Unlocking Women's Art

Includes over 20 interviews with contemporary painters, including Shani Rhys James, Sungi Mlengeya and Sarah Maple.Who were the pioneering female painters and who are the best contemporary women painters around today?Discover the historic, contemporary, and global landscapes of female painters in Unlocking Women's Art. Dive into iconic movements (from Portraiture & Identity to The Avant Garde; The Nude to Landscape and Nature) and find out about the significance of female creativity. Challenge your existing views of women artists and look beyond Eurocentric ideas to learn about brilliant Indigenous and global artists of the past.Includes over 20 interviews with contemporary painters, providing fascinating insights into their practices, themes and personal motivation. Interviews with artists including Shani Rhys James, Sungi Mlengeya and Sarah Maple.Full colour with dozens of new and original images of the featured women artists' work.Contents: Introduction1. Portraits and Identity2. Nature3. Still lives4. Models, Muses and the Nude5. The Avant-garde6. War and Peace7. The New Radicals8. Bibliography