Abstract art has traditionally been dominated by men, but female abstractionists have often been the trailblazers, as a new show at the National Museum of Women in the Arts makes abundantly clear.
What stands out most about “Making Their Mark: Works From the Shah Garg Collection,” an exhibition of eight decades of abstract art by women, is the variety and scope of the roughly 80 pieces by nearly 70 artists. On display are paintings, sculpture, ceramics, textiles and more figural compositions that might not typically be categorized as “abstract.”