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In Conversation With... An exhibit exploring women's ability to exist in multiple spaces, the ways in which we communicate, and our adaptability. Featuring the work of over 15 artists, and representing 6 countries, we were given another opportunity to showcase female creators and artists during Women's History Month for the third year in a row.
On View: March 1 - March 31, 2024

Thank you to our featured artists for allowing us to showcase their work.
Oniosun Victoria Erioluwa
Anastasiia Novitskaya
Laura Marie P. Mudafort
Susan Grace
Sydney Guzman
Jing Kong
Kateryna Bortsova
Jax Mildner
Nerat Zion David
Maria Haag
Amalia Castoldi
Amy Vensel
Billie Mae
MacKenzie Mercurio
Yue Hua
Cheryl Russell
Devyn Nickel

As always, a huge THANK YOU to all of the amazing female artists and creators that submitted to our open call. We were overwhelmed by the response, and will continue to offer these opportunities in the future.

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We are now accepting submissions for our 3rd annual Women’s History Month exhibit! This year’s title and theme is, In Conversation With... and we welcome all works that explore women’s ability to exist in multiple spaces, the ways in which we communicate, and our adaptability.

This call is open to all female artists 18 years and older, and artwork can be of any medium. Do not hesitate to apply as we encourage and welcome submissions from all experience levels.

We are also accepting nominations to highlight creative professionals and the work they do that encapsulates our exhibit themes. Those selected will be featured throughout the duration of the exhibit. If you have an artist or creative professional in mind, please nominate and share.

Deadline 2/22

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Our first creative space of the year belongs to visual artist, Shannon Sphar. Shannon is a multidisciplinary artist who began exploring her creative interests at an early age, and has continued to create for over 20 years.

Check out her studio tour at the link below:
https://www.gallerymui.com/post/shannon-sphar-studio-tour
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We want to know the process behind the pieces we love. Studio Tours provides an intimate setting for visitors to get to know artists where they’re most comfortable — in their creative spaces. We are now accepting rolling submissions for studio tours as part of our Creative Spaces interview series.
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Biodiversity
Oil on Canvas, 75x100 cm
by Shkurte Ramushi
/ Shkurte Ramushi Art

"In my paintings, the stones represent sustainability, trees represent life, mushrooms represent humanity and cacti represents survival. These are the main symbols that remind us that in addition to heaven, paradise can easily be found under our feet, on earth."

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All eyes on us, a solo exhibition by painter and photographer Shkurte Ramushi, explores nature, society, and the human soul. Ramushi uses natural elements and colors symbolically throughout her work with the intent to connect the viewer with the world around us, reminding us that "paradise can easily be found under our feet."

On View: 4/10-4/28

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New Month, New Open Calls!

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Out Of Office
An online group exhibition exploring the ways we escape the mundane, and themed around ease, restfulness, and relaxation.
Fee: $0-$10
Deadline: 4/24

Flora 5 Zine
We are accepting submissions for the fifth issue of our zine, FLORA. We are welcoming submissions of all disciplines responding to our prompt: When I'm feeling blue
Deadline: 4/30

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In Bloom: Celebrating Women in Art features the work of over 25 artists, presenting 30 works, and representing 16 countries. This online exhibition explores the beauty of simplicity, the wisdom of experience, and is centered on the themes of rebirth and transformation.

We are so happy to be showcasing the work of female creators and artists only, for a second year in a row. Our annual Women's History Month exhibition gives us the opportunity to honor the work of women from around them world, and we don't take that task lightly. We will also be highlighting the work and businesses of female creative professionals during the exhibit and throughout the duration of Women’s History Month.

As always, a huge THANK YOU to all of the amazing female artists and creators that submitted to our open call. We were overwhelmed by the response, and will continue to offer these opportunities in the future.
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We are excited to announce the open call for our second annual Women’s History Month online exhibit! This year our exhibition, In Bloom: Celebrating Women in Art, will explore the beauty of simplicity, the wisdom of experience, and is centered on the theme of rebirth.
This call is open to all female artists 18 years and older, and artwork can be of any medium.

