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New MNA exhibit showcases women pioneer artists
Art exhibit at Museum of Northern Arizona opens Nov. 17 through May 12

The Museum of Northern Arizona's (MNA) newest exhibit, Arizona's Pioneering Women Artists, pays tribute to the adventurous and often independent women who came from eastern big cities and settled in Arizona during its Territorial Period, making their living by depicting the beauty of the Southwest, its people and its wide open spaces. Undeterred by the challenges of settling in early Arizona, they outnumbered male artists in the area and explored a wild region that was largely unknown to the rest of the country around the turn of the century.

By Williams-Grand Canyon News November 13, 2012