Shani Rhys James & others @ The Women’s Art Collection

Life is Still Life presents an exciting selection of modern and contemporary works by women artists in the genre of still life.  The exhibition brings together works by 15 artists created between the 1940s and the present day in a range of mediums including painting, photography, video and ceramics. It features key works from The Women’s Art Collection by artists including Shani Rhys James, Margaret Thomas and Rachel Nicholson, alongside major loans from artists, galleries and private collections.

The exhibition’s title, taken from Charlotte Brontë’s novel Villette (1853), speaks to the enduring significance of the genre and its ability to address broad existential questions while depicting the minutiae of everyday life.