Women and Their Work

Breathtaking exhibit — I loved going here for many reasons, most of which have to do with how great the art was.

One of the «must-see’s» in Austin.
Stumbled into this quixotic place a couple of years ago and keep coming back.
Celebrating women artists and creators the dual museum/​store features all women artists (go figure) with many of them local. If you are looking for something unique, creative, different and just downright beautiful, this is where you go.
The fact that you can celebrate women while doing so? Icing on the cake.
Go now.

The Susi Brister exhibit right now is worth it! I’m wondering why «Fables» and not «Mythologies», though, since fables usually tend to be more lesson-​based or moralistic and mythologies tend to be more brutal and amoral. It’s not a huge exhibit and you can see it all in 10 minutes but the work is impressive!

I hate leaving this review, because we’d been encouraged repeatedly to check this place out, and heard so many good things; then we visited, and it was a let-​down. It was free, and the gift shop well stocked, which is why its getting two-​stars.
I don’t know of they were between shows, or what the situation was, but the gallery had one exhibit, and nothing else. 0₀ My review may change, should I ever get the time to visit it again.

Street parking, museum and gift shop, open from 10 – 6 m-​f and sat 12 – 5

Great conception and currently (Oct 2013) fantastic exhibition. Love the gift shop too.

one of my favorite galleries about town… has chill vibe and a nice gift shop… exhibitions can be hit or miss like any gallery but hey, it’s free… it’s nice to have a local gallery supporting women in a great location
it’s a 501c3 too

Laudable mission. Fun giftshop. But the show we saw – large format color photos of overweight, topless lesbians – seemed like a parody of 70s female empowerment (see «Sisterhood is Powerful»).

women & their work deserves much more recognition than it receives! they’ve been open and working hard to promote contemporary work by women artists for somewhere over two decades — putting on great programming, connecting with the community, and showing good work.

Neat little gallery. The exhibits are always fascinating! They also offer free educational programs to groups of kids. I’ve organized a few of these for homeschoolers and was VERY impressed. They try to get the actual artist to come in and do it if they are available.

I recently went here for a documentary screening. I had never been to this particular gallery before, and I was impressed. It was a really nice space and they had a good set up to watch the film. I’ll definitely keep my eye out for their future exhibitions, so I can go check them out as well.

This is my favorite gallery in Austin for the following reasons:
1. The curatorships, collaborations, and openings are inspired and well thought out.
2. The gallery celebrates Texas women artists as well as women artists in general, two subjects that have vastly been overlooked for centuries upon centuries by art circles. I’ve discovered remarkable talents such as Lisa Ludwig and Sarah Lasley through a show called «Sugarcoated» back in May, which, pointing back to point #1, served pink champagne, frosted animal cookies and doughnut holes instead of the stuffy wine and cheese fare more typically associated with a gallery opening.
3. They encourage new talent, giving several opportunities a year to participate in showings alongside relatively established artists. For $ 40 you can join as a friend of the organization and have four images of your own art included in their online slide registry project. I believe there is a discounted rate for students and educators.
4. The giftshop kicks ass. Can I say ass? Most of it is tangible, practical art made by local artists or women artists elsewhere. Some of it is less than practical, such as the felt orange bird with pink feathers spewing out of the tail I purchased last Saturday. There’s a fantastic selection of books on women artists and some really unique jewelry. Why would you buy anything from a department or corporate store again with such quality, and the money going directly back into the hands of the lady that made them?