In the postwar era, societal shifts made it possible for larger numbers of women to work professionally as artists, yet their work was often dismissed in the male dominated art world, and few support networks existed for them. (joanmitchellfoundation.org)
She exhibited regularly in New York, pushing up against the male dominated art world of the time. (jacktworkov.com)
While grappling with her place in a male dominated art world, the artist also lovingly explores the unrealized artistic career of her mother, an aspiring amateur artist who suffered from Bipolar Disorder throughout her adult life. (paris-la.com)