All posts in Women artists
Painting by Artemisia Gentileschi won’t make National Gallery show, but you can still see it
A forthcoming exhibition of works by Artemisia Gentileschi will further solidify her place among the (male) greats in the art historical cannon. The well-known and loved 17th century baroque artist […]
‘100 Years | 100 Women’ at the Armory
One hundred years ago this year, women, and a handful of men, in the US fought for the right for women to have the vote. Their labour resulted in the […]
Baltimore Museum of Art to collect works by women artists only in 2020
The Baltimore Museum of Art has decided that next year, they’re embarking on a serious effort to help change the imbalance of male to female artists. During 2020, the museum […]
Anonymous Was a Woman art prize recognizes ten significant women artists
Recently, ten women artists were announced as the recipients of the 2019 Anonymous Was a Woman (AWAW) art award. Offering recipients a $25,000 unrestricted grant, the AWAW award recognizes women […]
Recording Artists: a new podcast highlighting women artists
Being a woman in the art world is difficult. Woman artists, much like other minority groups of artists, have faced unique challenges within the art world, like sexism, underrepresentation, and […]
‘A Tale of Two Women Painters’: an exhibition highlighting women artists long forgotten
On the whole, art history has favoured white, male, European men. Studies in recent years prove time and time again this harsh reality that has been well-known by minority artists […]
Rediscover Marie Raymond’s luminous canvases at Diane de Polignac
“A painting is harmony, order, balance, created among the chaos of the colored world”, said Marie Raymond. For the first time in too many years, the exhibition “To the Light” […]
