Sentences with phrase «of the few female»

The tech entrepreneur Clara Shih, who founded the successful social - media company Hearsay Social in 2010 and joined the board of Starbucks at the tender age of 29, is one of the few female CEOs in the still - macho world of Silicon Valley.

Sarah Casanova, one of the few female corporate leaders in Japan, has succeeded via town halls with mothers.

Joanne Moore is our current Master Distiller and one of the few female Gin Masters in the world.

She is one of the few female doctors in the Premier League, certainly its most visible, and is subject to sexist chants and jeers nearly every time she enters the pitch.

With the Prime Minister attempting to draw a line under the affair and preserve one of the few female members of his Cabinet, some 78 % of voters taking part in the poll said that Mrs Miller should be sacked as Culture Secretary, against just 10 % who said she should stay.

Although my unscientific poll of a few female friends revealed that shots of other women smiling at you might be a no - no.

Homo sapiens is arguably the only species to have clear female orgasm, and one of the few female mammals to remain sexually receptive year - round.

Odette Sansom, one of the few female spies for the Allies in World War II, bore witness against Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg.

Elena's Models is one of the few female - owned - and - operated Russian dating websites, and Elena prioritizes results over profits.

And Rachel Morrison, one of the few female cinematographers in Hollywood, has captured the beauty of the African land, as well as the stunning artwork of the aforementioned ladies, to perfection.

singer and songwriter Julia Holter turns the introspective sound of such albums as «Tragedy» and «Ekstasis» into the indie - score grit of an upstart fighter refusing to stay down, becoming one of the few female composers to step into the boxing movie ring as she captures a stripped - down and ultimately orchestral inspirational spirit for the terrifically unsung drama «Bleed For This» (Milan Records)

One of our few female Cinematographers Reed Morano steps behind the camera in a different way to make her directorial debut on «Meadowland,» written...

Shelton is one of the few female directors who is able to keep creating films after her debut, and it's a reminder as to why supporting films created by women are so important.

Taymor, love her or hate her, is one of the few female visionaries working in film.

As one of the few female surfers in the area, Ashley soon gained a reputation as, «Chica Brava» (brave girl), which would later become the company's namesake.

I agree that the presence of few female artists in the past is very much a social condition, not an esthetic one.

Mitchell is considered a principal figure in the second generation of Abstract Expressionists as well as one of the few female exponents.

She was one of the few female artists to be promoted by the legendary Annely Juda, whose eponymous London gallery from 1968 introduced so many European and American abstract artists to this country.

One of the few female sculptors of her generation to have created the kind of monumental steel, bronze, and stone works more often associated with men, Pepper has been making site - specific, freestanding abstract pieces around the world for more than five decades, including numerous public commissions.

This is the first major retrospective in the US of works by the Italian painter, sculptor, and installation artist Marisa Merz — one of the few female artists associated with Arte Povera.

She was one of the few female stars of the Abstract Expressionist generation of postwar New York, living on Coenties Slip in Lower Manhattan, a neighbor of Robert Indiana, Ellsworth Kelly and James Rosenquist.

Mitchell, an abstract expressionist painter, was one of the few female artists to gain critical and public acclaim during a largely male dominated era.

Mitchell was born in Chicago and in 1950 moved to New York where she was one of the few female artists to participate in seminal exhibitions alongside prominent Abstract Expressionists such as Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline.

In 1959 Bontecou became one of the few female artistsin Leo Castelli's stable.

She is one of the few female artists to have had a retrospective show at the Museum of Modern Art...

Other collectors influenced me... Harald Falckenberg from Hamburg and Ingvild Goetz from Munich... one of the few female collectors and the first to focus on time - based media.

She was one of the few female collectors and the first to focus on time - based media.

As one of the few female Abstract Expressionists active in the 1950s, how was her work received by critics, institutions and the marketplace?

The second showcase of British Conceptual art shines a light on Marie Yates, a feminist land artist and one of the few female artists involved with the movement.

Medium: Painting Style: Athletic abstract expressionism Birthday: 1939 Superpower: Fishman is one of the few female artists associated with the boys» club that is Abstract Expressionism.

She was one of the few female artists to be internationally recognised and celebrated at that time.

Feb 1: Dorothea Tanning (1910 - 2012) Dorothea Tanning, who was one of the few female artists involved in the surrealist movement, died this week at her home in New York, aged 101.

One of the few female painters to gain recognition within the American Abstract Expressionist movement, Joan Mitchell was known for her often violent brushwork on unprimed canvases.

Marjorie Strider was one of the few female pop artists to gain prominence in 1960s New York — an otherwise male - dominated arena.

One of ten artists (including David Smith and Alexander Calder) who were invited by the Italian government to create new works for the Spoleto festival in 1962, where they were given access to materials, tools, and assistants allowing for large - scale sculptures, Pepper began a lifelong engagement with such industrial processes — one of the few female artists of her generation to do so.

Rosemarie Castoro (1939 - 2015) was one of the few female Minimalists at the heart of New York's 1960s art scene.

She was an essential member of the American Abstract expressionist movement, and one of the few female painters to gain critical and public acclaim in the era.

As one of the few female Chinese artists to emerge from the generation born in the 1960s and to come of age during the Cultural Revolution, Lin Tianmiao's rise to international prominence in 1990s is in itself significant.

Mitchell is recognized as a principal figure — and one of the few female artists — in the second generation of American Abstract Expressionists.

One of the few female members of the Club — the historic, testosterone - fueled den of the Abstract Expressionists — Schloss knew everyone who was anyone during the 20 - year cultural ferment in postwar New York.

One of the few female artists associated with the 1960's Light & Space Movement in Southern California, Corse is primarily known for her minimalist, monochromatic white or black paintings.

That leadership role also includes being one of the few female executives in the real estate industry.

Not exact matches

And there are regrettably few women on the list — a reflection of how few female CEOs lead major public companies in Canada.

In the 1970s and»80s, fewer than 5 percent of musicians in the top five symphonies were female.

Below are just a few of the young female leaders leading national and international conversations about some of the world's most critical issues:

As one of Marvel's few onscreen female superheroes, it's a very important one, too.

Then West began noticing that people remembered her specifically because she was one of the few black females in the field, and she says she started to revel in her unique status.

Gelada baboons (Theropithecus gelada) live in small units, which consist of up to a dozen females, a few subordinate males and a dominant male, who holds exclusive reproductive rights to the females.

One of the few recognizable female faces in the gaming industry, she's helping to build one of the best game development companies in the world.

Having at least a few would better support the success of female - led startups.