The National Association of Women Artists (N.A.W.A.), the first professional women's art organization in the United States, presents its 124th annual exhibition at the Sylvia Wald and Po Kim Art Gallery from August 27 to September 28, 2013. The exhibition continues the mission of N.A.W.A., established in 1889, to promote culture and education in the visual arts with emphasis on fine art created by women. N.A.W.A.'s current membership includes artists from nearly every state in the U.S.

This year's annual includes over 250 works in a wide range of media: painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, digital imagery, watercolor, collage, and others. The work was selected by the artists themselves. Over $10,000 in awards in special categories that have been established over N.A.W.A.'s long history were chosen by guest judges this year, the artists Nancy Azara, Joyce Pommer and Lydia Viscardi. Originally founded as the Women's Art Club, the organization went through several name changes until the current name, the National Association of Women Artists, was taken in 1941. Many important women artists have been associated with N.A.W.A. including: Mary Cassatt, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Isabel Bishop, Dorothy Dehner, Alice Neel, Louise Nevelson, Audrey Flack, Miriam Schapiro, Pat Adams, Faith Ringgold, and many others. Honorary Vice-Presidents include: Pat Adams, Judith Brodsky, Judy Chicago, Ann Chwatsky, Miriam Russo Enders, Marisol, Mary Ellen Mark, Clare Romano, Dorothea Rockburne, Cornelia Seckel and Kay WalkingStick. The works in this exhibition are available for sale, continuing N.A.W.A.'s long tradition of supporting women artists working all over the United States.

This year's event also anticipates the organization's landmark 125th anniversary in 2014.