On Friday, March 8, International Women’s Day, ART SHE SAYS partnered with Space Gallery St Barth in Soho, New York, for the VIP opening of its inaugural exhibition and official magazine launch party, presenting 15 emerging and established female artists in an effort to make noise in a traditionally male-dominated industry. A portion of the proceeds from artworks sold that evening are donated to Women for Women International, a nonprofit humanitarian organization that supports the most marginalized women in countries affected by conflicts and war.

The launch followed an auspicious, female-dominated Grammy Award Show, giving attention to a gap in the market for women in the art industry whose presence in art history have been traditionally underrepresented. VIP guests included a curated group of media personalities, artists, photographers, art dealers, curators, designers, collectors and more, all who came to celebrate the launch of ART SHE SAYS — the first online magazine for women in the arts.

The exhibition brought together female artists who work across various techniques and mediums, displaying the multifaceted scope of a woman’s creative expression from the 1940s to modern day. Women artists are often times confined to a limited subject matter or an overgeneralized statement of what “female art” actually means. The aim of the show explored how a woman can be transmutable in her artistic freedom, from the delicate and feminine to the bold and courageous, and even to the sensual and humorous, presenting the many styles, ideas, and emotions that encompass womanhood.

The curatorial collaboration was with art dealers Julie Z. Wynn, based in New York and Los Angeles, and Naera Kim, based in New York and Washington D.C. Featured artists included: Jormi Graterol, Luciana Pampalone, Anna Pietrzak, Angela Fraleigh, Elizabeth Gregory-Gruen, Patty Horing, Heidi Zito, Jennifer R.A. Campbell, Aleya Lehmann Bench, Grace Phillips, Yolande Heijnen, Lexi Axon, Nicole Étienne, Gabriella Imperatori-Penn, and Sophie-Alexia Joly de Lotbinière.

Special thank you to the sponsors who made this event possible: Space Gallery St Barth, LOVE Wines, Manservants, ArtBin Logistics, Next Level Water, and Sign Expo.

For artwork inquiries, please contact: info@spacestbarth.com

View of VIP guests at the ART SHE SAYS magazine launch party at  Space Gallery St Barth in Soho, New York

ABOUT ART SHE SAYS

ART SHE SAYS is an online magazine and offline community that highlights savvy, influential women in the arts. Based in New York City, the platform was founded by former Tang Art Advisory and Hamptons Magazine employee, Eliza Sara Ali, whose mission is to bring women to the forefront of the art world, particularly those who embody the "artepreneur" - an innovator of the arts; one who breaks rules and disrupts the status quo.

ART SHE SAYS is committed to becoming the largest industry resource that gives a voice to female emerging and established artists, art dealers, curators, collectors, designers, and innovators. At a time where women in the arts have traditionally been underserved, ART SHE SAYS is breaking the rules, and disrupting the status quo, of a traditionally male-dominated industry and they invite you to join in on the fun.

ABOUT WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL

Women for Women International (WfWI) is a nonprofit humanitarian organization that provides practical and moral support to women survivors of war. WfWI helps such women rebuild their lives after war's devastation through a year-long tiered program that begins with direct financial aid and emotional counseling and includes life skills (eg. literacy, numeracy) training if necessary, rights awareness education, health education, job skills training and small business development. The organization was co-founded in 1993 by Zainab Salbi, an Iraqi American who is herself a survivor of the Iran-Iraq War and Salbi's then-husband Amjad Atallah. From 2012 to 2014, WfWI was led by Afshan Khan, a long-time former executive with UNICEF who became WfWI's first new CEO since founder Zainab Salbi stepped down to devote more time to her writing and lecturing. Laurie Adams is the current President.

ABOUT SPACE GALLERY ST BARTH

Space Gallery St Barth is a contemporary art gallery active in primary market principally focusing on painting and photography by a mixture of established and emerging international artists. The flagship gallery opened in St Barth, French West Indies in 2011, with the aim of bringing leading artists and art to St Barth, making a cultural contribution to the island and acting as a window onto the global art scene for residents and visitors. The gallery regularly exhibits in Miami and Monaco and most recently opened its new permanent location in SoHo, New York.

Prior to launching Space Gallery St Barth, partner Natalie Clifford served as the director of Eden Rock Gallery, which yielded a series of collaborations with other galleries including Mary Boone Gallery, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, and Gagosian Galleries with a number of significant exhibitions including Richard Prince, Will Cotton and Piotr Uklanski. As a female business owener and gallerist, Clifford has built a strong exhibition program of leading artists, curating shows year round as well as participating in various art fairs internationally including the Venice Biennale, pop-up galleries and musuem exhibitions including at the BOCA Musuem of Art. In the new SoHo location, Space Gallery St Barth takes away from a sterile gallery environment to create a space for conversation, engagement and accessibility to art, offering a very personal approach to clients and growing their collections.

For more information on artists and available artworks, as well as the gallery's programming and events, contact: info@spacestbarth.com

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PHOTOS FROM THE ART SHE SAYS MAGAZINE LAUNCH PARTY

Space Gallery St Barth's co-owner Natalie Clifford

Rose Hartman with artworks by Jennifer R.A. Campbell and Patty Horing