women artists

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

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

Ikon Gallery’s dazzling Carlo Crivelli exhibition is receiving all the attention at the moment. It’s great to see this Renaissance master’s sumptuous, illusionistic paintings win […]