The Anonymous Was A Woman Award is a grant program for women artists who are over 40 years of age, in part to counter sexism in the art world. It began in 1996 in direct response to the
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal ...
' decision to stop funding individual artists.
The award comes with a grant of $25,000 and is designed to enable exceptional woman artists to further develop their work. Awardees are chosen on the basis of their past accomplishments, their originality and artistic growth, and the quality of their work. Since 1996, some 220 women have received the award and approximately 5.5 million USD has been awarded in total.
The award was founded by a New York artist who originally chose to remain anonymous. She named the award in reference to a line from the
Virginia Woolf
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Woolf was born ...
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'' and in recognition of all the women artists through the ages who have remained anonymous for various reasons. Nominators, who include art writers, curators, art historians, and previous winners, are likewise unnamed.
In July 2018, the artist Susan Unterberg was revealed as both the founder and funder of the award. Before 2018, she had remained anonymous so that her artwork would be evaluated in its own context, without being influenced by her contributions. In an interview, she described her reasons for coming forward, stating "It’s a great time for women to speak up. I feel I can be a better advocate having my own voice," and that she can now work openly to further the organization's cause and to encourage philanthropists and women artists. On top of the awarded grants, Unterberg is considering other forms of programs, possibly seminars, to complement the grants.
Award winners
Listed below are the winners of the award.
2020
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D.Y. Begay
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Barbara Chase-Riboud
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Chitra Ganesh
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– Drawing
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Karen Gunderson
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Virginia Jaramillo
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Amie Siegel
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Recent exhibitions
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Beverly Fishman
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Deborah Roberts
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Michèle Stephenson
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Jennie C. Jones
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Amalia Mesa-Bains
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Amy Sherald
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Michelle Stuart
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Early life
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Laura Anderson Barbata
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Tania Bruguera
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Sonya Clark
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Simone Leigh
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Eiko Otake
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Rona Pondick
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Lourdes Portillo
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Rachel Harrison
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Lisa Sigal
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Life and work
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Janine Antoni
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Nicole Eisenman
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Harmony Hammond
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Early life and education
Harmony H ...
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Kira Lynn Harris
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Life
Kira Lynn Harris was born in 1963 in Los Angeles, California. Harris received her BA in Studio Art from the University ...
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Lynn Hershman Leeson
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Hilja Keading
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Marianne Weems
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2013
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Alice Aycock
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Uta Barth
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Liza Lou
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Sarah Oppenheimer
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Yvonne Rainer
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Jae Ko
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Judy Pfaff
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Betye Saar
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Jessica Stockholder
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2011
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Andrea Bowers
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Yoko Inoue
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Mary Miss
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2009
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Phyllis Bramson
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Patricia Cronin
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Lesley Dill
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Beryl Korot
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Joan Semmel
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Carrie Mae Weems
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Martha Rosler
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Carolee Schneemann
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Janet Biggs
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Moyra Davey
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Liz Deschenes
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Carmelita Tropicana
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2003
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Meg Cranston
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Beverly Buchanan
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Gail Wight
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Anne Chu
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Laura Letinsky
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Maria Nordman
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Jan Yager
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Steina Vasulka
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Shelly Silver
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1997
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Tomie Arai
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Gretchen Bender
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Maria Elena Gonzalez
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Jeanne Silverthorne
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