Facing physical illness, Joyce Treiman shifted her creative practice from focusing on art history to exploring mortality with her sense of dry humor. These four columnar paintings employ a dense impasto that brings a harsh edge to the brooding colors of her melancholic images.

With the vernal equinox, March brings us the promise of warmer weather, flowers’ reappearance, and plenty of pollen. But it also brings with it important celebrations in the forms of Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day on March 8. To celebrate, let’s take a look at some of the notable women artists in the Museum’s collection.

This second half of our interview picks back up with Exhibition Coordinator and Designer, Cameron Faucette.