The AWARE (Archives of Women Artists, Research and Exhibitions) Association was founded in June 2014 to improve the exposure of 20th century women artists. To complete research carried out by art history on these subjects, this Call for Submission aims to concentrate on women artists from South America and/or with a significant link to South America. The proposed texts can deal with general themes or particular case studies, relative to leading pioneer figures or less well-known artists, or a corpus of women artists, active during the 20th century.
An artistic breeding ground throughout the 20th century, South America is one of the geographical centres to be reconsidered from the point of view of artistic practices by women who were often pioneers of the avant-garde. Driven by international cultural and artistic currents (the São Paulo Art Biennial to name but one, founded in 1951, is the second oldest art biennial in the world), South America which has such strong links with its pre-colonial and colonial history, is also defined by the numerous migrations, in particular from Europe, that shaped the continent as of the turn of the 19th century and throughout the 20th century.