Untitled (Madonna) by Joe Brainard (1942-1994). Collection of Kenward Elmslie. Courtesy of the Estate of Joe Brainard and of Gallery Tibor de Nagy, New York.

Untitled (Mary/Mary) by Petah Coyne. Courtesy of Petah Coyne and Galerie Lelong, New York.

Lady-Unique-Inclination-of-the-Night by Susan Plum. Courtesy of Susan Plum.

La Frontera (The Border) by Graciela Iturbide. Courtesy of Graciela Iturbide and the Aperture Foundation, New York.

Homage to Our Lady of Guadalupe by Raechel Marie Running. Courtesy of Raechel Marie Running and Charlene Spretnak. Collection of Charlene Spretnak.

The Virgin by Joseph Stella (1877-1946). Courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY.

Madonna of the Vines by Christopher Castle. Courtesy of Christopher Castle and the Estate of Judith Stronach. Collection of the late Judith Stronach.

Madre de los Desaparecidos / Mother of the Disappeared by Robert Lentz. Courtesy of Robert Lentz and Trinity Stores (www.trinitystores.com)

An Irish Mary: Our Lady for Girls in All Seasons by Kayla Komito. Courtesy of Kayla Komito.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel / Nuestra Señora del Carmen by Mario Parial. Courtesy of Mario Parial and Mrs. Yolando Q. M. Sulit. Collection of Mrs. Yolando Q. M. Sulit.

Mother of Sorrows by Ioana Datcu. Courtesy of Ioana Datcu.

Pietà by Mary Zarbano. Courtesy of Mary Zarbano and the Sarah Bain Gallery, Brea, CA.

Star of the Sea: Star of Evening, Star of Morning, Radiant Queen by Rose Wognum Frances. Courtesy of Rose Wognum Frances.

Mary of the Cosmos by Bernadette Bostwick. Courtesy of Bernadette Bostwick and Charlene Spretnak. Collection of Charlene Spretnak.

In Her Tender Arms by Kate McKenzie. Courtesy of Kate McKenzie and Ron Pellegrini. Collection of Ron Pellegrini.

Madre de las Americas / Mother of the Americas by Rosa M. Huerta-Williamson. Courtesy of Rosa M. Huerta-Williamson. Photograph by Haddad’s Fine Arts, Anaheim, CA.

Mother of Grace by Pamela Eakins. Courtesy of Pamela Eakins.