She Persisted
““Their bold works remind us that the ‘Petticoat Painters’ are formidable artists who just happen to be women,” says Kinsey Robb, Art Center Sarasota’s new executive director. “The group began when women artists weren’t generally accepted in exhibitions. The name sounds oddly quaint today—but it’s itself an emblem of how far they have come.””
The Petticoat Painters are one of America’s longest-running women’s art groups and has exhibited continuously since its establishment in 1953. While this organization may be old, the art created by its members is forever young. Artworks range from Susan J. Klein’s vividly colored and joyous landscapes, to Diane Schmidt’s masterful abstract water-media paintings, to Keiko Romerstein’s ethereal creations in watercolor and sumi-e.