Women Artists

Female artists were the standout performers in an otherwise lackluster contemporary art evening sale at Sotheby’s, which raked in $84 million. Sotheby’s modern and contemporary evening sale in London on Tuesday brought in nearly £62.5…

Christie’s 21st-century evening sale fetched a rather decent $96.4 million and an auction record for a living female artist. The highlight of the evening was Miss January (1997) by Marlene Dumas. The portrait features a nude, blonde…

Painter Emma McIntyre will now be represented by the David Zwirner gallery, making her currently the youngest name in its roster. One of the biggest galleries in the world, David Zwirner first worked with McIntyre last year for a solo…

A painting, neglected in storage for over a century, has now been identified as a work by Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi. Titled 'Susanna and the Elders', the work was initially misattributed to a French artist. It was kept at the…

Tate Britain has announced that the new rehang, to be opened on May 23, will put an increased focus on female artists. Last week, Tate Britain announced that it will add more than 800 works from 350 artists as part of its new display in…

Artist Tirtzah Bassel unveiled her project which reimagined various classic artworks – but from the perspective of women. In an interview with ArtNews, Bassel shared her thoughts on the project titled ‘Canon in Drag’. Tirtzah Bassel…

Educator Colette Pierce Burnette has been chosen as the new chief executive and president of the Indianapolis Museum of Art in Newfields. With this, Colette Pierce Burnette becomes the first Black woman to lead the museum in its…

The 27-year-old artist Anna Weyant has become the youngest ever artist to join the mega-gallery Gagosian as part of their roster. For most artists, the ascension is gradual - from small galleries to mid-sized ones, and finally to large,…

Haitian artist Myrlande Constant, who is known for her intricate Vodou flags, has joined the Fort Gansevoort Gallery in New York. Myrlande Constant is famous for her large-scale textile tableaux, which she calls “paintings with beads”.…

The National Museum of Women in Arts, based in Washington D.C., will close next month for a major renovation project. The historic museum will close on August 9 for a major renovation project that will be undertaken on its building. The…