Women's Studies Resource Guide

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
French-American artist; Characterized by organic forms, her sculpture is extremely personal, sensual, and symbolic, often dealing with female identity and sexuality.

From The Penguin Biographical Dictionary of Women
Judy Chicago is a leading feminist artist, whose work is exhibited in many of the major art collections in the United States.

The Guerrilla Girls are a group of anonymous women who use pseudonyms (names of women artists), gorilla costumes, and vibrant pop art to reinvent feminism in the arts.

Mexican painter; Using vivid colour and a naive style that was deliberately based on Mexican folk art, she created deeply personal, moving, and emotional paintings.

Multimedia artist, born in Tokyo, Japan.

US photographer; Her images explore the role of women, the depiction of women in the media, and the physical and mental identity women possess as a result of their place in modern culture.