Opened on Fri, Feb 6 - That Green Ideal: Emily Carr and the Idea of Nature Vancouver Art Gallery www.vanartgallery.bc.ca/exhibitions/... The show runs through November 8

Opened today at the American University Museum at the Katzen Arts Center The Magical World of Joan Danziger www.american.edu/cas/museum/2... and Ravens: Spirits of the Sky www.american.edu/cas/museum/2...

Opened today at Dayton Art Institute - Exploring Feminism www.daytonartinstitute.org/events/explo...

Opened today at Copenhagen's SMK - Anna Thommesen – Weavings www.smk.dk/en/exhibitio... The show runs through August 16

Auction news - Sotheby's sold "Madonna Annunciate," by Elisabetta Sirani, on February 6, www.sothebys.com/en/buy/aucti... The result was US $101,600, far exceeding the estimate range was US $20K-30K. #womenartists #artherstory

Opened today; on thru January 16, 2027 - She Speaks: Black Women Artists and the Power of Historical Memory Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum bdmuseum.maryland.gov/exhibitions/

Cabbage #Rose, c. 1710-12, by #CatharinaBacker (Dutch, 1689-1766), who died #otd, Feb 8. Held by @amsterdammuseum.bsky.social, am.adlibhosting.com/ais6v2/Detai... #RoseDay #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory

Artemisia Gentileschi: Christie’s Sets New Auction Benchmark Artlyst Magazine artlyst.com/artemisia-ge...

‘It’s not very French to change stuff’: how Claire Tabouret’s stained-glass windows cast Notre Dame in new light by Kim Willsher for @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/world/2026/f... #womenartists #artherstory

Watercolor Study of a #Rose, 1675, by #MariaSibyllaMerian, (German-born, 1647-1717). Held by the Staatsbibliothek, Bamberg; source, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ma... #RoseDay #womenartists #artherstory #hernaturalhistory

A Masterpiece by Artemisia Gentileschi Joins the Collections of the National Gallery of Art by Nicolas Sarzin for ArtMajeur Magazine www.artmajeur.com/en/magazine/...

Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis, China Rose, 1775, by #MaryDelany (English, 1700-1788). Held at the British Museum, www.britishmuseum.org/research/col... #RoseDay #artherstory #womenartists

I was wondering where she’d end up! Here is Artemisia’s painting of Mary Magdalene when she was in the Quadreria inside Palazzo Ducale in Venice.

Hey folks, I'll be starting another round of art c0mmissi0ns imminently, and I have at least one more slot open in this round. If you're interested, hit me up! More info on my art website here: genuinesnips.art

There is a major exhibition of works by this artist at the Kunsthistorisches Museum: Michaelina Wautier: Painter, www.khm.at/en/exhibitio... (thru Feb 22) Then London's @royalacademyarts.bsky.social hosts the show from March 27-June 21, 2026, www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/m...

How come we only started hearing about Master Painter Michaelina Wautier a few years ago!? She’s fantastic! I’m sad I don’t live in Europe to attend her exhibition in www.khm.at/en/exhibitio...

A major survey of the 17th-century painter Michaelina Wautier opens tomorrow at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. In 2018, Katlijne Van der Stighelen wrote about curating the first ever exhibition dedicated to Wautier

Signora Ortensia Leoni Cordini as #SaintDorothy, 1661, by #ElisabettaSirani (Italian, 1638-1665). Held at the Chazen Art Museum at the Univ of WI-Madison, chazen.wisc.edu/collection/1... #artherstory #womenartists #FeastofStDorothy #StDorothy

US National Gallery of Art acquires important Artemisia Gentileschi painting The Baroque master’s “Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy”, which sold at auction for €865,500 in 2014, will go on display in Washington, DC... by J. S. Marcus for @theartnewspaper.bsky.social www.theartnewspaper.com/2026/02/04/u...

Feast of St Blaise today. Get out there and get your throat blessed.

Are you caught up on our quizzes? 💡 Take this one to find out what you know about still life 👉 https://artukdotorg.quillforms.app/forms/art-quiz-still-life/ In collaboration with School of Art History 'Still Life of Fruit and Flowers' by Clara Peeters (c.1585–c.1655) 📷 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Drawing as resistance and friendship: the work of Helen Saunders, Katie Gliddon and Edna Clarke Hall by Alicia Foster for @artukdotorg.bsky.social artuk.org/discover/sto...

In a busy week for Artemisia Gentileschi, this small Florentine self-portrait sold for $5.7 Million at Christie’s

Coming up Sat, Feb 7 - Ribbon cutting at the Dayton Art Inst for the Sara M. & Michelle Vance Waddell Gallery for Feminist Art The gallery's inaugural exhibition is "Exploring Feminism," featuring the work of #womenartists in the Waddell Collection www.daytonartinstitute.org/events/explo...

A new gallery dedicated to celebrating both women artists and feminist works will open soon at the Dayton Art Institute.

Artist Spotlight: Clare Leighton and the Fine Art of Mass Reproduction by Kristin Bluemel for the Rediscovering Art by Women blog r-a-w.net/blog/clare-l...

Sarah Stone (1759-1844) was a British illustrator whose rich depictions of birds highlight a singular talent during an era when women weren’t even permitted to be members of London’s prestigious Royal Academy. www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/02/sara...

