In this episode of Women United ART PODCAST, we are joined by Kathy Cornwell, a Northern Virginia–based artist whose vibrant and intricate works combine monotype printmaking, collage, and paper cutting into richly layered compositions.

Kathy’s practice is rooted in intuition, repetition, and the exploration of shape as a visual language. Through her distinctive process, she creates dynamic works that invite the viewer to slow down and engage more deeply—discovering hidden relationships, unexpected details, and moments of quiet curiosity within each piece.

With a career spanning decades, Kathy has exhibited widely across the United States and has been recognized through numerous awards, including being a multiple-time finalist and recipient in the Women United ART PRIZE.

In this conversation, we explore Kathy’s artistic journey, her evolution into mixed media, and how she balances structure with spontaneity in her work. We also dive into the role of play, experimentation, and persistence in sustaining a long-term creative practice.

This episode is a reminder that art doesn’t always begin with certainty—but with curiosity, movement, and trust in the process.

Tune in and step into Kathy’s world of rhythm, texture, and intuitive discovery.

KATHY CORNWELL

www.kathycornwell.com

IG: @kathy.cornwell.art

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Today’s episode is a deeply moving and powerful conversation about love, visibility, and the radical act of painting tenderness into history.

I’m honored to be joined by Joan Cox, a Baltimore-based painter and the second-place winner of the Women United ART PRIZE 2025 in the Painting & Drawing Category. For more than two decades, Joan has been creating vibrant, emotionally rich portraits of lesbian couples—works that reclaim space for queer intimacy, memory, and representation in a canon that has long erased these stories.

Joan’s journey spans opening a gallery in New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina, returning to graduate school to fully embrace her LGBTQ+ identity in her work, and building a practice that blends autobiography, historical references, symbolism, and activism. Her paintings are lush, sensual, and layered with meaning—images she wished she could have seen growing up.

In this conversation, we’ll explore how painting became a form of survival, how she reclaims art history through queer narratives, and why tenderness itself is a powerful political gesture.

JOAN COX

www.joancoxart.com

IG: @joancox.artist

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In this deeply introspective and expansive episode, we welcome Nimea Ariana, a multidisciplinary artist whose work bridges painting, sculpture, textiles, writing, and immersive installation to explore the profound connection between art and spirituality.

Nimea’s practice invites us beyond the visible—into a space where consciousness, identity, and cosmic awareness unfold through meditative and transcendental experiences. Her work transforms environments into powerful, sensory journeys, encouraging viewers to step into the unknown and reconnect with their inner world.

Having begun her career in event and exhibit design, Nimea’s path took a transformative turn through a series of life-changing experiences that led her to fully embrace her artistic calling in 2019. Since then, she has exhibited at institutions including the Art Gallery of Ontario and participated in major projects such as The Artist Project and AGO Massive, earning multiple awards for her innovative and deeply resonant work.

In this conversation, we explore Nimea’s journey of self-discovery, the role of spirituality and intuition in her creative process, and how art can become a portal for healing, transformation, and deeper understanding of our place in the universe. We also touch on how personal challenges shaped her path, and how she continues to create from a place of curiosity, resilience, and inner alignment.

This episode is an invitation—to slow down, to look inward, and to reconnect with your own creative and spiritual essence.

Tune in and step into a conversation that expands both perspective and possibility.

NIMEA ARIANA

www.nimeaariana.com

IG: @nimeaariana

This show is brought to you by Women United ART MOVEMENT, a global platform highlighting women in the arts through a wide range of opportunities such as solo and group exhibits, annual art prize for women artists, and quarterly publication.

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