Katy Hessel | |
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| Born | 1994 (age 30–31) London |
| Occupation | Writer, art historian, broadcaster |
| Notable works | The Story of Art Without Men (2022) |
Katy Hessel is a British art historian, broadcaster, writer and curator, living in London, whose work is concerned with women artists. [1]
Hessel was born and raised in London. She attended Westminster School. [2] She studied art history at University College London. [3]
Hessel writes on the subject of women artists for various publications.
She has written and presented the BBC arts documentaries Artemisia Gentileschi (2020) [4] and Art on the BBC: Monet (2022). [5]
In September 2022, Hessel published the book The Story of Art Without Men, a 500-year survey of art created by women from the 1500s to 2020s. [6] [7] [8] [9] Hessel decided to write this book after visiting an art fair in 2015, where none of the artworks on display were by women, which also made her reflect on her own lack of knowledge of female artists. [10] It won the 2022 Waterstones Book of the Year. [11] Her work has been criticised for the lack of acknowledgement of feminist art-historical research. [12] [13]
In 2025, she published her second book How to Live an Artful Life, a book containing quotations and insights from artists for all 366 days of the year. [10] Lou Selfridge, in Frieze, described the book as "‘Insta inspo’ par excellence." [10]
She has hosted Dior Talks: Feminist Art. [14] [15]
Hessel runs the Great Women Artists Instagram account [16] [17] and in 2019 created a podcast by the same name in which she interviews art historians, art curators, writers, and art lovers about women artists and also talks to women artists about their work and career. [3]
In 2022, Hessel became a curatorial trustee of Charleston. [18]
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