March 8, 2022
International Women’s Day 2022
![Lisa Bower History Collections Assistant Curator and Registrar Lisa Bower History Collections Assistant Curator and Registrar](https://museum.novascotia.ca/sites/default/files/lisa-collection.jpg)
From Lisa Bower History Collections Assistant Curator and Registrar
In honor of International Women’s Day, in support of #StandWithUkraine & in the spirit of the Mystetskyi Arsenal Team Appeal I wanted to spotlight the Ukrainian artist, Maria Prymachenkco (1908-1997). Her spirit and colourful artwork reminds me of Nova Scotia’s own Maude Lewis. The Ivankiv Historical-Cultural Museum which housed some of her works, was recently destroyed during the conflict in Ukraine.
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Here are some examples of Nova Scotian embroidery and textiles that like Prymachenkco’s, combine the modern with the traditional.