Cate McQuaid

Helena Wurzel’s guiding philosophy, in paintings and collages, is “about being a woman in contemporary society.”

With paint and hand-made fabric, his outsized Triennial work evokes long-ago weavers and the human passage.

In traveling project, Mary Lacy and Hugo Hernandez make portraits seeking to capture silent struggles of healthcare workers

Rachel Sumner's bluegrass band, Rachel Sumner & Traveling Light, plays to tradition but stretches it, too, with feminist songs they call "Femericana."

Darryl Richards has developmental disabilities, and a gift for imagery. At Vinfen's Gateway Arts, he can create and sell his art.

Alaina Mahoney is a blacksmith who also paints.

Artist Adela Goldbard's fiery performance was part of the Boston Public Art Triennial

Rebecca Hutchinson's exhibition "Exuberance" is at the Clark Gallery in Lincoln through Jan. 11.

In her work and activism, Emily Sara is on a leading edge of artists calling disability a powerful generative force.

Plus: Gallery shows you won’t want to miss.