Reflections on Progress: 100 Years of the New York Society of Women Artists

NEW YORK, NY (March 28, 2025) — The New York Society of Women Artists (NYSWA) proudly inaugurates its Centennial Exhibition, Reflections on Progress: 100 Years of the New York Society of Women Artists in the Treasure Room of the Interchurch Gallery in Harlem. This landmark exhibition will feature works by 44 current NYSWA members alongside historic pieces from founding artists Marguerite Zorach, Anne Goldthwaite, and Theresa Bernstein on loan from major New York City institutions. The exhibition showcases a century of female creativity and the Society’s enduring commitment to equity, diversity, and justice for women artists. Through autobiographical reflections, social critique, and powerful responses to global events, each work invites viewers into a compelling dialogue on womanhood, resilience, and artistic expression.

A free and open to the public celebratory Artists’ Reception will be held on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM, featuring a special musical performance by jazz vocalist Charenee Wade in partnership with Harlem Jazzmobile at 7 PM. Ms. Wade will lend her vocal magic to the Jazzmobile program “Miss Roberta, With Love!”, in homage to jazz great Roberta Flack.

The public is invited to an engaging Artist Talk dealing with the most pressing issues of creativity and self-expression on April 14, 2025 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM.
Participating Artists: Elizabeth Hasegawa Agresta, Ellen Alt, Audrey Anastasi, Barbara Arum, Janya Barlow, Fran Beallor, Caroline Bergonzi, Lindy Blanchard, Michele Bonelli, Nancy Bueti, Linda Butti, Pamela Casper, Pin Hsin Chu, Bruna D’Alessandro, Rose Deler, Diana Freedman-Shea, Lynne Friedman, Natalie Giugni, Lauren Gohara, Lori Horowitz, Suejin Jo, Jerilyn Jurinek, Sarah Katz, Karen L. Kirshner, Sueim Koo, Anna Kuchel Rabinowitz, Yumie Kusuda, Stephanie Lee, Yolene Legrand, Jacqueline Lorieo, Susan Markowitz Meredith, Cathy O’Keefe, Seema Lisa Pandya, Leah Poller, Siena Gillann Porta, Yupin Pramotepipop, Julia A. Rogge, Alexi Rustch Brock, Peggy Silverstein, Anne Stanner, Natsuki Takauji, Lea Weinberg, Rachelle Weisberger, Lucy Wilner.
The Centennial Exhibition, Reflections on Progress, honors 100 years of the New York Society of Women Artists’ unwavering mission to champion justice, inclusivity, and fairness in the art market. The public is invited to lend eyes and ears to a historic celebration of women in the arts.