“I made this very tongue in cheek. Being a woman is too many things all at once all the time and sometimes you just want to light it all on fire.” -Ariel Lynn

Ghostwolf Gallery announces the opening of the seventh-annual “Women's Work” exhibition, celebrating Women in Creativity for Women's History month. “Women's Work” is a juried exhibition that features the work of 65 New Mexican women working in all media of Fine Art & Craft. The show includes 89 works including two-dimensional and three-dimensional pieces and jewelry. All artwork is for sale: breathtaking, whimsical, dynamic, colorful, edgy, political, and sometimes challenging, there is something for everyone in the show. This is the gallery's largest exhibition to date. Artists included are: Dania Al Kabbani, Andrea Allen, Karin Anderson, Sara Asadi, Mila Bakhirev, Elise Ballard Whitehorn, Laura Balombini, Stephanie Baness, Elizabeth Beier, Janet Bothne, Halli Bourne, Mindy Bradford, Vanessa Brown, Molly Burke, Barbara Burzillo, Li Canorro, Susanna Chavez, Camille Cunningham, Erika Derkas, Diane Day, Patty de Grandpre, Karen Dorweiler, Mary Eloisa, Ariel Lynn, Emily Garcia, Elana Gonzales, Kim Gulino, Pamela Heater, Marianne Hornbuckle, Judith Jasinski, Sara Jenkins, Alicia Jones, Monica Kemsley, Celeste Knight, Tatulli, Leslie Kryder, Jacqueline Mallegni, Nicole Merkens, Jess Merritt, Susan Nordman, Maewyn Padilla, April Park, Carolyn Patten, Alina Pozas, Virginia Primozic, Kimberly Reed-Deemer, Ari Rosner-Salazar, Carol Sanchez, Marissa Sanchez, Julie Sandoval, Carol Schrader, Kimberly Sewell, Nohelia Sosa Crisafulli, Troi Speaks, Margo Spellman, Darla Graff Thompson, Carly Trujillo, Elyssa Wallace, LWren Wallraven, Lise Watkins, Margi Weir, Kristine Werth, Jeanette Williams, Maria Rose Wimmer, & Maki Yamazaki.

Exhibition curator Amy M. Ditto writes:
“Women's Work” is an eclectic set of pieces about female identity: past, present, future, and in the context of our greater environment. What we love, what we hate, how we understand our world and our place in it, and how we communicate it. It can be safely stated that the artists participating represent an unique sampling of the local art-scene. Outstanding contemporary female artists like 2025 ABQ The Magazine Best of City Visual artist Janet Bothne bring a dynamism to this show that cannot be overstated. But, the exhibition contains something for all: explorations of the female condition, political statements, funky pop art, gorgeous florals, graceful maidens, and breathtaking abstract work.”

Why Women's Work?
Per the National Museum of Women in the Arts, eighty-five percent of the works in major museums were created by men and while women are just as likely to get into an elite MFA program as men, only 13.7% of living artists represented in galleries in North America and Europe were women in 2017. Concurrently, while female artists make up 47.6% of visual artists in the United States, artwork created by women sells for just 80 cents on the dollar compared to sales of male artwork and women are far less represented in the secondary market.

Ditto says: “While in the current climate it might seem so, this exhibition was never meant to be a statement of any kind. I am a female artist and business owner and as an artist have found broad support from other women. At the time we started doing the show, Harwood was trying to establish March in Albuquerque as Women in Creativity month. I wanted to give a little back, so with the help of Ghostwolf artists, we jumped onboard in 2017. We have had so much fun with it that it has become an annual staple at Ghostwolf. There is such enthusiasm for the call and diversity in the work we have received over the years. We do two-three juried shows a year (the others being open to all) but the quantity and quality of the work we receive for this exhibition consistently blows the others away. Jurying the shows is both a true joy and agonizing as we have to send far more refusals than acceptance notices. As such, the exhibition has doubled in size as we try and be as inclusive as possible, showing work of both established and young/emerging artists.”

In fact, one of the most rewarding aspects of the exhibition is getting to work with new/emerging artists. One of the unique aspects of Women's Work is that all of Ghostwolf's in-house artists assist at some level to make the show happen. While Ditto curates and designs the layout, Roe LiBretto (Gallery Assistant) coordinates hanging the display and other necessary minutia, and all of Ghostwolf's artists come together to help hang the show and/or host the event. LiBretto says: “This exhibit is an opportunity for women who have never before exhibited to learn the submission process, learn to properly prepare their work for exhibition, and gain confidence by discussing their work in a gallery setting. Our legacy, as artists of Ghostwolf, will be the opportunities we created for others and the kindness with which we offer those opportunities.”