Abstract Expressionists: The Women

January 23, 2026 — April 26, 2026

Drawn from the renowned Christian Levett Collection and the FAMM (Female Artists of the Mougins Museum), France, Abstract Expressionists: The Women will spotlight nearly fifty paintings created by thirty-two important women artists between 1936 and 1977. It underscores the critical contributions these artists made to the growth of Abstract Expressionism worldwide by studying the stylistic crosscurrents between women working not only in New York but also in California and Paris during the movement’s inception, peak years, and beyond.

Abstract Expressionists: The Women is organized by the American Federation of Arts from the Christian Levett Collection and FAMM (Female Artists of the Mougins Museum), France. Curated by Dr. Ellen G. Landau, the exhibition is generously supported by Berry Campbell Gallery, Betsy Shack Barbanell, Monique Schoen Warshaw, and Clare McKeon and the Clare McKeon Charitable Trust with additional support provided by the Pollock-Krasner Foundation and the Every Page Foundation.

30-minute docent-led tours of Abstract Expressionists: The Women:
Tuesdays – Saturdays at 11am, 1pm & 3pm
Sundays at 1pm & 3pm

The installation at the Muscarelle is generously supported by:

Supporting Sponsors
Mrs. Pamela Goodrich Palmore & Mr. Fred W. Palmore III
James D. Penny, Esq. & Mrs. Pamela Jordan Penny
Mrs. Judith Starkey & Mr. James H. Starkey III
Mr. Christian Vinyard

Contributing Sponsors
Dr. Dawn Edmiston & Dr. Christopher P. Strasser
Mrs. Penelope Harper Meredith & Mr. Peter Marshall Meredith, Jr.
Mrs. Tina Estes Novogratz

Exhibition Friends
Mr. Daniel Dutcher & Mr. William Ross Schermerhorn
Mr. Alan D. Hilliker & Ms. Vivien W. Liu
Nepenthe Gallery
Helen and Taylor Reveley
Mrs. Brittney Hewitt Van Deusen & Mark C. Van Deusen, Esq.

Artwork Featured: Emiko Nakano, Composition in Yellow, 1957. Oil on canvas, 34 x 46 in. Courtesy of the Levett Collection and FAMM. Photo: Fraser Marr.