Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now
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‘After my first show, a critic warned me that my work looked “feminine”. I was horrified at this description and felt very vulnerable and angry at myself for not hiding my “femaleness” better; but I was also incredibly relieved that now the secret was out, I wouldn’t have to pretend anymore.’
Drawn from the National Gallery’s collection and with loans from across Australia, Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now is one of the most comprehensive presentations of art by women assembled in this country.
Shown in two parts, this major exhibition tells a new story of Australian art. Know My Name looks at moments in which women created innovative forms of art. It examines cultural commentary, such as feminism, and highlights the creative and intellectual relationships that have existed between women artists throughout time.
Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now is part of the National Gallery’s initiative to increase representation of all women in its artistic program, in its permanent collection and within the organisation.
Margaret Preston, Pink jug, 1925, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 1973, © Margaret Rose Preston Estate/Copyright Agency
Thea Proctor, The rose, 1927, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 1975, © Art Gallery of New South Wales
Joy Hester, Girl, c 1957, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 1972, © Joy Hester/Copyright Agency
Grace Cossington Smith, Interior in yellow, 1962 -64, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 1965
Pat Larter, Brick work special, 1996, Estate of Pat Larter, Courtesy of the Estate and Niagara Galleries, Melbourne
Robyn Stacey, Untitled (Girl in blond wig on floor), 1985, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, gift of the artist 2018, donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
Lily Sandover Kngwarray, Alyawarr people, Untitled, 1999, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra,
gift of Michael Blanche 2017, donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, in recognition of the Directorship of Ron Radford 2004-2014, © Estate of Lily Sandover Kngwarreye, licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Australia
Kitty Kantilla (Kutuwalumi Purawarrumpatu), Tiwi people, Jilamara #2, 2001, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, Australian Print Workshop Archive 2, purchased with the assistance of the Gordon Darling Australasian Print Fund 2002, © Kitty Kantilla and Jilamara Arts + Craft
Anne Wallace, She is, 2001, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 2002 © Anne Wallace
Jean Baptiste Apuatimi, Tiwi people, Jikapayinga, 2007, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 2007, © Jean Baptiste Apuatimi
Janet Fieldhouse, Kalaw Lagaw Ya/Meriam Mir people, Rhythm 2 from series Dance, 2008, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 2009
Diena Georgetti, SUPERSTUDIO, 2015-2017, installation view, Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, purchased 2021
Ewa Pachucka, Landscape and bodies, 1972, installation view in Part Two of Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, 2021
Janet Burchill and Jennifer McCamley, Fear eats the soul, 2003, installation view in Part Two of Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, 2021
Ms N. Yunupiŋu, Gumatj people, Djulpan (Seven Sisters), 2020 and Ganyu Djulpan, 2019, installation view in Part Two of Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra, 2021.
