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The Great Women Artists

by Katy Hessel
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Episode releases
#105#126#146#167#187Chart rankOct 15Oct 18Oct 21Oct 24Oct 27#170Episode released Oct 20: Mary Morton on Mary Cassatt
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Oct 27#170#140—
Oct 26#153#123—
Oct 25#147#117—
Oct 24#145#115—
Oct 23#115#86#88
Oct 22#119#89#89
Oct 21#123#93#93
Oct 20#138#107—
Oct 19#140#106—
Oct 18#177#147—
Oct 17#119#85—
Oct 16#141#111—
Oct 15#163#133—
Oct 14#170#139—

Latest episodes

  • Mary Morton on Mary Cassatt

    October 20, 2026 · 49 min

    Today on the GWA podcast is curator Mary Morton on the extraordinary painter Mary Cassatt! Mary Morton is curator and head of the Department of French Paintings at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, where she has organised…

  • Lisa Le Feuvre on Nancy Holt

    October 13, 2026 · 51 min

    TODAY on the GWA Podcast is curator and writer Lisa Le Feuvre, on the acclaimed land artist NANCY HOLT! The curator of over 75 exhibitions, including Casting a Glance: Dancing with Smithson at Marian Goodman Gallery, and Joan Jonas: An…

  • Edmund de Waal on Lucie Rie

    October 6, 2026 · 50 min

    It's a new season of The Great Women Artists Podcast and we're kicking things off with the esteemed ceramicist and writer, Edmund de Waal! Hailed for his ceramic works that come in the form of fragments, cylindrical pots, individually or…

  • Joan Snyder

    June 3, 2026 · 44 min

    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 with images of flowers, faces, or…

  • Venice Biennale special: Lubaina Himid

    May 5, 2026 · 42 min

    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 Translation". Returning to the podcast for the…

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  • Briony Fer on Sophie Taeuber-Arp

    April 29, 2026 · 45 min

    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 Academy, Briony Fer is one of the leading…

  • Deborah Levy on Gertrude Stein

    April 22, 2026 · 38 min

    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, alongside the critically acclaimed…

  • Alyce Mahon on Dorothea Tanning

    April 14, 2026 · 50 min

    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 immersed herself in gothic literature to…

  • Sonnet Stanfill on Elsa Schiaparelli

    April 7, 2026 · 48 min

    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 acclaimed exhibitions, such as New York…

  • Diane Apostolos-Cappadona on Mary Magdalene

    April 2, 2026 · 54 min

    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 the Catholic Studies Program at Georgetown…

  • Meryl Tankard on Pina Bausch

    March 31, 2026 · 44 min

    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 bringing dance into the modern world…

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

    March 25, 2026 · 60 min

    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 Stighelen Part 2 – Julien Domercq A…

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About the show

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.