Organised by curator and art historian Alison M. Gingeras, The Woman Question 1550-2025 challenges the notion that women were largely absent from art before the late 1800s. The nine-part visual narrative is a testament to the enduring and dynamic creativity of women artists over the last 500 years. The result is a collection of nearly 200 works, including paintings by Renaissance, Baroque, and 19th-century women artists through more contemporary works, offering a centuries-long visual history of women’s “emancipation.”

The Woman Question 1550-2025 is more than a historical survey—it is a call to reframe art history through the lens of feminist continuity and resistance. As art historian Mary Garrard has written, “Feminism existed before we knew what to call it.” This exhibition makes that lineage visible.

Supported by the British Council under the UK/Poland Season 2025.