“About five years ago, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African Art determined that only 11 percent of the artists with works in its collection — those identified by name, as opposed to anonymous traditional artisans — were women. The museum then embarked on an ambitious push to acquire more work by women, doubling its holdings by female artists to 22 percent today. Drawn from its permanent collection, the exhibition I Am … Contemporary Women Artists of Africa highlights these efforts, featuring modern and contemporary work by 27 artists.” – The Washington Post