The current name,The National Association of Women Artists, was adopted in 1941.

In 1961, the NAWA moved its headquarters to 156 5th Avenue.

The association's centennial exhibition in 1988 featured works by both historic and contemporary artists, including modern artists Marisol Escobar, Judy Chicago, Louise Nevelson, Dorothy Dehner, Cleo Hartwig, Minna Citron, Blanche Lazzell, Alice Neel, et al.

An exhibition dedicated to select sculptors and members of the NAWA, "The Enduring Figure 1890s–1970s: Sixteen Sculptors from the National Association of Women Artists," was shown at the Zimmerli Art Museum in December 12, 1999 – March 12, 2000.
The exhibition featured such artists as Mary Callery, Janet Scudder, Margaret Brassler Kane, Berta Margolies, Minna Harkavy, Bessie Potter Vonnoh, Augusta Savage, Louise Nevelson, Dorothy Dehner, Faith Ringgold, and others.

The NAWA is considered a pioneering organization for the advancement of women in the arts.
It was "the first group of women artists to band together to fight discrimination and gain recognition for its members."

As Benjamin Genoccio wrote in a New York Times review of "A Parallel Presence: National Association of Women Artists, 1889-2009," while "by the 1980s and '90s the idea of an organization devoted to women was starting to seem passe, as women became a larger presence in art schools, commercial galleries and museums ... [t]he National Association of Women Artists played a role in this process, for which female artists -- and the rest of us -- should be grateful."

In 1995, a chapter of the National Association of Women Artists was founded in Florida by Liana Moonie (president of the NAWA, 1987-1989).

In December 2013, another chapter of the NAWA was established in Massachusetts, with headquarters in Boston.
The current name,The National Association of Women Artists, was adopted in 1941.
In 1961, the NAWA moved its headquarters to 156 5th Avenue.
The association's centennial exhibition in 1988 featured works by both historic and contemporary artists, including modern artists Marisol Escobar, Judy Chicago, Louise Nevelson, Dorothy Dehner, Cleo Hartwig, Minna Citron, Blanche Lazzell, Alice Neel, et al.
An exhibition dedicated to select sculptors and members of the NAWA, "The Enduring Figure 1890s–1970s: Sixteen Sculptors from the National Association of Women Artists," was shown at the Zimmerli Art Museum in December 12, 1999 – March 12, 2000. The exhibition featured such artists as Mary Callery, Janet Scudder, Margaret Brassler Kane, Berta Margolies, Minna Harkavy, Bessie Potter Vonnoh, Augusta Savage, Louise Nevelson, Dorothy Dehner, Faith Ringgold, and others.
The NAWA is considered a pioneering organization for the advancement of women in the arts. It was "the first group of women artists to band together to fight discrimination and gain recognition for its members." 
As Benjamin Genoccio wrote in a New York Times review of "A Parallel Presence: National Association of Women Artists, 1889-2009," while "by the 1980s and '90s the idea of an organization devoted to women was starting to seem passe, as women became a larger presence in art schools, commercial galleries and museums ... [t]he National Association of Women Artists played a role in this process, for which female artists -- and the rest of us -- should be grateful." 
In 1995, a chapter of the National Association of Women Artists was founded in Florida by Liana Moonie (president of the NAWA, 1987-1989).
In December 2013, another chapter of the NAWA was established in Massachusetts, with headquarters in Boston.
National Association of Women Artists