Women who make a difference

ArtsHub celebrates International Women’s Day by taking a look at artists who have shaped the direction of contemporary art.
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This of course is an impossible list to compile and, whilst exhaustive, by no means comprehensive!

What is more important than ‘who’ makes our list is what that list says about the role our great female artists have played in shaping the direction of contemporary art globally.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's National Visual Arts Editor. For a decade she worked as a freelance writer and curator across Southeast Asia and was previously the Regional Contributing Editor for Hong Kong based magazines Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. Prior to writing she worked as an arts manager in America and Australia for 14 years, including the regional gallery, biennale and commercial sectors. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Twitter: @ginafairley Instagram: fairleygina