Gloria Feman Orenstein (born 1938 in Brooklyn) is a feminist art critic, pioneer in the field of the women of Surrealism and scholar of ecofeminism in the arts.
Orenstein's early work focuses on the women of Surrealism. Her first book The Theater of the Marvelous: Surrealism and The Contemporary Stage (1975) established her as a pioneer of the field.
Throughout the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, Orenstein examined the works of ecofeminist artists and chronicled the changes in the ecofeminist movement.
Orenstein has authored and edited several books. Her articles have been published in art and literary journals and translated into many languages.
2011 Interview of Gloria Orenstein