Paula Tavins
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Paula Tavins | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1939 |
| Died | 2019 (aged 79–80) |
Paula Tavins (1939 – 2019) was an American artist known for her painting and sculpture.
Tavins attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and the California College of Arts and Crafts.[1] Her work was included in the 1971 exhibition at the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art entitled Twenty Six Contemporary Women Artists curated by Lucy R. Lippard.[2] Hyperallergic magazine refers to the 1971 show as arguably the first feminist exhibition in the United States.[3] Tavins work was also included in the 2022 exhibition entitled 52 Artists: A Feminist Milestone.[4] That exhibition celebrated the 51st anniversary of the 1971 show, including the original 26 artist and adding 26 emerging artists.[5][6]
Tavins work is in the permanent collection of the Aldrich Museum,[1] the New Mexico Museum of Art,[7] as well the Sylvia Sleigh Collection of the Rowan University Art Gallery.[8]
