Feminist Art Lives

How did women tackle the problem of being continually written out of art history? And what did they do to make their own histories?  Hilary Robinson explores interviews in the Feminist Art Making Histories archive where women talked about their efforts to seek out, document and archive feminist art – and prevent it from ‘being disappeared’. Hilary is Professor of Feminism, Art and Theory at Loughb...

How did women’s class background affect their approach to art and feminism? How did they use their work to explore issues of disenfranchisement, inadequacy and shame? And how did they negotiate privilege and disadvantage in their working practices?  Amy Tobin explores interviews in the Feminist Art Making Histories archive where women talked about class and class politics. Amy is a professor based...

How did artists use their creativity and skills to get behind feminist causes? What issues did they engage with? Were they all working within ‘the women’s movement’? How do the agitprop makers feel about their being shown in galleries today? And how did women get involved in campaigning outside of their art practices?  Ana Baeza Ruiz explores interviews in the Feminist Art Making Histories archive...

How did artists engage with feminism in their personal lives? How did they negotiate artmaking with childcare? Did all feminist artists see themselves as part of ‘the movement’? And how did they test out new ways of working collectively and living communally?  Ana Baeza Ruiz explores interviews in the Feminist Art Making Histories archive where women shared their varied experiences living feminist...

What space was there for feminism and feminist art during the Troubles? How did sectarian politics, suspicion and censorship affect women’s art making? And how did artists who left Ireland reflect on the emigrant experience in their work and activism?  Martina Mullaney explores interviews in the Feminist Art Making Histories archive with Irish women operating north of the border and in the diaspor...

How did women in the Republic of Ireland mobilise to address their exclusion from exhibitions and from art history? What were the issues that put Irish feminists in tension with British feminists? And how did artists bring their creativity to bear in the campaign to repeal the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution and liberalise the abortion laws?  In this episode, Tina Kinsella explores interviews...

How did the issue of whether to represent women’s bodies become so controversial that feminists would have physical fights about it? And how did the creative experiments of artists who chose to represent themselves complicate how we understand identity, being, thinking, feeling and healing?  Amy Tobin explores interviews in the Feminist Art Making Histories archive that discuss the representation...

How did women’s time at art school shape their development as artists? How did feminist ideas influence their journeys? And how did mentorship—especially between women—play a role in sustaining creative and academic careers over time?  Elspeth Mitchell explores interviews in the Feminist Art Making Histories archive with women who talked about their experiences in art education. Elspeth is a lectu...

Hilary Robinson introduces the Feminist Art Lives podcast series, what to expect and how it came about. Hilary is Professor of Feminism, Art and Theory at Loughborough University.  Featuring Ailbe Smyth, Terri Wragg, Marlene Smith, Rosy Martin, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Pauline Cummins and Sonia Boyce.    Produced by Rosie Oliver –  www.rosieoliver.co.uk    Follow us on Instagram - @feministartlives  Fin...