The Feminist Art Project

TFAP@CAA 2025 Day of Panels | MAKING TROUBLE: WOMEN, ART & SCIENCE
2025-02-15 09:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | Hilton Midtown, NYC, 1335 6th Avenue, New York, NY, 10019, United States
TFAP@CAA Day of Panels 2025
MAKING TROUBLE: WOMEN, ART & SCIENCE
Saturday, February 15, 2025
9:00am – 4:30pm
Hilton Midtown, NYC (in-person)
Concourse G
Chair: Anonda Bell, Rutgers University
Free and open to the public.
College Art Association 113th Annual Conference | New York City, February 12–15, 2025
Art Historian Linda Nochlin stated that, “feminist art history is there to make trouble, to call into question, to ruffle feathers in the patriarchal dovecotes.” This event is dedicated to women who are troublemakers, and whose creative practice references science as a source of inspiration for writing, research, curating and art making. Through their work they question underlying assumptions about the world, how standard scientific processes and methodology which aspire to objectivity may instead be steeped in bias and discrimination, leading to flawed and inaccurate, entirely subjective data outcomes. Some have adopted science-based art making techniques, materials and concepts, to explore ideas about humanity. Women, for many years, were not able to aspire to formal careers as scientists as they were excluded from places of higher education. The same could be said of the visual arts – women were not seen in museums but they were still making art. In both cases, it was incorrectly assumed that women lacked certain physical and mental capacities, thus justifying their exclusion. This event will focus on both the physical sciences (including artificial intelligence, trans-species organ transplants, DNA, ecology and natural history) and the social sciences (including psychiatry, hysteria, and mysticism).
MAKING TROUBLE: WOMEN, ART & SCIENCE
Schedule
9:00am – 10:30am
Introductions and Keynote
Connie Tell, The Feminist Art Project, Welcome
Anonda Bell, Rutgers University, Science & Art Introduction
Anne Swartz, Savannah College of Art & Design, Unnatural Sciences
Suzanne Anker, School of Visual Arts, KEYNOTE ADDRESS
11:00am – 12:40pm
Panel #1: PEOPLE
Stephanie Dinkins, Stony Brook University
Heather Dewey-Hagborg, Independent Artist
Magdalena Dukiewicz, Independent Artist
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Panel #2: EXPERIENCE
Laura Splan, Independent Artist
Eva Lee, Independent Artist
2:45pm – 3:25pm
Panel #3: PLACE
Michele Oka Doner, Independent Artist
Natalie Waldburger, OCAD University
3:25pm – 4:30pm
CLOSING SPEAKER
Crochet Coral Reef: Crafting Against Patriarchy in Science and Art
Margaret Wertheim, The Institute for Figuring

CALL AND RESPONSE: "As a woman artist, I..."
2025-03-19 - 2025-05-24 | The Stacy C. Sherwood Center, 3740 Blenheim Blvd, Fairfax, VA, 22030
All women artists are encouraged to answer the question, “As a woman artist, I…”
Responses will be displayed at Legendary: An Exhibition of Women Artists, at The Stacy C. Sherwood Center, Fairfax, Virginia, from May 25, 2025, until August 30, 2025.
This call and response prompt can be found online at:
https://www.debrawrightstudio.com/as-a-woman-artist-i

ArtViews: Gender and Cultural Norms
2025-04-14 09:00 - 13:00 | BRIC, 647 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY, 11217, United States
ArtViews: Gender and Cultural Norms
Monday, April 14
9:00 AM- 1:00 PM

BRIC
647 Fulton St, Brooklyn, NY
Presented in collaboration with A.I.R. Gallery
REGISTER
The American Federation of Arts (AFA) is excited to present ArtViews: Gender and Cultural Norms, a thought-provoking symposium exploring gender, identity, and equity in the arts. This event, part of AFA’s ArtViews series, will bring together artists, curators, scholars, and arts professionals to discuss the evolving landscape of representation in the art world.
Through engaging panels and networking opportunities, participants will have the chance to rethink the historical label of “woman artist” in today’s intersectional landscape, examine the impact of American culture and policies on art careers, and address barriers to gallery representation and access to the art mark.
This symposium is free and open to the public with registration.
For questions and additional information, please contact events@amfedarts.org.

