LEGACY: The Women of WARM Gallery

The Kickernick Gallery has the distinct privilege of hosting the women of WARM. This exhibition celebrates the 50-year anniversary of the WARM Gallery, honoring the enduring legacy of the female artists who have shaped Minnesota’s artistic landscape. A legacy rooted right here in the Minneapolis Warehouse District.

Bonus! Guests will have exclusive access to over 30 open artist studios! This is an opportunity to meet the Kickernick Building artists in their creative spaces, take a peek behind-the-scenes, and hear directly from the artists about their inspiration and creative process.

LEGACY: The Women of WARM Gallery

is a landmark exhibition honoring a pioneering feminist art movement

as it marks the 50th anniversary of its founding in April 1976 in the Warehouse

District of Minneapolis.

This spring, Minnesota honors a transformative force in American art history: the

Women’s Art Registry of Minnesota (WARM). Marking its 50th anniversary,

WARM presents LEGACY: The Women of WARM Gallery at the Kickernick

Gallery in Minneapolis. This exhibition, with accompanying catalog book, is an

extraordinary exhibition showcasing the work of 73 groundbreaking women

artists who helped redefine the landscape of contemporary art and feminist

expression.

Founded in the early 1970s, at a time when women artists were routinely

overlooked by galleries, museums, and curators, WARM began as a bold act of

visibility — a 35mm slide registry created to promote the artwork of women artists

in the Twin Cities. It evolved into a feminist cooperative gallery that operated for

15 years (1976 - 1991), the largest women’s art collective in the country. What

followed was a decades-long legacy of artistic excellence, mentorship, and

activism.

This 50-year celebration is more than an art show—it is a tribute to a movement.

WARM not only gave voice and space to women artists at a critical moment in

American history, but also shaped generations through its pioneering mentorship

program, innovative exhibitions, and unwavering commitment to equity in the

arts.

The exhibition will run April 10 - June 13, 2026.
Photo credit Linda Gammel

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