According to a poster released in 1988 by the Guerrilla Girls, a feminist art collective, the advantages of being a woman artist include ‘Working without the pressure of success’ and ‘Seeing your ideas live on in the work of others’. The ironic tone of this artwork raises the many ways in which women have been – and continue to be – excluded from the art world.
Guerrilla Girls The Advantages Of Being A Woman Artist 1988 Tate © courtesy www.guerrillagirls.com
To celebrate Women’s History Month, we’ve partnered with the National Museum of Women in the Arts on #5womenartists. This campaign champions the work of women artists and calls on museums and galleries around the world to make a pledge or announcement to address their underrepresentation.
To mark this year's campaign, we have announced five large-scale solo exhibitions in 2020–21 of the following women artists: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, Paula Rego, Magdalena Abakanowicz, Maria Bartuszová and Haegue Yang.
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Tate Britain
Exhibition
Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
19 May – 31 Aug 2020The first major survey of the celebrated London-based painter
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Tate Modern
Exhibition
Magdalena Abakanowicz
17 Jun – 13 Sep 2020A rare opportunity to explore this extraordinary body of work
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Tate Modern
Exhibition
Maria Bartuszová
11 Nov 2020 – 18 Apr 2021Delicate and evocative plaster sculptures inspired by the natural world
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Tate St Ives
Exhibition
Haegue Yang
22 May – 6 Sep 2020A major exhibition by the artist who combines industrial and everyday materials to create immersive environments and creature-like sculptures
Use what is dominant in a culture to change it quickly
I genuinely don’t understand why everyone isn’t a feminist – it’s simply about being treated fairly
Men put me down as the best woman painter … I think I’m one of the best painters
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Talking Point
What does it mean to be a woman in art?
With shifting political landscapes and women's marches happening around the world, how are women artists addressing their rights and identities ...
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Interview
Artist Meets: Hannah Hill x Kate Rolison
Meet Hannah Hill and up and coming embroidery artist Kate Rolison as they chat about art and mental health
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Tate Kids
Who Are They?
Who is Anthea Hamilton?
Welcome to the wonderful (and weird) world of Anthea Hamilton
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Quiz
Find your art inspiration
Celebrate the pioneering work of women artists with our personality quiz
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Watch
Unlock Art: Where are the women?
Girls actress Jemima Kirke addresses the topic of women in art (or the lack them)
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How To
How to Weave like Anni Albers
Ever wondered how a piece of fabric is made? Join Textile Designer Rosa Pearks on how to warp and weft ...
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Look Closer
Learn about 100 years of Dorothea Tanning
Discover the life and work of an artist who pushed the boundaries of surrealism
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Solange Knowles Ferguson on Black identity
The American singer-songwriter explores Black womanhood, inspired by the artwork of Betye Saar
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TateShots
Njideka Akunyili Crosby: Inhabiting multiple spaces
Drawing on art historical, political and personal references, the Nigerian born artist creates densely layered figurative compositions
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TateShots
Conserving the work of Choucair
Our team go to Beirut to help preserve paintings damaged by electricity curfews and changing temperatures
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Talking Point
Why I Love: Yayoi Kusama's The Passing Winter
Hear our staff talk about their favourite artworks
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TateShots
Bonnie Greer on Ellen Gallagher
The American artist has Irish and African American origins, which have shaped the texture and subject matter of her practice
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TateShots
An Introduction to Barbara Hepworth
Curator Chris Stephens spotlights the physical process and attention to detail behind Hepworth’s work
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Picture Essay
Fahrelnissa Zeid: city by city
Follow the international artist’s creative journey through each of the cities she spent time in
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Interview
Lubaina Himid in Conversation
Watch Lubaina Himid in conversation with Tate Director Maria Balshaw
In the galleries
visit displays and Exhibitions
See women take centre stage in Dorothea Tanning, Anna Boghiguian, Natalia Goncharova and ARTIST ROOMS: Jenny Holzer
Take an online tour
Explore stories of women’s empowerment across the centuries through artworks on display at Tate Britain
Shop gifts INSPIRED by women
Browse our online and in-gallery shops, supporting art and products by and about female artists and designers
Respond To OUR COLLECTION
Help us make Tate a space that is relevant, welcoming and inclusive for all
Artwork credits
Lubaina Himid Between the Two my Heart is Balanced 1991 Tate © Lubaina Himid
Saloua Raouda Choucair Composition in Blue Module 1947–51 Tate © Saloua Raouda Choucair Foundation
Saloua Raouda Choucair Composition with Two Ovals 1951 Tate © Saloua Raouda Choucair Foundation