by Erika Gaffney | Jun 16, 2026 | News/Blog
Just in time for summer reading, we present a list of recent fiction books about specific, mostly historic women artists—from the distant past to the 21st century. This post includes novels published from 2018, the year of Art Herstory’s inception, to the...
by artherstory | Apr 11, 2026 | News/Blog
Guest post by Jane Salvage, nurse, activist and author Midwives in art and legend Giotto’s fresco of Jesus’ birth is a Christmas card favorite. All the familiar figures are there. But have you ever noticed the two women bathing and swaddling the baby? They are...
by Erika Gaffney | Feb 21, 2026 | News/Blog
As we all know, March is Women’s History Month! Here we present, in chronological order, a list of events having to do with women in art. We include all March 2026 events we have heard about that focus on women artists, though not all are Women’s History Month...
by Erika Gaffney | Feb 17, 2026 | News/Blog
by Erika Gaffney, Art Herstory Founder Early this month, the National Gallery of Art disclosed its purchase of Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy, a painting by Baroque artist Artemisia Gentileschi. The announcement has resonated throughout the art world. According to the...
by artherstory | Jan 29, 2026 | News/Blog
Guest post by Alessandra Masu, author, journalist and art historian After the inauguration of the new Sala delle Pittrici (Hall of Women Painters) at Palazzo Braschi in Rome, I spent part of the holidays visiting three pioneering exhibitions on women artists in Modern...
