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Chicago was an eco-feminist before the term was coined. Her desire for both ecological harmony and egalitarian societies has fueled her art from her 1960s “Atmospheres” to her recent portraits of endangered species. In her cosmic 1980s “Shadow” drawings, Chicago creates ombre shaded maps, which explore the complexity of love, power and interdependence in intimate relationships.

In the “Birth Project,” primordial mothers merge with the landscape – their hair splayed like sunrays. While the Madonna and child are everywhere in art, images of the natural miracle of birth are rare. These works are …