Betty Leacraft Featured in Article on Women Artists and West Philadelphia

A.M. Weaver (LTA '09) writes about Betty Leacraft (ACG '14, LTA '11, ACG '09, WOO '99), women Artists and West Philadelphia for the University City Review.

“The Daughters of West Philadelphia from the 1940’s to the present day are a growing population of women artists raised in West Philly. Several are self-professed loners that have flourished in households; benefitting from the rich art, culture and enrichment opportunities within their surrounding community. Collectively they bring to the surface their unique creative stories that run deep in the current of our contemporary creative experiences.”

To read more, click here

 

Related
Mir Masud-Elias 2026 spotlight
How do your cultural roots, migration stories, or ancestral histories shape the way you move through your work and the world? I am from Dhaka...
pheralyn dove 2026
Pheralyn Dove’s most recent painting, "Guided By Spirit," is part of The Sankofa Artisans Guild’s Exhibit: “Counter Narratives: Resistance &...
By Maleka Fruean for NewsWorks It's up to three hundred and eleven. That's how many homicide victims there have been in Philadelphia this year as of...