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Jo-Ann Reske-Kirkman’s WARM Connections:

I was first introduced to Feminist Art while a student at The University of St. Catherine. Following Graduate School at the University of Minnesota, I joined WARM. I needed the connection of like-minded artists and the support that the WARM members offered. The regular meetings invoked a camaraderie of artists seeking similar goals: to be heard, seen and challenged in the art world. WARM offered exhibition opportunities, exciting grants, and assistance with the technical aspects of exhibiting one’s work.

My memorable contribution to WARM is an exhibition I curated and organized with Laura Mayo titled, WARM Guerrillas/ Feminist Visions, at The Grain Belt Building in Minneapolis, March 4, 2016. The Guerrilla Girls attended and all WARM artists were invited to exhibit work.

IMAGE: “From Ce’ide Fields I,” 14”x 8” x 6”, 2024

ARTIST WEBSITE: reskekirkman.com

ARTIST INFORMATION: Casket Arts Building #416, 681 17th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN 55413

Rebecca Pavlenko’s WARM Connections:

I volunteered for the WARM board because I believed in its mission and wanted to join with other women to make the art world more equitable. I served as Vice Chair, Chair, organized the Annual Juried Show at MCAD Gallery with Judith Golden as the artist/ juror, served as a mentor in the Mentor/ Protegée Program and contributed to a variety of other programs. I also headed up the Global WARM Scroll project and made a book about it which is now in the Minnesota Historical Society. The Ramsey County Historical Society will house the scroll in their permanent archives. I was WARM’s official representative to the 1995 International Women’s Conference in Beijing, China where the scroll was exhibited. Through WARM I acquired the knowledge to present my art, developed my leadership skills and learned to think big and take risks. I expanded my writing abilities contributing to the WARM journal. I networked and made life-long friends, and was always inspired by the work of the women artist around me. I wouldn’t be the artist I am today without it. The women who started WARM changed not only those of us who took part in it, but the world. Kudos! Email: [email protected].

IMAGE: “Torn Apart,” Photography, 25” x 19”, 2024

ARTIST WEBSITE: rebeccapavlenko.com