Working as a Female Artist in a Man's World [29]

This week we’re discussing gender and how it influences the way we work. The high-end art world continues to be dominated by men and yet attend any workshop and most of the artists there will be women. Are female artists victims of a sexist society? Or are we actually holding ourselves back? We discuss how our parents influenced our attitudes, how women’s tendency to care for others can hinder us, and how we might make our way confidently in a man’s world without resorting to mimicking our male colleagues. We also wonder why some men take up two seats on a plane instead of just one! (Damn! Should have scrolled further down the page… look at this article !!! By 40 women’s confidence grows to match men and post 60 is greater!!!!! There is hope :-) Alice has been taking and collecting selected work from exhibitions You can see three paintings as part of The Annual Exhibition Society of Women Artists at The Mall Galleries Tuesday 24th Sep at 4.00 to Sunday 29th September. Mentioned: Alice’s mum’s book (for a great summer read) is called 'The Baby Box' by Jane Hayward Buy the hard copy direct: https://janehayward.blog/book/ Or on Amazon HERE Find the Olafur Eliasson documentary Alice mentioned HERE The exhibition is on at Tate Modern until 20 January 2020 'The War of Art' by Steven Pressfield HERE 'Art and Fear' by David Bayles and Ted Orland HERE Buy us a coffee and support the podcast here Submit a question at bit.ly/artjuicepodcast Follow us on Instagram: @alicesheridanstudio @louisefletcher_art See fuller show notes on our websites: www.alicesheridan.com www.louisefletcerart.com Credits "Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License