Installation view of Know My Name Part 2: Heather B Swann, Herd 2001, Purchased 2017, Marion Borgelt, Lunar arc 2007, Purchased 2012 and Rosslynd Piggott, High bed 1998 (detail), Purchased 2000
Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now
Part Two
12 Jun 2021 – 26 Jun 2022
- National Gallery of Australia
Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now showcases art made by women. Drawn from the National Gallery’s collection and loans from across Australia, it is one of the most comprehensive presentations of art by women assembled in this country to date.
Told in two parts, this exhibition tells a new story of Australian art. Looking at moments in which women created new forms of art and cultural commentary such as feminism, Know My Name highlights creative and intellectual relationships between artists across time.
Know My Name is not a complete account; instead, the exhibition proposes alternative histories, challenging stereotypes and highlighting the stories and achievements of all women artists.
Know My Name: Australian Women Artists 1900 to Now is part of a series of ongoing gender equity initiatives by the Gallery to increase the representation of all women in its artistic program, collection development and organisational structures.
Curators: Deborah Hart, Head Curator, Australian Art and Elspeth Pitt, Curator, Australian Art with Yvette Dal Pozzo, former Assistant Curator, Australian Art
Yvonne Audette, The long walk, 1964, purchased 1993
Elisabeth Cummings, The Green Mango B and B, 2006, purchased 2013
Jean Baptiste Apuatimi, Tiwi people, Jikapayinga, 2007, purchased 2007
Margaret Rarru, Liyagawumirr people, Pandanus mat, 2009, purchased 2010
Rosslynd Piggott, High Bed, 1998, purchased 2000
Mazie Karen Turner, Everyday life in the modern world, falling into TV, c. 1982, purchased 2019
