THE WALKER ART GALLERY PRESENTS THE RISE OF THE WOMEN ARTISTS

WORKS BY SOME OF HISTORY'S MOST CELEBRATED WOMEN ARTISTS ARE FEATURED IN A COMPELLING NEW EXHIBITION AT THE WALKER ART GALLERY, LIVERPOOL. 'THE RISE OF THE WOMEN ARTISTS' CHARTS THE PROGRESS MADE BY FEMALE ARTISTS FROM THE 16th CENTURY UP TO THE PRESENT DAY. THE WALKER IS AHEAD OF ITS TIME IN COLLECTING WORKS BY WOMEN ARTISTS, A FACT THAT IS REFLECTED IN THE SCOPE AND DIVERSITY OF THE WORKS ON DISPLAY, THE STUNNING EXHIBITION RUNS THROUGH 14.MARCH.2010. THERE WILL BE A RICH VARIETY OF WORK ON SHOW, FROM BOTH RECENT AND CONTEMPORARY PAINTERS AND DESIGNERS SUCH AS PAULA REGO, HELEN CHADWICK AND ALLISON BRITTON. ALONGSIDE THESE PIECES, HISTORIC WORKS BY ARTISTS SUCH AS ANGELICA KAUFFMANN, MARIANNE STOKES AND LAURA KNIGHT WILL BE ON DISPLAY, WHICH ARE DRAWN FROM THE GALLERY'S HOLDINGS. PAINTINGS, WORKS ON PAPER, TEXTILES, CERAMICS AND SCULPTURE ARE FEATURED IN THE EXHIBITION, WHICH ALSO INCLUDE WORKS BY LOCAL ARTISTS SUCH AS THE SINGH TWINS AND SCULPTOR EMMA RODGERS.
THE WALKER ART GALLERY IS THE NATIONAL GALLERY OF THE NORTH. FOR NEARLY 130 YEARS IT HAS HOUSED LIVERPOOL'S MOST OUTSTANDING ART COLLECTION. MANY OF THE GALLERY'S MOST IMPORTANT WORKS HAVE BEEN ON DISPLAY IN THE CITY FOR NEARLY 200 YEARS. THE HISTORY OF THE GALLERY AND ITS COLLECTION REFLECTS THE PEOPLE OF LIVERPOOL'S COMMITMENT TO AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS. IT ALSO ILLUSTRATES THE GENEROSITY OF THE CITY'S LEADERS IN ENSURING PUBLIC ACCESS TO SUCH WORKS.
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