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<em>Gandhi returns (Self-portrait)</em> 2013 <!-- (recto) --><br />
from the series <i>Unknown Artist</i><br />
colour fibre-tipped pens<br />
127.0 x 97.5 cm (sheet)<br />
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne<br />
Purchased NGV Foundation with the assistance of The Docking Drawing Fund (NGV), 2013<br />
2013.44<br />
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TEXTAQUEEN
Gandhi returns (Self-portrait) 2013
from the series Unknown Artist
colour fibre-tipped pens
127.0 x 97.5 cm (sheet)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased NGV Foundation with the assistance of The Docking Drawing Fund (NGV), 2013
2013.44
© TextaQueen
Marie Victoire LEMOINE
A young woman leaning on the edge of a window (c. 1798-1799)
(Une jeune femme appuyée sur le bord d’une croisée)
oil on canvas
(195.6 x 137.5 cm)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2022
2022.1527
Lee KRASNER
Combat 1965
oil on canvas
179.0 x 410.4 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1992
IC1-1992
© Lee Krasner/ARS, New York. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Berthe MORISOT
Embroidery (1889)
(La Broderie)
oil on canvas
(50.0 x 61.0 cm)
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Barry Janes and Paul Cross, Paula Fox AO and Fox Family Foundation, Norman Bloom and Pauline Bloom, Myriam Boisbouvier-Wylie and John Wylie AM, Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family,The Bowden Marstan Foundation,Ken Harrison AM and Jill Harrison OAM, John and Rose Downer Foundation, Tim Fairfax AC and Gina Fairfax and donors to the 2021 NGV Foundation Annual Dinner and 2021 NGV Annual Appeal, 2022
2022.1526
Grace Cossington SMITH
The Bridge in-curve (1930)
tempera on cardboard
83.6 x 111.8 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by the National Gallery Society of Victoria, 1967
1765-5
© Estate of Grace Cossington Smith

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$68 Members / $75 Non-Member / $72 Concession, Student & Educator
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Premium Members enjoy complimentary standard enrolment to NGV Online Courses. To enrol, email premiummembers@ngv.vic.gov.au

NGV Members, educators and students receive discounted enrolment to NGV Online Courses.

Course materials include videos and written materials. All videos have the option of using closed captions.

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Women have always made art, but for many, the formal recognition of their work has been suppressed by social, cultural and economic structures, and their leadership and legacies rendered invisible.

Learn about the powerful ways in which women have influenced, shaped and changed the course of art and design history, through a study of global historical and contemporary art and design from the NGV Collection.

Complete the course in your own time. Access to the course will be available from 10am on Friday 15 November.

ENROLMENT

$68 Members / $75 Non-Member / $72 Concession, Student & Educator

Includes 8-week access to learning materials from the course start date (Friday 15 November). Access will expire at midnight on Sunday 12 January.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Through analysis of works in the NGV Collection and related research, participants will form a broad understanding of:

  • Common historical, social and institutional frameworks and legacies impacting the visibility and recognition of women artists and designers in history.
  • Key works by women artists and designers, and the reasons they are considered important in historical, artistic and cultural contexts.
  • Significant moments and movements in art and design history and the leadership of women.
  • Contemporary practice, including achievements and challenges for women working in art and design now.

This is a self-guided course and can be completed at your own pace. Each module contains readings, videos, activities and other materials that will take approximately 1–1.5 hours to complete. We recommend completing one module per week over four weeks.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week One: Recovering Women’s Art History
Fifty years ago, American art historian Linda Nochlin posed a question that reverberated throughout the art world: ‘Why have there been no great women artists?’ Nochlin’s challenge sparked a wave of new research and exhibitions that centralised women in the story of art history. As the NGV actively builds its collection of historical and contemporary women artists, we begin the course by introducing how women’s experiences have been shaped by their class, sexuality or race as well as by their gender.

Week Two: Trend-setting and rule-breaking
Examine the significant contribution of women artists and designers to some of the world’s most influential art movements, through diverse mediums including painting, photography, fashion, textiles and more. Discover how artists and designers have boldly explored new ground through their creative practices.

Week 3: Feminisms
Learn about pioneers of Feminism in art and design, as well as the emergence of the Feminist art movement in the 1960s and 1970s. Through texts and videos, explore how feminist artists have reacted to social and cultural structures to embed a rich politic into their work. 

Week 4: Contemporary voices
Through the work of leading figures in contemporary art and design, discover the ways that women artists and designers respond to and investigate historical challenges in their work and contemporary issues such as postcolonialism, gender politics and more.

INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS & EDUCATORS

Women in Art & Design offers an inspiring and creative professional learning opportunity for teachers of all levels and subjects. Women in Art & Design meets the following AITSL standards:

  • Know the content and how to teach it (2.1)
  • Engage in professional learning (6.1)
  • Engage professionally with colleagues, parents/carers and the community (7.4)
  • A certificate of professional learning is available on request.

    This course is part of NGV Adult Learning, offering online courses, in-person courses, talks and livestreamed events to support avid learners of all ages to confidently embrace the world of art, design and ideas. Learn more

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