Women Artists of the DMV: A Survey of the Region’s Artistic Talent

The Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery at the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts is pleased to debut a selection of artworks from Women Artists of the DMV: A Survey of the Region’s Artistic Talent 

JOIN US FOR AN Opening Reception August 29th 6-8 pm.

Women Artists of the DMV

The Greater Washington, D.C., capital region (the DMV) is not only home to some of the best art museums in the world, dozens of commercial art galleries, non-profit art spaces, alternative art venues, and art organizations, but it also supports and fertilizes some of the best and most creative visual art scenes in the nation.

In 2023, local DC-area curator, artist, and arts activist Florencio Lennox Campello proposed an ambitious exhibition celebrating the vibrant and diverse art scene across the three culturally rich areas which make up the DMV. The show would feature 100–150 works by an equal number of women artists, including both established figures and emerging talent. We’re thrilled to see this powerful vision come to life, honoring the depth, breadth, and brilliance of women artists in our community.

This exhibition is co-hosted by nine separate art spaces starting in late August 2025 for 6-12 weeks.

We are excited to exhibit the following artists at our gallery for the show:

Marilyn Banner, Denise Calisti, Marcela Olivia Dorantes, Randa Fakes LoGerfo, Ann Farley, Jodi Ferrier, Emily Fussner, Kaila Garcia, Judy Goodman, Judy A. Greenberg, Michelle Herman, Sara Hitchcock, Bobbi Kittner, Jun Lee, Shelley Lowenstein, Jai Marcus, Claudia Olivos, Amy Perlman Gura, Yolanda Prinsloo, Marie Riccio, Gayle Rothschild, Jeanie Sausele-Knodt, Karen Schmitz, Deanna Schwartzberg, Jan Seifert, Alison Sigethy, Joan Slottow, Cheryl VanderMolen Neway.