Photographers John Hanson and Joey Schultz travelled across all 50 states to take portraits of grandmothers and archive their wisdom in the new book, Grandmothers of America.
Galerie XII Los Angeles (www.galeriexii.com) presents Women.On.Women (WOW) exhibition from January 26 to April 10, 2021 at their new gallery at Bergamot Station Arts Center (2525 Michigan Ave. Suite B2, Santa Monica, CA 90404), which features four exhibition spaces and is open during COVID for limited-capacity viewings and private appointments. The pioneering show about women seen and emboldened by women showcases the works of five female artists - Patty Carroll, Maia Flore, Mona Kuhn, Ziqian Liu, and Anja Niemi - and, will also be available to view virtually on their website.
The diverse array of chosen works triumphantly explore different ways of expressing the strength and beauty of the female spirit. The models, which are often the artists themselves, are represented anonymously in either a poetic, atypical, colorful or sensual way that does not shy away from embracing womanhood in all its rich, complex and multifaceted totality. Female artists have long played a quintessential