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a celebration of female creativity in the arts

THIS WEEK’S FEATURED ARTIST:

Zofia Stryjeńska (13 May 1891 – 28 February 1976)

Zofia Stryjeńska, the 'Princess of Polish Painting' in the interwar period, who defied gender expectations and broke institutional barriers in pursuit of her art.

RECENT MUSINGS:

Gerda Wegener (15 March 1886 – 28 July 1940)

by Kirsty | Feb 22, 2016 | Biography

Gerda Wegener is a name that may currently be more recognisable than it has ever been in the years following her death. Thanks to the release of the motion picture The Danish Girl, a fictionalised, semi-biographical account of the journey made by Gerda...

The Legacy of the Bauhaus Webereiwerkstatt on Contemporary Fashion

by Kerry | Feb 8, 2016 | Miscellaneous Musings

Geometric precision, monochrome injected with primary colour, and a clear unity between form and function. Much of what establishes the well known aesthetic of Bauhaus design is as relevant and innovative today as it was almost a century ago... read more

Mela Koehler (18 November 1885 – 15 December 1960)

by Jamie | Feb 1, 2016 | Biography

Melanie Leopoldina Koehler-Broman - or Mela Koehler - was a painter, illustrator, printmaker and applied artist who was closely associated with the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops). She was born on 18 November 1885 in Vienna and she resided in the city for the...

Guerrilla Girls on the Importance of Gender Equality

by Clara | Jan 29, 2016 | Quote, Video

"Culture is the story of everyone and how can you really tell the story of a culture when you don’t include all the voices within the culture..." read more

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham (8 June 1912 – 26 January 2004)

by Clara | Jan 25, 2016 | Biography

British Modernism was arguably one of the most integral movements within British art of the Twentieth Century. This fact comes as no surprise, but perhaps the more surprising aspect was that this revolution and re-thinking of British Art did not come from the cities...

Victoria Selbach on Defining Female Beauty

by Kirsty | Jan 21, 2016 | Quote

The power to show real women, honest, present, complex and complete. Individuals, radiant in their own right. Not stripped of their personhood, or manipulated for a fantasy or metaphor. I like to think the power of lifting the veil from individuals helps to challenge ... read more

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