Miriam Schapiro: Patterns of Influence
A leader of the Feminist Art Movement and the Pattern and Decoration Movement of the 1970s, Miriam Schapiro (1923-2015) employs materials that have traditionally been associated with women’s crafts. Leah Triplett Harrington, co-curator of PAFA's current exhibition, Artists As Cultivators, will take a deep dive into the life and work of Miriam Schapiro, discussing her contributions to the Pattern and Decoration Movement and how her work continues to influence artists working today. Three works by Schapiro are on view in Artists as Cultivators through July 7, 2024.
Image: Miriam Schapiro, Renewal, 1995, Mixed media collage of acrylic and fabric on canvas, Art by Women Collection, Gift of Linda Lee Alter
Leah Triplett Harrington is Director of Exhibitions and Contemporary Curatorial Initiatives at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA). Previously she was a curator at Now + There, where she facilitated the Public Art Accelerator and organized large-scale public art commissions in Boston. Her writing has appeared in ArtAsiaPacific, ArtNet News, Sculpture, Public Art Dialogue, Flash Art, Hyperallergic, The Brooklyn Rail, and others. She taught MFA painting and sculpture students at Boston University from 2021 to 2023.
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