March is Women's History Month and I challenge everyone to name five women artists. Here are my picks and they are all on Instagram.
@peggymacnamarawatercolors
@karensnatureart
@aineander
@kayleighkueffner
@alexzonis
@obviousbeth
As a woman in both science and art, I see how women are still treated differently than our male counterparts. It's known that women make up half the workforce but only make 80.5¢ to the $1 that men make (@iwpresearch ). That means that female artists artwork sells for at least 20% less than male artists work.
The artwork should always speak for itself. Women deserve their place in the spotlight. We deserve to be paid equally to male artists. We should not have to hide our names, create a male pseudonym in order to get recognition or let men take the credit for our ideas or work.
So, this March in celebration of Women's History Month, I challenge all of you to look and research 5 Women Artists. Remember, all art is blind. It doesn't matter what your sex, color, religion, etc. are, it's how the artwork moves you and how it makes you feel that is important.
All photos and videos taken by @krausem82 (an awesome #WomenInScience )
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