Hortense Gordon

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Hortense Gordon (1886 – 1961).  Hortense Mattice Gordon was a Canadian artist, arts advocate and educator : she was one of two female founding members (the other being previously featured Artist You Need To Know Alexandra...

Pauline Boty

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Pauline Boty (1938 – 1966). Pauline Boty was a British artist (working in paint, print and collage) and co-founder of the 1960s’ British Pop Art movement as well as being the singular female member of the group. Her...

Alexandra Luke

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Alexandra Luke (1901 – 1967). Luke was a Canadian abstract artist who was essential to the group of artists known as Painters Eleven. Besides being one of the most significant artists of that group Luke was also a vocal...

Fanny Brennan

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Fanny Brennan (née Fanny Myers, 1921 – 2001). Brennan was a French-American surrealist artist (working in paint and printmaking) whose unique approach is instantly recognizable : her artworks rarely were more than a few inches...

Sandra Blow

Our next Artist You Need To Know is Sandra Blow, R.A. (1925 – 2006). Blow was a trailblazing artist in the British abstract movement of the 1950s and 1960s who “stands alone as the earliest and most original woman painter in Britain able to challenge the...