Patricia Hills: Art World Feminist

by Patricia Hills

In her candid memoir, Patricia Hills takes us into the nitty-gritty world of museum curating, academic teaching, and artmaking. When the art establishment balked at her contrarian views, Hills took a stand against racist attitudes, gender bias and patriarchy. Art World Feminist probes the cultural and political minefields in the US, while offering an insider view of the counterculture, the feminist movement, anti-racism and left politics in the art world. It is the tale of a resilient woman’s unconventional breakthrough into the male club and a powerful pushback to the right-wing attacks on American history in the world of art and beyond.
“Art World Feminist is a must read for anyone interested in entering the interconnected worlds of museums and art history. Its pages reveal a life committed to bringing together the personal, the professional, and the political, and to forging a new path for the study and display of American art.” - Frances K. Pohl, author of Framing A Social History of American Art.

344 pages, Paperback

Published November 4, 2025