As an art historian and former museum education officer, I’m often asked by friends to recommend the best children’s books about famous artists. I love […]
Emilie Flöge: Finding forgotten dress designer and Klimt’s muse in Vienna
I recently visited Vienna to find Gustav Klimt’s most famous painting ‘The Kiss’ and the forgotten dress designer and muse who inspired it, Emilie Flöge. […]
Rebecca Fortnum: ‘Exhuming’ 15 female sculptors who worked with Rodin
Who were the female sculptors who worked with Rodin? A moving new body of work and exhibition by Rebecca Fortnum, ‘Les Praticiennes’, shines an important […]
Hugh Mendes: Painting Famous Artists’ Obituaries
Meet Hugh Mendes, the contemporary artist taking famous obituary examples of great artists as his haunting modern muses… Where does an artist’s creative inspiration come […]
11 important artists making contemporary art about motherhood
Meet 11 artists making powerful contemporary art about motherhood… Where would art history be without mothers? Many a great male artist’s wife or female partner […]
Exhibition | Overlooked designer Ray Eames brought out of her husband’s shadow
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 […]
What is an artist-muse relationship really like?
Portrayals of the artist-muse relationship are all around us: in novels, famous films, binge-worthy TV series and, of course, art history’s narratives. But beyond fictional […]
Curating | ‘Reframing the Muse’ at London Art Fair
I am thrilled to announce that I am curating 2023’s edition of Platform at London Art Fair with the theme, ‘Reframing the Muse’! The exhibition, […]
Rediscovered Birmingham Surrealist Emmy Bridgwater has solo show
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 […]
Arpita Shah’s Modern Muses
Photographic artist Arpita Shah is replacing male Mughal emperors with modern female sitters in her empowering new series, Modern Muse, which has recently been acquired by Birmingham […]