L to R: Betty Woodman. "Balustrade Relief Vase: 30," 1991, 55 x 38 x 8 1/2 in. Glazed earthenware, epoxy resin, lacquer, paint © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York | Installation view, "Drop, Cloth," Hollis Taggart Gallery, New York, 2025. Image courtesy Hollis Taggart Gallery | "Drop, Cloth." New York: Hollis Taggart, 2025
Betty Woodman. "Balustrade Relief Vase: 30," 1991, 55 x 38 x 8 1/2 in. Glazed earthenware, epoxy resin, lacquer, paint © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Image courtesy Hollis Taggart Gallery.
ON VIEW: Betty Woodman in "Drop, Cloth," Hollis Taggart Gallery, New York, New York, 2025
Curated by Glenn Adamson and Severin Delfs, “Drop, Cloth” traces a 50-year lineage of draping in contemporary art. As Delfs explains, drapery is presented here "as a flexible visual language that connects perception to material form,” explored through approaches that are “diaphanous and ephemeral," "material and sculptural," and "pictorial and painterly.”
L to R: “Betty Woodman: Conversations on the Shore, Works from the 1990s.” Designed by Laura Coombs. Published by David Kordansky Gallery, 2024. Images 1, 5-8 courtesy of AIGA.
“Betty Woodman: Conversations on the Shore, Works from the 1990s.” Designed by Laura Coombs. Published by David Kordansky Gallery, 2024. Image courtesy of AIGA.
“Betty Woodman: Conversations on the Shore, Works from the 1990s” selected for awards
Thrilled to announce that “Betty Woodman: Conversations on the Shore, Works from the 1990s”—the exhibition catalogue designed by Laura Coombs for Woodman’s 2022 solo show at David Kordansky Gallery—has been named a Winner of AIGA 50 Books | 50 Covers of 2024.
WFF Housing Stability Grant Awarded
The first round of funds have officially been sent to recipients of the inaugural WFF Housing Stability Grant for Artists (WFF HSG)!
L to R: 1-3, 5, 6: Installation views, “The Mad MAD World of Jonathan Adler,” Museum of Arts and Design, 2025 | 4: Betty Woodman. “Indonesian Napkin Holder,” 1984, 18 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 10 1/2 in. Glazed earthenware © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York | 7: Installation view, “The Mad MAD World of Jonathan Adler" © Museum of Arts and Design
Installation view, “The Mad MAD World of Jonathan Adler,” Museum of Arts and Design, 2025
ON VIEW: Betty Woodman in "The Mad MAD World of Jonathan Adler,” Museum of Arts and Design, New York, New York, 2025
Curated by potter, interior designer, and author Jonathan Adler, this vibrant exhibition at MAD brings together over 60 works from the museum’s permanent collection, juxtaposed with Adler’s own iconic designs.
Betty Woodman. “Pillow Pitcher,” c. 1983, 17 1/4 x 20 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. Glazed earthenware. Promised Gift of David and Julianne Armstrong. Installation views from “Hot! & Ready to Serve: Celebrating Functional Ceramics,” American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California, 2025.
Installation view from “Hot! & Ready to Serve: Celebrating Functional Ceramics,” American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California, 2025.
ON VIEW: Betty Woodman in "Hot! & Ready to Serve: Celebrating Functional Ceramics," American Museum of Ceramic Art, Pomona, California, 2025
In honor of International Museum Day this past week, our Collections Coordinator Celia Lê visited AMOCA, where Betty Woodman’s "Pillow Pitcher" is on view alongside works by Ron Nagle, Paul Soldner, Peter Voulkos, among others in "Hot! & Ready to Serve."
Photos, L to R: Betty Woodman in her New York studio, c. 1983 | Francesca Woodman, c. 1979-80. Photo: George Woodman | George Woodman in front of his paper tile installation, 1979 Woodman Family Foundation Archives. Artwork and photo by George Woodman © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Graphic with text: "WFF Housing Stability Grant for Artists / 3-year rent subsidies for 5 visual artists in NYC"
Announcing the WFF Housing Stability Grant for NYC-based visual artists
In recognition of the increasing unaffordability of rental housing in New York City and the housing insecurity it creates for artists, WFF will award grants of $30,000—distributed over three years—to five visual artists with the goal of improving their housing stability.
