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Su Richardson: ‘In Stitches’ at MAC

ByRuth Millington 31/03/2025

“Time was short, so we made little bits on the kitchen table”, says Su Richardson, who spent the 1970s juggling her creative practice with domestic […]

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10 women artists and their muses

ByRuth Millington 29/06/2024

Today, the term ‘muse’ carries negative connotations, particularly within feminist art history. However, the muse can be viewed from another perspective altogether – through that […]

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Women’s Art about Motherhood at MAC

ByRuth Millington 24/06/2024

For decades, women were told that they couldn’t be both artists and mothers. However, a new exhibition at Midlands Arts Centre, ‘Acts of Creation: On […]

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Laura Knight: Marginalised Muses and Gypsy Paintings

ByRuth Millington 26/03/2024

Sitting on the steps of her painted wagon, the Roma woman in ‘Gypsy Encampment’ (c.1930s) extends her legs, lost in thought. To one side of […]

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5 female art stories for kids

ByRuth Millington 05/03/2024

Happy International Women’s Day! On this special day, can you name 5 women artists? It’s a question which the National Museum of Women in the […]

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Janet vs Jackson: Who was the first Abstract Expressionist?

ByRuth Millington 18/02/2024

Janet Sobel or Jackson Pollock: Who was the first Abstract Expressionist? Traditional art historical narratives have placed Pollock at the top of this particular art […]

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May Morris: more than a famous father’s daughter

ByRuth Millington 22/07/2023 1

As writer-in-residence at the Birmingham & Midland Institute, my desk overlooks the red-bricked School of Art on Margaret Street. Typically, before I start to type, […]

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Exhibition | Overlooked designer Ray Eames brought out of her husband’s shadow

ByRuth Millington 23/12/2022

Overlooked designer Ray Eames is finally receiving the recognition she deserves with a fantastic new exhibition, titled ‘Ray’s Hand’, at the Eames Institute of Infinite […]

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Rediscovered Birmingham Surrealist Emmy Bridgwater has solo show

ByRuth Millington 11/11/2022 2

Rediscovered Birmingham Surrealist Emmy Bridgwater is finally getting recognition, with a solo show at London’s Mayor Gallery, titled ‘The Edge of Beyond’. It was an […]

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Farwa Moledina’s inspiring Muslim muses at Ikon

ByRuth Millington 18/09/2022

Four inspiring Muslim women have taken centre stage at Ikon, in an ornate installation ‘Women of Paradise’, 2022, by Farwa Moledina. These muses, appearing in […]

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Ruth Millington

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Art writing, curating & consulting