{"id":1886004,"date":"2026-04-15T10:00:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1886004"},"modified":"2026-04-15T10:00:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T07:00:38","slug":"michaelina-wautiers-overdue-triumph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1886004","title":{"rendered":"Michaelina Wautier\u2019s Overdue Triumph"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><main class=\"gh-main\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"gh-article post tag-daily-newsletter tag-newsletter no-image\">\n<header class=\"gh-article-header gh-canvas\">\n<p>                Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"gh-article-title is-title\">Michaelina Wautier\u2019s Overdue Triumph<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">The Guggenheim Fellowship names 223 winners, CUNY\u2019s Social Practice program plans to shutter, and do we really need to go to the art fairs this spring?<\/p>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta\">\n<div class=\"gh-article-author-image instapaper_ignore\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-profile-image\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w160\/2025\/11\/hyperallergic-favicon-d-blank-r-g-s-500.png\" alt=\"Hyperallergic\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-wrapper\">\n<h4 class=\"gh-article-author-name\">Hyperallergic<\/h4>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-content\"><time class=\"gh-article-meta-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-15\">April 15, 2026<\/time><span class=\"gh-article-meta-length\"><span class=\"bull\">\u2014<\/span> 4 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>If art fair season brings up mixed feelings, know that you\u2019re not alone. In the latest Art Problems, Paddy Johnson tackles a question many artists struggle with during the busy spring and fall: Do I really need to go to the art fairs?<\/p>\n<p>Also today, we interview Din\u00e9 shepherd and artist Nikyle Begay, whose life mission is to revitalize historically undervalued weaving patterns and advocate for ancestral Navajo Charro flocks. More below, including the artists and art workers in this year\u2019s Guggenheim Fellowship cohort, the upcoming closure of CUNY\u2019s beloved Social Practice art program, and overdue credit for Flemish Baroque painter Michaelina Wautier.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-none kg-cta-minimal kg-cta-no-dividers   \" data-layout=\"minimal\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Finally, I hope you\u2019ll join us today from 3\u20134pm EDT for a <\/span><u><span class=\"underline\">conversation<\/span><\/u><span> between Senior Editor Valentina Di Liscia and MacArthur \u201cGenius Grant\u201d recipient Tonika Lewis Johnson, whose art engages entire communities to challenge racial segregation. Become a <\/span><u><span class=\"underline\">Hyperallergic Member<\/span><\/u><span> to tune into the event!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u2014Lakshmi Rivera Amin, associate editor<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/facemask-monalisa-daily-newsletter-04142026.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1050\"><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"art-problems-do-i-need-to-go-to-art-fairs\">Art Problems: Do I Need to Go to Art Fairs?<\/h3>\n<p>Are the fairs worth the back pain and steep ticket prices? Paddy Johnson has the answer.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/vilcek-foundation.png\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"2000x1125\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Vilcek Foundation to Award $200,000 in Grants to Nonprofits Uplifting Immigrant Contributions<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The foundation invites grant applications from mission-aligned nonprofit organizations in the arts and sciences by April 30, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"news\">News<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/beloved-art-fair-shuts-down-04142026-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1050\"><figcaption><span>Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana created <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Deported Veterans: An Immersive Exhibit and Mural Project <\/em><\/i><span>as a 2024\u201325 SPCUNY Faculty Fellow. (photo courtesy SPCUNY and Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Social Practice City University of New York (SPCUNY), a five-year-old project that provides fellowships and support to social justice-minded artists across the public university system, will shutter next February.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Kenneth Tam, Alina Tenser, Sheida Soleimani, Leeza Meksin, and American Artist are among the 223 individuals receiving the annual 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship.