A major, multi-venue survey of female visual artists from the DC–Maryland–Virginia region.

Women Artists of the DMV is the first large-scale curated exhibition dedicated to showcasing the work of active female visual artists from the region. Featuring more than 400 artists, it is one of the largest curated fine art exhibitions in the United States. The show will run from September through December 2025 across seventeen venues in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia:

• American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center at American University in DC

• The Athenaeum in Alexandria, Virginia, MD

• The McLean Project for the Arts, Virginia, MD

• Artists & Makers Galleries , Rockville, MD 

• Galleries at Strathmore Mansion, Rockville, MD 

• Pyramid Atlantic Art Center Hyattsville, MD

• The Writer's Center in Bethesda, MD

• Montpelier Arts Center in Laurel, MD 

• Maryland Hall in Annapolis

• University of Maryland Library at College Park, MD

• Adah Rose Gallery in Rockville

• Joan Hisaoka Gallery in DC

• Melissa Ichiuji Gallery in Virginia

• National Children's Hospital Galleries in Washington, DC

• University at Shady Grove, Priddy Library, Rockville, MD

• Zenith Gallery, Washington, DC

• Nepenthe Gallery, Alexandria, VA

• ARTspiration Gallery, Frederick, MD

The exhibition is curated by Florencio Lennox Campello, a widely respected artist, writer, and curator who has lived in the DC area since the late 1980s. Campello has curated more than 200 exhibitions nationwide over the past four decades. He is the author of 100 Artists of Washington, DC (Schiffer Publishing, 2011), and his Daily Campello Art Newsblog has garnered over seven million visits, ranking among the top 15 art blogs worldwide. The Washington City Paperonce called him “one of the most interesting people of Washington, DC.”

Opening reception dates for each venue will be announced in the coming months.