The Great Women Artists

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

25 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guests on the GWA Podcast is the esteemed scholar and curator, Katlijne Van der Stighelen, and Royal Acdemy senior cura...

Dita Amory on Helene Schjerfbeck

18 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

TODAY on the GWA PODCAST: esteemed curator DITA AMORY, discussing HELENE SCHJERFBECK! Currently the Robert Lehman Curator in Charge of the Robert Le...

Nicholas Fox Weber on Anni Albers

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

TODAY on the GWA Podcast: the renowned art historian and writer, Nicholas Fox Weber discussing ANNI ALBERS! A graduate of Columbia College and Yale U...

Katherine Rundell – World Book Day Special!

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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-climbe...

Katherine Rundell – World Book Day Special!

04 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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-climbe...

Tracey Emin

25 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Dame Tracey Emin is BACK on The GWA Podcast! Hailed for her paintings, videos, textiles, neons, writing, sculptures, installations, and now, her ext...

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

18 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

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 Ma...

How to Live an Artful Life: December

30 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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. https...

Bonus: Katy Hessel & Es Devlin

28 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Magda Keaney on Julia Margaret Cameron

12 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Megan Fontanella on Gabriele Münter

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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 a...

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

29 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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, Ek...

Sally Mann

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

 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. ...

Eva Helene Pade

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most exciting young painters working today, Eva Helene Pade. Born in Denmark i...

Hilton Als on Jean Rhys

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest, returning for his second interview on the GWA Podcast, is the esteemed American writer, critic, and curator, Hil...

How to Live an Artful Life (Audiobook Taster!)

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s officially one month to go until the publication of How to Live an Artful Life, my new book that features a quote by an artist or writer for ev...

Tania Bruguera

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA podcast is one of the most influential artists working in the world right now, TANIA BRUGUERA! Hailed...

Emily Kam Kngwarray as told by Kelli Cole [Exhibition walkthrough at Tate Modern!]

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the esteemed curator Kelli Cole to discuss the trailblazing Australian artist, Emily Kam Kn...

Meret Oppenheim as told by Lisa Wenger

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA podcast is the renowned psychologist Lisa Wenger, who is also – very excitingly – the niece of the...

Lois Dodd

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the esteemed American painter, Lois Dodd. At 98-years-old, Dodd is famed for her paintings...

Lorna Simpson

18 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the esteemed American artist, Lorna Simpson. Working across photography to painting, vide...

Michaela Yearwood-Dan

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most exciting painters working in the world today, Michaela Yearwood-Dan. Haile...

Danielle Mckinney

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most anticipated and exciting painters working today – Danielle McKinney. Bo...

Bharti Kher

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the world renowned artist, Bharti Kher. Known for a seemingly limitless practice that spa...

Andrew Hottle on Sylvia Sleigh

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest, the esteemed art historian, Andrew Hottle, will be discussing SYLVIA SLEIGH! Currently the Professor of Art His...

Katherine Bradford

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the brilliant New York based painter, Katherine Bradford. Hailed for her luminous paintin...

Rose Wylie

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the acclaimed painter, Rose Wylie! Born in 1934, as the youngest of seven children to Vict...

Jenny Saville

22 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most renowned painters working in the world right now: Jenny Saville. Hailed fo...

Sheila Heti on Jenny Holzer, Berthe Morisot, Margaux Williamson, and more

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the FINALE of Season 12! I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the acclaimed writer, Sheila Heti. Born in 1976 in Tor...

Barbara Walker

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast today is the renowned British artist, Barbara Walker. Born in Birmingham, where she lives an...

Shahzia Sikander

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the world’s most renowned artists, Shahzia Sikander. Working across painting, sc...

Katharina Grosse

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the renowned German painter, Katharina Grosse. Hailed for her site-specific paintings whic...

Cecilia Vicuña

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most trailblazing artists and poets in the world right now, Cecilia Vicuna. Bo...

Maria Balshaw on Museums (+ Tracey Emin, Frida Kahlo, and more!)

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is Maria Balshaw. Currently serving as Director of Tate, a position she has held since 2017,...

Audrey Flack (1931–2024)

30 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Remembering the great Audrey Flack (1931–2024). Earlier this year, I interviewed Flack over a series of interviews before she passed away on 28 June...

Bonus episode: Witches in Art

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a (Halloween special!) bonus episode that explores the image of Witches in Art, as told by Professor Lyndal Roper! What is a witch? Where do...

Merve Erme on Vanessa Bell and Virginia Woolf

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the writer, critic, and author, Merve Emre. Currently the Shapiro-Silverberg Professor of ...

Emerson Bowyer on Camille Claudel

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on today’s podcast is the esteemed curator and writer, Emerson Bowyer. Currently the Searle Curator, Painting...

