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Women's Work: From feminine arts to feminist art
A celebration of the innovative, brilliant artists reclaiming the idea of ‘women’s work’.
In the history of western art, decorative and applied arts – quilting, embroidery, ceramics – were devalued, separated from the ‘high arts’ of painting and sculpture and deemed more suitable for women.
But artists began to reclaim and redefine these so-called 'lesser' arts, energizing them with vision, imagination and the expression of the female experience.
Women’s Work tells the story of this radical change, highlighting the artists who dared to defy the long-standing hierarchy and who, through, experimentation, invention and assertion of identity, transformed their medium.
The work of these women has rewritten the history of art, turning women’s work from a demeaning assessment into a cause for celebration.
With biographical entries on each artist featured, as well as beautiful images of their artworks, Women's Work raises up the work of these visionary and groundbreaking artists, telling their stories and examining their artistic legacies.
In the history of western art, decorative and applied arts – quilting, embroidery, ceramics – were devalued, separated from the ‘high arts’ of painting and sculpture and deemed more suitable for women.
But artists began to reclaim and redefine these so-called 'lesser' arts, energizing them with vision, imagination and the expression of the female experience.
Women’s Work tells the story of this radical change, highlighting the artists who dared to defy the long-standing hierarchy and who, through, experimentation, invention and assertion of identity, transformed their medium.
The work of these women has rewritten the history of art, turning women’s work from a demeaning assessment into a cause for celebration.
With biographical entries on each artist featured, as well as beautiful images of their artworks, Women's Work raises up the work of these visionary and groundbreaking artists, telling their stories and examining their artistic legacies.
358 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 14, 2022
About the author
Ferren Gipson
4 books7 followersFerren Gipson is an art historian, writer, and artist based in London. She is the author of The Ultimate Art Museum and Women’s Work, hosts the Art Matters podcast, and is a doctoral researcher at SOAS, University of London.
Ferren is a researcher and advocate for art education. Her research areas include modern Chinese art history and topics exploring the crossover between pop culture and art. Her work can be found across mediums, including books, articles, interviews, and 68 episodes of the popular visual arts podcast Art Matters. Her first book is The Ultimate Art Museum (Phaidon), a museum-in-a-book for young readers. Her second book is Women’s Work (Frances Lincoln), which celebrates the stories of modern and contemporary women artists working in textiles and ceramics.
Within her art practice, she explores themes of labour, matrilineal connections, materiality, and colour.
Ferren has worked in the art and design sector since 2009, giving talks with wonderful brands and institutions, such as Tate and Esquire Magazine, and writing for the Financial Times and WePresent.
Ferren is a researcher and advocate for art education. Her research areas include modern Chinese art history and topics exploring the crossover between pop culture and art. Her work can be found across mediums, including books, articles, interviews, and 68 episodes of the popular visual arts podcast Art Matters. Her first book is The Ultimate Art Museum (Phaidon), a museum-in-a-book for young readers. Her second book is Women’s Work (Frances Lincoln), which celebrates the stories of modern and contemporary women artists working in textiles and ceramics.
Within her art practice, she explores themes of labour, matrilineal connections, materiality, and colour.
Ferren has worked in the art and design sector since 2009, giving talks with wonderful brands and institutions, such as Tate and Esquire Magazine, and writing for the Financial Times and WePresent.
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