WOMEN HOUSE AMSTERDAM celebrates the power of feminist art while critically challenging the status of women artists, by exposing gender inequality and the persistent exclusions that still define the art world. In the 21st century, feminist art still manifests itself as a powerful, multi-voiced language of resistance, critique and poetic disruption. The project, which actively connects with global feminist voices, was initiated in 2024 by Brazilian artist Neyde Lantyer and Uruguayan curator and PhD architect Alejandra Muñoz. Under the name Casa de Mulheres, the first edition took place at the Museum of Modern Art of Bahia (MAM-BA) in Brazil. This exhibition was a tribute to Womanhouse (1972), the first feminist exhibition in the United States, realised by artists Judy Chicago and Miriam Schapiro in Los Angeles.
As a second edition, the exhibition now gets a follow-up in Amsterdam with a number of new participants. Here, 25 international artists from diverse backgrounds, including artists from the NDSM, present a wide range of artistic techniques to explore the lived experiences of women. They focus on themes such as gendered labour, motherhood, racism, gender-based violence and feminicide, among others. At the same time, the female body - historically objectified, politicised and controlled - is being reclaimed as a site of strength, vulnerability and expression.
By actively claiming equality for women in art, WOMEN HOUSE AMSTERDAM joins global feminist movements fighting for women's rights. At the same time, the project also embraces decolonial, ancestral and indigenous perspectives. It dreams of a more just and equal future - rooted in solidarity and climate justice, and committed to the radical pursuit of global peace.

Opening May 16, 17:00