18 January 2023
Women Artists Dominate 2023 Exhibition Schedule
Women artists are set to dominate the exhibition schedule in the major museums and galleries in 2023
16 November 2022
Women Making Modernism A Revisionist History – Royal Academy – Sue Hubbard
The title ‘Making Modernism’ implies that the artists included in this Royal Academy exhibition were at the forefront of the avant-garde. That they were an essential component in breaking the boundaries of 19th-century academic art for new freedoms. They would probably be very surprised to find themselves seen thus. It has taken more than a century for their importance to be re-evaluated and appreciated. Why? Because they were women.
19 October 2022
Making Modernism: Women Artists In Early 20th Century Germany RA
Making Modernism is the first major UK exhibition devoted to women artists working in Germany in the early 20th century.
9 November 2021
Laura Knight Documenting A Long Forgotten Britain – Sara Faith
Through its latest exhibition, Laura Knight MK Gallery hopes that a new generation will discover the work of this artist
20th Century Women Artists Challenging Conventions In Britain – Revd Jonathan Evens
The twentieth century was a time of great change for women. Those born, raised and educated in the 19th century, then forming relationships and working in the 20th century
15 March 2021
Damien Hirst Releases 10k NFT Drawings With HENI – Only 4% Of Auction Sales Are Women Artists – Former Fulham Town Hall To Host Art Exhibitions
Damien Hirst Releases NFT – Only 4% Of Auction Sales Are Women Artists – Former Fulham Town Hall Hosts Art Exhibitions
Tackling Artistic Inequality Outside Mainstream Art Institutions
Art has incredible power. It is a force for cultural reflection, social change and an invaluable medium through which we challenge existing assumptions, broaden our outlook and catalyse change.
19 December 2018
Tate Announces New Exhibition Dedicated To Women Artists In Britain
A new display dedicated to women artists working in Britain over the past 60 years will open in April 2019.
1 October 2018
Fifties Boys Club To Angel Hiding In Plain Sight – Amar Gallery – Zoltan Alexander
I had the privilege to have a private tour and a passionate talk with gallery owner, Amar Singh a few days before he opened “Hiding In Plain Sight”, celebrating female abstract expressionists of 1950s and 60s New York. First time shown in the UK. Curated by Dr John Paul Rollert.
20 August 2018
Women Need More Recognition For Their Contribution To Visual Arts – Edward Lucie-Smith
Nobody, I think, could be keener than I am to see women obtain more recognition for their creative contribution to the visual arts.
4 July 2018
Two Sleepers: Bernice Sidney At Saatchi And Ali Nedaei, Cama Gallery – Edward Lucie-Smith
As the London art world heads towards its customary deep summer hiatus, various exhibitions manifest themselves that might not perhaps attract attention at a less competitive time.
13 June 2018
Three Women Painting Big – Painting Loud – Newport Street Gallery – Edward Lucie-Smith
Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery has a new show entitled True Colours.
24 December 2017
Art On The Underground Mark Woman’s Right To Vote Centenary With Year Of Women Artists
A large London-wide exhibition of work by women artists will run across the capital in 2018 to celebrate 100 years since women won the right to vote in the UK, as part of Mayor Sadiq Khan’s new gender equality campaign.
29 August 2017
Femfest Launches 70 Female Visual Artists Exhibiting In London
femfest is a 3-day art festival exploring the work of 70 female visual artists in London. The event was borne from the missions and values for arts festivals to focus on and privilege the voices and experiences of those identifying as women.
11 April 2017
Nine Female Artists To Showcase Work At Hix CNB Gallery
Shoreditch’s CNB Gallery is presenting a Brains & Lip Takeover, showcasing the work of nine female artists, a group show curated by Alice Steffen and Claire Orme.
22 March 2017
51% Remember Her – 100 Women Artists Exhibit In Plaistow
51% Remember Her – 100 Women Artists Exhibition: Heading down the Barking Road to E13 may not seem like the most obvious place to locate a large exhibition of art on International Women’s day. The venue being the splendid Memorial Community Church that contains a tower with a belfry and a grand balcony. Apart from the tower, which has functioned previously as a gallery, such architecture creates a challenge for a curator but also engenders an alternative experience with work constantly revealing itself in unexpected places.
9 January 2017
UK Museums To Aquire More Works By Women Artists: Initiative Launched
The Contemporary Art Society and Valeria Napoleone, in partnership with Camden Arts Centre, will launch a major new initiative in April 2016, supporting the acquisition of significant works by female artists for UK museums and taking a lead in redressing the gender imbalance in our public art collections. Valeria Napoleone XX Contemporary Art Society is a joint initiative of […]
23 December 2014
Sotheby’s Achieves Record Year With Women The Unexpected Power Players
Sotheby’s has seen a notably intensified focus on the emergence of female power players in the art market in 2014. There was a surge in appreciation for and reappraisal of works by female artists. Landmark prices were achieved for works by female masters through the ages: Establishing a record price for a female artist, Georgia […]