The Women Art Forgot

5 weekly sessions, on Fridays at 2 -4pm, starting from Friday 27 February.

Overview

Over half a century ago Linda Nochlin, the late great American Art Historian provocatively asked, ‘Why have there been no great women artists’, her tongue in cheek essay sought to challenge the primacy of male artists within the canon of Western Art History. 50 years later and the role of women artists in story of Western Art is still overlooked, neglected or simply forgotten, this course considers the work of some of the most important female artists across the past 500 years during this 5 week course.

This course aims to provide a general introduction to the role of women artists across a sweep of history and is aimed anyone with an interest in Western Art, no prior knowledge is expected, only a curiosity to learn more.

Syllabus

• Women Artists of the 16th Century
• Women Artists of the 17th Century
• Women Artists of the 18th Century
• Women Artists of the 19th Century
• Women Artists of the 20th Century

Course lecturer

Ed Williams is an Art Historian who studied under Prof. Janina Ramirez at Oxford. He works at TATE Liverpool, he is a regular contributor to on-line publications, writing in the field of art history and art critique. His work involves regularly leading groups through exhibitions and giving public lectures, he previously taught undergraduate and postgraduate students at a number of Universities including the Department of Continuing Education at the University of Liverpool.

Course fee

• Standard fee: £80
• Concession fee: £40