Works by some of history’s most celebrated women artists are featured in a compelling new exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery.
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It also poses questions to visitors:
Does the gender of an artist matter – and should artists be labelled?
Are so-called decorative arts – such as needlework and ceramics – any less significant as works of art than paintings?
Celebrating some of the key pioneers of women’s art, the exhibition features early works from artists including 16th and 17th century Italian painters Lavinia Fontana and Elisabetta Sirani, and renowned 18th century French painter Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun. Paintings from the gallery’s vast 19th century permanent collection are displayed with Louisa Starr’s Sintram, Henrietta Ward’s George III and his family at Windsor and Elaine by Sophie Anderson, alongside Pre-Raphaelite Emma Sandys.
Merseyside connections are also explored, with Fantine – based on a character from the Victor Hugo novel Les Miserables – by Margaret Hall, the daughter of a Mayor of Liverpool, and early 20th century ceramics designed at the Birkenhead Della Robbia Pottery.
Contemporary international artists such as Louise Bourgeois and Paula Rego, alongside acclaimed local artists Rabindra Singh and Emma Rodgers, complete the journey through the exhibition.
Robin Emmerson, head of decorative arts at the Walker Art Gallery, says: “The Walker has a strong collection of work by women artists that has been steadily built up since the gallery opened.
“The fact that we have such a collection of early works, particularly through the 19th century, is quite unique and this has enabled us to put together an exhibition that is visually stunning and historically fascinating.
“The Rise of Women Artists shows that women have been creative in a wide variety of media over time, from 16th century European paintings, and the industrial pottery of the early 20th century.
“The exhibition conveys the struggles women faced to be accepted as credible artists. We also want to challenge the perceptions of what people think art is. Is a painting more important as a piece of art than an embroidered pillowcase or a pottery vase?
“The Rise of Women Artists challenges, informs and entertains – a truly captivating exhibition.”
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