<\/li>\n<li>Mexican artist Elina Chauvet says her \u201cRed Shoes\u201d installation was staged in Bucharest without her knowledge or name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"a-closer-look\">A Closer Look <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/Begay-04142026-daily-newsletter-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1050\"><figcaption><span>Nikyle Begay with their loom (courtesy the artist)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"nikyle-begay-resurrects-century-old-din%C3%A9-weavings\">Nikyle Begay Resurrects Century-Old Din\u00e9 Weavings<\/h3>\n<p>Artist and shepherd Begay&#8217;s creative process reinvigorates Native practices previously pushed to the margins. | Moonoka Begay,\u00a0Zach Feuer<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"40-years-later-houston%E2%80%99s-fotofest-keeps-its-edge\">40 Years Later, Houston\u2019s FotoFest Keeps Its Edge<\/h3>\n<p>The photography festival\u2019s anniversary retrospective embodies the spirit of freedom and internationalism present since its founding. | Julia Curl<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/04142026-Daily-Newsletter-paul-klee.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"14173x7441\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The first US museum exhibition to focus on the artist\u2019s late work, produced in response to the fascism of the 1930s. On view at the Jewish Museum through July 26, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-our-critics\">From Our Critics<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/Art-Review-04142026-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1050\"><figcaption><span>Michaelina Wautier, \u201cSelf-portrait\u201d (circa 1650) (courtesy the Royal Academy of Arts)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"michaelina-wautier-finally-known-by-her-name\">Michaelina Wautier Finally Known by Her Name<\/h3>\n<p>Despite apparent success and recognition during her lifetime, the artist seemingly flew undetected \u2014 or, more accurately, misattributed \u2014 beneath our noses for centuries.\u00a0| Olivia McEwan<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>Member event<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/Tonika-Lewis-Johnson-Daily-Newsletter-04142026.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"14173x7441\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Tonika Lewis Johnson: Segregation and How to Disrupt It<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Join us on April 15 for a conversation with social justice artist and recent MacArthur \u201cGenius Grant\u201d winner Tonika Lewis Johnson and Hyperallergic Senior Editor Valentina Di Liscia.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Register now<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<p>Sandy Sanders on Hakim Bishara&#8217;s &#8220;Ai Weiwei and the Art of Keeping Your Mouth Shut&#8221;:<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">The idea that an artist of Ai Weiwei&#8217;s stature can be censored, is an indicator of the existing system&#8217;s fear of free expression, thought and open dialog among people. Ai Weiwei&#8217;s father was tortured. He was placed in detention and exiled by authoritarian communism. Now he&#8217;s openly banned by the authoritarianism of capitalist appeasement culture where image is more important than reality. We have been at a turning point in civilization for far too long now, to give in to the peer pressure of losing status or job, for fear of saying the wrong thing. Speaking one&#8217;s mind and heart clearly, speaking truth to &#8220;authority&#8221;, has never been more important.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/04142026-Daily-Newsletter-wuiter.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1050\"><figcaption><span>Michaelina Wautier, \u201cTriumph of Bacchus\u201d (ca. 1643\u20131659)(All images courtesy Museum aan de Stroom)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"the-criminally-overlooked-talent-of-baroque-painter-michaelina-wautier\">The Criminally Overlooked Talent of Baroque Painter Michaelina Wautier<\/h3>\n<p>Michaelina Wautier\u2019s artistic talent was on par with that of her famous male contemporaries, like Rubens and Van Dyck. | Olivia McEwan<\/p>\n<hr>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n                        Daily Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<li>\n                        Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/main><\/p>\n<article class=\"gh-article post tag-daily-newsletter tag-newsletter no-image\">\n<header class=\"gh-article-header gh-canvas\">\n<p>                Daily Newsletter<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"gh-article-title is-title\">Michaelina Wautier\u2019s Overdue Triumph<\/h1>\n<p class=\"gh-article-excerpt is-body\">The Guggenheim Fellowship names 223 winners, CUNY\u2019s Social Practice program plans to shutter, and do we really need to go to the art fairs this spring?