Photo by Sarah Pedry.
Painting: The Women of Abstraction
In this 4-week class, students will explore the rich history of the women of abstraction, learning and practicing the techniques that make their work unique. Each week students will study paintings from the Denver Art Museum’s collections and create a work of art that mimics the artists’ style with acrylic paint on paper. Students will explore the ways in which color, movement, and composition make abstract art so intriguing and boundary-pushing.
Some of the artists students will study include Emmi Whitehorse, Georgia O’Keefe, Joan Mitchell, Elaine de Kooning, Agnes Martin, Dyani White Hawk, Mary Abbot, and Helen Frankenthaler.
Pricing: $130 for Museum Friends and CultureHaus, $135 for members and students, and $160 for non-members. Students will purchase their own materials and should expect to spend $60-$100.
Refund and Class Cancellation Policy: The DAM adheres to a no-refund, no-exchange policy. If you are unable to attend, please consider your payment a tax-deductible donation. If a class or workshop is cancelled due to inclement weather or teacher illness, a make-up day will be scheduled as the educator’s schedule allows.
About the Educator
Sarah Pedry is an artist and illustrator, whose work centers around the bond between humans and the landscape. Her work has recently appeared in Pencil Magazine, and on the cover of CALYX: A Journal of Art and Literature by Women+. She is also the co-author and the illustrator of the picture book, How Birds Sleep (mineditionUS/Astra, 2023), a School Library Journal Best Book of 2023, among other honors. Her illustrations have also appeared on signs and apparel for the High Line garden, in New York City. She has a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from the Kansas City Art Institute, and a Master of Fine Art in Interdisciplinary Arts from the Maine College of Art.
