The Great Women Artists
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The Great Women Artists
Created off the back of @thegreatwomenartists Instagram, this podcast is all about celebrating women artists. Presented by art historian and curator, Katy Hessel, this podcast interviews artists on their career, or curators, writers, or general art lovers, on the female artist who means the most to...
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Eva Helene Pade
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most exciting young painters working today, Eva Helene Pade.
Born...

Hilton Als on Jean Rhys
I am so excited to say that my guest, returning for his second interview on the GWA Podcast, is the esteemed American writer, critic, and curator, Hil...

How to Live an Artful Life (Audiobook Taster!)
It’s officially one month to go until the publication of How to Live an Artful Life, my new book that features a quote by an artist or writer for ever...

Tania Bruguera
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA podcast is one of the most influential artists working in the world right now, TANIA BRUGUERA!
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Emily Kam Kngwarray as told by Kelli Cole [Exhibition walkthrough at Tate Modern!]
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the esteemed curator Kelli Cole to discuss the trailblazing Australian artist, Emily Kam Kn...
Meret Oppenheim as told by Lisa Wenger
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA podcast is the renowned psychologist Lisa Wenger, who is also – very excitingly – the niece of the art...
Lois Dodd
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the esteemed American painter, Lois Dodd.
At 98-years-old, Dodd is famed for h...
Lorna Simpson
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the esteemed American artist, Lorna Simpson.
Working across photography to pa...
Michaela Yearwood-Dan
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most exciting painters working in the world today, Michaela Yearwood-Dan.
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Danielle Mckinney
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most anticipated and exciting painters working today – Danielle McKinney.
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Bharti Kher
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the world renowned artist, Bharti Kher.
Known for a seemingly limitless pract...
Andrew Hottle on Sylvia Sleigh
I am so excited to say that my guest, the esteemed art historian, Andrew Hottle, will be discussing SYLVIA SLEIGH!
Currently the Professo...
Katherine Bradford
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the brilliant New York based painter, Katherine Bradford.
Hailed for her lumi...
Rose Wylie
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the acclaimed painter, Rose Wylie!
Born in 1934, as the youngest of seven chil...
Jenny Saville
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most renowned painters working in the world right now: Jenny Saville.
Sheila Heti on Jenny Holzer, Berthe Morisot, Margaux Williamson, and more
Welcome to the FINALE of Season 12! I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the acclaimed writer, Sheila Heti.
Born in...
Barbara Walker
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast today is the renowned British artist, Barbara Walker.
Born in Birmingham, where...
Shahzia Sikander
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the world’s most renowned artists, Shahzia Sikander.
Working across pa...
Katharina Grosse
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the renowned German painter, Katharina Grosse.
Hailed for her site-specific pa...
Cecilia Vicuña
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most trailblazing artists and poets in the world right now, Cecilia Vicuna.
Maria Balshaw on Museums (+ Tracey Emin, Frida Kahlo, and more!)
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is Maria Balshaw.
Currently serving as Director of Tate, a position she has held...
Audrey Flack (1931–2024)
Remembering the great Audrey Flack (1931–2024). Earlier this year, I interviewed Flack over a series of interviews before she passed away on 28 June 2...
Bonus episode: Witches in Art
This is a (Halloween special!) bonus episode that explores the image of Witches in Art, as told by Professor Lyndal Roper!
What is a wit...
Merve Erme on Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the writer, critic, and author, Merve Emre.
Currently the Shapiro-Silverberg P...
Emerson Bowyer on Camille Claudel
I am so excited to say that my guest on today’s podcast is the esteemed curator and writer, Emerson Bowyer.
Currently the Searle Curator...
Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most groundbreaking and era-defining artists around today, Nadya Tolokonnikova.<...
Sophia Jansson on Tove Jansson
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is Sophia Jansson – niece of Tove Jansson, the legendary Swedish-speaking Finnish writer, arti...
The Story of Art Without Men (Abstract Expressionism -- Audiobook!)
To celebrate the paperback release of The Story of Art Without Men, Katy Hessel reads an excerpt of her chapter on ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM.
Cat Bohannon on the female body
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the author, poet, scholar, and scientific researcher Cat Bohannon.
Now, while...
Amy Hale on Ithell Colquhoun
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the world expert in myths, folklore, and occultism in art, Dr. Amy Hale speaking on the gre...
Sam Taylor-Johnson
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the esteemed photographer, filmmaker and director, Sam Taylor-Johnson.
Born i...
Chloe Aridjis on Leonora Carrington
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the esteemed writer and novelist, Chloe Aridjis, speaking on her friend, LEONORA CARRINGTON...
Natalie Haynes on Medusa
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the esteemed classicist, mythologist, comedian, writer and broadcaster, Natalie Haynes!
Judy Chicago
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most pioneering and revelatory artists alive, Judy Chicago.
Born J...
Naomi Beckwith on Senga Nengudi
I am so thrilled to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most esteemed curators in the world, Naomi Beckwith.
Currently th...
Rose B Simpson
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA podcast is one of the most exciting artists working in the world right now, Rose B Simpson.
Catherine Morris on Judith Scott
THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews Catherine Morris of the Brooklyn Museum, on the great artist JUDITH SCOTT – launching on what wou...
Barbara Kruger
THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, @katy.hessel interviews is one of the world's most influential artists: Barbara Kruger.
Hailed for her dist...
Karon Davis
I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most groundbreaking artists working today, Karon Davis.
Hailed for...
Furio Rinaldi on Tamara de Lempicka
I am so excited to say that my guest on the great women artists podcast is the renowned curator, scholar, and expert in 15th- and 16th-century Italian...