Female Artists

• Tracey Emin 是「Making Her Mark」參展創作者之一，該計畫由 Penzance、Worcester 與 Kirkcaldy 的美術館共同推動。 • 與許多區域美術館相似，位於康瓦爾（Cornwall）的 Penlee House 館藏多由男性藝術家主導，這是女性創作者數世紀以來面臨不平等地位的遺留結果。 • 但從週四起，得益於各美術館的合作，前往 Penzance 參觀的訪客將能欣賞到一些英國偉大女性藝術家的作品。閱讀更多...

Show in part a rediscovery of more than 40 mostly forgotten women who plied their trade in the Low CountriesJudith Leyster, an artist of the Dutch golden age, was thought to be about 21 when she painted her self-portrait in 1630. In the picture she presented to the world, Leyster exudes cheerful confidence. Clad in shimmering silks and a stiffly starched lace collar, she leans back in her chair, palette and brushes in hand, a painting by her side.This work, completed in the year she was admitted to a painters’ guild in Haarlem, proclaimed her arrival as an established artist. It was one of the first self-portraits by an artist in the Dutch republic, a device most male painters did not adopt until years later. Continue reading...