<\/p>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta\">\n<div class=\"gh-article-author-image instapaper_ignore\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-profile-image\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w160\/2025\/11\/hyperallergic-favicon-d-blank-r-g-s-500.png\" alt=\"Hyperallergic\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-wrapper\">\n<h4 class=\"gh-article-author-name\">Hyperallergic<\/h4>\n<div class=\"gh-article-meta-content\"><time class=\"gh-article-meta-date\" datetime=\"2026-04-15\">April 15, 2026<\/time><span class=\"gh-article-meta-length\"><span class=\"bull\">\u2014<\/span> 4 min read<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>If art fair season brings up mixed feelings, know that you\u2019re not alone. In the latest Art Problems, Paddy Johnson tackles a question many artists struggle with during the busy spring and fall: Do I really need to go to the art fairs?<\/p>\n<p>Also today, we interview Din\u00e9 shepherd and artist Nikyle Begay, whose life mission is to revitalize historically undervalued weaving patterns and advocate for ancestral Navajo Charro flocks. More below, including the artists and art workers in this year\u2019s Guggenheim Fellowship cohort, the upcoming closure of CUNY\u2019s beloved Social Practice art program, and overdue credit for Flemish Baroque painter Michaelina Wautier.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-none kg-cta-minimal kg-cta-no-dividers   \" data-layout=\"minimal\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Finally, I hope you\u2019ll join us today from 3\u20134pm EDT for a <\/span><u><span class=\"underline\">conversation<\/span><\/u><span> between Senior Editor Valentina Di Liscia and MacArthur \u201cGenius Grant\u201d recipient Tonika Lewis Johnson, whose art engages entire communities to challenge racial segregation. Become a <\/span><u><span class=\"underline\">Hyperallergic Member<\/span><\/u><span> to tune into the event!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u2014Lakshmi Rivera Amin, associate editor<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/facemask-monalisa-daily-newsletter-04142026.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1050\"><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"art-problems-do-i-need-to-go-to-art-fairs\">Art Problems: Do I Need to Go to Art Fairs?<\/h3>\n<p>Are the fairs worth the back pain and steep ticket prices? Paddy Johnson has the answer.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/vilcek-foundation.png\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"2000x1125\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Vilcek Foundation to Award $200,000 in Grants to Nonprofits Uplifting Immigrant Contributions<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The foundation invites grant applications from mission-aligned nonprofit organizations in the arts and sciences by April 30, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"news\">News<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/beloved-art-fair-shuts-down-04142026-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1050\"><figcaption><span>Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana created <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Deported Veterans: An Immersive Exhibit and Mural Project <\/em><\/i><span>as a 2024\u201325 SPCUNY Faculty Fellow. (photo courtesy SPCUNY and Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Social Practice City University of New York (SPCUNY), a five-year-old project that provides fellowships and support to social justice-minded artists across the public university system, will shutter next February.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Kenneth Tam, Alina Tenser, Sheida Soleimani, Leeza Meksin, and American Artist are among the 223 individuals receiving the annual 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship.<\/li>\n<li>Mexican artist Elina Chauvet says her \u201cRed Shoes\u201d installation was staged in Bucharest without her knowledge or name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"a-closer-look\">A Closer Look <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/Begay-04142026-daily-newsletter-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1050\"><figcaption><span>Nikyle Begay with their loom (courtesy the artist)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"nikyle-begay-resurrects-century-old-din%C3%A9-weavings\">Nikyle Begay Resurrects Century-Old Din\u00e9 Weavings<\/h3>\n<p>Artist and shepherd Begay&#8217;s creative process reinvigorates Native practices previously pushed to the margins. | Moonoka Begay,\u00a0Zach Feuer<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"40-years-later-houston%E2%80%99s-fotofest-keeps-its-edge\">40 Years Later, Houston\u2019s FotoFest Keeps Its Edge<\/h3>\n<p>The photography festival\u2019s anniversary retrospective embodies the spirit of freedom and internationalism present since its founding. | Julia Curl<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/04142026-Daily-Newsletter-paul-klee.