About

Speciwomen is a global organization aiming to shift representation in the arts. We are a community of young womxn from all over the world representing each other through the means of exhibitions, print editions, publications, interviews, essays and new media. Our goal is to bring forward the work of artists by making space for new dialogues.

Philo Cohen started Speciwomen in 2015, aiming to foster safer and wider spaces for womxn and womxn-adjacent artists to be recognized and heard.

If you are interested in becoming part of our community, email us. We are based in Brooklyn, NY but conduct projects globally.

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Founder + Director: Philo Cohen

Editorial Team

Past Editorial Managers: Merkin Karr, Gina Piersanti, Sendra Uebele

Guest Editor: Anna Prudhomme

Transcription + Translation Assistant: Aparna Mazumdar

Publishing Coordinator: Madeleine Riousse

Publication Relations

Head of Research & External Affairs: Charlotte Youkilis

Past Social Media Manager: Francesca Iacono

Past Communication & Marketing Fellows: Tale Burgess Øyehaug, Penelope Choussat, Pooja Desai

Past Interns

Priyanka Voruganti, Lily Seckendorf, Esther Paturel, Marj Ostani, Mahika Chawla, Eliza Moore, Sophia Fodor

Board of Directors

Philo Cohen – President

Paz Monge – Treasurer

Emilie Pitts – Secretary

Charlotte Youkilis – Chair of Board

Advisory Board

Eden Deering

Sienna Fekete

Hannah Gottlieb-Graham

Justine Kurland

Gala Prudent

Pamela Sneed

Special Projects Circle

Isabella Silverman, Los Angeles

Online Contributors

Photography

Lauren Davis, Melissa Nelson, Agnès Ngan Yem, Hannah Sommer, Mila Figuet, Louise Le Meur Rasmussen, Natalie Yang, Hlif Olafsdottir, Ruby Rose, Milah Libin

Art

Sendra Uebele, Gina Piersanti, Visnja Mihatov, Tegan Iversen, Maria Sem

Writing

Priyanka Voruganti, Lily Levy-Epstein, Mariah Whittsey , Ellen Grace, Blesst Bowden, Alexandre Colliex, Djali Brown Cepeda, Bella Crotti, Milah Libin, Ximena Prieto, Anna Prudhomme, Merkin Karr, Akua Shabaka

Print Contributors

Issue 1: First Interviews

Editor in Chief — Philo Cohen

Assistant Editor — Gina Piersanti

Copy Editor — Charlie Culbert

Designed by — Philo Cohen & Hannah Parsons

Cover Photography — Ruby Rose

Color & Print Production — Carolyn Burbridge

Photography

Ruby Rose

Melissa Nelson

Genevieve Nollinger

Naomi Sedgwick

Rhombie Sandoval

Luna Martin

Hannah Sommer

Writing

Philo Cohen

Priyanka Voruganti

Djali Brown-Cepeda

Gina Piersanti

Issue 2: Transnational Narratives

Editor in Chief — Philo Cohen

Primary Editor — Merkin Karr

Assistant Editors — Gina Piersanti, Bronwen Brenner, Lily Seckendorf, Priyanka Voruganti, Penelope Choussat

Designed by — Philo Cohen

Cover Photography — Crystal Daniels

Color & Print Production — Opero SRL

Photography

Crystal Daniels

Lauren Davis

Maureen Evans

Louise Le Meur

Milah Libin

Luna Martin

Emma Noelle

Alice Plati

Alex Westfall

Writing

Crisha Arivalagan

Verity Azario

Philo Cohen

Neah Gray

Emma Noelle

Hannah Parsons

Gina Piersanti

Priyanka Voruganti

The second issue of Speciwomen was funded thanks to the generous support of Lorna Simpson.

Issue 3: Fluidity

Editors-in-Chief — Philo Cohen & Anna Prudhomme

Assistant Editor — Merkin Karr

Junior Editors — Priyanka Voruganti & Aparna Mumzar

Guest Curator — Mila Figuet

Translators — Taïka Pello & Shiori Ota

Designed by — Dimanche Creative & Philo Cohen

Cover Photographer — Kinga Michalska

Color & Print Production — Opero SRL

Photography

Anissa Amalia

Faith Aylward

Talitha Bell

Ivy Rose Carr

Cayce Clifford

Lauren Davis

Tegwen Evans

Zhamak Fullad

Anne-Sophie Gillet

Diana Guerra

Mikaela Kautzky

Milah Libin

Kinga Michalska

Maya Millan

Camille Nsizoa

Annelise Ramooloo

Writing

Bronwen Brenner

Philo Cohen

Adinah Dancyger

Lauren Davis

Pauline Delfino

Carla Gras

Francesca Iacono

Alex Nawotka

Rachel Noon

Hannah Parsons

Gina Piersanti

Anna Prudhomme

Parmida Rezai

Jess Timlin

Mackenzie Thomas

Sendra Uebele

Priyanka Voruganti

Alex Westfall

Issue 4: I Belong To This

Curator — Justine Kurland

Editor-in-Chief — Philo Cohen

Assistant Editor — Isabella Silverman

Junior Editor — Francesca Iacono

Copy Editor — Isaac High

Editorial Intern — Hannah Elijah

Designed by — Philo Cohen

Color & Print Production — Opero SRL

Color Correction & Image Editing — Isaac High

Cover Photographer — AK Jenkins

Artists in the issue: Genesis Báez , Jennifer Calivas, Naima Green, AK Jenkins, Sydney Mieko King, Keli Safia Maksud, Jacky Marshall, Qiana Mestrich, Shala Miller, Cheryl Mukherji, Diana Palermo, Calafia Sánchez-Touzé, Keisha Scarville, Wendy Small, Gwen Smith, Anne Vetter, Annie Hsiao-Ching Wang.

Issue 5

Curator — Coco Fusco

Artist Liaison & Guest Editor — Naomi Spence

Editor-at-Large — Philo Cohen

Assistant Editor — Isaac High

Copy Editors — Tasmin Petrie, Milena Volonteri, Charlotte Youkilis

Head of Translation — Montserrat Cruz

Translators & Transcribers — Daniela Grande, Ximena Prieto, Isabella Killoran, Sofia Hidalgo

Head of Research & External Affairs — Charlotte Youkilis

Head of Distribution — Isabella Silverman

Designed by — Philo Cohen

Design Consultant — Dimanche Creative

Color & Print Production — Opero SRL

Cover Photographer — Alejandra Glez

Artists & art historians in the issue: Yissel Arce, Sandra Ceballos, Solveig Font, Alejandra Gonzales, Celia Gonzales, Glenda León, Susana Pillar, Sandra Ramos, Grethell Rasúa, Gertrudis Rivalta, Suset Sánchez.

Patrons

Irene Cohen

Charlie Culbert

Lisa Ehrenkranz

Christopher France

Angela Gentilcore

Lauren Guilford

Sofia Lentz-Escalante

Marissa Mackey

Aks Misyuta

Alice Plati

Eléonore Pourriat