(Russia, 03/07/1881 - 17/10/1962) A pioneering avant-garde artist, Goncharova is best known for her radical contributions to Modern art in the early 20th century. As a key figure in the Russian avant-garde movement, she co-founded the Rayonism movement along with the influential Jack of Diamonds and the more radical Donkey’s Tail artist groups, challenging academic conventions and championing traditional Russian styles over Western expectations, ultimately playing a decisive

(United States of America, 22/05/1844 - 14/06/1926) In the Loge (1878) As an integral member of the French Impressionist movement,...

(England, 26/03/1633 - 08/10/1699) Not only was Beale one of the first women to work as a professional artist in Britain, but is also the first woman we know of to write about art, having published Observations by MB , in 1663. This 250-word directive for how to best paint apricots made her the author of one of the earliest pieces of writing focused on artistic techniques to have been published by an author of any gender in England. Born Mary Craddock, her father was an amate

(Serbia, 30/11/1946 -) Rhythm 5 (1974) Born in Belgrade in 1946, Abramović began her formal training in painting and visual arts at the...

(France, 01/12/1840 - 17/01/1916) One of the most notable women of the Impressionist movement, Bracquemond’s early life was troubled due to her parent’s uneasy relationship. The family moved from her home in Brittany, France, to the Jura region, then to Switzerland, and back to France to the Limousin region before settling in Étampes, 48km south of Paris. Here, she began to receive lessons from one M. Auguste Vassor and successfully submitted a painting to the 1857 Paris Sal

(Ukraine, 23/11/1858 - 31/10/1884) Self-Portrait with Palette (1880) “What am I?... Nothing!” Marie Bashkirtseff’s asked to her diary at...

(Austria, 08/09/1919 - 06/05/2014) Self-Portrait with Stick (1971) Born in Kappel am Krappfeld, Austria, Lassnig devoted her work to...

(Portugal, 13/06/1908 - 06/03/1992) The Gardens No.2 (1966) Born in Lisbon, da Silva began studying drawing and painting at the Academia...

(United States of America, 03/11/1905 - 09/06/1998) Street Vendors, Haiti 1978 (1978) Raised by working-class parents who emphasised the...

(Germany, 28/11/1898 - 21/01/1993) Laserstein was a trailblazer in Germany’s Weimar Republic, she exhibited her work in Germany and throughout Europe wherein she explored gender stereotypes and identity, but was forced into obscurity with the rise of the Nazi party who labelled her a ‘three-quarter Jew’ and her work as ‘degenerate’, leading to a large portion of her work being seized, along with more than 15,000 pieces from other artists, and displayed in the Degenerate Art e

(England, 06/04/1917 - 25/05/2011) The Giantess (1950) Attracted to surrealism for its anti-establishment values that contrasted entirely...

(United States of America, 27/10/1908 - 19/06/1984)  Combat (1965) A pioneer of the Abstract Expressionist movement, Krasner was renowned for her bold compositions and a lifetime of devotion to artistic innovation. Born Lena Krassner in 1908 in Brooklyn, Krasner showed early talent and a fierce commitment to becoming an artist, enrolling in art school at just 13 and going on to study at prestigious institutions including the Women’s Art School at Cooper Union and later at the

(Italy, 24/08/1552 - 11/08/1614) Self-Portrait at the Clavichord with a Servant (1577) A pioneering Italian painter of the late...

(United States of America, 25/06/1898 - 08/01/1963) Born in New York to a wealthy family, Sage spent her childhood travelling extensively through Europe with her mother, particularly in Italy, where she developed a deep appreciation for art along with fluency in French and Italian. At the age of 19, Sage enrolled in painting classes at the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, D.C., before dropping out when she and her mother returned to Italy the following year. This short s

(Hungary, 01/05/1923 - 06/08/2020) Guano (1957) Celebrated for forging a unique artistic path between Surrealism and lyrical abstraction,...

(England, 07/12/1831 - 15/07/1861) Renowned for her genre works and historical portraits and sketches, Boyce’s career, while brief, paved the way for women in Victorian art and the Pre-Raphaelite circle but is largely overshadowed by that of her watercolourist brother. Born in 1831 in London, Boyce began her formal training in landscape and architecture at 11 years old before later enrolling at Cary’s Academy where she and her brother first became acquainted with members of t

(United States of America, 12/02/1925 - 30/10/1992) Born in Chicago to a wealthy family, Mitchell was immersed in the city’s cultural elite from the very beginning; her mother was a poet and her father a doctor, which provided her not only financial security but access to artists of all kinds.  Despite this, her childhood wasn’t all rainbows and daisies, as she had a complex and often abusive relationship with her father, who wished he had been born a boy and who instilled in

(England, 05/07/1970 - ) Reverse (2002-03) Best known for her female portraits, Saville explores gender, sexuality and violence through...

(England, 09/10/1906 - 11/04/1988) Alcove II (1948) As an occult artist, writer, and theorist, Colquhoun’s career spanned seven decades...

(Finland, 10/07/1862 - 23/01/1946) Self-Portrait, Black Background (1915) One of Finland’s most well-known artists, Schjerfbeck’s talent...