Private View of ‘Herstory portrait’ at Leeds Arts University, 2019

4 July 2020

An exhibition of Herstory Portrait, 2011 at Leeds Arts University; set  as a backdrop for the proposals given by the four shortlisted artists to be commissioned to make a statue in the centre of Leeds recognising the legacy of women’s power in the city.

  • Sharon with Curator Catriona Mcara, Herstory Portrait launch, LAU, 2019
    Sharon with Curator Catriona Mcara, Herstory Portrait launch, LAU, 2019
  • Sharon with artists Pippa Hale and Hazel Reeves, Herstory Portrait launch, LAU, 2019
    Sharon with artists Pippa Hale and Hazel Reeves, Herstory Portrait launch, LAU, 2019
  • Griselda Pollock, Herstory Portrait launch, LAU, 2019
    Griselda Pollock, Herstory Portrait launch, LAU, 2019
  • Herstory Portrait at Leeds Arts University, 2019
    Herstory Portrait at Leeds Arts University, 2019
  • Herstory Portrait at Leeds Arts University, 2019
    Herstory Portrait at Leeds Arts University, 2019

The private View invited fellow exhibitors, lecturers, students and arts community to share the significance of Herstory Portrait in the context of the concurrent show at the university Feminist Public Sculpture: Championing Women’s Achievements in Leeds, curated by Catriona McAra.