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EVENT ENDEDDATE: Friday 21 November 2025
WELCOME RECEPTION: 18:15 to 19:00 LECTURE + Q&A SESSION: 19:00 to 21:00 GUEST LECTURER: Cora Hollema LANGUAGE: English LIMIT: 45 attendees maximum DISCOUNT ENTRANCE COST: € 12,50 per person for all tickets sold before 17 November STANDARD ENTRANCE COST: € 15,- per person PARKING: Free |
The Place of Women in Art:
From Sofonisba Anguissola (1550) to Marlene Dumas (2025)
Over the past ten years, women in art have been back in the spotlight. But why this resurgence of interest in the involvement of women in art? This is the question we will explore in this lecture presented by sociologist and art historian Cora Hollema.
Cora will help us to understand some of the key influences on the place of women in art, taking us through history to the present day. By looking back over four centuries, she will show how the fortunes of women artists have been precisely in line with the politics of women's emancipation. From the late 19th century, which marked a key point for the international movement for women's suffrage, the social and political struggle for women's rights continued through the second feminist wave in the 1970s, and on through the present third feminist wave.
These developments are reflected in the experiences of women artists. From 1870, female artists began fighting for visibility by uniting together and organizing exhibitions, though it was only a century later, in the 1970s, that momentum in women artists surged.
Currently in the art world, the names of women artists are being ‘rediscovered,’ finding significant recognition in international institutions of prestige, such as the Prado in Madrid, the Musée Quai d'Orsay in Paris, and the Metropolitan Museum in New York, to name just a few.
This lecture is an excellent opportunity to broaden and deepen our knowledge of movements in art, and to look more deeply at the stories of women artists. The lecture is open to all and everyone is welcome!
Cora will help us to understand some of the key influences on the place of women in art, taking us through history to the present day. By looking back over four centuries, she will show how the fortunes of women artists have been precisely in line with the politics of women's emancipation. From the late 19th century, which marked a key point for the international movement for women's suffrage, the social and political struggle for women's rights continued through the second feminist wave in the 1970s, and on through the present third feminist wave.
These developments are reflected in the experiences of women artists. From 1870, female artists began fighting for visibility by uniting together and organizing exhibitions, though it was only a century later, in the 1970s, that momentum in women artists surged.
Currently in the art world, the names of women artists are being ‘rediscovered,’ finding significant recognition in international institutions of prestige, such as the Prado in Madrid, the Musée Quai d'Orsay in Paris, and the Metropolitan Museum in New York, to name just a few.
This lecture is an excellent opportunity to broaden and deepen our knowledge of movements in art, and to look more deeply at the stories of women artists. The lecture is open to all and everyone is welcome!
Left to right: Sofonisba Anguissola (1556), Rosa Bonheur (1881), Betzy Berg (1900), Georgia O'Keeffe (1936), Marlene Dumas (2019)
 Visiting lecturer and historian Cora Hollema
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Cora Hollema is a sociologist, curator and publicist. Her graduate studies focused on the life and work of the Norwegian-Dutch seascape painter Betzy Akersloot-Berg (1850–1922).
In 2021, Hollema published the English-language monograph Thérèse Schwartze, Painting for a Living. Following this, she curated an exhibition on Thérèse Schwartze in the Museum Paul Tetar van Elven, Delft. Her book was warmly received, being commended as one of the '10 Essential New Books on Women Artists to Add to your Bookshelf Now' (Artnet book review, 2022). As a Schwarte expert, Cora Hollema is now a consultant for international museums and auction houses. |
Studio doors open at 18:15 for a welcome reception, and Cora's lecture and Q&A session begins at 19:00. Parking is free and is available directly in front of the studio building.
This event is limited to a maximum of 45 attendees. An automated email is sent to confirm your reservation. You receive a discount if you book before 17 November.
Need to cancel your reservation? Cancellations may be made by emailing us at: [email protected]
Cancellations made by Wednesday 19 November are fully refunded.
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