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Zoë Cohen – Making Meaning with Materials: More Modern & Contemporary Women Artists (Online)
Date recorded: Sunday, April 13, 2025
Join Winslow Art Center instructor Zoë Cohen for a glimpse into the compelling world of contemporary women artists. We’ll look at work by Ruth Asawa, Celcily Brown, Petah Coyne, ElisabethCummings, Cecilia Vicuña, Marie Watt, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Toshiko Takaezu and more. Inspirational on many levels, images include portraiture and abstracted landscapes, sculpture, ceramics, textile and installation art.
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Join Winslow Art Center instructor Zoë Cohen for a glimpse into the compelling world of contemporary women artists. We’ll look at work by Ruth Asawa, Celcily Brown, Petah Coyne, ElisabethCummings, Cecilia Vicuña, Marie Watt, Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Toshiko Takaezu and more. Inspirational on many levels, images include portraiture and abstracted landscapes, sculpture, ceramics, textile and installation art.
Born in Chicago in 1961, Zoë Cohen was strongly affected by the classic graphic influences of a mid-century urban environment. Everyday exposure to modern architecture, photography, painting, sculpture and minimalist 1960’s design made a deep impression. Zoë’s abstract painting springs from her lifelong fascination with mid-century modern art and design, Abstract Expressionism and The New York School painters. She continues to be inspired by contemporary artists of all kinds. History, art history, social history, illustration, literature, theater, music, dance, photography, and film all inform her work.
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4 Responses
This was an amazing presentation to start 2026.
Thank you so much Zoe for an introduction to several woman artists i had never heard of.
So inspiring ..so well researched and put together
Fantastic presentation, thank you so much for putting it together. I knew many of the artists, as i am also an “art detective” of sorts, but your narration and comments made this lecture a total treat, thank you very much to both you and Martha!
Zoe , thank you so very much for this!
Your presentations are so well thought out and inspiring. I am still making art that has been inspired by your class about making connections.
If I didn’t belong to a group of artists that meets weekly, I would definitely join your Friday
group!
Thank you once again,
Celeste
4 Responses
This was an amazing presentation to start 2026.
Thank you so much Zoe for an introduction to several woman artists i had never heard of.
So inspiring ..so well researched and put together
Fantastic presentation, thank you so much for putting it together. I knew many of the artists, as i am also an “art detective” of sorts, but your narration and comments made this lecture a total treat, thank you very much to both you and Martha!
Zoe , thank you so very much for this!
Your presentations are so well thought out and inspiring. I am still making art that has been inspired by your class about making connections.
If I didn’t belong to a group of artists that meets weekly, I would definitely join your Friday
group!
Thank you once again,
Celeste
What a wonderful intro to some amazing artists. Thank you