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Katy Hessel


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London, The United Kingdom
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Art, Nonfiction, History


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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The Story of Art Without Men
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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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