L to R: Group, T to B: Betty Woodman, “Athens,” 1991, 35 1/2 x 68 5/8 x 10 1/4 in. Glazed earthenware, epoxy resin, lacquer, and paint / George Woodman, “Untitled,” c. 1966-68, 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 in. Acrylic on canvas / Francesca Woodman, “After My Grandmother's Funeral,” 1977, from the “After My Grandmother's Funeral” series, 5 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. Gelatin silver print | Betty Woodman, “Athens,” 1991, 35 1/2 x 68 5/8 x 10 1/4 in. Glazed earthenware, epoxy resin, lacquer, and paint | George Woodman, “Untitled,” c. 1966-68, 39 1/2 x 39 1/2 in. Acrylic on canvas | Francesca Woodman, “After My Grandmother's Funeral” series, 1977. Gelatin silver prints | Francesca Woodman, “After My Grandmother's Funeral,” 1977, from the “After My Grandmother's Funeral” series, 5 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. Gelatin silver print | Francesca Woodman, “After My Grandmother's Funeral,” 1977, from the “After My Grandmother's Funeral” series, 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. Gelatin silver print | Francesca Woodman, “Untitled,” 1977, from the “After My Grandmother's Funeral” series, 5 5/16 x 5 1/4 in. Gelatin silver print | Francesca Woodman, “After My Grandmother's Funeral,” 1977, from the “After My Grandmother's Funeral” series, 5 x 5 1/8 in. Gelatin silver print | Francesca Woodman, “After My Grandmother's Funeral,” 1977, from the “After My Grandmother's Funeral” series, 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. Gelatin silver print | Francesca Woodman, “2,” 1977, from the “After My Grandmother's Funeral” series, 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. Gelatin silver print All artworks © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Group, T to B: Betty Woodman, “Athens,” 1991 / George Woodman, “Untitled,” c. 1966-68 / Francesca Woodman, “After My Grandmother's Funeral,” 1977, from the “After My Grandmother's Funeral” series © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Acquisition by the Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, New Hampshire, 2024
We are very pleased to announce the acquisition of a group of important works by Betty Woodman, Francesca Woodman, and George Woodman from the Foundation’s holdings by the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester, New Hampshire.
L to R: Pair: “Athens,” 1991 / “Massenet,” ed. 8/8, 2010 | “Athens,” 1991, Glazed earthenware, epoxy resin, lacquer, and paint. 35 1/2 x 68 5/8 x 10 1/4 in. | “Massenet,” ed. 8/8, 2010, Soft-paste porcelain biscuit. © Sèvres - Manufacture et musée nationaux, 2013.D.8587.1 / 20013.D.8587.2. Photographer: Gerard Jonca. All works by Betty Woodman © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Pair: “Athens,” 1991 / “Massenet,” ed. 8/8, 2010. Works by Betty Woodman © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
ON VIEW: New Betty Woodman exhibitions, September 2024
This month, explore two group exhibitions in New York showcasing diverse works by Betty Woodman from the 1990s and 2000s.
L to R: All artworks by Betty Woodman. “Green Checks,” 2014. Glazed earthenware, epoxy resin, lacquer, acrylic paint, canvas, and wood. 60 1/2 x 43 x 10 1/4 in. Photo: Brian Forrest / “Tuesday Afternoon,” 2016. Glazed earthenware, epoxy resin, acrylic paint, and canvas. 84 x 38 x 13 in. Photo: Jeff McLane / “From Nina’s Room,” 2016. Acrylic paint, pencil, ink, and collage on paper. 29 x 36 in. Photo: Phoebe d’Heurle. All images Courtesy of David Kordansky Gallery.
Betty Woodman. “Green Checks,” 2014. Glazed earthenware, epoxy resin, lacquer, acrylic paint, canvas, and wood. 60 1/2 x 43 x 10 1/4 in © Woodman Family Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Betty Woodman at The ADAA Art Show
This solo presentation of wall-based works by Woodman focuses on the culminating phase of her 60-year career. The paintings on view--on canvas, ceramic, and paper--illuminate the artist's daring approach to materials and radical explorations of two- and three-dimensional form.
Betty Woodman, Italy, 1995. Woodman Family Foundation Archives.
EVENT: "Amy Sherlock and Judith Tannenbaum on Betty Woodman" moderated by Kyle Dancewicz, SculptureCenter, December 8, 2022
Watch a video recording of the event "Amy Sherlock and Judith Tannenbaum on Betty Woodman" moderated by Kyle Dancewicz which took place on December 8, 2022 at SculptureCenter.
Cover of "Betty Woodman: Conversations on the Shore, Works from the 1990s," 2023. Image courtesy David Kordansky Gallery.
"Betty Woodman: Conversations on the Shore, Works from the 1990s" catalogue published by David Kordansky Gallery
Published in association with Woodman's 2022 exhibition at David Kordansky Gallery New York, this vibrant catalogue includes a new essay by Amy Sherlock, which, together with installation views and details of thirteen works from this formative period, enlarge an understanding of Woodman's process and practice.
Still from exhibition video for “Betty Woodman and George Woodman,” Charleston, East Sussex, UK, March 25–September 10, 2023. Exhibition video Charleston Trust. All video interviews Woodman Family Foundation Archives.
Exhibition video for "Betty Woodman and George Woodman," Charleston, East Sussex, England, 2023
Catch a glimpse of Betty and George Woodman's Italian studios and home and hear them speak about the importance of Italy to their work in this exhibition video, assembled from interviews in the Woodman Family Foundation archives.