‘Still lots to talk about’: UK galleries team up to shine light on female artists

Like many regional galleries, the collection at Penlee House in Cornwall tends to be dominated by male artists, a legacy of the inequality faced by female creators over centuries. But from Thursday, thanks to a collaboration between galleries, visitors to the site in Penzance will be able to view work by some of the Britain’s great female artists. In prime position above a marble fireplace there is a challenging Tracey Emin. In a room across the hallway, a vibrant Barbara Hepworth is hanging. The exhibition also includes work by the likes of Laura Knight, Elizabeth Forbes and Gillian Ayres. I Loved My Innocence by Tracey Emin and (right) a tapestry by the textile artist Imogen Bright Moon. Photograph: Jonny Weeks/The Guardian It is the first exhibition to open as part of Art Fund’s £5m Going Places programme. Photograph: Jonny Weeks/The Guardian “It’s a wonderful opportunity for visitors to come and see amazing work by some of our best women artists,” said Katie Herbert, the curator at Penlee House. “We may never see a Tracey Emin here again.” The show, called Making Her Mark, is a collaboration between Penlee, Worcester City Art Gallery and Museum and Kirkcaldy Galleries in Fife, Scotland , with each providing more than 20 works. Making Her Mark will remain in Penzance until autumn and move on to Worcestershire and Fife next year. …