WOMEN OF  VISIONS, INC. 

Women of Visions Benefit Auction has a variety of artistic mediums, including painting, fiber art, collage, mixed media, printmaking, photography, ceramics, jewelry-making, graphics design, murals, and three-dimensional works.

A 40th Anniversary Exhibition presented by WOV & Brew House Association juried by Amanda Awanjo and Kemuel Benyehudah. Featured artists include: Jo-Anne Bates, Ruth Bedian, Brigette Bethea Patterson, Richena Brockinson, Brenda Brown, Naomi Chambers, Pamela Cooper, Colette Funches, Ashley Jones, LaVerne Kemp, Christine McCray-Bethea, Milli Mickle, Jessica Gaynelle Moss, Morgan Overton, Jameelah Platt, Rell Rushin, Zoe Scruggs, Marlana Adele Vassar, Janet Watkins, Zeal Eva

Bea Campbell Gallery at Touchstone Center for Crafts will showcase artworks from the members of WOV, who represents a diverse range of lifestyles and artistic experiences. Throughout 40 years, Women of Visions, Inc. has continued to nurture and support professional and emerging women artists of color, and to bring to the general public the full richness and scope of African-American culture

About to embark on their 40th Anniversary, Women of Visions held their first event of 2020 at the Undercroft Gallery, First Unitarian Church in Shadyside.  Once again, we embraced the Sankofa bird, African Symbol of “looking back to look forward.”  The idea of gathering wisdom from the past to make the future productive, is a reoccurring  theme which continues to inspire.

This interdisciplinary exhibit, organized by Women of Visions, Inc., features artworks by regional artists and explores visual expressions related to Black hair. From intuitive geometry to strands of resistance, these African American artists adapt, innovate, and integrate cultural notions of adornment by drawing from within.

In West Africa, the “Griot” (GREE-Oh) or “Jeli”--storyteller-- of the tribe is one who  perpetuates the oral traditions and history of a village through, praise-singing, poetry and other vocal art forms. Critical passages are added on by every generation; then passed on from griot to griot. The recounting may include Important rulings from Kings and Queens, battles of legendary warriors or even political satire.  In this exhibition, the griot tradition expands, visualized through modern eyes and the art of women from today’s African Diaspora; women of color who have lived lives and experiences that many will find both incredible and inspiring while also giving rise to the expectation that the truth can finally be told.   

Carnegie Museum of Art is honored to co-present the culminating art exhibition of Women of Visions’ 40th-anniversary series, Future Vision–an Afro-futuristic journey organized by the members of Women of Visions featuring new work and perspectives from the next generation of Women of Visions art-making.

Founded in 1981, Women of Visions is believed to be the longest-running collective of Black women artists in the United States. The 50 works in the exhibition span a range of media, from painting and sculpture to quilts and ceramics. Together, they attest to the powerful voices of Black women, and the unique identity of the WOV artists. 

The WOV artwork will showcase a variety of mediums including fiber, sculpture, mixed media, and ceramics by Women of Visions’ members created during four decades and matched against a timeline of key events that occurred between 1981 and 2021 in the city of Pittsburgh.

Seats of Power pays tribute to prominent and unsung heroes, mentors, and sources of inspiration that echo stories of the past, present, and future.  Seats of Power honors those who saw teachable moments in the lives of Women of Visions, Inc. artists and helped to shape their character and their art. 

The sankofa bird symbolizes the Akan people’s quest for knowledge with the

implication that the quest forward is based on critical examination, and intelligent

and patient investigation of the past.

The Wilmer Jennings Gallery at Kenkeleba is pleased to present, Women of Visions, Magnificent Motown! Art inspired by the Music. The collection includes 28 pieces by artists from Pittsburgh, PA, paying homage to the Motown sound, by creating art, utilizing its catalog of globally famous and beloved song titles.

Women of Visions, Inc and Kelly Strayhorn Theater presents WoV's MAGNIFICENT MOTOWN! an exhibition inspired by the revolutionary Motown music label The exhibit will feature a medley of awe-inspiring artistic mediums. 

This exhibition chronicles some of the thoughts, moments, and imaginations of Women of Visions, Inc: Creatives working in the era of COVID19.  Thoughts and moments that may mirror your own.

As part of Greater Pittsburgh Arts Council's exhibition series, Art on the Walls, A Retrospective Moment, art by members of Women of Visions, Inc. September 2018 - January 2019.

This exhibition is a selection of art works from the artists' personal collections, which form this retrospective exhibition.

Celebrating a Legacy is a collection of works by members of Women of Visions Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to the artwork created by women of the African diaspora.

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Each work of art nurtures the roots of their heritage and captures their collective experiences on canvas, fiber, paper, and other media. The exhibition features the work of twenty-four artists whose art has been exhibited nationally and internationally.