GWEN JOHN: ART AND LIFE IN LONDON AND PARIS - ALICIA FOSTER

A Friends of Kenwood Sunday lecture given by writer and curator Alicia Foster on Gwen John’s life and work in two centres of the art world: London in the 1890s and Paris in the first decades of the twentieth century.
Though Gwen John is often thought of as a recluse, overshadowed by her more famous brother, Augustus, the exhibition at Pallant House Gallery in Chichester places her back into the vibrant, exciting cities where she chose to make her career. For the first time she is seen ‘in conversation with’ her contemporaries, presenting a new portrait of the artist - driven, brilliant and assured - and a deeper understanding of what her work meant in her age, and its resonance today.
Dr Alicia Foster is an art historian, curator and novelist. She wrote the first full account of women in Tate collections (Tate Women Artists, 2004), curated the first museum show of Jessica Dismorr’s work (Radical Women, Pallant House Gallery, 2019), and her novel Warpaint, was published in 2013. Her book, 'Gwen John, Art and Life in London and Paris', is published to accompany the 2023 exhibition.
Introduction music: Piano Sonata in E Minor: III Minuet (1910) by Morfydd Llwyn-Owen
Produced by Friends of Kenwood
www.friendsofkenwood.org.uk

[@brannonmcclure6970]

Great presentation. It’s so hard to find good scholarly documented material; even on art! Anyway… This presentation is phenomenal.🧑‍🎨♾️👨‍🎓

[@couvduck60]

Really enjoyed the bio and the art. Loved her confidence.

[@kathleenscullion8348]

Wonderful presentation . I am deep in research about John Quinn. Just began learning more about Gwen John. Thank you for your thoughtful and inspiring lecture.

[@janemontague703]

Great speaker. Fascinating talk. Beautiful artwork. Thank you