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.
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
Mariza Scotch
Jason Tucker
Sarah Walker
Cindy Weisbart
Veda Wendell
If you are interested in becoming a patron, you can explore our membership tiers here.
Donors of the Speciwomen Library
Artbook | D.A.P.
Mary Lea Bandy
Moyra Davey
Kate Davis
Editions Patrick Frey
Christian Garcia Martin
Justine Kurland
Haim Steinbach
August Raven
Phoebe Van Dunsen
Kate Zambreno
David Zwirner Books
If you are interested in our donors program, or looking to get rid of books, please contact us at speci.women.official@gmail.com
Current and past stockists
If you'd like to stock our printed issues, please reach out to us at speci.women.official@gmail.com.
Paris
La librairie du Palais de Tokyo - Walther König & Cahiers d'Art
Rome
Hudson, NY
Cayman Islands
Library Fetish at Palm Heights
*We are also stocked in kiosks in Barcelona and Berlin. Please email us if you would like a full list of worldwide stockists.
New York
ARTBOOK @ MoMA PS1 Magazine Shop
Los Angeles
Mexico City
London
Art Book Fairs
Brooklyn Art Book Fair, Index Art Book Fair, Los Angeles Art Book Fair.