sullivan (VIC) Zoey Frank[12] "Women Painting Women Show" (November 5, 2010), Robert Lange Studios Gallery, Charleston, SC "Women Painting Women: The Expedition and Beyond" (April 13, 2012), Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA "WPW: A Room of One's Own" (August 24 to October 5, 2013), Haynes Gallery, Nashville, TN "WPW: (R)evolution" (September 7 to 27, 2013), Townsend Atelier, Chattanooga, TN "WPW: (R)evolution" (September 20 to October 18, 2013), Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA "Women Painting Women" (September 21 to November 21, 2013), Richard J Demato Fine Art, Sag Harbor, NY "WPW: A Universal Alliance" (September 26 to October 26, 2013), Gallery U, Westfield NJ "Women Painting Women 5 Year Anniversary" (September 5 to 30, 2014), Principle Gallery, Charleston, SC "WPW Pay It Forward" (September 5 to 30, 2014), Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA "Women Painting Women" (September 11 to November 2, 2014), Customs House Museum, Clarksville, TN "Women Painting Women" (October 11, 2014), Richard J Demato Fine Art, Sag Harbor, NY "WPW: Texas" (May 29 to July 5, 2015), Georgetown Art Center, Georgetown, TX "Women Painting Women" (August 11 to October 23, 2016), Customs House Museum, Clarksville, TN "Women Painting Women" (October 10, 2016), Richard J Demato Fine Art, Sag Harbor, NY "Women Painting Women: In Earnest" (August 4 to October 2, 2017), Customs, House Museum, Clarksville, TN "Women Painting Women: A Voice with a Vision" (October 7 to November 5, 2017), RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY "Women Painting Women: In Earnest" (October 18 to December 16, 2017), J.Wayne Stark Galleries at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX "Reclamation" (June 15 to September 8, 2018), Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, VT "Women Painting Women" (September 20 to October 8, 2013), Art Exposure Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland, UK "Women Painting Women" (April 20 to May 29, 2016), Burrinja Cultural Centre, Upwey, Victoria, Australia "Women Painting Women: In Earnest" (July 21 to August 19, 2018), Burrinja Cultural Centre, Upwey, Victoria, Australia[1] "Women Painting Women III" (March 6 to April 11, 2021), Burrinja Cultural Centre, Upwey, Victoria, Australia[26] In 2013, the 'Women Painting Women' blog was awarded the 'Best Art Blog Project Virtual Challenge Cup' by Katherine Tyrrell from the 'Making a Mark' blog.