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Katy Hessel

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London, The United Kingdom

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Katy Hessel is a British art historian, broadcaster, writer and curator, living in London, whose work is concerned with women artists.

Hessel was born and raised in London. She studied art history at University College London.

She writes on the subject of women artists for various publications. She has written and presented the BBC arts documentaries Artemisia Gentileschi (2020) and Art on the BBC: Monet (2022).

She runs the Great Women Artists Instagram account and in 2019 created a podcast by the same name in which she interviews art historians, art curators, writers, and art lovers about women artists and also talks to women artists about their work and career.

In September 2022, Hessel published the book The Story of Art without Men, a 50 ...more

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Average rating: 4.28 · 5,309 ratings · 736 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Story of Art Without Men 4.29 avg rating — 5,180 ratings — published 2022 — 32 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A History of Women in 101 Objects: A Walk Through Female History by Annabelle Hirsch (Goodreads Author), Gillian Anderson (Narrator), Katy Hessel (Narrator) 4.10 avg rating — 2,034 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Live an Artful Life 3.81 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 2025 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Story of Art Without Men: An Illustrated Guide to Amazing Women Artists by Katy Hessel, Ping Zhu (Illustrator) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sztuka twórczego życia. 366 inspiracji od artystek i artystów, by żyć kreatywnie każdego dnia really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Ewa Juszkiewicz: Recent Paintings 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	A História Da Arte Sem Os Homens by Katy Hessel, Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“Overlooked artists are not a trend. Women artists are not a trend. Queer artists are not a trend. Artists of color are not a trend.”
― Katy Hessel, The Story of Art Without Men

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