Women Painting Women
Women Painting Women (WPW) started off as a blog and turned into a movement that features contemporary women artists painting the female form. The group's name came from the goal of the group, which was to showcase works of women by contemporary women artists. Starting as a blog in 2009, they were recognized in 2010 by the Robert Lange Studios Gallery, where they held their first exhibition in Charleston, SC. After their beginnings as a blog, the group then went on to hold another 16 exhibitions, three of which were held overseas - two in Australia, and  one in the UK. In 2013, they held their first UK exhibition, and in 2016 they held their first exhibition in Australia. The goal of the exhibitions, as stated by Alia El-Bermani on a blog post with details on WPW: (R)evolution and Call, "is to expand the collective sense of what a woman is and means in the realm of art". The group has a Facebook page also titled "Women Painting Women", where they share posts and articles relevant to women in the art field, as well as their own videos and photographs of their exhibitions. It has links  to each of the founders' respective blogs. A subset of the group, 'Women Drawing Women', is an online exhibition that posts artworks of women by women. It was started in 2010, and since then has come to include a total of 36 artworks as of 2019. Influences. The group was first started by Alia El-Bermani, Diane Feissel and Sadie Valeri who saw that there was a lack of recognition for contemporary women artists after participating in online discussions where they discovered that there were no resources that catalogued these artists who had women as their subjects. This led to  the starting of the blog "Women Painting Women", where they posted artworks of women done by women artists as well as information about current or upcoming exhibitions. Blog. The blog started as a way to gain recognition for contemporary women artists, who the founding members realised where underappreciated. It contains posts about artworks of women painted by women artists, and also includes information about exhibitions. There are also posts celebrating the achievements of artists who are involved in the Women Painting Women group, as well as links to external articles written on the group and their exhibitions by media outlets . There are also links to both the websites of the galleries that are hosting the exhibitions and the order link for catalogues of some of the exhibitions. These include the 2017 "Women Painting Women: In Earnest", 2013 "WPW: (R)evolution", 2013 "WPW: (R)evolution An International Juried Exhibition", and 2012 "The Expedition and Beyond". As of 29/4/19, the blog has 1340 followers. Artists. The artists who are involved in exhibitions are globally based, and although there are some artists who participate in more than one exhibition, the artists in each exhibition vary. Aleah Chapin Alexandra Tyng Ali Cavanaugh Alia El-Bermani Alice  Neel Anna Killian Ann Kraft Walker Anna Rose Bain Andrea Kemp Andrea Kowch Anne Nelson Sweat Avril Thomas Brenda Hash Bryony Bensly Carmen Mansilla Catherine Prescott Candice Bohannon Candice Chovanec Celeste Ryder Cindy Procious Colleen Barry Dagmar Cyrulla (VIC) Daryl Zang Diane Feissel Dominique Medici Donatella Marcatajo Ellen Cooper Ellen Eagle Erin Anderson Felice House Felicia Forte Fiona Bilbrough (VIC) Gaela Erwin Grace DeVito Heather Ellis (VIC) Helen K Beacham Hung Liu Ilaria Rosselli del Turco Jackee Sandelands-Strom Jacqui Grantford Jantina Peperkamp Janvier Rollande Jennifer Balkan Jenny Dubnau Johnnie Sielbeck Joyce Tenneson Judy Takács Karen Maness Karen Offutt Kate  Sammons Kate Savage Katherine Fraser Katherine Stone Katie O'Hagan Kathy Sosa Kerry Brooks Krista Smith Kyrin Hobson Lea Colie Wight Lee Price Leslie Adams Linda Tracey Brandon Lisa Gloria Margaret Bowland Margo Selski Marilyn Szalay Marina Dieul Megan Roodenrys (SA) Melissa Grimes Milixa Morón Mia Bergeron Michelle Doll Michelle Dunaway Nancy Boren Nancy Hollinghurst Pamela Wilson Rachel Constantine Rachel Moseley Raelene Sharp (VIC) Renee Foulks Sadie Valeri Sally Ryan (NSW) Shannon Runquist Stanka Kordic Sharon Allicotti Stefani Tewes Stephanie Deshpande Susan Lyon Sylvia Maier Susan Lyon Suzie Baker Tanja Gant Tara Juneau Terry Moore Strickland Vicki Sullivan (VIC) Zoey Frank  Exhibitions. Exhibitions held in America. "Women Painting Women Show" (November 5, 2010), Robert Lange Studios Gallery, Charleston, SC "Women Painting Women: The Expedition and Beyond" (April 13, 2012), Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA "WPW: A Room of One's Own" (August 24 to October 5, 2013), Haynes Gallery, Nashville, TN "WPW: (R)evolution" (September 7 to 27, 2013), Townsend Atelier, Chattanooga, TN "WPW: (R)evolution" (September 20 to October 18, 2013), Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA "Women Painting Women" (September 21 to November 21, 2013), Richard J Demato Fine Art, Sag Harbor, NY "WPW: A Universal Alliance" (September 26 to October 26, 2013), Gallery  U, Westfield NJ "Women Painting Women 5 Year Anniversary" (September 5 to 30, 2014), Principle Gallery, Charleston, SC "WPW Pay It Forward" (September 5 to 30, 2014), Principle Gallery, Alexandria, VA "Women Painting Women" (September 11 to November 2, 2014), Customs House Museum, Clarksville, TN "Women Painting Women" (October 11, 2014), Richard J Demato Fine Art, Sag Harbor, NY "WPW: Texas" (May 29 to July 5, 2015), Georgetown Art Center, Georgetown, TX "Women Painting Women" (August 11 to October 23, 2016), Customs House Museum, Clarksville, TN "Women Painting Women" (October 10, 2016), Richard J Demato Fine Art, Sag Harbor, NY  Women Painting Women: In Earnest (August 4 to October 2, 2017), Customs, House Museum, Clarksville, TN "Women Painting Women: A Voice with a Vision" (October 7 to November 5, 2017), RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY "Women Painting Women: In Earnest" (October 18 to December 16, 2017), J.Wayne Stark Galleries at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX "Reclamation" (June 15 to September 8, 2018), Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, VT Exhibitions held overseas. "Women Painting Women" (September 20 to October 8, 2013), Art Exposure Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland, UK "Women Painting Women" (April 20 to May 29, 2016), Burrinja Cultural Centre, Upwey, Victoria , Australia "Women Painting Women: In Earnest" (July 21 to August 19, 2018), Burrinja Cultural Centre, Upwey, Victoria, Australia "Women Painting Women III" (March 6 to April 11, 2021), Burrinja Cultural Centre, Upwey, Victoria, Australia Reception and Reviews. Awards. In 2013, the 'Women Painting Women' blog was awarded the 'Best Art Blog Project Virtual Challenge Cup' by Katherine Tyrrell from the 'Making a Mark' blog. In 2013, they were also awarded 'The Art Innovation of the Year Award' for their exhibition 'Women Painting Women: (R)evolution'. Media. The blog itself has a page dedicated to a list of women artists and articles  written by media outlets about the 'Women Painting Women' exhibitions, including links and images to the articles themselves.