In the late 1960s, a number of female artists aimed to influence the cultural conversation around gender equality through their artwork. The general message was simple: women deserve to have the same ...

A woman left the internet in shock after she painted over an intricate oil painting, but the results were astonishing. Known for blending realism and contemporary art, Irina's latest work left viewers ...

From 16th-century nuns to modern masters, this collection’s focus on female figurative realists drives a $50,000 biennial boost for the next generation ...

Atlanta-based artist Ayana Ross uses her art to tell stories of everyday people doing everyday things, while exploring racial, social and historical issues. Ross began her career in fashion design, ...

The first-ever exhibition on Europe’s most important early female painter, Catharina van Hemessen, will open later this year in Antwerp and come to London in 2027. It starts at the Snijders&Rockox ...

Figurative artist Claire Connolly is embarking upon a two-prong artistic journey that begins with a series of seven oil portraits depicting childbearing women of color – each imbued with personal ...

Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology collaborated with the National Gallery of Art and other institutions to study the deterioration of an oil painting, entitled Gypsy ...

Los Angeles artist Harmonia Rosales’ oil paintings on display at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art are absurdly virtuosic. Like the European Old Masters that inspire them, Rosales’ paintings glow ...

August 18, 2020 marks the centenary of the ratification of 19 th Amendment, the achievement of which came about by a host of strong women, among them artists. Mary Lowndes, Justice: But I, Surely, Am ...

There will be a time when the work of women artists has become so pervasive among museum collections that special exhibitions calling attention to their achievements are no longer necessary to balance ...