Nov 2, 2025 - May 3, 2026
Making Moves
A Collection of Feminisms
A Collection of Feminisms
Making Moves: A Collection of Feminisms illustrates the breadth of materials and approaches artists have employed to represent women’s experiences. Ranging from figurative depictions to more abstract expressions, the exhibition examines the evolving complexities of femininity and feminism that have inspired generations of visual artists. Organized thematically, Making Moves explores ideas of self-representation, care, sentimentality, the erotic, and memory. The artworks featured are drawn from the Crocker’s permanent collection, alongside generous loans and gifts from private collections. And for the first time at the Crocker, Frida Kahlo’s work will be on view. The iconic 1947 painting Self-Portrait with Loose Hair, on loan from a private collection, affirms Kahlo’s cultural identity in the years following the Mexican Revolution and stands as a powerful expression of feminine strength and self-definition.
Frida Kahlo (Mexican, 1907–1954), Self-Portrait with Loose Hair, 1947. Oil on Masonite, 24 x 17 3/4 in. Private collection. © 2025 Banco de México Diego Rivera Frida Kahlo Museums Trust, Mexico, CDMX / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Image courtesy of Dallas Museum of Art. Photo by Brad Flowers.
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Making Moves features artwork by: JOJO ABOT, Jane Ingram Allen, Amanda Austin, Ruth Bernhard, Lynn Beldner, Lola Álvarez Bravo, Layo Bright, Joan Brown, Nancy Buchanan, Mary Cassatt, Widline Cadet, Judy Chartrand, Andrea Chung, Judy Chicago, Judy Dater, George Daniels Morse, Dora De Larios, Nicole Eisenman, Maya Fuji, Viola Frey, Nancy Genn, Shan Goshorn, Jay Lynn Gomez, Raven Halfmoon, Ester Hernandez, Robin Hill, Frida Kahlo, Angelica Kauffman, Corita Kent, Koo Kyung Sook, Young Joon Kwak, Deana Lawson, Liza Lou, Hung Liu, Zoe Longfield, Joan Moment, Paige Jiyoung Moon, Michelle Magdalena, Jody Naranjo, Paula Nicho Cúmez, Catherine Opie, Emmy Lou Packard, Wendy Red Star, Diego Rivera, Faith Ringgold, Annabeth Rosen, Roz Ritter, Ruth Rippon, Judith Schaechter, Jacob Schloss, T.B. Sherriff, Esther Shimazu, Stephanie Syjuco, Betye Saar, Lezley Saar, M. Louise Stanley, Claire Tabouret, Joan Tanner, J.A. Todd, Rupy C. Tut, Laura Van Duren, Kukuli Velarde, Lina Iris Viktor, Adele Watson, Faith Wilding, Samantha Yun Wall, Carrie Mae Weems, Maryam Yousif, and Nancy Youdelman.
