Articles related to "Female Artists"

While men seem to be the focus of art history there are many women artists who are equally as important including Mary Cassatt, Imogen Cunningham and Georgia OKeeffe.

Artemisia Gentileschi was a highly skilled painter of the Renaissance and a unique figure in a male oriented art world.

Lia Luisa Castillo once wanted to be famous, now she strives to sing her heart out with her band members by her side.

The Guerilla Girls are women whose feminist posters and creative tactics have challenged the art world to recognize the talents of women artists and artists of color.

Part two of an interview with Kristi Hansen, one of the co-founders of The Maggie Tree, an Edmonton-based organization that promotes women in theatre.

The CMA announced its finalists for the 43rd CMA Awards to be held Nov. 11, 2009. A handful of country singers, from Keith Urban to Taylor Swift, scored the most nods.

Madonna has enjoyed a consistent and long career in an overcrowded industry characterised by fierce competition and fickleness and still shows no sign of slowing down.

Artistic depression can overcome the best of artists. When one needs to reassess the importance of a life path, these films can help strengthen one's choice to create

Biographies of female artists can be very inspiring. Arbus, Kahlo and O'Keefe's lives continue to fascinate and compel further acts of creation.

Part one of an interview with Kristi Hansen, one of the co-founders of The Maggie Tree, an Edmonton-based organization that promotes women in theatre.

Lauryn Hill's solo debut blew the minds of millions of fans. See how this ground-breaking album impacted the music world and how it continues to stand out today.

A chronological survey, by historian Nancy G. Heller, of the work and life of American and European women painters and sculptors, from the Middle Ages to modern times.

American Idol winner Carrie Underwood has proved that she is here to stay with eleven number one singles off of three albums an by continuing to break country records.

Profiles of Black singers and musicians who overcame humble beginnings and minority status to make outstanding contributions to world music.

Of all his short stories, O. Henry's "The Last Leaf" is his simplest and most heartfelt tale of how even a failed artist may offset selfishness with the gift of love.

Miranda Lambert is hoping that her lead single from her second album mirrors the success of Rodney Atkins and others.

Georgia O'Keeffe was an unconventional woman whose life was as colorful as her paintings. This movie highlights her life and career.

From the state that gave us everything from President Bill Clinton to Maya Angelou, just about anything is possible.

The Material Girl will tour Europe, the U.S., Canada and Mexico, with more dates being announced every day. Read on to see tour dates for the hottest show of the year.

Mariah Carey lands new single "Touch My Body" at the top of the Hot 100 this week placing her behind only the Beatles as the artist with the most US number one hits

Visiting musicologist Paul Landkamer drops in with his thoughts on Skillet's "Comatose" and a group he has recently discovered, Pristina.

Leading musicians of a gharana are occasionally awarded or assume honorific titles such as ustâd or pandit (i.e Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Pandit Ravi Shankar).

Two essays, one written in 1971 and the other in 1994, look at the evolving ways women create and relate to art.

The 22nd Annual Stellar Awards were held at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville, TN on Jan. 13.

On February 20, the British music industry celebrates the 2008 Brit Awards. Leona Lewis, Mika and Take That lead the pack with four nods each.

Known for Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Evita and other musicals, Andrew Lloyd Weber received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the 2008 Classical BRIT Awards.

It is not surprising that most of the top ten best selling albums of all time are rock albums that were made in the 60s and 70s, before the Internet and music downloads.

The top-ranked country songs for 2008 included a few entries from newcomers and quite a few by long-time country stars, but hardly any by female artists.

4 CDs and a "Best of" collection later, Nichole Nordeman is still going strong and winning fans over one song at a time.

With the season kicking off with a three-night premiere, beginning September 22nd, new stars are ready to start this season's competition.

Dido grabbed the spotlight in 2000 with the release of her debut album. Eight years later she returns a matured, sensual artist on Safe Trip Home.

Opened in 2007 at the Brooklyn Museum, the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art is a groundbreaking gallery for the exhibition and exploration of feminist art.

Gloria returned to Mexico City as part of what is being billed as her "Farewell Tour of Latin America" to entertain her fans and promote her latest album, "90 Millas."

Blues music is at the foundation of nearly all modern popular music, from soul and Hip Hop to rock music and heavy metal.

Kate Bush was nineteen-years-old when The Kick Inside was released, an age which was at odds with the invention and maturity on show on the album.

In 1952, she became country music's first bona-fide female star with her once-controversial debut single, and today, she has her very own career-commemorating exhibit.

When producer Craig Mason first conceived of "Life is Precious," the Wes King tribute, he probably never dreamed the project would be successful on this many levels.

Louise Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1775 - 1842) was the most successful French female artist of the period leading up to the French Revolution.

Madonna is back in Europe with her spectacular Sticky and Sweet concert. The tour, already the biggest grossing for a solo artist, visits 23 cities in 19 countries.

According to a statistical analysis, The Beatles have ended well ahead of The Rolling Stones to claim the unofficial title of Most Influential Rock Act of All Time.

Meet Lilla Cabot Perry, Jennie Augusta Brownscombe and Alice Bailly: three distinctly talented painters with works at The National Museum of Women in the Arts.

Since her debut in 2000 Pink has transformed from an R&B singer who was tipped to be the next Christina Aguilera into a fully fledged rock chick.

Prints by Jackson Pollock, Edward Hopper, Louis Lozowick, John Sloan, Louise Bourgeois and others show American society from the late nineteenth century to 1960.

Every year Provincetown, MA hosts Women's Week. This week long festival includes artists, photographers, authors, comediennes and musicians, and thousands of women.

From little-known "outsider artists" to Colin McCahon and Frieda Kahlo, painters and sculptors in the 20th and 21st century have redefined religious art.

The 1970s ushered in radical new forms and approaches to making art that continue to impact cultural practices today.

Portrayed in the recent film, The Duchess, starring Kiera Knightly, Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire was also a patroness of the arts and herself a published author.

This is an amazing year for the X-Factor in the music charts. JLS, Alexandra Burke and judge Cheryl Cole have each scored at east a number 1 single and album so far.

A guide to Mexico City's top sights including palaces, churches, and museums in its historical center, Chapultepec Forest, colonial Coyoacán and San Ángel, and day-trips.

Folk music's influence can be seen all over modern music. Below are three songs that had a tremedous impact on the music of today.