March is Women’s History Month, a time to reflect on the achievements, struggles, and undeniable impact of women across generations. This year, the Doral Contemporary Art Museum (DORCAM) is marking the occasion with a bold and visually arresting exhibition: Women of Vision: Photography, It’s About Time.
Curated by photographer and educator Mirta Gómez del Valle, the show brings together the work of 13 women photographers, each exploring themes of time, memory, and perspective. Opening on March 9 at DORCAM’s pop-up exhibition space at CityPlace Doral, the exhibition runs throughout the month, culminating in a special closing event on March 29, co-produced with PBS.
The exhibition’s title is both a declaration and a call to action. "When I was invited to curate this exhibition, I added the subtitle ‘Photography, It’s About Time’ as a kind of reminder, proclamation, assertion that a photograph is the crystallization of a specific moment in time—in the past tense," says Gómez del Valle. "All photographs are about the past; they align with the present or perhaps intend to represent the future, a facsimile of some type."
The show features a powerhouse lineup of artists: Eileen Bello de Arriaza, Marra Finkelstein, Isabella Marie García, AdrienneRose Gionta, Jessica Gispert, Silvia Lizama, Jillian Mayer, Flor Mayoral, Ania Moussawel, Stefanie Pérez, Samantha Salzinger, and Lissette Schaeffler. Additionally, guest artists MATERIA research group and Rocío Villalonga from Spain’s Universidad Miguel Hernández contribute to the conversation, broadening the exhibition’s global reach.
Gómez del Valle, whose career has spanned decades and continents, is no stranger to challenging the status quo. Born in Havana, Cuba, she has received prestigious fellowships, including the Guggenheim Fellowship and grants from the National Endowment for the Arts. Her work has been exhibited at institutions such as MoMA in New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Norton Museum of Art. As an Emeritus Professor of Art at Florida International University, she has shaped generations of photographers, encouraging them to push boundaries and tell their stories.
Her curatorial statement for Women of Vision places these contemporary artists in a lineage that includes Helen Levitt, Lola Álvarez Bravo, Cindy Sherman, Ishiuchi Miyako, Harriet Tubman, and Diane Arbus—women whose work has redefined photography.
"The ‘zen-like’ hand and eye coordination used with skill, persistence, intelligence, and grace can be seen in each body of work," Gómez del Valle explains. "Like a mating dance that calls attention to the multi-layered, cacophonous choreography, these images lure you in for closer inspection and worthiness."
More than just an exhibition, Women of Vision is an invitation to engage in dialogue, to see and question, to examine how photography continues to evolve as a medium for storytelling, activism, and artistic exploration.
The March 29 closing event, produced in partnership with PBS, promises a dynamic discussion with the artists and curators, delving deeper into the themes explored throughout the exhibition.
As Gómez del Valle asserts, "Women and photography arrived a long time ago, and there is no going back—look it up!"
The exhibition is free and open to the public, but RSVP is required.
SAVE THE DATE
What: Women of Vision: Photography, It’s About Time
When: Opening Reception – Sunday, March 9, 2025 | Exhibition runs through March 31, 2025
Time: Opening Reception: 11 AM – 2 PM | Closing Event with PBS: Saturday, March 29, 2025
Where: DORCAM - Pop-Up Exhibition Space, CityPlace Doral, 3450 NW 83rd Ave, Suite 216, Doral, FL 33122
More info: dorcam.org
Free with RSVP