Pussy Riot's Nadya Tolokonnikova

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most groundbreaking and era-defining artists around today, Nadya Tolokonnikova. ...

Sophia Jansson on Tove Jansson

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is Sophia Jansson – niece of Tove Jansson, the legendary Swedish-speaking Finnish writer, a...

The Story of Art Without Men (Abstract Expressionism -- Audiobook!)

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

To celebrate the paperback release of The Story of Art Without Men, Katy Hessel reads an excerpt of her chapter on ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM. Out this ...

Cat Bohannon on the female body

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the author, poet, scholar, and scientific researcher Cat Bohannon. Now, while this episod...

Amy Hale on Ithell Colquhoun

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the world expert in myths, folklore, and occultism in art, Dr. Amy Hale speaking on the gre...

Sam Taylor-Johnson

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the esteemed photographer, filmmaker and director, Sam Taylor-Johnson. Born in Croydon an...

Chloe Aridjis on Leonora Carrington

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the esteemed writer and novelist, Chloe Aridjis, speaking on her friend, LEONORA CARRINGTON...

Natalie Haynes on Medusa

29 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the esteemed classicist, mythologist, comedian, writer and broadcaster, Natalie Haynes! Th...

Judy Chicago

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most pioneering and revelatory artists alive, Judy Chicago. Born Judith Sylvia...

Naomi Beckwith on Senga Nengudi

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am so thrilled to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most esteemed curators in the world, Naomi Beckwith. Currently the Deputy Dir...

Rose B Simpson

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA podcast is one of the most exciting artists working in the world right now, Rose B Simpson. An artist...

Catherine Morris on Judith Scott

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews Catherine Morris of the Brooklyn Museum, on the great artist JUDITH SCOTT – launching on what w...

Barbara Kruger

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, @katy.hessel interviews is one of the world's most influential artists: Barbara Kruger. Hailed for her distinctive post...

Karon Davis

24 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most groundbreaking artists working today, Karon Davis. Hailed for her life-siz...

Furio Rinaldi on Tamara de Lempicka

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the great women artists podcast is the renowned curator, scholar, and expert in 15th- and 16th-century Italian...

Doris Salcedo

10 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most renowned artists alive today, Doris Salcedo. Born in Colombia, where she ...

Kirsten Buick on Edmonia Lewis

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the renowned art historian, Kirsten Pai Buick to discuss EDMONIA LEWIS! Edmonia Lewis (184...

Lauren Elkin on Carolee Schneemann and Hannah Wilke

06 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most brilliant writers around today, Lauren Elkin! On today's episode we speak a...

Caroline Vout on Classical Bodies in Art

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is the world-renowned Classics scholar and professor at the University of Cambridge, Caroline ...

Hilton Als on Diane Arbus and Alice Neel

22 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I couldn’t be more excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most renowned writers, curators, critics, and cultural commentators...

Elif Shafak on storytelling in art (+Frida Kahlo, Artemisia Gentileschi, and more!)

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the great women artists podcast is one of the most pioneering – and my favourite – writers alive today, El...

Julia Bryan-Wilson on Louise Nevelson

08 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, we interview world-renowned scholar, Julia Bryan-Wilson – the Professor of Art History and LGBTQ+ Studies at Columbia...

Marina Warner on Eve, Lilith, Athena, Medusa

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast – for the second time! – is Dame Professor Marina Warner, one of the leading historians on...

Rachel Whiteread

24 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest on the GWA Podcast is one of the most pioneering artists alive today, Rachel Whiteread. Working across sculptur...

Christina Quarles

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I am so excited to say that my guest is one of the most renowned painters working in the world right now, Christina Quarles. A painter of bodies tha...

The Story of Art Without Men (Surrealism -- Audiobook!)

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel reads 30 MINS of her chapter on SURREALISM from her book – and audiobook! – The...

Ruth Ozeki on objects and observation

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, I interview one of the most important, pioneering and impactful writers and novelists working today, Ruth Ozeki.  In t...

Anna Weyant

06 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, I interview one of the most exciting artists working in the world right now, Anna Weyant. From girls on the cusp of ado...

Mickalene Thomas

30 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, I interview one of the most renowned artists working in the world right now, Mickalene Thomas. Working across painting...

Kiki Smith

23 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, I interview one of the most pioneering artists alive today, Kiki Smith! Born in 1954, in Germany, raised in New Jersey,...

Adriana Varejão

16 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, I interview one of the most renowned artists living today, Adriana Varejão Best known for her sculptural, almost arch...

Marilyn Minter

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, I interview the renowned painter, photographer and filmmaker, Marylin Minter!  A legend on the New York art scene for...

Siri Hustvedt on Artemisia Gentileschi, Louise Bourgeois, and more

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, we interview the acclaimed novelist, essayist and author of 18 books, SIRI HUSTVEDT! From memoir to poetry, non-fiction...

