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 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 24, 2026 | News/Blog
by Erika Gaffney, Art Herstory Founder The year 2025 saw major new auction records set for art by women, both living and historic. Selling for US $13.6 million, Marlene Dumas’ Miss January became the most expensive artwork by a living female artist sold at...
by Erika Gaffney | Dec 31, 2025 | News/Blog
Already we are seeing announcements of 2026 art museum shows about women artists from the distant past through the present. Here we focus (almost) exclusively on art exhibitions about women artists born before the end of the 19th century. Some are large-scale shows,...
by Erika Gaffney | Nov 26, 2025 | News/Blog
Art Herstory’s newest retail partner is the shop at The Hyde Collection! The store carries Art Herstory holiday cards—Christmas Roses and Poinsettia and Calla Lily—and also two custom-created, still-life themed Art Herstory note card sampler six-packs. These...
