Women Artists

Left image is showing a detail from a painting-a women (Flora) dressed in a floral dress. Right image is showing a floral dress made after an inspiration from the painting on the left. Fashion

Pioneer of Italian Fashion: Artist-Designer Rosa Genoni

An Italian artist-designer at the turn of the 20th century, Rosa Genoni is described as a founder of Italian fashion, a dressmaker, a teacher, a...

Nikolina Konjevod 17 November 2025

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The (Mostly) Complete Poems of Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal

Long poised atop a pedestal crafted by the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, Rossetti’s favorite muse finally speaks for herself in The (mostly)...

Emily Snow 17 November 2025

Women Artists

Emma Amos: The Story of Postmodernist African-American Artist

Emma Amos (1937–2020) was a postmodernist artist whose thought-provoking works have left an indelible mark on the art world. Amos emerged as a...

Arianna Richetti 17 November 2025

Marie Bracquemond, Tea Time, ca 1880, Petit Palais, Paris, France. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Afternoon Tea by Marie Bracquemond

Afternoon Tea is a masterpiece by Marie Bracquemond, a female Impressionist that deserves a wider audience and more...

James W Singer 16 November 2025

Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Child’s Bath by Mary Cassatt

Child’s Bath by Mary Cassatt is an iconic masterpiece featuring the love between mother and child. Let’s take a closer look at...

James W Singer 16 November 2025

Kitty Kielland, Summer Night, 1886, oil on canvas, Nasjonalgalleriet, Oslo, Norway. Detail. Masterpiece Stories

Masterpiece Story: Summer Night by Kitty Kielland

Kitty Kielland is one of the many talented female artists that have been erased from modern social consciousness. She was a brilliant painter of...

James W Singer 16 November 2025

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QUIZ: Bold & Brilliant—Female Abstract Artists!

Joanna Kaszubowska 15 November 2025

Women Artists

Women Creating Safe Spaces Through Art: 5 Female Artists Leading the Way

In a world where social and gender inequality shape daily life, many female artists are transforming their creative practices into spaces of healing,...

Celia Leiva Otto 13 November 2025

Textile artist Sheila Hicks Women Artists

Between Fiber and Color: The Art of Sheila Hicks

Celebrated as one of the biggest names in textile art, Sheila Hicks has a long history of studying ancient techniques and cultures. She has traveled...

Natalia Tiberio 10 November 2025

Mrs. Anna Coleman Ladd and Mr Caudron. Mrs. A. Coleman Ladd working on portrait mask. 1918. Photograph. Library of Congress. Washington, D.C. USA. Women Artists

Anna Coleman Ladd: The Sculptor Who Healed the Faces of War

When World War I left thousands of soldiers with faces they could no longer recognize, one sculptor decided to help them face the world again. Anna...

Wen Gu 10 November 2025

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Masterpiece Story: The Progress of a Soul by Phoebe Anna Traquair

Luminous and larger than life, The Progress of a Soul by Phoebe Anna Traquair elevated embroidery into the modern era. It also helped put the...

Emily Snow, 10 November 2025

Harriet Powers Women Artists

Harriet Powers: A Black Female Folk Artist Who Regained Her Glory

For much of the 20th century, the work of Harriet Powers, an enslaved and later emancipated Black folk artist, was erased from the art historical...

Kristin Urban 10 November 2025