New York, NY | Author Talk: “The Blonde with the Balls: An Insider’s View of The Art World” with Patricia Hamilton

Program Page | Book Talk

We were thrilled to present a book talk with trailblazing gallerist Patricia Hamilton, a longtime member of the ArtTable community, at Bortolami in Tribeca. Her memoir, The Blonde with the Balls: An Insider’s View of the Art World, recounts stories that only a figure as inimitable as Hamilton could have collected in a voice that is singularly her own. We heard her riveting recollections of life and work as one of the few women and self-made professionals who emerged onto the scene fifty years ago – and transformed it irrevocably. From the Whitney Museum and Art in America to her eponymous Hamilton Gallery – where she championed Louise Bourgeois, Grace Hartigan, Deborah Remington, Joan Snyder, and many other artists – Hamilton has cut a unique path and shares a perspective no one else has on the art world. Jessica L. Porter, Lila Harnett Executive Director of ArtTable, moderated the discussion.

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Virtual | Curator & Artist Conversation: Jami Powell & Cara Romero

Program Page | Artist Talk, Curatorial Perspective

ArtTable hosted a virtual conversation with artist Cara Romero and curator Jami Powell on the occasion of Romero’s solo exhibition currently on view at the Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College, Panûpünüwügai (Living Light).

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Berkeley, CA | Curator-Led Tour: “Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection” with Chief Curator Margot Norton

Program Page | Curator-led Tour

ArtTable hosted a curator-led tour of Making Their Mark: Works from the Shah Garg Collection at the Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive, led by Chief Curator Margot Norton. Featuring over seventy works, the exhibition highlighted transgenerational influences among women artists, juxtaposing contemporary and historical practices. It marked the first public presentation of the Shah Garg Collection, which amplifies the voices of women artists.

Owned by Komal Shah and Gaurav Garg, the collection is supported by the Shah Garg Foundation, which advocates for greater recognition of women in the arts. Komal Shah was honored at ArtTable’s Annual Benefit & Award Ceremony in April.

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Los Angeles, CA | MeetAT at Los Angeles Center of Photography

Program Page | ArtTable MeetAT

ArtTable members gathered for a MeetAT In LA, graciously hosted by Rotem Rozental at Los Angeles Center of Photography.

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Los Angeles, CA | Curator-Led Tour: DVF at the Skirball

Program Page | Curator-led tour

ArtTable members enjoyed an exclusive tour of Diane von Furstenberg: Woman Before Fashion at the Skirball Cultural Center with Chief Curator Cate Thurston. Organized by the Fashion & Lace Museum in Brussels, the exhibition explored von Furstenberg’s remarkable life and career, highlighting how her designs transformed the fashion world and empowered women.

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New York, NY | Author Talk: ‘Mothers of Invention: The Feminist Roots of Contemporary Art’

Program Page | Book Talk

ArtTable hosted an Author Talk on Mothers of Invention: The Feminist Roots of Contemporary Art (Lund Humphries, 2024) by Eleanor Heartney, Helaine Posner, Nancy Princenthal, and Sue Scott. Generously hosted by founding Board member Joyce Pomeroy Schwartz, the evening featured refreshments and a discussion on the book’s feminist reexamination of contemporary art history.

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New York, NY | Tour of Berthe Weill Exhibition at NYU Grey Art Museum

Program Page | Curator-led Tour

ArtTable hosted its first event of 2025 at NYU’s Grey Art Museum, featuring a tour of Make Way for Berthe Weill: Art Dealer of the Parisian Avant-Garde with Lynne Gumpert, Director of the Grey and co-curator of the exhibition. The tour explored a pivotal chapter in the history of modern art, highlighting the groundbreaking career of Berthe Weill, the first woman art dealer who championed and cultivated many of the most influential artists of the 20th century.

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