Manhattan Arts International has been promoting talented artists from around the world on this website since our inception in 2000.

In addition, as part of our efforts to promote gender equality in the art world we are proud to have been presenting annual online exhibitions titled “HerStory”.

We have also been devoted to sharing important interviews and articles about women artists. Here you will find a wide range to choose from with a special emphasis on promoting equality and eliminating gender discrimination.

Interviews with Award-Winning Women Artists

“Bren Sibilsky Won the Renee Phillips Special Honor Award”

Bren Sibilsky is an award-winning artist from Wisconsin who has attracted many collectors from North America and Europe. She has won multiple awards in sculpture, painting and drawing. She is also an instructor/founder of the Algoma Atelier of Sculpture and Art. When a work of art emanates a formidable presence as does “Woman of Prophesy”, one becomes totally immersed in its power and potentiality. “Woman of Prophesy” is an awe-inspiring spiritual work of art that summons our focused introspection and awareness.  She is a supreme symbol of innate wisdom, enlightenment and rebirth. For these reasons and more, I did not hesitate to give it my Special Honor Award.

When Bren submitted her entry “Woman of Prophesy” she shared these words: “Follow your heart and eyes said the spiritual leader. So with inner eyes, I looked into my heart and found fear, as a precarious egg rolled down a feather. A prophetic woman appeared, understanding the egg would roll and break, assured me it is part of creation, explaining what is inside must be revealed. Trust the creative force of beginnings.”

Also Read Interview with Bren Sibilsky, Recipient of The Special Recognition Art Award 2025 

“Interview with Nancy Reyner”, Special Recognition Award Recipient

It is an honor and pleasure to present this interview with Nancy Reyner as the recipient of the Special Recognition Award in the Manhattan Arts International “Love, Peace, Unity & Hope” 2025 Invitational Exhibition as we celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the Manhattan Arts International website.

Nancy has been a member of our Online Gallery for several years. She has participated in many of our exhibitions, has received previous awards and has also served as a juror on the Special Awards panel for our art competitions.

Nancy’s art can be seen on display in galleries and in her studio in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She also welcomes commissions and enjoys working with clients to create unique and personal works of art.

Nancy is propelled by a desire to expand her innate creativity and is internationally acclaimed for inventing unusual acrylic techniques, in particular her method of creating clouds and ocean waves. She is highly skilled in a variety of media including oil, acrylic, watercolor and mixed media and enjoys teaching them to other artists.

More Interviews with Women Artists

“Interview with Lisa Cooper, Director, Elisa Contemporary Art”

“Interview With Artist Aneka Ingold”

“Interview with Christina Michalopoulou Winner of
HerStory 2021 Outstanding Woman Artist Achievement Award”

“Interview with Artist Carol Hanna”

“Interview with Artist JoAnne Carson”

“Interview with Artist Valerie Patterson”

“Interview with Artist Biruta Akerbergs Hansen”

Articles About & By Women Artists

“Hilma af Klint: Revolutionary Woman Artist of the 20th Century”

This article was written by artist Tracy Ellyn. It emphasizes Hilma af Klint’s abstract works of art predate art by Kandinsky, Mondrian, Kupka, and Malevich, who have been inaccurately considered the pioneers of abstraction. Hilma began working in an abstract mode as early as 1906. Tracy’s article was written in concurrence with Hilma’s long overdue exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum, NYC, NY, in 2019.

“Agency: Feminist Art and Power Exhibition” by Karen Gutfreund, Artist and Curator

Martha Wilson beauty is in the eye (2014) Pigmented ink print on canson rag photographique, Edition 5/5 + 2AP, 16 x 24 inches Courtesy of the Artist and P.P.O.W. New York

Karen Gutfreund wrote this article about her exhibition titled “Agency: Feminist Art and Power” held at The Museum of Sonoma County (MSC),  January 22 through June 5, 2022.

She wrote, “The ‘Agency: Feminist Art and Power’ exhibition featured strong, unapologetic, intersectional voices of twenty-eight feminist and non-binary artists from the iconic Guerrilla Girls to emerging and museum collected artists.”

When we learned about her important curatorial project we asked her to provide this article. We are honored and delighted to share it with you in coordination with our “HerStory” 2022 exhibition.

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Organizations That Serve Women in the World of Visual Art

In this article Manhattan Arts International pays a special tribute to some of these organizations that serve women in the world of visual art, as they continuously strive to bring about positive change.

Visit the organizations’ websites that are provided. Consider making a donation to help them continue their important goals. If you are a woman artist, you’ll find many membership benefits.

“How Well Do You Know Women Artists?”
Take This Quiz to Find Out!

To our disappointment, when you search Google for art and quotes by famous artists your results are predominantly about male artists. We strive to balance the scales in this article. Enjoy reading a combination of well-known and lesser-known facts about famous women artists. The purpose of this quiz to raise your awareness and education about famous women artists and to inspire you to spend time researching and reading more about them.

Some of the women artists who are in this quiz are Frida Kahlo, Miriam Schapiro, Julia Margaret Cameron, Louise Bourgeois, and Judy Chicago and some surprising facts about them are revealed.

“Women Artists in the Age of Impressionism”

We’re delighted to present this article that announced the Speed Art Museum’s special traveling exhibition, “Women Artists in the Age of Impressionism”, that ran from February 17, 2018 through May 13, 2018. This extraordinary exhibition showcases renowned artists including, Berthe Morisot (French), whose painting is shown above, Mary Cassatt (American) and Rosa Bonheur (French), alongside lesser-known, but equally important peers including Anna Ancher (Danish), Lilla Cabot Perry (American) and Paula Modersohn-Becker (German).

“I do not think any man would ever treat a woman as his equal, and it is all I ask because I know my worth.” ~ Berte Marisot, 1841 – 1895

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Find out about our “HerStory” Exhibitions

“HerStory 2025” featured superior works of art by artists from our Manhattan Arts International Online Gallery, artists from The Healing Power of ART & ARTISTS Online Gallery, and artists from our Art Reviews Series. We also included a few special guest artists and legendary women artists. View art from this exhibition