Sarah Sze

26 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, we interview one of the most renowned artists working today, SARAH SZE! Working across sculpture, painting, drawing, pr...

Pamela Bannos on Vivian Maier

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, we interview author, artist, writer, and academic, Pamela L Bannos on the very private yet supremely inquisitive street ...

Sonia Boyce

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

WELCOME BACK TO SEASON 9 of The GWA PODCAST! This week, we interview one of the most influential and groundbreaking artists alive, SONIA BOYCE! Born...

Nellie Scott on Sister Mary Corita

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, to end this season, we interview Nellie Scott, Director of the Corita Art Center in California, on SISTER MARY CORITA!...

Tere Arcq on Remedios Varo

14 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, for the very special 100th EPISODE, we interview art historian and leading curator of Surrealist and feminist art in Me...

Mary Beard on Classical Women (100th episode special!)

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, for the very special 100th EPISODE, we interview one of the world’s leading cultural commentators and most important v...

Jerry Saltz on Gillian Wearing, Tracey Emin, Kara Walker (and more!)

30 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, we interview one of the most well-known and prominent art critics of the 21st century, JERRY SALTZ on various artists i...

Sonal Khullar on Amrita Sher-Gil

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, we interview Sonal Khullar on one of the most acclaimed artists of the 20th century, AMRITA SHER-GIL! Amrita Sher-Gil ...

Dorothy Price on Käthe Kollwitz

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, we interview Dr Dorothy Price on one of the most acclaimed artists ever to live, the great German Expressionist, KATHE K...

Jenna Gribbon

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, we interview one of the most exciting painters working today, Jenna Gribbon. Drawing on the traditions of oil paint by...

Catherine Opie

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, we interview one of the most renowned photographers working in the world right now, Catherine Opie! A photographer of p...

Bloum Cardenas on Niki de Saint Phalle

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, we interview Bloum Cardenas, none other than the granddaughter of the trailblazing, French-American sculptor, painter, p...

Louise Giovanelli

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, we interview one of the most esteemed young painters working in the world right now, LOUISE GIOVANELLI! Giovanelli’s ...

Amy Sherald

11 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

THIS WEEK on the GWA Podcast, we interview one of the most acclaimed painters working in the world right now, AMY SHERALD! With their striking elega...

Tracey Emin

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

WELCOME BACK TO SEASON 8 OF THE GREAT WOMEN ARTISTS PODCAST!! ...and what better way to kick it off with than an INTERVIEW with the world renowned art...

The Story of Art Without Men (Audiobook Taster!)

30 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this very special BONUS EPISODE of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel reads the first 30 MINS of her upcoming book (and audiobook!), The ...

Marina Abramović

24 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In this very special BONUS EPISODE of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews one of the most renowned artists alive today, Marina Abr...

Caroline Bourgeois on Marlene Dumas

17 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 88, and the SEASON FINALE of Season 7 of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews the esteemed curator, Caroline Bourgeois ...

Antonia Showering

10 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 87 of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews the very brilliant young painter, ANTONIA SHOWERING!!! *BOOK NEWS!* I have w...

Susan Weininger on Gertrude Abercrombie

03 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 86 of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews the esteemed scholar Susan Weininger on the surrealist sensation, GERTRUDE AB...

Patricia Albers on Tina Modotti

26 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 85 of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews the esteemed writer Patricia Albers on TINA MODOTTI! Tina Modotti (1896–1...

Marina Warner on Kiki Smith and Helen Chadwick

19 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 84 of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews the historian, mythographer, critic and novelist MARINA WARNER on Kiki Smith...

Barbara Bloemink on Florine Stettheimer

12 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 83 of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews the esteemed scholar, Barbara Bloemink, on the Jazz Age visionary, FLORINE ST...

Magdalene Odundo

05 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 82 of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews one of the most renowned living artists working in ceramics, Magdalene Odundo...

Jeffreen M. Hayes on Augusta Savage

29 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 81 of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews Jeffreen M. Hayes on the Harlem Renaissance pioneer, Augusta Savage!! *BOOK...

Sheila Hicks

23 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 80 of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews the legendary SHEILA HICKS! *BOOK NEWS!* I have written a book! Order The St...

Alexandra Munroe on Yoko Ono

16 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

WELCOME BACK TO SEASON 7 of the GWA Podcast! I have some exciting news... I have written a book! The Story of Art without Men will be published by Pe...

Deborah Levy on Francesca Woodman, Lee Miller, Paula Rego, Leonora Carrington

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 78 – and SEASON FINALE – of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews the very brilliant writer, DEBORAH LEVY on photogra...

Bisa Butler

17 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In episode 77 of The Great Women Artists Podcast, Katy Hessel interviews the fantastic artist, BISA BUTLER!!! [This episode is brought to you by Alig...