Please Join us for a Visit to Mary Cassatt: An American in Paris and In the Library: Mary Cassatt’s American Legacy National Gallery of Art Thursday, March 5, 9:30am
Please join us on Thursday, March 5, 9:30 am for a visit to the National Gallery of Art exhibition Mary Cassatt: An American in Paris with Rena M. Hoisington, Curator of Old Master Prints. Rena will discuss the artist’s groundbreaking prints and drawings, including a unique group of six works relating to In the Omnibus, in this intimate exhibition. More information here.
Afterwards the group will tour In the Library: Mary Cassatt’s American Legacy, an installation of archival photographs, rare catalogs, and documentation that explore the artist’s American ties, with Ellen Prokop, Image Specialist for French Art to 1900, and Elisabeth Narkin, Image Specialist for Architecture.
Participation is limited to 15 WPC members and their guests. Please RSVP by February 27.
Please Join Us for a Visit to the Studio of Artist Elzbieta Sikorska Saturday, March 14, 11:00 am
Please join us on Saturday, March 14, 11:00 am for a visit to the Silver Spring, MD home and studio of artist Elzbieta (Ela) Sikorska.
Ela shared: “I’ve been working on and with paper for a long time. In my presentation, I will focus mostly on drawings, along with examples of my occasional printmaking. I have also worked with papermaking, and in recent works, I collage compositions of artist-made paper and Arches watercolor paper, then draw on them. This series, still an ongoing project, is dedicated to exploring and gaining a deeper understanding of nature. I call it Invisible Landscape.”
Following a presentation that will take place on the first floor of Ela’s home, the group will be divided into two groups for visits to the second floor studio which is accessible only via stairs. Light refreshments will be served.
Attendance is limited to 12 WPC members and their guests. Please RSVP by March 7.
Member News
Carol Barsha’s screen print Menemsha Farmstand I has been acquired by The Library of Congress. It was printed in collaboration with Susan Goldman’s Lily Press.
Julia Bloom has work in a group show at the Columbia University Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Context: Art, Books & Freedom. Until May 29. More information here.
Adjoa Burrowes will lead a hands-on printmaking workshop at the Fairfax Public Library on March 4, 3:00 – 4:00 pm. Participants will learn how to apply water-based ink to flowers and plants, creating prints through the gelatin process. On March 21, 10:30 – 11:30 am, Adjoa will be interviewed by artist Claudia “Aziza” Gibson-Hunter. More information about the online program here. In addition, Adjoa’s work will be on view in the exhibition BLACK(ER) at the MLK Memorial Library, March 11 – June 14. BLACK(ER) is in conversation with the Library’s show Freedom and Resistance: An Exhibition Inspired by the 1619 Project. Reception April 29, 6:00 – 8:00 pm.
Michéle Colburn’s work will be on view at the Arts Club of Washington, March 6 – 28. Opening reception March 6, 5:00 – 7:00 pm. RSVP here.
Catherine Day and Zofie King have work at McLean Project for the Arts’ exhibition Photo Genesis 2. Until February 24. More information here.
Before the Americas, an exhibition curated by Cheryl Edwards, is now on view at the University of Maryland Global Campus art gallery. Until May 11.
Cianne Fragione has work in the exhibition Wall of She at the Sophie Van de Velde Gallery, Antwerp, Belgium. Until March 22. More information here.
The Black Women of Print portfolio, which includes work by Deborah Grayson, has been acquired by The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
Mira Hecht is a juror for the 2026 Bethesda Painting Awards. The finalist exhibition will be at Bethesda’s Gallery B, June 4 – 28.
Mary Higgins will curate Twilight Gatherings: Drawings by Wayne Paige. Studio Gallery, March 25 – April 18. More information here.
Alice Kresse has been juried in to the Smithsonian Craft Show, April 23 – 25.
linn meyers has work on view at the Georgetown University gallery exhibition Speculative Morphologies. Until May 17. linn’s work is also featured in Posit, an online poetry. Images of linn’s work here.
Susan Due Pearcy’s work has been juried into Joy of Pastel, Biggs Musum of American Art, Dover, DE. Until May 10. Reception March 19, 5:30 -7:30 pm. In addition, one of Susan’s prints on handmade paper was accepted into the Biennial Maryland Regional Juried Art Exhibition at the University of MD Global Campus. May 24 – August 9. Opening reception June 7 at 3:00 pm.
Ana Rendich will have two works on view at the Quirk Gallery (Richmond, VA), March 1 – April 30.
Charles Ritchie will present an online glimpse into his 172 sketchbook/journals, discussing his life-long practice and answering questions. March 4, 8:00 pm. Sign up here. A replay will be available to all who register but cannot attend the live webinar. In addition, a portfolio of eight full-page color reproductions Charles’ recent drawings will be published in the Winter/Spring 2026 edition of the Southhampton Review. Copies can be pre-ordered here.
Soledad Salamé’s exhibition Camouflage is now at the Baffler Museum in Houston, TX. Until March 7. Online catalog here.
Deborah Schindler will be exhibiting her linoleum cuts at the Washington Printmakers Gallery. Land, Sea, Air will run from April 30 to May 31, with a reception on May 9.
Gail Shaw-Clemons recently completed a residency at the Vermont Studio Center during which she created a solo exhibition. In addition, Gail’s work has been juried into the Phillips Collection upcoming invitational exhibition (opening August 1) and her work has been acquired by the DC Commission on Arts and Humanities Art Bank.
Elzbieta Sikorska participated in the Art Clinic Online conversation series. A link to that recording is here. Elzbieta’s work has also been featured in the magazine Terrain.org.
An article about Anne Smith’s work was published in The New Rainbow Color School substack.
Gallery Member News
Adah Rose Gallery Marsha Goldberg and Nathan Mullins: A Small Moment of Amazement. Through February 21. More information here. Mark Jenkins’ review here.
Addison/Ripley Matthew Curry: Altars until March 7. Coffee and conversation March 7, 11:00 am.
Gallery Neptune & Brown William Kentridge: Thinking Vertically, Editions from 1993 to 2024. Until March 21.
Morton Fine Art Cutting Near the Edge, an exhibition of sculptural and experimental printmaking works by Rosemary Feit Covey. Until March 7.
PFA Gallery DC Location (formerly Pazo Fine Art) Dorothy Fratt: Explorations of Color. Until February 28.
Pyramid Atlantic Offline: Tracing the Source. Works by Hadiya Williams. Until March 3.
Washington Printmakers Gallery Big: Large-Scale Prints and Photographs. Until March 1. Closing reception March 1, 1:30 – 3:00 pm. Information about classes and workshops here.
What Passes Between, an exhibition of work by Claire Winslow. March 5 – 29. Opening reception March 7, 2:00 – 4:00 pm. Artist talk and demonstration March 29, 2:00 – 4:00 pm.
Save the Dates
April 11, 11:00 am – Tour of Before the Americas with curator Cheryl Edwards
( New Date) April 22, 11:00 am – Presentation by curator LuLen Walker of artists’ books and portfolios, Special Collections Library of Georgetown University.