Coming up Fri, Feb 20 - Women Artists at the Russell-Cotes russellcotes.com/event/themed...

Self Portrait of #IreneParentiDuclos (nicknamed Lincasta Ericinia; Italian, 1754-95), who died #otd, Feb 5. Held at the Uffizi Galleries; source, commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Se..., photo by AWA Foundation #artherstory #womensart #IreneDuclos

Betsy Goodridge, c. 1840, by #SarahGoodridge (American, 1788-1853), who was born #otd, Feb 5. Held by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, americanart.si.edu/artwork/bets... #artherstory #womenartists

Beulah Appleton, c. 1840, by #SarahGoodridge (American, 1788-1853), who was born #otd, Feb 5. Held by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, americanart.si.edu/artwork/beul... #artherstory #womenartists

The martyrdom of #SaintAgatha, 1577, engraved by #DianaScultori (Italian, before 1530-after 1588) after Ippolito Costa. Held at the @britishmuseum.bsky.social, www.britishmuseum.org/collection/i... #artherstory #womenartists #StAgatha #FeastofStAgatha

Saint Agatha, 1630s, by #DianaDeRosa (#AnnellaDiMassimo; Italian, 1602–1643). Private collection? Sold in 2020 by Dorotheum, www.dorotheum.com/en/l/6718824/ #artherstory #womenartists #FeastDayofStAgatha #FeastofStAgatha

St Agatha between St Lucia & St Liberata, C17th, by #OrsolaMaddalenaCaccia (#TheodoraCaccia; Italian, c. 1596-c. 1676). Held at Chiesa di S. Antonio Abate; source, soloarte.atelierdesarts.com/artisti/old/... #artherstory #womenartists #FeastDayofStAgatha #FeastofStAgatha

Coming up Friday, Feb 27 - A celebration of the Albany Institute's first new exhibitions of 2026: Blanche Lazzell: Becoming an American Modernist A Life in Bloom: The Floral Paintings of Julia McEntee Dillon secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/...

The Priceless Legacy of Artemisia Gentileschi A Curator's Perspective by Judith Mann for the #ArtHerstory blog artherstory.net/the-priceles...

Today Christie's sold Artemisia Gentileschi's Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria for $5.7M, setting new auction record for the artist. Artemisia featured prominently in auction news in 2025, too; see Early Modern Women Artists at Auction in 2025 artherstory.net/early-modern...

Today Christie's sold Artemisia Gentileschi's Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria for $5.7M, setting new auction record for the artist. Artemisia featured prominently in auction news in 2025, too; see Early Modern Women Artists at Auction in 2025 artherstory.net/early-modern...

So excited to have an Artemisia Gentileschi painting coming to the NGA!! Can’t wait to go see it

Artemisia Gentileschi Self-Portrait Sells for Record $5.7 Million at Christie’s The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., also just acquired a major work by the artist. by Eileen Kinsella for @artnet.bsky.social news.artnet.com/market/artem...

Big news - the National Gallery of Art today announced the acquisition of "Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy," a c. 1625 painting by Artemisia Gentileschi! The work will be on view beginning late February in Gallery 29 on the main floor of the West Building. Read the full press release - lnkd.in/gZXtwMdr

The book by Katlijne Van der Stighelen will be available at the exhibition at the RA in London in March, or you can pre-order your copy direct from www.lundhumphries.com now!

This week in The Telegraph Colin Gleadell wrote: 'After 350 years of neglect, Michaelina Wautier is now considered one of the most important artists of her time'. We definitely think so! She's the latest female artist to be featured in our book series Illuminating Women Artists...

Still Life with Watermelon, 1822, by #SarahMiriamPeale (American, 1800-85), who died #otd, Feb 4. Held by the Fogg Museum, Harvard, harvardartmuseums.org/collections/... #artherstory #womenartists

#ArtHerstory's Basket of Plums Note Card Artist: Anne Vallayer-Coster Artwork held at: The Cleveland Museum of Art etsy.me/3M62L40 via Etsy

Rare self-portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi as ‘one of history’s most courageous women’ up for auction Gentileschi’s work and life have become a greater source of fascination in recent years by Roisin O'Connor for @the-independent.com www.the-independent.com/arts-enterta...

Self-portrait, c. 1830, by #SarahMiriamPeale (American, 1800-85), who died #otd, Feb 4. Held by the Maryland Center for History and Culture, www.mdhistory.org/resources/se... #artherstory #womenartists

Mrs. Charles Ridgely Carroll (Rebecca Pue), c. 1822, by #SarahMiriamPeale (American, 1800-85), who died #otd, Feb 4. Held by the New Britain Museum of American Art, ink.nbmaa.org/objects/713/.... Sarah Miriam Peale was considered the 1st professional American woman artist. #artherstory #womenartists

Opening this weekend - “The Magical World of Joan Danziger” Katzen Arts Center, American University Museum Danziger’s retrospective features 110 works from her nearly 60-year career. The works are tied to nature and steeped in mythology. www.american.edu/cas/museum/u...

@rsaorg.bsky.social's inaugural Eloise Quiñones Keber Fellowship "supports research travel for a scholar working in any area of pre-Columbian, early modern, or colonial Latin American art history for the period 1300–1700." Apply by March 1. 🗃 #arthistory #LatinAmerica www.rsa.org/page/keberfe...