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Why the art world is finally waking up to the power of female craft skills
Exhibitions celebrating women textile artists are on the rise – and it’s about time
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- Lizzie Pook
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Visible Women5 women artists and activists whose work was overshadowed by their husbands’
From a pioneering anthropologist to an acclaimed painter, these women deserve their own recognition.
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- Moya Crockett
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Visible WomenWhy graphic designer Jane Bowyer is Stylist’s Woman of the Week
Her Women in Print project highlights women from history and provides a platform for contemporary female artists.
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- Moya Crockett
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Visible WomenWhy this woman anonymously donated millions to overlooked female artists
She donated more than £4m to 220 women artists because “women have been anonymous for far too long”.
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- Moya Crockett
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Visible WomenRemembering Edmonia Lewis, the female sculptor who defied the rules
She was a celebrated artist of colour at a time when slavery dominated American life.
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- Anna-Marie Crowhurst
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Visible WomenThe innovative woman artist who created every UK road sign
Designer Margaret Calvert created signs and symbols we see every day – but she has been largely forgotten.
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- Anna-Marie Crowhurst
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Visible WomenForgotten Women: Jo Hopper, the muse who was overlooked as an artist
She’s best known for appearing in her husband’s paintings – but she was an acclaimed artist in her own right.
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- Anna-Marie Crowhurst
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PeopleThis artist just became the first black woman to win the Turner Prize
She says she’ll spend the £25,000 prize money on helping artists – and buying shoes.
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- Moya Crockett
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FashionA major exhibition about Frida Kahlo’s fashion is coming to London
The artist and feminist icon’s incredible clothes and never-seen-before personal items will be on show
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- Moya Crockett
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