13 Women: Variation IV
May 23, 2023 – July 23, 2023
13 Women marks the museum’s 60th anniversary, paying homage to the thirteen women who founded the Balboa Pavilion Gallery, the earliest iteration of OCMA, which opened in 1962. On view in The Muzzy Family Special Exhibitions Pavilion, 13 Women is curated by Heidi Zuckerman and presented with multiple rotations over the course of almost a full year. The exhibition presents work from the 1950s to the present by artists central to the museum’s collection. Each rotation is centered on the work of a group of pioneering female artists, each of whom share the visionary qualities of the museum’s founders.
Artists on view:
Joan Brown, Tony Feher, Peter Fischli, Helen Frankenthaler, Samara Golden, Jack Goldstein, Alexandra Grant, Philip Guston, Luchita Hurtado, Chantal Joffe, Sarah Jones, Barbara Kasten, Lee Krasner, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Shannon Cartier Lucy, Ryan McGinley, Lee Mullican, Robert Nava, Louise Nevelson, Nathan Oliveira, Kristin Oppenheim, Robert Rauschenberg, Mindy Shapero, Peter Shelton, Robert Therrien, Hank Willis Thomas, Fred Tomaselli, Nicole Wermers
13 Women is organized by Heidi Zuckerman, CEO and Director, with Ziying Duan, Assistant Curator, Amanda Seadler, Collections and Exhibitions Director, and with support from the entire OCMA staff.
The exhibition is made possible by Lead Sponsor Bank of America
