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The Great Women Artists

Katy Hessel
Female Artists
Art History
Feminism
Women Artists
Surrealism
Art
FAM Museum
Serpentine Gallery
Sculpture
Judy Chicago
Feminist Art
Camille Claudel
The Levett Collection
Women In Art
Cecilia Vicuña
Medusa
Photography
Sam Taylor-Johnson
Revelations
Edmonia Lewis

Created off the back of @thegreatwomenartists Instagram, this podcast is all about celebrating women artists. Presented by art historian and curator, Katy Hessel, this podcast interviews artists on their career, or curators, writers, or general art lovers, on the female artist who means the most to them.

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Today on the GWA Podcast is the esteemed artist Firelei Báez! Hailed for her paintings that explode with effervescent colour and are filled with elements from the natural and supernatural world, or hybridised figures morphing in and out of abstractio... more

Today on the GWA podcast is curator Mary Morton on the extraordinary painter Mary Cassatt! Mary Morton is curator and head of the Department of French Paintings at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, where she has organised exhibitions on ... more

TODAY on the GWA Podcast is curator and writer Lisa Le Feuvre, on the acclaimed land artist NANCY HOLT! The curator of over 75 exhibitions, including Casting a Glance: Dancing with Smithson at Marian Goodman Gallery, and Joan Jonas: An Island Departu... more

It's a new season of The Great Women Artists Podcast and we're kicking things off with the esteemed ceramicist and writer, Edmund de Waal! Hailed for his ceramic works that come in the form of fragments, cylindrical pots, individually or collectively... more

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Recent Guests

Mary Morton
Curator and head of the Department of French Paintings at the National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art
Episode: Mary Morton on Mary Cassatt
Lisa Le Feuvre
Curator, writer, and editor; Executive Director, Holt-Smithson Foundation
Holt-Smithson Foundation
Episode: Lisa Le Feuvre on Nancy Holt
Edmund De Waal
Writer, potter, and artist; interview guest
Artist and author
Episode: Edmund de Waal on Lucie Rie
Joan Snyder
Esteemed painter known for large-scale gestural canvases
Painter
Episode: Joan Snyder
Lubaina Himid
Lancashire-based artist working in painting, sculpture, installation, and more, British Pavilion artist for Venice Biennale
Independent artist / Venice Biennale UK Pavilion
Episode: Venice Biennale special: Lubaina Himid
Briony Fer
Art historian; Professor at University College London; curator of The Rule of Curves
University College London; The Rule of Curves
Episode: Briony Fer on Sophie Taeuber-Arp
Deborah Levy
Esteemed writer and novelist, author of My Year in Paris with Gertrude Stein
Author
Episode: Deborah Levy on Gertrude Stein
Alyce Mahon
Art historian and Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art
University of Cambridge (Trinity College)
Episode: Alyce Mahon on Dorothea Tanning
Sonnet Stanfill
Esteemed curator and fashion scholar; Senior curator of fashion at the V&A since 2015
Victoria and Albert Museum
Episode: Sonnet Stanfill on Elsa Schiaparelli

Host

Katy Hessel
Host and art historian focused on women artists, with curatorial and scholarly background.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 2.1k ratings
  • Great way to start the day

    Starting my day learning about some of my favorite artist like Rachel Whiteread and Louise Bourgeois. I would love to hear you cover Mona Hatoum, haven’t found many interviews of hers and would love to hear more about her.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    US GFCU G JB g G tu g G h
    United Statesa month ago
  • WOW 🥰

    I absolutely love these conversations with women artists, so inspiring and nourishing, thank you so much Katy!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Medfgiinbvyii
    Spain5 months ago
  • Amazing discussion with Deborah Levy

    Thank you both so much for your respectful intelligence

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    stilllearningtoo
    United Kingdom6 months ago
  • Dorothea Tanning

    Loved the episode on Dorothea Tanning and surrealism. It was informative and engaging. I’m going to the Prado today and plan to look for the Dorothea Tanning piece. I also didn’t know about her relationship with Max Ernst and I love his work. Thank you!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Terrihansonmead
    United States6 months ago
  • For Inspiration

    Host is so enjoyable to listen to and asks all the right questions. This podcast opens my mind to the infinite possibilities. Aftera podcast I look into books, museums, other individuals mentioned in show.

    Audible
    5
    Anonymous
    United States6 months ago

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Listeners praise the host's enthusiasm and rigor, noting deep research and respectful interviewing.
Audience appreciates the interviews with leading and emerging women artists and curators, praising accessibility and depth.
Fans highlight the empowering focus on women artists and the thoughtful exploration of art history.
Many listeners describe the show as inspiring and transformative for their understanding of women in art.

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#116
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Apple Podcasts
#59
United Kingdom/Arts
Apple Podcasts
#173
Canada/Arts
Apple Podcasts
#56
Australia/Arts
Apple Podcasts
#169
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#180
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Mary Morton on Mary Cassatt
Q: What draws you to her life? When did you first become interested in her?
Morton had studied other 19th-century French painters and long respected Cassatt, but her colleague Kim Jones's 2014 exhibition helped establish Cassatt as an experimental artist rather than Degas's pupil. A later discovery about the meaning of Woman with a Sunflower led Morton to reassess Cassatt's work more deeply.
Mary Morton on Mary Cassatt
Q: What draws you to the pastels, the prints, the oils of this revolutionary artist?
Morton says Cassatt was a highly successful avant-garde artist who created a new visual language for modern life through the experiences of women, while resisting restrictive social expectations.
Lisa Le Feuvre on Nancy Holt
Q: If you could meet Nancy Holt today, what would you ask her or want to say to her?
I would ask why she changed her mind so many times, hoping she would explain the facts over fiction and what drove those shifts in her thinking.
Edmund de Waal on Lucie Rie
Q: What attracts you to the work of Lucie Rie?
Her radical discipline and the way she integrates precision, material mastery, and a broader cultural memory into objects that stand as independent, refined statements rather than mere everyday items.
Venice Biennale special: Lubaina Himid
Q: In what ways did you engage with the neoclassical architecture of the British Pavilion, and what did you hope visitors would feel as they move through the space?
Himid and Magda Stawarska designed the experience to feel outside and inside simultaneously, using sound and space to remind visitors of the outside world while they are inside, encouraging immersive, contemplative engagement.

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What is The Great Women Artists about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The show centers on conversations with women artists, historians, curators, and writers who illuminate female achievement in art. Episodes spotlight individual careers, historical contexts, and the interplay between art, feminism, and culture, often weaving in behind-the-scenes stories from exhibitions and institutions. Listeners can expect in-depth, thoughtful discussions that illuminate lesser-known artists as well as canonical figures, with a strong emphasis on mentorship, representation, and the evolution of art history through a feminine lens. The format often blends scholarly insight with personal narrative, producing a rich, reverent, and exploratory vibe that's useful for researchers, curators, and art-world professionals looking fo... more

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1. Mary Morton
2. Lisa Le Feuvre
3. Edmund De Waal
4. Joan Snyder
5. Lubaina Himid
6. Briony Fer
7. Deborah Levy
8. Alyce Mahon

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