About the panelists:
Roxana Fabius
Roxana Fabius (Uruguay) is a curator and art administrator. She currently lives and works in New York City. Between 2016 and 2022 she was Executive Director at A.I.R. Gallery, the first artist-run feminist cooperative space in the U.S. During her tenure at A.I.R. she organized programs and exhibitions with artists and thinkers such as Gordon Hall, Elizabeth Povinelli, Jack Halberstam, Che Gosset, Regina José Galindo, Lex Brown, Kazuko, Zarina, Mindy Seu, Naama Tzabar and Howardena Pindell among many others. These exhibitions, programs and special commissions were made in collaboration with international institutions such as the Whitney Museum (New York) Google Arts and Culture and The Feminist Institute and Frieze Art Fair in New York and London. She is currently curating the 2024 exhibition series “Cantando Bajito” at the Ford Foundation Gallery in New York, and is the Director of Programs and Curator at The Neighborhood.
Molly Gochman
Molly Gochman, an artist and activist deeply engaged in social practice, focuses on activating spaces for profound collective experiences. Her practice encompasses a diverse range of mediums including photography, sound, installation, and sculpture. Through these mediums, she often challenges and subverts conventional material boundaries to foster interaction, play, exploration, and meaningful dialogue. Gochman frequently explores concepts encompassing human connection, environment, and community, rooted in the belief that life’s experiences shape us. Guided by the concept that “life leathers us,” her works not only aim to aesthetize but also reflect the passage of time through weather, wear, and change. Her practice continues to evolve with a desire to actively engage participants, inspire meaningful dialogues, find commonality, and discover shared human experiences. She has exhibited her work at The Ukrainian Museum, New York; NYC Parks Art in the Parks; NADA House, New York; Lincoln Center, New York; Deborah Colton Gallery, Houston; Diverse Works, Houston; Chashama, New York; Sara Roney Gallery, Sydney; Grace Farms, New Canaan; Barbara Davis Gallery, Houston; Zilkha Hall, Houston; Elsewhere, Greensboro and other traditional and non-traditional exhibition spaces. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Sculpture from Guilford College. Originally from Texas, Molly is currently based in New York.
Florence Lynch
Florence Lynch is a New York-based art dealer and the Senior Director at Jenkins Johnson Gallery, which has locations in both San Francisco and New York. In her role, she liaises with the gallery’s roster of both emerging and established artists and introduces new talents to the program. Lynch represents the gallery at relevant global events and travels regularly to support institutional and client development while maximizing business opportunities in new markets. Lynch previously served as the Director of Sales and Public Relations at Elizabeth Dee in New York; followed by the position of Senior Director at Marc Straus Gallery. She was co-owner of Lynch Tham, a contemporary art gallery established in 2013 on the Lower East Side. Furthermore, Lynch is the founder of the Florence Lynch Gallery, an internationally recognized contemporary art gallery that was formerly located in New York’s Chelsea gallery district. With over 20 years of experience in the art world, she has also worked as an independent curator, critic, and lecturer. Lynch has conducted interviews and authored essays on notable figures including Quentin Tarantino, David Lynch, Jenny Holzer, David Hammons, Nan Goldin, and Robert Longo. She has held adjunct positions at Teachers College, Columbia University in the ARAD Master’s Program teaching Principles and Practices in the Visual Arts, as well as in the School of Graduate Studies at the Fashion Institute of Technology, State University of New York, in the Art Market Department. Her memberships and community involvements include Arts Council Member for Madison Square Park Conservancy, being a member of the A.I.R Advisory Board, participating in the Advisory Council of the Alumni Association of the NY Studio School, and being a member of ARTTABLE, The Leadership Organization for Professional Women in the Visual Arts.
Lisa Kim
Lisa Kim is the inaugural director of the Ford Foundation Gallery, an exhibition space within the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice in New York City. Since 2018, she has led the development of the gallery’s exhibitions and public engagement programs to advance the mission and values of the Ford Foundation. Prior to her appointment at the Ford Foundation, she was director of cultural affairs at Two Trees Management Company, a real estate development firm in Brooklyn, NY. There she fostered artistic and creative community development through overseeing the company’s arts philanthropy and public art initiatives, producing the annual DUMBO Arts Festival from 2011 to 2014, and managing the Sharpe-Walentas Studio Program. Lisa served as the director of the New York City Percent for Art Program from 2006 to 2008, supporting the commissioning and installation of public artworks, and for 12 years she oversaw the exhibitions, collections, construction, and expansion for Gagosian Gallery in New York. Lisa holds a Bachelor of Arts in Art History with a concentration in Visual Arts from Barnard College and a Master of Industrial Design from Pratt Institute. She serves on the advisory board of A.I.R. Gallery and is a member of the board of directors of ICOM-US.
