The 17th-Century Japanese Woman Who Broke Into a Male Art World
Not many of us have heard of Kiyohara Yukinobu, but we probably should have. She was a Japanese painter in the early Edo period (1603–1868) and one...
Candy Bedworth 14 September 2026
Women Artists
What Do You Know About Frida Kahlo? Take the Frida Quiz!
Kate Wojtczak 12 September 2026
Meeting Abstract Expressionist Perle Fine
To think about the Abstract Expressionists is almost certainly to picture Jackson Pollock with cans and brushes in hand, dripping paint into large...
Natalia Tiberio 11 September 2026
Gego: An Architect of the Line
I encountered Gego (or rather her art) for the first time at the Guggenheim Museum in New York City. It was a Sunday afternoon, and I was on my way...
Aniela Rybak-Vaganay 11 September 2026
Barbara Hepworth: Sculptor of Archaic Wonders
Barbara Hepworth’s 1973 bronze-cast sculpture Conversation with Magic Stones is mythic, mysterious, and interactive. Hepworth (1903–1975) was an...
Guest Author 11 September 2026
Masterpiece Story: Woman at Her Toilette by Berthe Morisot
Berthe Morisot was closely associated with French Impressionism and actively participated in seven out of eight group exhibitions. She maintained...
Zuzanna Stańska 7 September 2026
Berthe Morisot: A Modern Parisian Woman
Berthe Morisot was an influential painter at the heart of the French Impressionist movement. Ahead of her time, her work was innovative, fresh, and...
Candy Bedworth 7 September 2026
Masterpiece Story: Summer’s Day by Berthe Morisot
Berthe Morisot was at the centre of Impressionism during the 1870s and 1880s and works like Summer’s Day seem utterly characteristic of the...
Catriona Miller 7 September 2026
Berthe Morisot in 5 Paintings
When we talk about Impressionism, usually the names of Monet, Renoir, Pissarro, and Degas come to mind. However, let’s not forget about another...
Valeria Kumekina 7 September 2026
How a Curious Girl Became a World-Class Painter—New Children’s Book About Berthe Morisot
'Painting the Light: The Story of Berthe Morisot, First Woman Impressionist' is written by Natalia Iacobelli and illustrated by Rosanna Tasker. Read about this inspiring new children's book from Reycraft Books.
Candy Bedworth 7 September 2026
Rolinda Sharples—Jane Austen’s Contemporary Who Painted Britain’s Changing Society
Rolinda Sharples painted the world of Jane Austen, and the political turmoil unfolding beyond the ballroom. Her paintings capture Regency society as...
Guest Author 31 August 2026
Nun, Scientist, Artist, Saint: Meet Hildegard von Bingen
Saint Hildegard von Bingen (1098-1179), also known as the Sybil of the Rhine, is one of the most renowned figures from the European Middle Ages. She...
Iolanda Munck 31 August 2026
