Exhibition
Women to watch
6 Dec 2022 – 24 Dec 2022
Regular hours
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 18:00
Free admission
Address
- 4 Ham Yard
- London
England - W1D 7LT
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Picadilly Circus
This group exhibition, bringing together some of the most exciting artists working in London, across a range of mediums, is a glimpse into the untapped glory of what’s being made by young female artists today.
About
There ought to be no need to explain to anyone in the art world (or indeed any sector) why the championing and encouragement of women is important, but here are some stats regardless:
Women make up 52% of the global population and yet have the economic, social, and creative privileges of an oppressed minority to varying degrees across the world. This is no different in the specific realm of art galleries. In a 2017 article by ArtNet News titled “The 4 glass ceilings: how women artists get stifled at every stage of their career”, it was quoted that “Only 13.7% of living artists represented by galleries in Europe and North America are women.” 5 years later, and Forbes recently wrote that despite a noticeable increase in interest in art by female artists, there is still a $192B gap in the amount spent on male vs female artists at auction. The Global Art Market Report of 2019 (Art Basel/ UBS) wrote that almost half of the 3,050 galleries on Artsy represent 25% or fewer women, and this is all despite women making up the majority of art school graduates (women are 64% of art school undergraduates in the UK but are only 32% of the artists with top commercial gallery representation in London.)
There is not a lack of female artists, nor is the standard of work being created by female artists any less worthy than that of a man. We could, and some galleries who work solely with female artists have, fill a decades worth of exhibitions with artwork by women only. This is just a small start.
This group exhibition, bringing together some of the most exciting artists working in London, across a range of mediums, is a glimpse into the untapped glory of what’s being made by young female artists today. We are putting it on the walls that we have, and we look forward to continuing to do so. Featuring work by Lauren Baker, Tia O’Donnell, Phoebe Boddy, Emily Penfold, Selby HI, The Cameron Twins, Bambi, Dirtee Murfee and more. Expect neons, figurative and still life paintings, sculptures, ceramics, and street art at Reem Gallery Soho from the 6th to the 24th of December. Merry Christmas.