We are also accepting nominations to highlight creative professionals and the work that they do that encapsulates our exhibit themes throughout the duration of the exhibit. If you have an artist or creative professional in mind, please nominate and share.

This open call has an application fee of $10. The application fee for students is discounted to $5, and we are also accepting applications under financial hardship, which have no application fee. This fee is non-refundable and does not guarantee selection.

Deadline 2/24


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To celebrate a year of The Archive, we are now accepting submissions for studio tours as part of our Creative Spaces interview series.

We want to know the process behind the pieces we love. Studio Tours provides an intimate setting for visitors to get to know artists where they’re most comfortable — in their creative spaces. If you’re an artist with a designated art space, we want to hear from you.

This call is open to all creators 18 years and older, and responses can be submitted in a written, auditory, or visual format.

Deadline 2/13

https://www.gallerymui.com/post/studio-tour-open-call

Photo by Adrien Olichon

We are now accepting submissions for our second entry in the Today I... Visual Journal Series.

Today I... is a visual journal entry series that combines different mediums and styles to tell a story, transporting viewers into a world woven together by accompanying visuals, and the words that narrate it. Each entry has a different theme in the form of a prompt.

Our second prompt is the following:..I couldn't make it

This series open call is accepting all artistic mediums including, but not limited to, writing, film, visual art, music, and performance art.

Deadline 12/23

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We are now accepting submissions for our first entry in the Today I... Visual Journal Series.

Today I... is a visual journal entry series that combines different mediums and styles to tell a story, transporting viewers into a world woven together by accompanying visuals, and the words that narrate it. Each entry has a different theme in the form of a prompt.

Our first prompt is the following: ..I feel like I'm floating

This series open call is accepting all artistic mediums including, but not limited to, writing, film, visual art, music, and performance art.

Deadline 9/20

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Figure in Red
32x24cm, Paper
by Olga Nikiforova
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Transformation
│ July 8 - August 1, 2022

Olga Nikiforova is a textile, mixed media, and collage artist from Uzbekistan, currently living in Cameroon. A french teacher and psychologist by trade, Olga was born and raised in Tashkent, where she started moving around the world with her family 12 years ago, from Kyrgyzstan, to Laos, the Solomon Islands, and Cameroon. "Traveling around the world has left a deep mark on my life and has also literally pushed me to become creative.”

"These artworks allow me to demonstrate everything that I love so much in collage as an artist. The subtle play of lines, angles, meanings, a hint of provocation, the juxtaposition of spaces. The obvious becomes quite unobvious.”

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Excerpt from “Transformation” Exhibition. Tap the link in our bio to learn more about this exhibition. View on desktop for best experience.
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333
12x10x4 in, Fabric Beads & Vinyl
by Hayley Barker
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Utopia
│ July 6 - July 30, 2022

Hayley is an artist based in Denver, CO. Her work focuses on creating utopian worlds of whimsy and color with multi-dimensional materials.

"Utopia is a series of abstract soft sculpture works depicting different worlds through up-cycled multimedia expression.”

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Excerpt from “Utopia” Exhibition. Tap the link in our bio to learn more about this exhibition. View on desktop for best experience.
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Adam’s Apocalypse II
25x28 in, Ballpoint Pen Drawing on Paper
by Maduka Onyebuchi
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the
gaze │ July 3 - July 29, 2022

Self taught artist, Maduka (b.1997), uses ballpoint pen as his medium of choice.

"These works are based on personal experience, things that we’ve seen going on in our personal life.”

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Excerpt from “the gaze” Exhibition. Tap the link in our bio to learn more about this exhibition. View on desktop for best experience.
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Passing Love
Mixed Media Painting on Paper, 70x50 cm
by Li Chao
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The Silent
Majority │ June 7 - July 1, 2022

Li Chao is a Berlin based interdisciplinary artist, creating art in the form of material painting, installation, performance, sound, and video. The Silent Majority explores distance and the semblance of modern social life.

