Women to Watch is a biennial or triennial exhibition series from the National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA) designed to increase the visibility of, and critical response to, promising women artists who are deserving of national and international attention. The theme for WTW 2027, the eighth exhibition in this series, is A Book Arts Revolution.
The Massachusetts Committee of NMWA works with a Massachusetts curator to identify a short list of notable artists in the chosen medium.
We are excited to introduce our WTW 2027 nominating curator, the Athenaeum’s own John Buchtel, Curator of Rare Books and Head of Special Collections, and we are proud to introduce the four artists he has nominated. They are Amy Borezo, Sarah Hulsey, Abigail Rorer, and Anneli Skaar.
We start our year of recognizing and celebrating our artist nominees for A Book Arts Revolution with an introductory event on March 11 at the Boston Athenaeum, to be followed by an ongoing series of artists’ profiles, curator interviews, and additional events.
We begin our local celebration with an evening at the Boston Athenaeum on March 11, 2026. The program:
- · Open House, 4-6pm, to meet the artists and view their works. This event is free to MA-NMWA members, but registration is required.
- · Moderated panel discussion with John Buchtel and the artists, 6-7pm. This is a ticketed event to be followed by a light reception. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis through both the Boston Athenaeum and MA-NMWA’s websites in February and are expected to sell out quickly. (The panel discussion will also be live-streamed and a recording made available for later viewing on the MA-NMWA website.)
Help us to celebrate and support our artists and the A Book Arts Revolution exhibition at the National Museum of Women in the Arts by making a contribution to our fundraising.
Visit the Women to Watch section of the MA-NMWA website for more information on the Women to Watch exhibition series, A Book Arts Revolution, and this year’s artists. And stay tuned for more celebration to come!
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Amy Borezo’s artists’ books use classical book structures and materials to embody the book’s central concept. She is also a highly sought-after artisanal hand bookbinder.
Sarah Hulsey’s body of work uses the unique characteristics of the medium she uses – drawing, printmaking, and book structures – to explore the complex worlds of the scientific fields of linguistics and physics.
Abigail Rorer’s prints, drawings, and watercolors are centered in her delight in nature and natural forms. A skilled wood engraver, Rorer started out in the tradition of book illustration.
Anneli Skaar’s work as a visual artist and graphic designer converge in both her own artists’ books and her contributions to others. A fine art painter and commercial graphic artist, she has produced three artists’ books of her own.
