JK Art & Design Projects and Haslauer Gallery have jointly organized an exhibition titled “Centenarians: Three Brazilian Women Artists” in Southampton. The show features works by Jandyra Waters, Renina Katz, and Niobe Xandó, three Brazilian women artists whose careers span from the 1940s through the 2000s, with each living near or past the age of 100. The exhibition highlights historically significant and late-career pieces that engage with Brazilian modern and postwar abstraction, including the Neo-Concrete movement.
This exhibition matters because it brings renewed visibility to three pioneering women artists who developed distinct visual languages within a male-dominated art world, contributing to the formal and conceptual evolution of Brazilian abstraction. By focusing on artists who lived and worked across nearly a century, the show underscores the importance of longevity and sustained creative practice, while also addressing historical gaps in the recognition of women artists from Latin America. The exhibition runs through July 15.