About The Gallery
Womenswork.Art is a gallery space located in the heart of the city of Poughkeepsie, NY; dedicated to the mission of lifting up emerging and mid-career Artists and Curators, and discussing current events and issues that great affect Women, Femme-identifying, Non-Binary and other marginalized artists in their everyday lives and their messages through Contemporary Art.
As part of the Poughkeepsie Arts Community, we are committed to working with our fellow local artists and galleries to build up the local arts scene in a sustainable manner, as well as host artists from across the United States, and provide a safe, affordable space to explore difficult topics in today’s art scene.
Nikki Hung
GALLERY DIRECTOR, ARTIST
Contact Info- director@womenswork.art
Nikki Hung is an artist, curator, and cultural organizer based in New York. She is the Gallery Director of WomensWork.Art, where she has led the development of dynamic exhibitions, community-driven programming, and collaborative projects that center women and underrepresented voices. Under her direction, the gallery has become a vital platform for contemporary artists, fostering dialogue, accessibility, and creative exchange through both solo and group exhibitions.
In her own artistic practice, Nikki works across photography, mixed media, and installation, exploring themes of identity, memory, impermanence, and resilience. Her work often draws from personal narrative and historical symbolism, using material and imagery to examine the spaces between vulnerability and strength, presence and absence. Nikki’s artworks have been exhibited in regional group and juried shows and are rooted in a deep commitment to storytelling and emotional resonance.
Through both her curatorial leadership and her creative work, Nikki is dedicated to building inclusive artistic communities and creating spaces where art functions as connection, reflection, and collective voice.
Beofre joining WomensWork.Art Nikki has served as Secretary on the Board of Directors for the Dutchess County Art Association/The Barrett Art Center from 2014-2021. She is a recipient of the 2025 Dutchess County Executive Art’s Awards for the Artivist category.
Elinor Levy
Assistant Gallery Director, Artist, Folklorist
Born in the vibrant artistic hub of Berkeley, California, Elinor Levy spent her formative years in neighboring Oakland, immersed in a familial environment deeply appreciative of the arts. This early exposure cultivated a lifelong connection to creative expression. In September 2016, Levy relocated to Poughkeepsie, New York, falling in love with the community and the geography of the Mid-Hudson Valley.
She received her doctorate in folklore in 2003 from Indiana University, Bloomington. Her work as a folklorist in the public sphere has taken her from Indiana to Georgia to Nevada to New Jersey to Pennsylvania and finally, New York. She has worked with ethnic and cultural communities across the spectrum and aiding those communities to preserve and present their practices and traditions through festival, exhibits, workshops, and more.
Her current creative endeavors are a significant "third act" in her life. Embracing a diverse range of mediums, including the delicate art of glove-making, the meticulous detail of embroidery and beading, the comforting rhythm of knitting and crocheting, the precise geometry of cross-stitching, and the tactile beauty of glass and china, she consciously chooses "the things of women" as her artistic vocabulary. Through these traditionally feminine crafts, she articulates profound themes and explores complex ideas.
Nansi Lent
FOUNDER EMERITUS, ARTIST
Nansi T. Lent is a painter and photographer from Rhinebeck, NY. She holds a B.A. in Studio Art from Boston College and a Master’s in Visual Arts Administration from NYU.
Starting as a photographer, Lent began painting decades ago, finding now that photography reimagines her paintings, while painting serves as a cathartic expression of the soul. She has exhibited widely in New York’s Hudson Valley and beyond, including at The Katonah Museum of Art, The Woodstock Artists Association & Museum, Gallery 40, Queen City 15, The Coral Springs Art Museum, Goggleworks, The New York Public Library, The Starr Library, The Bank Art Gallery, and Upstream Gallery, among others.
Lent has received multiple awards, including Best in Show at the Rockaway Artists Association and Honorable Mention at the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum. Her work is held in private collections across the United States and Europe.
She has served on the board of the National Association of Women Artists and, in 2018, founded Womenswork.Art, a gallery in Poughkeepsie, NY. She is currently represented by BAU Gallery in Beacon and serves on the Board of Directors at the Woodstock Artists Association & Museum.