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Leonor Fini, a Life Far from Ordinary
Leonor Fini (1907 –1996) was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, although her heritage was European and she spent her formative years in Trieste, Italy with her mother. The turbulent marriage of her...
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Book Review- Laura Knight: A Panoramic View
‘Even today, a female artist is considered more or less a freak.’ (Laura Knight, 1965)… The introductory line for this new book on artist Laura Knight (1877 – 1970), reveals imperative understanding...
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Art and PROUD
Depictions of lesbian love created by women artists themselves were rare in the 19th century Western art world. Male painters such as Gustav Courbet (1818-1877), however, were creating work such as...
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Georgia O’Keeffe, The Great 20th Century Painter
For a person who became one of the most celebrated and prolific painters of the 20th century, Georgia O’Keeffe had a humble and quite ordinary start in life. Red Poppy, 1927 Born in 1887 in the state...
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Painter Shani Rhys James at 70
To celebrate her 70th birthday in some style, Welsh painter Shani Rhys James is the subject of a new exhibition bringing together many of her major artworks from her much applauded career. The show,...
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Extraordinary Painter Betty Acquah
Without doubt, one of the most exciting artists emerging from a diverse and vibrant contemporary African arts scene is Ghanaian painter Betty Acquah. Producing work which combines a pulsating style...
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The Magic Goddesses of Niki de Saint Phalle
Niki de Saint Phalle (1930 –2002) was a French-American artist who worked in the fields of sculpture, painting and film making. She is perhaps remembered most for her large scale, colourful sculptural...
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Shani Rhys James – States of Mind
Acclaimed Welsh painter Shani Rhys James is the subject of a new exhibition titled ‘States of Mind’ from May 22nd -14th of June, which showcases a series of new paintings. The show, to be hosted by...
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Lee Miller, Photographer and Survivor
While today’s cinema audiences may have been introduced to Lee Miller (1907-1977) via the contemporary film “Lee” based on a particularly significant decade of her life, there is clearly more to know...
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Unlocking Women’s Art, Pioneers, Visionaries & Radicals of Paint (Aurora...
Unlocking Women’s Art is a book I decided to write to highlight the cultural conditions women painters particularly faced over time. From their initial struggles for identities as artists when...
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