ART BY WOMEN - WOMEN IN ARTS

Carmen Tórtola Valencia (1882-1955) https://herstorypalianshow.wordpress.com/2026/06/18/carmen-tortola-valencia/ Carmen Tórtola Valencia (June 18, 1882 – February 13, 1955) was a Spanish early modern dancer, choreographer, costume designer, and painter, who generally performed barefoot. Tórtola Valencia is said to have been the inspiration for Rubén Darío’s poem, La bailarina de los pies desnudos (“The Barefoot Dancer”). Via W

Noémi Ferenczy (1890-1957) https://palianshow.wordpress.com/2026/06/18/noemi-ferenczy/ Noémi Ferenczy (18 June 1890 – 20 Dec 1957) was a Hungarian artist, best known for her tapestry designs. She wove her own tapestries, and was influenced by the Nagybánya art movement. Daughter of Olga Fialka. The Ferenczy Museum in Szentendre was founded in order to hold artworks by the family as well as other artists. Noémi became a socialist, and this is reflected in the political themes of some of her work. Via W

Maria Chrząszczowa (1913-1979) https://polishwomenartists.wordpress.com/2025/06/18/maria-chrzaszczowa/ Polish photographer. via W

Sylvia Stone (1928-2011) https://palianshow.wordpress.com/2025/06/18/sylvia-stone/ Sylvia Stone (June, 18 1928 – September 5, 2011) was a Canadian sculptor. Her work is included in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. She was a tenured professor at Brooklyn College and a notable Abstract artist at the New York School. She is best known for her large-scale sculptures made from Plexiglass. via W

Maria Bethânia (b.1946) https://palianshow.wordpress.com/2026/06/18/maria-bethania/ Maria Bethânia Viana Teles Veloso (born 18 June 1946) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Born in Santo Amaro, Bahia, she started her career in Rio de Janeiro in 1964 with the show “Opinião” (“Opinion”), she is “The Queen of Brazilian Music”. Due to its popularity, with performances all over the country, and the popularity of her 1965 single “Carcará”, the artist became a star in Brazil. She is the most awarded artist in the history of the Brazilian Music Awards.via W

Jitka Hanzlová (b.1958) https://palianshow.wordpress.com/2023/06/07/jitka-hanzlova/ Jitka Hanzlová (b.18 June 1958) is a Czech photographer, mostly known for her portraiture. She studied photography and communication technology at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen. She lives and works in Germany. She claimed asylum in Germany in 1982 and settled in Essen. via W

Coco Fusco (b.1960) https://palianshow.wordpress.com/2025/06/18/coco-fusco/ Coco Fusco (born Juliana Emilia Fusco Miyares; June 18, 1960 in NYC) is a Cuban-American interdisciplinary artist, writer, and curator whose work has been widely exhibited and published internationally. Fusco’s work explores gender, identity, race, and power through performance, video, interactive installations, and critical writing. via W

Music HerStory: Maria Bethânia Viana Teles Veloso (born 18 June 1946) is a Brazilian singer and songwriter. Born in Santo Amaro, Bahia, she started her career in Rio de Janeiro in 1964 with the show “Opinião” (“Opinion”), she is “The Queen of Brazilian Music”. Due to its popularity, with performances all over the country, and the popularity of her 1965 single “Carcará”, the artist became a star in Brazil. She is the most awarded artist in the history of the Brazilian Music Awards.via W #PalianSHOW

Noémi Ferenczy (18 June 1890 – 20 Dec 1957) was a Hungarian artist, best known for her tapestry designs. She wove her own tapestries, and was influenced by the Nagybánya art movement. Daughter of Olga Fialka. The Ferenczy Museum in Szentendre was founded in order to hold artworks by the family as well as other artists. Noémi became a socialist, and this is reflected in the political themes of some of her work. Via W https://palianshow.wordpress.com/2026/06/18/noemi-ferenczy/

Jitka Hanzlová (b.18 June 1958) is a Czech photographer, mostly known for her portraiture. She studied photography and communication technology at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen. She lives and works in Germany. She claimed asylum in Germany in 1982 and settled in Essen. via W https://palianshow.wordpress.com/2023/06/07/jitka-hanzlova/

Carmen Tórtola Valencia (1882-1955)

Carmen Tórtola Valencia (June 18, 1882 – February 13, 1955) was a Spanish early modern dancer, choreographer, costume designer, and painter, who generally performed barefoot. Tórtola Valencia is said to have been the inspiration for Rubén Darío's poem, La bailarina de los pies desnudos ("The Barefoot Dancer"). Via Wikipedia

Enid Mary Starkie CBE (18 August 1897 – 21 April 1970), was an Irish literary critic, known for her biographical works on French poets. She was a Fellow of Somerville College, Oxford, and Lecturer and then Reader in the University. via Wikipedia

Sylvia Stone (1928-2011)  

https://palianshow.wordpress.com/2025/06/18/sylvia-stone/ #bornOnThisDay (June, 18 1928 – Sept 5, 2011) was a Canadian sculptor. Her work is included in the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Smithsonian American Art Museum. She was a tenured professor at Brooklyn College and a notable Abstract artist at the New York School. She is best known for her large-scale sculptures made from Plexiglass. via Wikipedia

Untitled, from the series Agnes

Anne Noggle, Untitled, from the series Agnes, 1974, gelatin silver print, image: 10 1⁄8 x 10 in. (25.7 x 25.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the National Endowment for the Arts, 1983.63.1048, ©1974, Anne Noggle https://americanart.si.edu/artwork/untitled-series-agnes-18768