Anonymous Was A Woman

“It Has Its Own Presence: An Interview of Ceramicist Kathy Butterly”
Anonymous Was A Woman Exhibition Feature and Interview
Autre Magazine, July 7, 2025

Interview by Maisie McDermid Kathy Butterly, sixty-two, is one of forty-one women whose work is being showcased at The Grey Art Museum’s exhibition, Anonymous Was A Woman. The show celebrates the recipients of the grant, anonymously awarded to mid-career women artists living and working in the United States. Butterly’s ceramic sculptures—Heavy Head (2002), Chinese Landscape […]

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“The Art of “Anonymous Was A Woman”
Anonymous Was A Woman Exhibition Review
Art and Object, July 7, 2025

This modest-size, thoughtful, insightful, and shapely show, celebrating the grant program, Anonymous Was A Woman, established in 1996 by philanthropist and artist Susan Unterberg, is testimony to the Grey Art Museum’s long-time director Lynn Gumpert on the occasion of her well-earned retirement. The gathering was organized by curator, writer, and editor Nancy Princenthal and curator Vesela […]

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“Para amantes del arte: la ruta imperdible por museos de NY en primavera” [For art lovers: the must-see NYC museum tour in spring]
Anonymous Was A Woman Exhibition Feature
Life and Style, April 27, 2025

¿Planeas visitar la ciudad neoyorquina? Esta primavera florece sus parques, pero también sus museos con increíbles exposiciones. Estas son nuestras favoritas. [Planning a visit to New York City? This spring, its parks are in bloom, as are its museums, with incredible exhibitions. These are our favorites.] Continue Reading

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“‘Anonymous Was A Woman’ celebrates women artists’ individuality”
Anonymous Was A Woman Exhibition Review
Washington Square News, April 16, 2025

NYU’s Grey Art Museum presents work from the first 25 years of the Anonymous Was A Woman grant program. by Siobhán Minerva Anonymity erases authorship from works of art. Without a name, these individuals’ contributions end up forgotten. Throughout history, women visual artists have traditionally been subjected to this erasure. Under patriarchal constructions, women were […]

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“‘Anonymous Was A Woman: The First 25 Years’ to Open at NYU’s Grey Art Museum in April 2025”
Anonymous Was A Woman Exhibition Feature
Gotham To Go, January 22, 2025

by Lynn Lieberman The Grey Art Museum at New York University presents Anonymous Was A Woman: The First 25 Years, an exhibition celebrating recipients of the titular grant for mid-career women artists living and working in the United States. On view from April 1 to July 19, 2025, at 18 Cooper Square, this ambitious exhibition […]

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