The Great Women Artists

The Great Women Artists

Katy Hessel

Episodes 184
Avg. Duration 45m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.8 (530)
Since Sep 2019
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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About This Podcast

Created off the back of @thegreatwomenartists Instagram, this podcast is all about celebrating women artists. Presented by art historian and curator, Katy Hessel, this podcast interviews artists on their career, or curators, writers, or general art lovers, on the female artist who means the most to them.

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Joan Snyder

Jun 03, 2026 44m

TODAY on the GWA Podcast is the esteemed painter Joan Snyder. Hailed for her large-scale gestural canvases that pulsate with colour, line and text, and are often layered with, buried in, or imploded…

Venice Biennale special: Lubaina Himid

May 05, 2026 42m

TODAY on the GWA Podcast: a very special bonus episode with Lubaina Himid, on her British Council Commission for the British Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2026, "Presenting History: Testing…

Briony Fer on Sophie Taeuber-Arp

Apr 29, 2026 45m

TODAY on the GWA Podcast: esteemed art historian Briony Fer on the avant-garde icon, Sophie Taeuber-Arp. The Professor of History of Art at University College London and a Fellow of the British…

Deborah Levy on Gertrude Stein

Apr 22, 2026 38m

TODAY on The Great Women Artists podcast is the esteemed writer, Deborah Levy on avant-garde pioneer Gertrude Stein. The author of several novels, including August Blue, Hot Milk and Swimming Home,…

Alyce Mahon on Dorothea Tanning

Apr 14, 2026 50m

TODAY on the GWA Podcast, is art historian, Alyce Mahon discussing the great Surrealist, Dorothea Tanning. Born in Illinois in 1910, where she said “nothing happened but the wallpaper”, Tanning…

Sonnet Stanfill on Elsa Schiaparelli

Apr 07, 2026 47m

TODAY on the GWA podcast: curator SONNET STANFILL on ELSA SCHIAPARELLI! Sonnet is the Senior Curator of Fashion at the V&A, where she has worked since 1999. Stanfill has curated numerous highly…

Diane Apostolos-Cappadona on Mary Magdalene

Apr 02, 2026 53m

TODAY on the GWA Podcast: the esteemed scholar, author, and art historian DIANE APOSTOLOS-CAPPADONA on MARY MAGDALENE! Professor Emerita of Religious Art & Cultural History and Haub Director of…

Meryl Tankard on Pina Bausch

Mar 31, 2026 43m

TODAY on the GWA Podcast: choreographer Meryl Tankard on her mentor and friend, the legendary dancer and choreographer: PINA BAUSCH (1940-2009). Artist, choreographer, visionary, and trailblazer in…

Michaelina Wautier told by Katlijne Van der Stighelen (part 1) and Julien Domercq (part 2)

Mar 25, 2026 59m

I am so excited to say that my guests on the GWA Podcast are the esteemed scholar and curator, Katlijne Van der Stighelen, and Royal Acdemy senior curator, Julien Domercq! Part 1 –  Katlijne Van der…

Dita Amory on Helene Schjerfbeck

Mar 18, 2026 41m

TODAY on the GWA PODCAST: esteemed curator DITA AMORY, discussing HELENE SCHJERFBECK! Currently the Robert Lehman Curator in Charge of the Robert Lehman Collection at The Met, Amory has curated…

Nicholas Fox Weber on Anni Albers

Mar 11, 2026 49m

TODAY on the GWA Podcast: the renowned art historian and writer, Nicholas Fox Weber discussing ANNI ALBERS! A graduate of Columbia College and Yale University, who received his PhD at the University…

Katherine Rundell – World Book Day Special!

Mar 04, 2026 48m

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the author, academic, screenwriter, creator of fantastical worlds and nocturnal roof-climber, Katherine Rundell. An award-winning…

Tracey Emin

Feb 25, 2026 1h

Dame Tracey Emin is BACK on The GWA Podcast! Hailed for her paintings, videos, textiles, neons, writing, sculptures, installations, and now, her extraordinary work as an educator, raising the next…

Audiobook teaser: The Story of Art without Men – for younger readers!

Feb 18, 2026 10m

I am very excited to announce that I have written a new book, The Story of Art without Men: An illustrated guide to amazing women artists (out on 5 March!). It’s an adaptation of The Story of Art…

How to Live an Artful Life: December

Nov 30, 2025 8m

Dear listeners, As we enter a new month of December, I wanted to share a teaser of the audiobook of my new book, How to Live an Artful Life.…

Bonus: Katy Hessel & Es Devlin

Nov 28, 2025 58m

I am so excited to bring you this conversation with the extraordinary Es Devlin, who joined me at Liberty last week to celebrate the release of How to Live an Artful Life. Es Devlin is an artist…

Magda Keaney on Julia Margaret Cameron

Nov 12, 2025 40m

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the esteemed curator, author, and expert in photography, Madga Keany. Currently the Head Curator of International Art at the National…

Megan Fontanella on Gabriele Münter

Nov 05, 2025 42m

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast today is the esteemed curator, Megan Fontanella. A specialist in Modern Art and Provenance at the Guggenheim New York, Fontanella’s research…

Ekow Eshun on Toni Morrison, Octavia E. Butler, Hilary Mantel, Wangechi Mutu, and more

Oct 29, 2025 1h 2m

I'm so excited to say that today’s guest on the Great Women Artist Podcast is the esteemed curator, writer, broadcaster and cultural trailblazer, Ekow Eshun. Born in North-west London in 1968,…

Sally Mann

Oct 21, 2025 51m

I'm so excited to say that my guest on the Great Women Artist Podcast is one of the world's most renowned photographers working today, Sally Mann. Hailed for her images of nature in the remote…

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