GROUP EXHIBITION

Now You See Us: Women Artists in Britain 1520–1920 Tate Britain 16 May–13 October 2024 London

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Spanning 400 years, this exhibition follows women on their journeys to becoming professional artists. From Tudor times to the First World War, artists such as Mary Beale, Angelica Kauffman, Elizabeth Butler and Laura Knight paved a new artistic path for generations of women. They challenged what it meant to be a working woman of the time by going against society’s expectations – having commercial careers as artists and taking part in public exhibitions.

Including over 150 works, the show dismantles stereotypes surrounding women artists in history, who were often thought of as amateurs. Determined to succeed and refusing to be boxed in, they daringly painted what were usually thought to be subjects for male artists: history pieces, battle scenes and the nude.

The exhibition sheds light on how these artists championed equal access to art training and academy membership, breaking boundaries and overcoming many obstacles to establish what it meant to be a woman in the art world.

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News Collector Christian Levett Opens Museum of Women Artists ‘If people walk out of the museum and say to themselves: I had absolutely no idea there were so many incredible female artists out there, then it has achieved something important,’ Levett said. Read the story

Artists Exhibiting

Mary Beale 1633-1699 Follow +

Angelica Kauffmann 1741-1807 Follow +

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VANESSA BELL, DUNCAN GRANT Vanessa Bell & Duncan Grant: Inside Bloomsbury Tate Britain 12 November 2026–11 April 2027 London

About the Gallery

Tate Britain is a landmark museum located on Millbank, London, renowned for its collection of British art from the 1500s to the present day. Housed in an imposing neoclassical building on the banks of the Thames, the museum offers a comprehensive view of the evolution of British art, from the Tudor period to contemporary practice. Alongside its permanent collection—which includes major works by artists such as J.M.W. Turner, William Blake, and Barbara Hepworth—Tate Britain also stages significant exhibitions of both contemporary and historic art.

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