Finding Catherine Read

The Rediscovery of Artworks by an Eighteenth-Century British Portrait Painter Guest post by Adam Busiakiewicz, art historian, lecturer and lutenist Catherine Read, Self Portrait, c. 1750. Oil on canvas, 63.5 x 48 cm. Private Collection. Author photo....

New Books About Women Artists | July–Sept 2025

Here we list all the new books about women artists—from the past, and also from the present—that have come to our attention, published in the third quarter of this calendar year. Each description is drawn from the blurb on the publisher’s website. Do you know of other...

Ethel Stein: Woven Thinking

Guest post by Jun Dong, independent curator Photo of Ethel Stein in youth; Sapar Contemporary Gallery Entering quietude The first impression on entering Ethel Stein: Master of the Loom at Sapar Contemporary is quietude. The room feels weightless, filled with works...