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"14173x7441\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The first US museum exhibition to focus on the artist\u2019s late work, produced in response to the fascism of the 1930s. On view at the Jewish Museum through July 26, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-our-critics\">From Our Critics<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/Art-Review-04142026-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1050\"><figcaption><span>Michaelina Wautier, \u201cSelf-portrait\u201d (circa 1650) (courtesy the Royal Academy of Arts)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"michaelina-wautier-finally-known-by-her-name\">Michaelina Wautier Finally Known by Her Name<\/h3>\n<p>Despite apparent success and recognition during her lifetime, the artist seemingly flew undetected \u2014 or, more accurately, misattributed \u2014 beneath our noses for centuries.\u00a0| Olivia McEwan<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>Member event<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/Tonika-Lewis-Johnson-Daily-Newsletter-04142026.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"14173x7441\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Tonika Lewis Johnson: Segregation and How to Disrupt It<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Join us on April 15 for a conversation with social justice artist and recent MacArthur \u201cGenius Grant\u201d winner Tonika Lewis Johnson and Hyperallergic Senior Editor Valentina Di Liscia.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Register now<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<p>Sandy Sanders on Hakim Bishara&#8217;s &#8220;Ai Weiwei and the Art of Keeping Your Mouth Shut&#8221;:<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">The idea that an artist of Ai Weiwei&#8217;s stature can be censored, is an indicator of the existing system&#8217;s fear of free expression, thought and open dialog among people. Ai Weiwei&#8217;s father was tortured. He was placed in detention and exiled by authoritarian communism. Now he&#8217;s openly banned by the authoritarianism of capitalist appeasement culture where image is more important than reality. We have been at a turning point in civilization for far too long now, to give in to the peer pressure of losing status or job, for fear of saying the wrong thing. Speaking one&#8217;s mind and heart clearly, speaking truth to &#8220;authority&#8221;, has never been more important.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/04142026-Daily-Newsletter-wuiter.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1050\"><figcaption><span>Michaelina Wautier, \u201cTriumph of Bacchus\u201d (ca. 1643\u20131659)(All images courtesy Museum aan de Stroom)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"the-criminally-overlooked-talent-of-baroque-painter-michaelina-wautier\">The Criminally Overlooked Talent of Baroque Painter Michaelina Wautier<\/h3>\n<p>Michaelina Wautier\u2019s artistic talent was on par with that of her famous male contemporaries, like Rubens and Van Dyck. | Olivia McEwan<\/p>\n<hr>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n                        Daily Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<li>\n                        Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<section class=\"gh-content gh-canvas is-body\">\n<p>If art fair season brings up mixed feelings, know that you\u2019re not alone. In the latest Art Problems, Paddy Johnson tackles a question many artists struggle with during the busy spring and fall: Do I really need to go to the art fairs?<\/p>\n<p>Also today, we interview Din\u00e9 shepherd and artist Nikyle Begay, whose life mission is to revitalize historically undervalued weaving patterns and advocate for ancestral Navajo Charro flocks. More below, including the artists and art workers in this year\u2019s Guggenheim Fellowship cohort, the upcoming closure of CUNY\u2019s beloved Social Practice art program, and overdue credit for Flemish Baroque painter Michaelina Wautier.<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-none kg-cta-minimal kg-cta-no-dividers   \" data-layout=\"minimal\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Finally, I hope you\u2019ll join us today from 3\u20134pm EDT for a <\/span><u><span class=\"underline\">conversation<\/span><\/u><span> between Senior Editor Valentina Di Liscia and MacArthur \u201cGenius Grant\u201d recipient Tonika Lewis Johnson, whose art engages entire communities to challenge racial segregation. Become a <\/span><u><span class=\"underline\">Hyperallergic Member<\/span><\/u><span> to tune into the event!