LGBTQ+ Artist Spotlight: Gerda Wegener

LGBTQ+ artist Gerda Wegener (1886-1940) was a Danish illustrator, best known for painting progressive feminist portraits. Gerda attended the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, where she met ...

Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita: Artist Silenced by the Nazis

Samuel Jessurun de Mesquita was a Dutch-Jewish artist and teacher to M.C. Escher. The Nazis murdered him in 1944 but his striking prints survive. This is his story.

Watch, Read, Remember: Films & Books That Inspired Cynefn

Discover powerful films and books about banned, stolen, and silenced art - curated by Cynefn to honour artists history tried to erase.

Female Artist Spotlight: Mary Altha Nims

Mary Altha Nims, or Mrs Nims was an American artist born in 1817 in Vermont. Little is known about her life but she was a skilled Theorem (sometimes known as velvet painting) artist.

Female Artist Spotlight : Julie De Graag

Julie de Graag was a female Dutch artist who painted flowers, animal studies and portraits, but mainly made graphic work, such as woodcuts.

Mucha

Alphonse Mucha (1860 - 1939) was a Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist, living in Paris during the Art Nouveau period. He produced advertisements, illustrations and designs - being best k...