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Paula Tavins

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Paula Tavins
Born1939 (1939)
Died2019 (aged 79–80)

Paula Tavins (1939 – 2019) was an American artist known for her painting and sculpture.

Tavins attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the California College of Arts and Crafts.[1] Her work was included in the 1971 exhibition at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art entitled Twenty Six Contemporary Women Artists curated by Lucy R. Lippard.[2] Hyperallergic magazine refers to the 1971 show as arguably the first feminist exhibition in the United States.[3] Tavins work was also included in the 2022 exhibition entitled 52 Artists: A Feminist Milestone.[4] That exhibition celebrated the 51st anniversary of the 1971 show, including the original 26 artist and adding 26 emerging artists.[5][6]

Tavins work is in the permanent collection of the Aldrich Museum,[1] the New Mexico Museum of Art,[7] as well the Sylvia Sleigh Collection of the Rowan University Art Gallery.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Paula Tavins". The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Twenty Six Contemporary Women Artists". The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  3. ^ Smith-Stewart, Amy; Monachino, Amy Smith-Stewart, Caitlin (20 December 2022). "Behind the Scenes of Remaking a Feminist Milestone". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 29 March 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "52 Artists: A Feminist Milestone". The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  5. ^ Battista, Kathy. ""52 Artists: A Feminist Milestone" at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum". Third Text. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Paula Tavins". New Mexico Museum of Art. Retrieved 29 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Sylvia Sleigh Collection catalog" (PDF). Rowan University. Retrieved 29 March 2025.