Talk on women painters at Fine Arts Society

Northern artist Ghislaine Howard was the guest speaker to members of the Gainsborough and District Decorative and Fine Arts Society at the Trinity Centre for their October meeting.
By The Newsroom
Published 19th Oct 2015, 12:13 GMT
Artist Ghislaine Howard with committee member Judi Jones.Artist Ghislaine Howard with committee member Judi Jones.
Artist Ghislaine Howard with committee member Judi Jones.

Named as Woman of the Year in 2008 for her own contribution to art and society, Ghislaine, a painter of powerful and expressive means dealing with the human condition, is best known for her ground-breaking exhibition concerning pregnancy and birth, the first of its kind at Manchester City Art Gallery which attracted much critical acclaim.

Her lecture discussed the growth and acceptance of women artists from the turn of the 20C in a world for so long dominated by men.

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With beautiful illustrations she compared the work in particular of Berthe Morisot, Laura Knight, Kath Kollwitz, Frida Kahlo in Mexico, Georgia O’Keefe and mid century Elizabeth Blackadder alongside her own work and their huge influence on her.

* The society meets at 1.45 pm in the Trinity Arts Centre, Gainsborough on the first Thursday of the month (excluding January, July and August) .

For Membership call 01427 788550. Visitors are very welcome for £5 entrance.

Fo further information call chairman Jillian Horberry 01427 752230. A light lunch is bookable with Rachel by the preceding Monday on 01427 838780.

A Special Interest (open) Day will be on October 21, 10.30am-3pm, when lecturer Mary Alexander will mastermind ‘The Language of Clothes’. Call 01427 667047 for a ticket.

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