Female artists

Where it all began The childhood of Yayoi Kusama forever had an influence on her mental health and her art. Born in Matsumoto, Japan in 1929, she was the

Indoor shot of professional female artist painting on canvas in studio with plants. #stayhome #studio

Helen Frankenthaler has long been recognized as a leader of Abstract Expressionism. And her unique, dauntless approach continues to inspire artists.

African American Sculptor Elizabeth Catlett working in Mexico City, c. 1947

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It’s no secret that the art market has historically been a white male-dominated domain. According to Artnet, more than $196.6 billion has been spent on art at auction between 2008 and the first five months of 2019. Of this, work made by women accounts for just $4 billion—around 2 percent. Even lower on the totem pole…

A lesson in immersing yourself in your art from the late French artist Mirka Mora, here photographed in her Melbourne studio by Sean Fennessy in 2014. Mora, a noted colourist and symbolist, worked across painting, sculpture and mosaic, but was also a dab hand at decorating her clothes—as evidenced by this sublime sweater, which is covered in the same signature motifs (including birds, leaves and wide-eyed children) as the mural behind her. Sunday D.I.Y. ideas: sorted.

I am a poet, an artist, a creator who doesn’t go easy with her words, as it connects me to my almighty. I never want my work to be precise, just full of uniqueness. I don’t believe that…

Her racially-charged work has caused controversy in the US. What does she have in store for her Turbine Hall commission? We meet the artist in her Brooklyn studio