Alison Croney Moses
Alison Croney Moses (b. 1983) is a Boston based artist primarily working in wood, investigating craft, community, identity, and motherhood. Her work is in the collections of the Detroit Institute of the Arts, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, the Rose Art Museums, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C. She is a recipient of the 2022 USA Fellowship in Craft, and 2023 Boston Artadia Award, a finalist of the 2024 LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize and the recipient of the 2024 Black Mountain College International Artist Prize. She was named one of the 2023 WBUR 10 Makers and is currently one of the Triennial Accelerator Artists for the 2025 Boston Public Art Triennial. Alison holds an MA in Sustainable Business & Communities from Goddard College, and a BFA in Furniture Design from Rhode Island School of Design.
Dr. Ksenia M. Soboleva
Dr. Ksenia M. Soboleva is a New York based writer and art historian specializing in queer art and culture. She holds a PhD from the Institute of Fine Arts, NYU. Her writings have appeared in The Brooklyn Rail, BOMB, Ursula Magazine, Artforum, frieze, and Hyperallergic. She has contributed to numerous artist monographs and exhibition catalogues, including Chitra Ganesh (2024),Robert Indiana: The Sweet Mystery (2024), and Fire Island: A Century of Art (forthcoming). Previously, Soboleva was a Vilcek Curatorial Fellow at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, and an Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow in Gender and LGBTQ+ History at the New-York Historical. She is the recipient of the 2022 Baxter St. Camera Club’s Guest Curatorial Initiative, and the 2025 Dora Maar House Fellowship. She is currently completing her book manuscript “What Happens After: Art, AIDS, and Lesbian Histories” and co-editing the first monograph on TRIAL BALLOON, a lesbian-run gallery and project space active in the early 1990s, forthcoming with Karma.
Dr. Deborah Willis
Deborah Willis, Ph.D. is University Professor and Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University. She has affiliated appointments with the College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Social & Cultural Analysis, and the Institute of Fine Arts, where she teaches courses on Photography & Imaging, iconicity, and cultural histories visualizing the black body, women, and gender. She is the director of NYU’s Center for Black Visual Culture/Institute of African American Affairs. Her research examines photography’s multifaceted histories, visual culture, the photographic history of Slavery and Emancipation, contemporary women photographers, and beauty. She is the author of Kamala: Her Historic, Joyful, And Auspicious Sprint to the White House (co-authored with Kevin Merida), The Black Civil War Soldier: A Visual History of Conflict and Citizenship, Posing Beauty: African American Images from the 1890s to the Present, among others. Dr. Willis’ curated exhibitions include: “Framing Moments in the KIA” at Kalamazoo Institute of the Arts, and “Free as they want to be: Artists Committed to Memory” at FotoFocus. Dr. Willis was awarded the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship and was a Richard D. Cohen Fellow in African and African American Art, Hutchins Center, Harvard University; a John Simon Guggenheim Fellow, and an Alphonse Fletcher, Jr. Fellow. She was the Robert Mapplethorpe Photographer in Residence of the American Academy in Rome and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She is a recipient of the Don Tyson Prize for the Advancement of American Art by the Crystal Bridges Museum in 2022; was named the Mary Lucille Dauray Artist-in-Residence by the Norton Museum of Art and taught her a Master Class titled Home, Reimagining Interiority at Anderson Ranch in 2023. In 2024, Dr. Willis was appointed Board Chair of the Andy Warhol Foundation and elected to the American Philosophical Society.
Dr. Katharine J. Wright
Katharine J. Wright is a curator and scholar of modern and contemporary art based in New York City. She specializes in pre- and post-war American art, with a focus on design, alternative media, public art, and photography. For more than twenty years, Katharine has conducted research, organized educational programs, and held curatorial roles at major art museums including the Morgan Library and Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She has curated exhibitions across the United States, Europe, and Latin America, featuring artists such as Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Marta Chilindron, George Lois, Sol LeWitt, Dan Flavin and many more. Dr. Wright received her BA from Williams College and her MA and PhD from The Institute of Fine Arts, New York University. Her research and writing has been published by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thames & Hudson, Yale University Press, caa.reviews, and Ridiculosa.
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Public programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. These programs are also supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. We are also grateful for the generous support of Berkley Asset Protection, Huntington Block, Arthur F. and Alice E. Adams Charitable Foundation, and the American Chai Trust.
The Feminist Art Project is a proud resource partner for this event.
