The Little Gay Shop
LOCATIONS
Women & Their Work
1311 E. Cesar Chavez, 512/477-1064
The name says it all: The gallery (and nonprofit organization of the same name) presents innovative, original contemporary art by women of all stripes. Since 1978, Women & Their Work has made establishing a space for the visual legacy of female artists more than a mission; it's made it a vision. The 1,700-square-foot gallery showcases one artist at a time, with each artist in full control of everything from wall color to room size, making it perfect for site-responsive works and beautifully focused presentations. Yearly open calls ensure that programming ranges in material and content. The space also features a gift shop every bit as classy and professional as the gallery itself.
Expand Map
Collapse Map
Arts Calendar
Aisha Imdad: “The Allegorical Gardens”
Gardens loom large in legend. Think the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Shalimar Gardens, the Garden of Eden: each bursting with symbolic beauty, dripping with promises of life and growth. Artist Aisha Imdad explores the lush intricacies of this verdant imagery. Her watercolor works delve into literary and mythological gardens, inspired by Indian, Mughal, and Persian frescos. Each invites closer introspection, a desire to immerse in the vibrant world of her works. Each intricate blossom speck, or gilded turn of a bird wing, vibrates with idealized life. Imdad’s art portrays the possibilities of paradise. – Cat McCarrey Through July 3.
Best of Austin Awards
- 2024: Readers Art Gallery
- 2023: Readers Art Gallery
- 2022: Readers Art Gallery
- 2019: Readers Art Gallery
- 2018: Readers Art Gallery
- 2017: Readers Best Art Gallery
- 2015: Readers Best Independent Art Gallery
- 2014: Readers Best Independent Art Gallery
- 2012: Readers Best Art Gallery (Women and Their Work)
- 2010: Critics Best Art Fundraiser (Body of Art – Spring Gala)
- 2007: Readers Best Art Gallery
- 2006: Readers Best Art Gallery (TIE: Women & Their Work, Gallery Lombardi)
- 2004: Readers Best Art Gallery
- 2004: Critics Best FUNdraisers (The H2Hos Show for Women & Their Work and Kings n Things for Out Youth)
- 2002: Readers Best Art Gallery
- 2001: Readers Best Art Gallery
- 1994: Critics Best "Gal" Art