We are delighted to share the Call for Papers for our Spring Seminar Series 2026:

From the AHiMaOV archive: Portraits and Portrayals: Using Wealth as Power to Control What Art Historicises #ahimaov #arthistory #firstnationsart #vincentnamatjira www.ahimaov.com/post/portrai...

City, 1913 by Avant Garde painter Alexandra Exter #WomensArt

New from AHiMaOV! Pink Triangles: Reclaiming symbols of oppression. Read more about the history and meaning of pink triangles in LGBTQIA+ communities and its history as a symbol of oppression, resistance and pride. www.ahimaov.com/post/pink-tr...

Rachel Ruysch, Posy of Flowers, with a Red Admiral Butterfly, on a Marble Ledge (c.1700). Oil on panel, 34 x 27 cm. Private collection. #ahimaov #rachelruysch #ruysch #arthistory #artherstory #dutchgoldenage #dutchgoldenagepainting #stilllife #stilllifepainting #judithleyster

Gwen John, Cat (series) (c.1904-8). Graphite and watercolour on paper, 11.1 x 13.7 cm. Tate, U.K. #ahimaov #gwenjohn #arthistory #artherstory #postimpressionism #britishimpressionism

Paula Rego, The Bride's Secret Diary (1981). Acrylic and collage on canvas, 158 x 150.5 cm. Rugby Art Gallery and Museum, U.K. #ahimaov #paularego #rego #arthistory #artherstory #portugueseartist #modernism #modernist #modernart

#ArtHerstory has published the "New Books about #WomenArtists" book round-up for Q2, 2025! Visit this link for a list of recently published monographs and exhibition catalogs, as well as books for young readers: artherstory.net/new-books-ab... #NewBooksAboutWomenArtists

A new art foundation in Uruguay highlights Latin American artists and curators – The Fundación Cervieri Monsuárez, located in the ritzy village of José Ignacio, organises exhibitions year round in an effort to transform the area into a hub for Latin America art buff.ly/uYIwYWa

Evie Hone, Composition (1924). Oil on canvas, 116 x 90 cm. National Gallery of Ireland. #ahimaov #eviehone #arthistory #artherstory #modernism #modernart #modernistpainting #irishartist

Jenny Saville, Reverse (2002-03). Oil on canvas, 213.4 x 243.8 cm. Gagosian Gallery, U.K. #ahimaov #jennysaville #arthistory #portraiture #contenporaryart #contemporarypainting #oilpainting

Maria Izquierdo, Portrait of Mary Asúnsolo (1941). Oil and masonite on canvas, 76 x 60 cm. Museo Blaisten, Mexico. #ahimaov #mariaizquierdo #izquierdo #arthistory #artherstory #mexicanartist #modernism #modernart #mexicanmodernism

9 Late Women Artists Receiving Overdue Acclaim in 2025 by Charlotte Jansen for Artsy www.artsy.net/article/arts...

#OtD 17 Jun 1926 Eve’s Hangout, a New York radical lesbian cafe run by Eve Adams, was raided by police, who destroyed texts. Adams was convicted of obscenity and deported. Being Jewish, she was later murdered in Auschwitz. Learn more in our new book: www.kickstarter.com/projects/wrk...

Leonor Fini, Composition with Figures on a Terrace (1938). Oil on canvas, 100 x 81.3 cm. Private collection. #ahimaov #leonorfini #arthistory #artherstory #surrealism #surrealistart

Join our next Anti-racist Museums Programme cohort 📝 Building on the successful pilot year of the programme and our partnership with Talk Listen Create, the MA is supporting the leadership teams of another six UK museums to progress towards becoming anti-racist organisations. Apply by 9 July 👇

Una Watters, The People's Gardens (1963). Oil on canvas, 40.6 x 50.8 cm. Hugh Lane Gallery, Dublin, Ireland. #ahimaov #unawatters #watters #arthistory #irishart #irishmodernism #modernart

🎉 Big update! The #InternetArchive has launched a new version of GifCities, our search engine for vintage GeoCities GIFs. Search better. Blink more! Check it out ➡️ blog.archive.org/2025/06/09/k... 🧵

1659 painting by Elisabetta Sirani depicting Timocleia of Thebes pushing the Thracian captain who raped her into a well #womensart

Celebrating the life and work of Loïs Mailou Jones (born 1905) who died on this day (09/06) in 1998 at the age of 92. #ahimaov #arthistory #art #loismailoujones #harlemrenaissance #pocartist

Celebrating the life and work of Portuguese artist Paula Rego who died on this day (08/06) in 2022 at the age of 87. #ahimaov #paularego #rego #modernism #modernist #modernart #portugueseart

Anna Boch, Fishermen's Houses in the Dunes of Knokke (c.1892-93). Oil on canvas, 46 x 71 cm. Private collection. #ahimaov #annaboch #impressionism #impressionistart #impressionistartist

Celebrating the life and work of Rachel Ruysch who was born on this day (03/06) in 1664. #ahimaov #rachelruysch #ruysch #dutchgoldenage #dutchgoldenagepainting #rembrandt #vermeer #judithleyster

In The Book of the Courtier, Castiglioni sets out the profile of the "donna di palazzo": 🎨 "I wish the Court Lady to have knowledge of letters, music, painting." 🎬 Coming soon SOFONISBA'S CHESS GAME, a window into the artist’s world ▶️ ideasroadshow.com/chess-game/ 🗃️ #arthistory #womenartists

Olga Sacharoff, The Stroll (1923). Oil on cardboard, 75.5 x 108 cm. Museum de Fundatie, Zwolle, Netherlands. #ahimaov #olgasacharoff #arthistory #artherstory #cubism #cubistart #modernism #modernart

