Kylie Mirmohamadi’s immersive post-marriage novel follows a woman’s midlife reawakening in the wake of her dominating artist husband’s death.
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While noble status came with advantages, it was also considered inappropriate for a baroness to perform professionally. Without a long public presence, Delphine von Schauroth faded from memory.
For her, art was a weapon in the struggle and a tool for education. She used every opportunity to build movements and to archive experiences in writing.
A new exhibition featuring works by16 women artists who share backgrounds in Islam is a tour de force.
Nora Heysen was the first woman to be awarded the Archibald Prize, but for most of her life she was defined not by her art, but by her relationship to her famous father, the artist Hans Heysen.
Gender bias is an ongoing problem in the visual arts. Change is needed at every level to tackle it.
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