"Modern social life has melted into a plethora of landscapes in which everything about immediate life has merged into a simple semblance. It is out of this personal observation that I created my series "Moving Landscapes" in 2021. The place and situation in which I place these moving landscapes is the church and mass."

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Excerpt from “The Silent Majority” Exhibition. Tap the link below to learn more about this exhibition. View on desktop for best experience.
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Reflections
Chalk, 59.4x84.1 cm
by Nazmine Begum
/ @ nazmine.b
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The Element
of Identity │ June 5 - June 29, 2022

Nazmine Begum is a South Asian, Muslim creative based in London, with a background in fine art, art/design, and creative media. Through her work she champions equality, inclusivity, access, and accurate representation of marginalised groups.

"[My works] hone in on the trials and tribulations faced by identifying with marginalised groups, combatting and diminishing the stereotypes associated with them."

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Excerpt from “The Element of Identity” Exhibition. Tap the link in our bio to learn more about this exhibition. View on desktop for best experience.
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Untitled, 2021.
Oil on Canvas, 40x50 cm
by Hyunsun Yoo
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Human
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Humanity │ June 2 - June 27, 2022

With a background in fine art and art history, South Korean artist, Hyunsun Yoo, explores themes of human desire, energy, communication, interaction, and freedom.

"I present people as independent subjects, but don’t focus on them as individuals."

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Excerpt from “Human and Humanity” Exhibition. Tap the link in our bio to learn more about this exhibition. View on desktop for best experience.
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We are now accepting submissions for our online solo exhibitions, which will take place during the months of June - August.

Our goal with these solo exhibitions is to provide creators with a platform to present their work, in their words, regardless of experience level. We have opened this call to all creators, including musicians, writers, and designers, as we believe exhibitions should not be limited by artistic medium. Combinations of mediums are welcome and encouraged.

Application fee - $0-$25

Deadline 5/22

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We asked some of our In Spring exhibiting artists about their experiences and any advice they could offer female artists and creators. Head over to our blog to read their great responses!

From One to Another Featuring the experiences and advice from female artists and creators. FROM ONE TO ANOTHER We asked some of our In Spring exhibiting artists about their experiences and any advice they could offer female artists and creators in the form of these four prompts: - What is one piece of advice you would....

In Spring is now live!

In Spring explores women in their entirety, in their own words. This online exhibition is centered on the themes of growth, change, and identity, and showcases the work of female creators and artists only. We also highlighted the work and businesses of female creators Linathi Makanda, Styling by Chi, and Sasha Phillips during the exhibit and will continue the duration of Women’s History Month.

And a huge THANK YOU to all of the amazing female artists and creators that submitted to our open call. We were overwhelmed by the response.

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Deadline 2/21 11:59pm CST

In Spring explores women in their entirety, in their own words. This online exhibition is centered on the themes of growth, change, and identity, and will showcase the work of female creators and artists only.

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We are now accepting submissions for our online exhibition, In Spring.

In Spring explores women in their entirety, in their own words. This online exhibition is centered on the themes of growth, change, and identity, and will showcase the work of female creators and artists only.
Deadline 2/21



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Our deconstruction open call for our upcoming zine will be closing tomorrow at midnight. Thank you to all of the submissions we have received thus far. All creators welcome.

& we’re live! Welcome to The Archive 🦚

As promised, our open call for our upcoming zine is live. The theme is deconstruction and we will be publishing select responses in both our upcoming zine as well on The Archive. All creators welcome. GALLERYMUI.COM

Deadline 1/9

We are also still accepting rolling submissions for our Behind The Art Series. Thank you to everyone that has submitted. Many more features to come.

As promised, we will be hosting another open call to celebrate the launch of our blog, The Archive. We will be doing something a bit different by accepting written submissions for the first time for our quarterly zine, FLORA. The theme is deconstruction and we will be featuring select responses in both our upcoming zine as well on The Archive. All creators welcome. More details to follow. Mark your calendars! 12/22