How Not to Exclude Artist Mothers

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Hettie Judah

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English

Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
26 September 2022

Art: financial aspects; Museums & museology; Gender studies: women

Series: Hot Topics in the Art World

For too long, artists have been told that they can't have both motherhood and a successful career. In this polemical volume, critic and campaigner Hettie Judah argues that a paradigm shift is needed within the art world to take account of the needs of artist mothers (and other parents: artist fathers, parents who don't identify with the term 'mother', and parents in other sectors of the art world).

Drawing on interviews with artists internationally, the book highlights some of the success stories that offer models for the future, from alternative support networks and residency models, to studio complexes with onsite childcare, and galleries with family-friendly policies.

Some artists have described motherhood as providing them with renewed focus, a new direction in their work, and even inspiration for a complete change of career. Other artists choose

to keep their domestic and creative lives compartmentalised. All are placed

at a disadvantage by the art world as it is currently structured. This book argues that by making changes and becoming more sensitive to the needs of artist parents, the art world has much to gain.

By: Hettie Judah
Imprint: Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 200mm, Width: 130mm,
ISBN: 9781848226128
ISBN 10: 1848226128
Series: Hot Topics in the Art World
Pages: 104
Publication Date: 26 September 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hettie Judah is an art critic and writer who has spent many years researching and campaigning on the subject of art and motherhood. Her recent books include Art London (2019), Frida Kahlo (2020) and Caroline Walker: Janet (2020).

Reviews for How Not to Exclude Artist Mothers (and other parents)

'Hettie Judah’s How Not to Exclude Artist Mothers and Other Parents is a manifesto for change at every level, from art schools to studios to institutions and beyond.' – Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett, The Guardian ‘Judah’s important book examines the current climate of discrimination against parents who are also artists and points to the impediments of motherhood as symptomatic of wilder societal ills. She makes a valid point in her conclusion, arguing an art world that “does not include artist mothers fails to engage with life in full.”’ – Debra Brehmer, Hyperallergic