Celebrating the Finalists of Create! Magazine’s Women’s Issue 2025
Claire Partington
We’re excited to announce the finalists for the Create! Magazine Women’s Issue 2025, launching in May 2025 in both print and digital formats. Now in its 51st edition, this annual issue continues our mission to spotlight the creativity, vision, and resilience of women-identifying artists worldwide.
This year, over 1,300 artists submitted work for consideration. Our jury panel reviewed an extraordinary range of submissions and made difficult decisions in selecting the final group. Whether or not you were chosen, we are deeply grateful to everyone who submitted. Your voice matters, and your work makes a lasting impact.
Meet the 2025 Curators
Danielle Krysa
Danielle Krysa is the creator of The Jealous Curator, a well-known platform that highlights contemporary artists with wit and insight. She is a mixed-media artist and the author of several notable books, including Creative Block and A Big Important Art Book – Now with Women. Danielle has presented at TEDx, PIXAR, and Creative Mornings, and her work has been featured in O, The Oprah Magazine, Fast Company, and Flow Magazine.
Sara McCorriston
Sara McCorriston is the co-founder and director of Paradigm Gallery + Studio. She supports emerging and mid-career artists through exhibitions, public art projects, and curatorial work that promotes equity and inclusion within the arts.
Ginger Rudolph
Ginger Rudolph is the founder of HAHA Magazine and co-creator of HAHA x Paradigm. As a curator and arts writer, she amplifies underrepresented voices through meaningful curatorial projects and civic initiatives rooted in storytelling and visual culture.
🌟 2025 Finalists
We’re proud to recognize the following artists whose work has been selected for Create! Magazine Issue #51:
Emma Bass
Beck Baumann
Sally Blair
Rachel Burke
Mia Bureau
Patty Carroll
Lynn Cathleen Weiler
Elizabeth Coffey
Jennifer Cronin
Kendra Dandy
Natalie Dunham
Marjorie Hellman
Tracy Kerdman
Wendy Montero
Julia Obermaier
Aya Ogasawara
Claire Partington
Lauren E. Peters
Gabrielle Preziose
Suzanne Ranzijn
Maria Natalie Schmidt
Suzanna Scott
Jennifer Small
Mallory Tolcher
Moyan Wang
Betsy Walton
Bella Wattles
Elise Wehle
Lisa Wright
Haejin Yoo
Each finalist will be featured in a full-color spread in both print and digital formats, reaching our international audience of artists, curators, collectors, and art lovers.
🎉 Thank You to Our Sponsors
We are grateful to the following organizations for supporting this edition:
Colossal, Gapka Paint, Superfine Art Fairs, Visionary Art Collective, Art Queens, I Like Your Work, PxP Contemporary, Arts to Hearts Project, and Women United Art Movement.
💬 Special Mentions
While the following artists were not included in the final publication, their submissions were exceptional and made a strong impression on our jury panel. We’re proud to honor them with a Special Mention:
Luisa Rivera
Josie Roebuck
Laila Rezai
Shaina Kasztelan
Cayla Ritchy
Monika Malewska
Tara Lewis
Kariny Padilla
Margaux McAllister
Kachelle Knowles
Danielle Hardy
Gina Herrera
Tricia Butski
Noel Smith-Sparrow
Thank you again to everyone who applied. Your dedication and creative voice inspire us every day.
Issue #51 will be released at the end of May 2025. Stay tuned for the launch announcement and feature highlights on our blog and social media.
The Create! Magazine Team
www.createmagazine.co