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>\u2014Lakshmi Rivera Amin, associate editor<\/em><\/p>\n<hr>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/facemask-monalisa-daily-newsletter-04142026.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1050\"><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"art-problems-do-i-need-to-go-to-art-fairs\">Art Problems: Do I Need to Go to Art Fairs?<\/h3>\n<p>Are the fairs worth the back pain and steep ticket prices? Paddy Johnson has the answer.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/vilcek-foundation.png\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"2000x1125\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Vilcek Foundation to Award $200,000 in Grants to Nonprofits Uplifting Immigrant Contributions<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The foundation invites grant applications from mission-aligned nonprofit organizations in the arts and sciences by April 30, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"news\">News<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/beloved-art-fair-shuts-down-04142026-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1050\"><figcaption><span>Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana created <\/span><i><em class=\"italic\">Deported Veterans: An Immersive Exhibit and Mural Project <\/em><\/i><span>as a 2024\u201325 SPCUNY Faculty Fellow. (photo courtesy SPCUNY and Lizbeth De La Cruz Santana)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>Social Practice City University of New York (SPCUNY), a five-year-old project that provides fellowships and support to social justice-minded artists across the public university system, will shutter next February.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Kenneth Tam, Alina Tenser, Sheida Soleimani, Leeza Meksin, and American Artist are among the 223 individuals receiving the annual 2026 Guggenheim Fellowship.<\/li>\n<li>Mexican artist Elina Chauvet says her \u201cRed Shoes\u201d installation was staged in Bucharest without her knowledge or name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"a-closer-look\">A Closer Look <\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/Begay-04142026-daily-newsletter-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1050\"><figcaption><span>Nikyle Begay with their loom (courtesy the artist)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"nikyle-begay-resurrects-century-old-din%C3%A9-weavings\">Nikyle Begay Resurrects Century-Old Din\u00e9 Weavings<\/h3>\n<p>Artist and shepherd Begay&#8217;s creative process reinvigorates Native practices previously pushed to the margins. | Moonoka Begay,\u00a0Zach Feuer<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"40-years-later-houston%E2%80%99s-fotofest-keeps-its-edge\">40 Years Later, Houston\u2019s FotoFest Keeps Its Edge<\/h3>\n<p>The photography festival\u2019s anniversary retrospective embodies the spirit of freedom and internationalism present since its founding. | Julia Curl<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>SPONSORED<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/04142026-Daily-Newsletter-paul-klee.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"14173x7441\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Paul Klee: Other Possible Worlds<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>The first US museum exhibition to focus on the artist\u2019s late work, produced in response to the fascism of the 1930s. On view at the Jewish Museum through July 26, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Learn more<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-our-critics\">From Our Critics<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/Art-Review-04142026-1.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1050\"><figcaption><span>Michaelina Wautier, \u201cSelf-portrait\u201d (circa 1650) (courtesy the Royal Academy of Arts)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"michaelina-wautier-finally-known-by-her-name\">Michaelina Wautier Finally Known by Her Name<\/h3>\n<p>Despite apparent success and recognition during her lifetime, the artist seemingly flew undetected \u2014 or, more accurately, misattributed \u2014 beneath our noses for centuries.\u00a0| Olivia McEwan<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-cta-card kg-cta-bg-white kg-cta-immersive  kg-cta-has-img  \" data-layout=\"immersive\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-sponsor-label\"><span>Member event<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/Tonika-Lewis-Johnson-Daily-Newsletter-04142026.jpg\" alt=\"CTA Image\" data-image-dimensions=\"14173x7441\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"kg-cta-content-inner\">\n<div class=\"kg-cta-text\">\n<p><b><strong>Tonika Lewis Johnson: Segregation and How to Disrupt It<\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span>Join us on April 15 for a conversation with social justice artist and recent MacArthur \u201cGenius Grant\u201d winner Tonika Lewis Johnson and Hyperallergic Senior Editor Valentina Di Liscia.