WOMEN TO WATCH 2027
MEET THE ARTISTS EVENT
January 21, 2026 | Phoenix Art Museum
At our most recent event, attendees had the opportunity to meet the four Arizona artists working in book arts who were nominated to the Women to Watch 2027 Exhibition at the National Museum of Women in the Arts. The event included a Special Performance by Elizabeth Z. Pineda in the Dorrance Sculpture Garden.
Elizabeth Pineda
Elizabeth Z. Pineda
Daniella Napolitano
Daniella Napolitano
Heather Green
Heather Green
Heather Green
Board and Artists/Consulting Curator:
(Back: Julie, Jane, Shelley, Betsy) (Front: Heather, Laura, Elizabeth, Daniella, Heather)
Laura Russell
BOOK ARTS
Laura Russell
Meet the ARIZONA NOMINEES - Women to Watch 2027
Meet Laura Russell (Tucson), Daniella Napolitano (Phoenix), Elizabeth Z. Pineda (Surprise), and Heather Green (Tucson). These four nominated artists range from emerging to mid-career, and reflect this diversity of expression in book art.
ARIZONA COMMITTEE
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WOMEN IN THE ARTS
The National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) is the first museum in the world solely dedicated to championing women through the arts. With its collections, exhibitions, programs, and online content, the museum inspires dynamic exchanges about art and ideas. NMWA advocates for better representation of women artists and serves as a vital center for thought leadership, community engagement, and social change. NMWA addresses the gender imbalance in the presentation of art by bringing to light important women artists of the past while promoting great women artists working today.
The Arizona Committee National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) is part of a network of over 30 committees throughout the US and World. The Arizona Committee is a volunteer organization (established in 2020 and incorporated as a 501©(3) organization in Spring 2024) that supports and extends the goals of NMWA. The Committee conducts local programs designed to further the membership, development, fundraising, educational and exhibition objectives of NMWA—thereby broadening NMWA’s base of support throughout the world, and allowing NMWA to be a truly national and international institution.