Learning Curve lecture series: Nobody’s darlings

Over four weeks, join curators and contributors to the Dangerously Modern exhibition as they uncover the lives of remarkable Australian women artists in Europe between 1890 – 1940.

From now well-known artists like Nora Heysen and Margaret Preston, to the lesser-known Justine Kong Song, Dora Meeson and Eleanor Ritchie, these artists were rebels, pioneers and trailblazers who defied social expectations to forge their place in art history.

Learn how these artists skilfully navigated barriers to gain access to art schools in Paris; how art colonies attracted women artists to small villages in France and England, and discover how motifs of open windows, mirrors and interior scenes reflected their inner lives and experiences.

Contributors to this series include the exhibition co-curators: Wayne Tunnicliffe, acting director of collections at the Art Gallery of New South Wales; Tracey Lock, curator of Australian art at the Art Gallery of South Australia and Elle Freak, associate curator of Australian art at the Art Gallery of South Australia; Anne Gérard-Austin, curator, international art at the Art Gallery of New South Wales and Elena Taylor, a curator and art historian who has published widely on Australian expatriate artists.