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                            Register now<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"member-comment\">Member Comment<\/h2>\n<p>Sandy Sanders on Hakim Bishara&#8217;s &#8220;Ai Weiwei and the Art of Keeping Your Mouth Shut&#8221;:<\/p>\n<div class=\"kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-yellow\">\n<div class=\"kg-callout-text\">The idea that an artist of Ai Weiwei&#8217;s stature can be censored, is an indicator of the existing system&#8217;s fear of free expression, thought and open dialog among people. Ai Weiwei&#8217;s father was tortured. He was placed in detention and exiled by authoritarian communism. Now he&#8217;s openly banned by the authoritarianism of capitalist appeasement culture where image is more important than reality. We have been at a turning point in civilization for far too long now, to give in to the peer pressure of losing status or job, for fear of saying the wrong thing. Speaking one&#8217;s mind and heart clearly, speaking truth to &#8220;authority&#8221;, has never been more important.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2 id=\"from-the-archive\">From the Archive<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/2026\/04\/04142026-Daily-Newsletter-wuiter.jpg\" class=\"kg-image\" alt loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1050\"><figcaption><span>Michaelina Wautier, \u201cTriumph of Bacchus\u201d (ca. 1643\u20131659)(All images courtesy Museum aan de Stroom)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 id=\"the-criminally-overlooked-talent-of-baroque-painter-michaelina-wautier\">The Criminally Overlooked Talent of Baroque Painter Michaelina Wautier<\/h3>\n<p>Michaelina Wautier\u2019s artistic talent was on par with that of her famous male contemporaries, like Rubens and Van Dyck. | Olivia McEwan<\/p>\n<hr>\n<ul class=\"post-tags\">\n<li>\n                        Daily Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<li>\n                        Newsletter\n                      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/04\/On-the-Beach-2023.37.1_pt-0817.jpg\" alt=\"The Marsden Hartley Legacy Project Launches Online\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">The Marsden Hartley Legacy Project Launches Online<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">The first comprehensive catalogue of artworks by acclaimed modernist painter Marsden Hartley is now freely available on the internet.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Bates College Museum of Art<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/04\/AlighieroBoettiTuttoc.1988.Embroideryonfabric291_2x48in.-72.4x121.9cm-.CourtesyofMagazzinoItalianArt.PhotobyMarcoAnelli.jpg\" alt=\"Tutto Boetti 1966\u20131993\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">Tutto Boetti 1966\u20131993<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">An exhibition of works by Alighiero Boetti at Magazzino Italian Art.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">Magazzino Italian Art<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/04\/Untitled-6.jpg\" alt=\"The Bennett Prize Opens Fifth Call for Entries\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">The Bennett Prize Opens Fifth Call for Entries<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Women figurative realist painters can enter to win $75,000 and a traveling solo exhibition. Applications are open through September 19. <\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">The Bennett Prize<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"gh-card post\">\n<figure class=\"gh-card-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/storage.ghost.io\/c\/51\/f8\/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a\/content\/images\/size\/w600\/2026\/04\/1_Blank-and-Cold-Coffee-Corner.jpg\" alt=\"In Kyoung Chun: Make Room\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"gh-card-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"gh-card-title is-title\">In Kyoung Chun: Make Room<\/h3>\n<p class=\"gh-card-excerpt is-body\">Transparent houses, suspended structures, and intimate paintings serve as metaphors for belonging in this exhibition at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"gh-card-meta\"><span class=\"gh-card-author\">The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art<\/span><\/footer>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/hyperallergic.com\/michaelina-wautiers-overdue-triumph\/&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;&#8221;] Daily Newsletter Michaelina Wautier\u2019s Overdue Triumph The Guggenheim Fellowship names 223 winners, CUNY\u2019s Social Practice program plans to shutter, and do we really need to go to the art fairs this spring? 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