Join us at Purdy Hicks Gallery to meet the artist Claire Kerr at a preview of 'What Else Do I Believe in?' (Patti Smith, M Train). Claire explains, "In some sense, making a painting or a poem is the process of imposing the imagination on the world - in Wallace Stevens's words, 'the imagination pressing back against […]
Please join us for a morning exploring contemporary art in East and North London. We will meet at Breese Little in Bethnal Green, where we will enjoy coffee and croissants and a private tour of their upcoming show, 31 Women. The exhibition channels the pioneering spirit of the exhibition at Peggy Guggenheim’s New York gallery […]
Join Us for the UK’s premier exhibition dedicated to Saudi women artists. Shift, which opens next month at The Mosaic Rooms in South Kensington, explores the place of memory and heritage against a rapidly changing culture. This groundbreaking exhibition features Dana Awartani (Awartani uses traditional craft techniques to produce contemporary multi-media works. Her work has […]
Join us at our first Salon talk of the new subscription year to learn about Women Artists of the Middle East. This engaging, topical subject will be examined by Maria Sukkar and Maryam Eisler, two art collectors and patrons who have particular insight into Middle Eastern art. The dynamic pair will present an overview of the landscape for […]
Join us on the evening of September 27th when we kick-off the Year of Metal with jewellery designer Cassandra Goad who will be in conversation with Melanie Grant, luxury editor for The Economist. A trained goldsmith and gemologist, Cassandra has been creating jewellery for over 30 years. Melanie Grant has worked at The Guardian, The Times, The Independent and […]
Please join us for a private tour of the renowned Deutsche Bank Art Collection at the firm’s offices in the City led by one of the collection's curators. We will see work by both emerging and famed artists such as that of Bridget Riley, Gillian Ayres, Laure Prouvost, Damien Hirst and Anish Kapoor. While walking […]
Sadly we have had to cancel our trip to the Ashmolean Museum and Modern Art Oxford.
On 1 December, UK Friends of NMWA will be breakfasting with Anna Valentine at her showroom in Marylebone. Anna will talk about her couture and ready-to-wear collections and what inspires her to create and design. Anna Valentine has been creating couture clothing with a modern twist for over 30 years. Her focus is on fabric, form […]
We are thrilled to invite you to a reception celebrating our 10th Anniversary as a UK charity and NMWA's thirtieth anniversary. As we announced in September, UK Friends of NMWA are presenting the museum withThirty Pieces of Silver (Exhaled) by Cornelia Parker as a celebratory gift. In honour of this occasion, Cornelia Parker will be […]
Bourgeois at Women House Rarely do many of us living in Europe have a chance to see exhibitions at NMWA, so UK Friends of NMWA are popping over to Paris to catch Women House before it travels to NMWA in March 2018. The exhibition: Women House Questions about a woman’s “place” resonate in our culture, and […]
"Rise and shine" and join us on 23 January for breakfast and a private tour of The Ned, one of London’s newest and “coolest” hotels, according to The Telegraph. Kate Byrant, Head of Collections for Soho House Group, will lead us on a tour. Fascinating fact: more than 90% of the art at the Ned […]
Join our 2010 "Woman to Watch", Rose Wylie, as she leads us around her acclaimed exhibition Quack, Quack at the Serpentine Sackler Gallery. “The freedom and courage of Rose Wylie shows a way forward for painting in this century.” The Guardian Rose Wylie finds inspiration for her visually compelling paintings through her daily encounters and a […]
February 2018 marks the centenary of the Representation of the People Act of 1918, which gave some women over the age of 30 the right to vote in the UK and catalysed the continuing fight for gender parity. While not a UK Friends of NMWA event, the breadth of activity across the UK merits our listings. […]
Join us for a fabulous evening visit to two galleries in Mayfair. First we will visit Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac's exhibition, Vice Versa, a show of paintings, photographs, installation, videos and wallpaper by the American artist Sturtevant. Julia Peyton-Jones, the show's curator, will lead us through the exhibition, which consists of works from the artist's estate and private collections. Then we will go to the […]
Join us for a fabulous evening and a glass of bubbly at the glamorous 45 Park Lane with authors Liz Rideal and Kathleen Soriano as they discuss their "hot off the press" book, Madam & Eve: Women Portraying Women. Their timely book explores the specifically female development of artistic practice since the 1970s, and the impact that various feminist movements […]
We are delighted that National Gallery curator, Bart Cornelis, will lead us through Tacita Dean's exhibition at the National Gallery before the gallery opens to the public. This exhibition is one of three London locations collaborating in showing multiple facets of Dean's work this spring, showcasing Dean's talents as both an artist and a curator. Guided by […]
We are pleased to offer this tour of three women artists' studios at the Art in Perpetuity Trust (APT) in Deptford. Studio visits always provide a fascinating glimpse into the artistic process. Our visit includes meeting the following artists: Lulu Cottell, performance and mixed media artist, recipient of an APT graduate studio award; Katya Lewis, painter, recipient […]
Join us at London's major photo event of the year. This fair has over 100 galleries and publishers showing photography from around the world. We will highlight some of the fabulous female photographers exhibiting in the fair with curator, editor, lecturer and consultant Zelda Cheatle. Meeting place to be determined. Contribution: Patrons free, £15 Friends, £25 […]
Please join us for this special visit to the Foundling Museum where we will view Jodie Carey's new site-specific installations with the artist and the Director of the Museum, Caro Howell. Jodie Carey was among our shortlisted artists for Women to Watch 2015: Organic Matters. Her exhibition at the Foundling Museum, Sea consists of commissioned […]
Join us and learn about and becoming a human hologram. On the 17th September we will meet Rachel Ara, artist-in-residence at the V&A. A former computer systems designer, Ms. Ara graduated from Goldsmith's College, winning the prestigious Burston Award, and turned her attention to creating art with a feminist edge. Recipient of the 2016 International […]