Record #:

25861

Author(s):

Nathe, Margarite

Abstract:

UNC’s art librarian, Pat Thompson, researched an artist named Edith Branson. Branson had a unique painting style but she never promoted her work. Thompson found there are many other anonymous women artists, so she published a list of artists in the library’s North Carolina Women Artists file.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 23 Issue 2, Winter 2007, p16-18, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Women artists; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill--Library

Record #:

32338

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Margaret McConnell Holt is a multimedia artist from Concord, North Carolina. Her work has been exhibited all over the world and is part of several North Carolina public art collections. This article discusses Holt’s background, artwork, and contributions to the art community.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 32 Issue 10, Oct 1974, p37-41, il, por

Subject(s):

Artists--Concord; Women artists

Record #:

27584

Author(s):

Horton, Frank L.

Abstract:

Researchers at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina identified the work of Mary Roberts as America’s earliest known woman miniaturist. This was revealed after discovery of a miniature portrait-painting signed by Roberts during the 1740s in Charleston, South Carolina.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 5 Issue 2, Nov 1979, p1-5, por, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Women artists; Portraits; Painting

Record #:

23868

Author(s):

Hunt, Stephanie; Rian, Cole [Photographer]

Abstract:

Margaret Curtis is a painter and curator in Tryon, North Carolina who makes art more accessible to the locals in the community.

Source:

WNC Magazine (NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 7 Issue 5, September/October 2013, p42-46, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Women artists; Artists--North Carolina, Western

Record #:

2695

Author(s):

Kastor, Elizabeth

Abstract:

As part of the North Carolina Art Works for State Buildings Program, artist Judy Byron is creating a work using faces of North Carolinians that will hang in the new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Social Work.

Source:

NC Arts (NoCar Oversize NX 1 N22x), Vol. 9 Issue 2, Fall 1993, p1-3, il, por

Subject(s):

North Carolina Art Works for State Buildings Program; Byron, Judy; Women artists

Record #:

29793

Author(s):

Figart, Frances

Abstract:

The Southern Highland Craft Guild, a network of artists and mountain craftspeople, opened an exhibition called, “Roots in the Guild: Nine Women Artists Today” at the Folk Art Center in Asheville. The nine artists joined the Guild in the 1970s when styles and designs were transitioning from traditional to modern and contemporary in craft.

Source:

The Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 4, April 2017, p28-29, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Art--Exhibitions; Women artists; Southern Highland Handicraft Guild (Asheville)

Record #:

40669

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

A women only artistic space opened on October 14, 2017, as a way to encourage women to take time for themselves.

Source:

Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 A8 L28), Vol. 14 Issue 10, , p57

Subject(s):

Women artists; Art and therapy

Record #:

29912

Author(s):

Williams, Judy

Abstract:

The Swannanoa Valley Fine Arts League celebrates their fiftieth anniversary. Margaret Gilbert and Olive Granger started the league in 1967, recruiting mostly women artists in Black Mountain and the surrounding region. Members continue the legacy of its founders through regular meetings, displays of work and varied art classes.

Source:

The Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 .A8 L28), Vol. 13 Issue 8, August 2017, p99, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Artists--North Carolina, Western; Women artists

Record #:

27237

Author(s):

Woods, Byron

Abstract:

Women’s Theatre Festival, North Carolina's first festival devoted to female theater artists, begins Saturday with Occupy the Stage in Raleigh. The festival features a marathon of staged readings, full productions, and workshops to promote opportunities for women directors and producers.

Source:

Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 33 Issue 30, July 2016, p16-17, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Women artists; Festivals