*Z3. Women Artists from the Middle Ages until Today
Art, Music & Theater | Registration opens 2/25/2026 9:00 AM
This course will cover mostly European and American women artists who have been documented and whose works are extant from the Middle Ages to the present. Biographical information, when available, will be included. A good knowledge of art history is not necessary, but is certainly useful. The presentation will be primarily chronologic and thematically organized. Feminist art historian Linda Nochlin’s influential and seminal essay “Why Have There Been No Great Women Artists?” is available online and highly recommended. The PDF can be downloaded via this link.
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José Moreno-Lacalle
Presenter
José Moreno-LaCalle, MA, taught advanced placement (AP) art history for seven years at the Lenox School, a private school in Manhattan. On several occasions, he took his art history students on trips to Europe. He also taught history courses covering Europe, Asia, Africa, and pre-Columbian America. He later worked for Sotheby's auction house for 16 years.
Felice Gelman
Presenter & Host
Felice Gelman, MA, MBA, (LLI) is a retired investment manager. She has traveled extensively in Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, and Israel. She spent the last 18 years working to support a theatre and cultural center in the city of Jenin in the West Bank of Palestine—The Freedom Theatre. She also helped produce three of The Freedom Theatre’s plays in the United States. Most recently, she enjoyed working on the Bard LLI multipresenter class Immigration—Too Hot to Handle?
Jackie Olivet
Session Manager
Jackie Olivet, JD, (LLI) practiced law in the Hudson Valley for 20 years while also serving as a City of Kingston assistant city attorney, as an Ulster County assistant district attorney, and as a law guardian for children. She then became a full time secondary ed social studies teacher for 20 years teaching history, government, economics, and criminal justice in addition to being an adjunct instructor with Dutchess Community College teaching law courses.