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Women Artists

A painting of troops wearing tall fur hats mustering in a snowy field

Tate Britain’s ‘Now You See Us’ Celebrates 400 Years of Underappreciated Talent

Women artists were, for centuries, routinely dismissed as amateurs painting as a genteel accomplishment rather than heralded as individuals pursuing professional careers.
By Frances Forbes-Carbines
A woman wearing yellow with brown hair poses for the camera with her chin resting on her fist

Katy Hessel Talks About Putting Women Artists Front and Center at Five Major Museums

"There’s nothing inherently different about art created by a different gender; it's more that gatekeepers have prioritized one group in history."
By Sarah Moroz
Exterior shot of museum building with green shutters surrounded by trees and small brick fence

Art Collector Christian Levett to Open Europe’s First Museum of Female Artists

Located in the South of France, the museum will be dedicated to works by artists like Tracey Emin, Carrie Mae Weems, Joan Mitchell and Elaine de Kooning.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly

Exploring New Sides to Performance Art: “Responding to Site” on Marilyn Arsem

By Elisa Shoenberger

Christie’s Paris is Holding Its First Sale Dedicated to Women Artists in June

By Helen Holmes

Celebrate Women Photographers this Women’s History Month

By Nadja Sayej

‘The Artist’s Wife’ Pays Tribute to Overshadowed Female Artists

By Laura Pitcher
Woman in a gallery peruses art made by men.

How the $760 Billion Art Industry Could Change if Women Were Given Equal Exposure

By Rebecca Wilson

The Demand for Female Artists is Growing, But Arguably Not Fast Enough

By Helen Holmes

Hilma af Klint and 4 Other Pioneering Female Artists Who Were Overshadowed by Their Male Peers

By Monica Uszerowicz
Suzanne Wright, 8 Shuttles, 2016.

A Whitney Houston-Inspired Art Show Puts Women Center Stage

By Alanna Martinez
Women Who Draw is an open directory of female professional illustrators, artists, and cartoonists.

It’s Such Fun to Peruse ‘Women Who Draw,’ A Directory of Work by Female Illustrators

By Ariel Maile Adkins
David Burnett, [Larry King, Bill Clinton, and Al Gore Preparing a Television Interview], 1992.

How the White House Was Won (in Pictures), and 5 Other Things to Do in New York Now

By Alanna Martinez
J. K. Rowling attends the press preview of "Harry Potter & The Cursed Child" at Palace Theatre on July 30, 2016 in London, England. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, is a two-part West End stage play written by Jack Thorne based on an original new story by Thorne, J.K. Rowling and John Tiffany.

JK Rowling Drops Hint on New Book, Women’s March Seeks Original Art

By Alanna Martinez
HOLLYWOOD - OCTOBER 03: ***EXCLUSIVE ACCESS*** Director George Lucas presents the film "Star Wars - Episode IV: A New Hope" at AFI's 40th Anniversary celebration presented by Target held at Arclight Cinemas on October 3, 2007 in Hollywood, California.

Two New Designs for Lucas Museum, Prado Mounts First Solo Show for Female Artist

By Alanna Martinez
Marilyn Minter

Marilyn Minter: ‘It’s Not My Goal to Criticize’

By David D'Arcy
CHICAGO, IL - OCTOBER 24: A lion sculpture outside the Art Institute of Chicago wears a batting helmet to help the city celebrate the Chicago Cubs making it into the World Series on October 24, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs will face off against the Cleveland Indians in the World Series beginning tomorrow. This will be the Cubs first trip to the Series since 1945. The Indians last trip to the Series was 1948.

Art Institute Lions Don Chicago Cubs Hats, 600 Women Artists Pose for Group Photo

By Alanna Martinez
The Brooklyn Museum.

NY Women Artists to Gather for Group Photo, Portland Museum to Show Rare Rothko Works

By Alanna Martinez
Jared Leto arrives to the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party February 22, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California.

Jared Leto Will Play Andy Warhol, Broad Museum’s Blockbuster Attendance

By Alanna Martinez
Marilyn Minter, Miley, (2016).

Marilyn Minter Paints Miley Cyrus, Tate Modern Vows to Show More Women—and More

By Alanna Martinez
Ms. Chast in the studio.

Roz Chast’s Dark Humor at The Museum of the City of New York

By David D'Arcy
Participants in the 2015 Wikipedia Edit-a-thon at MoMA in New York.

March Was a Banner Month for Women in the Arts Online

By Alanna Martinez
The National Palace Museum in Taipei.

Taipei Museum Is World’s Most Visited, Kanye Copies Homeless Man’s Look—and More

By Alanna Martinez
Girly Girl, (2013).

NSFW Feminist Artist Betty Tompkins’ Time is Now

By Alanna Martinez
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