The Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art is proud to present Women’s Rights are Human Rights: International Posters on Gender-Based Inequality, Violence, and Discrimination. Curated by Elizabeth Resnick (Professor Emerita, Graphic Design, Massachusetts College of Art and Design), this exhibition draws on decades of design practice from around the globe to demand equity and dignity for all. 

 

Taking her title from both the women’s rights movement and an important 1995 speech by Hillary Rodham Clinton, Resnick explains, “This exhibition features posters that celebrate the vital role everyone should play in protecting and promoting human rights while actively challenging gender inequality and stereotypes, advancing sexual and reproductive rights, and protecting women and girls against brutality. 

 

‘In their collective visual voice, they promote women’s empowerment and participation in society while challenging religious and cultural norms and patriarchal attitudes that restrict women from achieving their fullest potential.”

 

Selected for the Marjorie Barrick Museum’s WorkShop Gallery space by curatorial organizers Sydney Galindo and Laura Solsona Plazaola, these posters incorporate intersectional human rights issues such as climate change, labor solidarity, and Indigenous sovereignty, while drawing attention to specific instances of rights violations such as femicides in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, the Zan, Zendegi, Azadi (Women, Life, Freedom) movement in Iran, and the post-Roe struggle for abortion access in the US. They span a wide range of design styles, from humorous maximalist illustrations to streamlined icons and inventive typography. 

 

Women’s Rights are Human Rights: International Posters on Gender-Based Inequality, Violence, and Discrimination will be on view in the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art’s WorkShop Gallery from January 17 - May 17, 2025, with an opening reception from 5–8 p.m. on the evening of January 24. The Marjorie Barrick Museum is open from Tuesday–Saturday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Entry is always free.

 

Sydney Galindo, a first-generation Filipina American of Visayan and Indigenous descent, is dedicated to decolonizing the art world through her curatorial work. Her practice emphasizes indigenization and curatorial activism, highlighting the voices and experiences of minority artists. Galindo holds a BA in Art History from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Museum Studies, intending to reshape the dialogue around art, culture, and representation.

 

Laura Solsona Plazaola is an emerging curator with a research-based practice. Since moving to the United States from Cuba in 2011, she has joined the University of Nevada, Las Vegas College of Liberal Arts as an Anthropology major and served as the UNLV Anthropology Society president (2023).