At VSW is the opening reception for Kevin A. Smith's Ladies First, on display through July 1.

Keith A. Smith is widely recognized as one of the few great living masters of the book as artwork with nearly 300 bookworks created to date. This selection focuses on his representation of women in classical painting such as his large fold book, Ladies First, and a classic women painter, Frida Kahlo.

[source: Visual Studies Workshop website, 2016-May-2]