New from AHiMaOV! Keep Your Lamps Lit: Elizabeth Siddall and Ophelia as Images of the Fallen Woman. #ahimaov #elizabethsiddall #ophelia #johneverettmillais #preraphaelite #preraphaeliteart #victorian

Hilda Rix Nicholas, The Pink Scarf (1913). Oil on canvas, 80.5 x 65 cm. Art Gallery of South Australia. #ahimaov #hildarixnicholas #arthistory #artherstory #australianart #australianartist #australianwomen

Celebrating the life and work of Leonora Carrington (born 1917) who died on this day (25/05) in 2011 at the age of 94. #ahimaov #leonoracarrington #carrington #surrealism #surrealistart #leonorfini #dorotheatanning #dali #maxernst

Opening today - Dangerously Modern: Australian #WomenArtists in Europe 1890–1940 Art Gallery of South Australia www.agsa.sa.gov.au/whats-on/exh... 24 May - 7 Sep 2025

From the AHiMaOV archive: Violence: Peripheral idiosyncrasy or the axis of interpretation. #ahimaov #artemisiagentileschi #gentileschi #caravaggio #baroque #baroqueart www.ahimaov.com/post/violenc...

Celebrating the life and work of American artist Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) who was born on this day (22/05) 181 years ago. #ahimaov #marycassatt #cassatt #impressionism #impressionistart #americanimpressionism

Mary Cassatt, Lady at the Tea Table (1883-85). Oil on canvas, 73.7 x 61 cm. Metropolitan Museum of Art, U.S.A. #ahimaov #arthistory #marycassatt #impressionism #impressionistart #americanimpressionism #berthemorisot #mariebracquemond #evagonzales

No matter where you are next week, make sure to head along to the History Council of Victoria's online seminar on Spies and Cold War Australia, featuring Ebony Nilsson and Rhys Crawley. All the info is at the link: www.historycouncilvic.org.au/mph_may_2025...

From the AHiMaOV archive: Looted Cultural Heritage or Collateral Damage? Depends who you ask www.ahimaov.com/post/wwii-lo... #ahimaov #arthistory #rembrandt #japaneseart #masamune

Yayoi Kusama, Sex Obsession (1992). Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, dimensions unknown. Private collection of Lito and Kim Camacho. #ahimaov #yayoikusama #kusama #arthistory #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #japaneseart #japaneseartist

Isabel Rawsthorne, Alan Rawsthorne (1966). Oil on canvas, 65.8 x 81.3 cm. National Portrait Gallery, U.K. #ahimaov #arthistory #isabelrawsthorne #abstractexpressionism #francisbacon #lucianfreud #britishart

Toyen, Summer (1931). Oil on canvas, 73 x 100 cm. National Gallery Prague. #ahimaov #toyen #arthistory #art #surrealism #surrealistart

Paula Modersohn-Becker, Self-Portrait with Two Flowers in Her Raised Left Hand (1907). Oil on canvas, 55.2 x 24.8 cm. The Museum of Modern Art, and Neue Galerie, U.S.A. #ahimaov #paulamodersohnbecker #arthistory #portraiture #expressionism #modernism #modernart

Explore the myths surrounding Kandinsky that work to place him within art history’s favourite misunderstood genius paradigm – his pioneering of Abstraction and synesthesia driving the development of his particular brand of Abstract art and his corresponding theories. #ahimaov #kandinsky #abstractart

Coming up May 10 - Art with Tosca offers the small 2-hour group tour Her Brush, Her Story: Celebrating Artists, Muses, and Advocates at the National Gallery of Art, www.eventbrite.com/e/her-brush-...

Ishiuchi Miyako, Mother’s #36 [lipstick] (2002, printed 2018). Chromogenic print, 108 × 74.9 cm. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, U.S.A. #ahimaov #ishiuchimiyako #photography #japaneseart

Marie Bashkirtseff’s painting of an orphanage child in ‘The Umbrella’ (1883), one of her few works to survive WW2, was painted just before she died from TB at 25. Her journal became a widely-praised novelistic account of 19C European life publicdomainreview.org/essay/marie-...

Guerrilla Girls, 'The Advantages Of Being A Woman Artist' poster, 1988 #womensart

Nyurapayia Nampitjinpa, Alice Nampitjinpa, Tjunkiya Napaltjarri, Wintjiya Napaltjarri, Irene Nangala and Katarra Nampitjinpa, Untitled, fabric length (1994). Batik on cotton, 196 x 111.8 cm. National Gallery of Victoria, Australia. #ahimaov #arthistory #australianart #firstnationsart #indigenousart

Jenny Saville, Reverse (2002-03). Oil on canvas, 213.4 x 243.8 cm. Gagosian Gallery, U.K. #ahimaov #jennysaville #arthistory #womenartists #feministarthistory

Evelyn De Morgan, The Angel of Death I (1880). Oil on canvas, 93 x 112.8 cm. De Morgan Centre, U.K.

In the 1970s Judy Chicago set out to create a new "framework for reality" that incorporated the feminine condition without parenthesising women’s stories or merely inserting them into already written narratives of (male) art history. The result was The Dinner Party.

Joan Mitchell, Untitled (c.1962). Oil on canvas, 228.9 x 206.3 cm. Joan Mitchell Foundation, U.S.A.

Tarsila do Amaral, I'm from Favela (1924). Oil on canvas, 64.5 x 76 cm. Private collection of Hecilda and Sergio Fadel, Rio de Janeiro.

Carrie Mae Weems, Untitled (Man and Mirror), from The Kitchen Table series (1990). Gelatin silver print, 36.5 × 36.5 cm. The Art Institute of Chicago, U.S.A.