Medrie MacPhee included in Anonymous Was A Woman

7 March, 2025

Medrie MacPhee is included in this comprehensive account of remarkable artwork and accomplishments by 251 contemporary women recipients of the Anonymous Was A Woman award, published by The University of Chicago Press.

Edited by Nancy Princenthal and Vesela Sretenovic Anonymous Was A Woman: The First 25 Years celebrates the transformative impact of women artists on contemporary art since the founding of the titular grant. In addition to new essays by Valerie Cassel Oliver, Alexandra Schwartz, Cecilia Fajardo-Hill, Jenni Sorkin, and Gaby Collins-Fernandez, the book offers a biographical description with selected artworks of each artist who received the Anonymous Was A Woman (AWAW) award from its founding in 1996 through 2020, a period in which the accomplishments of women have thoroughly transformed contemporary art.

In honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the AWAW award, this landmark publication surveys each of the recipient’s careers and offers a wealth of previously untold histories. Anonymous Was A Woman also includes contributions by coeditors Nancy Princenthal and Vesela Sretenovic, along with commentaries by other women scholars and a roundtable discussion featuring founder Susan Unterberg.

(source: The University of Chicago Press Website, 2025)