Contributor: Mary Gregory

Mary Gregory is an award-winning art critic and journalist whose work with museums, galleries, and auction houses led her to writing about art for publications like Newsday, Long Island Pulse, Afterimage, Art Week, Our Town, and the Chelsea News. A member of the International Association of Art Critics, she has degrees in both English and art history, and her fiction has been anthologized by the Georgia Museum of Art.

Curl up by the fire and enjoy one of Mary Gregory’s recommendations – a book about a woman artist. Choose one for a great gift for someone on your list.

When New Year’s Eve coverage featured reporters holding up bananas duct-taped to boards, I knew the story of Maurizio Cattelan’s “Comedian” still had legs. The artwork first made headlines in 2019, when Cattelan took a…

Here are ten books perfect for you or those on your gift list interested in art and artists – and they’re all by and about women.  Inventing the Modern: Untold Stories of the Women Who…

Art, like life, is a journey, and journeys can sometimes benefit from a knowledgeable guide. This year brought a wealth of eye-opening, inspiring books by women about women artists. From Renaissance masters to contemporary visionaries,…

This year, curators, art historians, authors, journalists and critics around the world have been taking up the cause of women artists past and present.  Books filled with original research, startling discoveries, fresh takes, and lavish…

Coffee table tomes with glossy photos are great, but sometimes art lovers are looking for a deeper dive. Why not pick out something different? And while you’re at it, why not pick out a book…

This fall, New York museums are bringing great ways to discover new artists and reconnect with old favorites. Why not focus on women artists? The art world is doing just that. Exhibitions, public installations, and…

Five years ago, the National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, D.C., asked people if they could name five women artists. Sadly, few could. #5WomenArtists became a social media campaign designed to draw…