BETTY PARSONS
INCLUDED IN ‘ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISTS: THE WOMEN’, MUSCARELLE MUSEUM OF ART, VIRGINIA, US
23 January – 26 April 2026
Betty Parsons, Bahamas (detail), 1950. © The Betty Parsons and William P. Rayner Foundation. Courtesy of Alison Jacques. Photography: Michael Brzezinski.
Drawn from the renowned Christian Levett Collection and the FAMM (Female Artists of the Mougins Museum), France, Abstract Expressionists: The Women will spotlight nearly fifty paintings created by thirty-two important women artists between 1936 and 1977. The exhibition underscores the critical contributions these artists made to the growth of Abstract Expressionism worldwide by studying the stylistic crosscurrents between women working not only in New York but also in California and Paris during the movement’s inception, peak years, and beyond.