Sharon Butler, artist and Associate Professor at Eastern Connecticut State University, says yes. She shares her own personal experience and gives some good examples of contemporary women artists who have struck the balance, while also reflecting on our sorry past. I’m relieved to read her article on the Brooklyn Rail, and you can read it too here. Below is one of my favorite quotes from the article,

“As the taboo fades, the capacity to bear children and raise a family are now recognized as a source of unplumbed, original material.”

-Neo-Maternalism: Contemporary Artists’ Approach to Motherhood,by Sharon L. Butler