Bow Down: Women in Art

Lianne La Havas on Frida Kahlo

For this special episode of Bow Down, Jennifer Higgie talks to the brilliant singer and songwriter Lianne La Havas about the influence of art – and in particular, Frida K

Dame Magdalene Odundo on Ladi Kwali

The renowned ceramic artist Dame Magdalene Odundo discusses the life and work of the influential Nigerian potter Ladi Kwali, who taught Odundo in the early 1970s and who

Sally Smart on Bessie Davidson

The artist Sally Smart discusses the life and work of the Australian post-Impressionist artist Bessie Davidson – Smart's great, great aunt – who migrated to Paris from Ad

Duro Olowu on Emma Amos

The fashion designer and curator Duro Olowu discusses the life and work of the American artist and activist Emma Amos, who was the only woman to join the radical African

Alison Goldfrapp on Leonora Carrington

The musician and artist Alison Goldfrapp discusses the life and work of the trailblazing British / Mexican surrealist painter and author, Leonora Carrington, who was born

Amalia Pica on Lola Mora

The artist Amalia Pica discusses the life and work of the 19th-century Argentinean neo-classicist sculptor and inventor, Lola Mora, who trained in Rome and created one of

Sonia Boyce on Adrian Piper

The artist and activist Sonia Boyce, who is representing Britain at the 2022 Venice Biennale, discusses issues of race, power and humour in the work of the Berlin-based,

Mark Cousins on Kira Muratova

Mark Cousins, the writer and director of the new 14-hour documentary Women Make Film discusses the prolific and underrated Russian/Ukrainian filmmaker Kira Muratova, whos

Bow Down: Series Two Trailer

Bow Down – the podcast about significant female artists who deserve our attention – returns for series 2. Presented by Jennifer Higgie, guests include the artists Sonia B

Griselda Pollock on Vera Frenkel

Griselda Pollock, winner of the 2020 Holberg Prize for her 'profound influence on art history', discusses the life and work of the Toronto-based artist Vera Frenkel, who

Zoe Whitley on Kathleen Collins

The Hayward Gallery curator, and co-curator of the blockbuster touring exhibition 'Soul of a Nation' discusses the life and work of Kathleen Collins, the first African-Am

Liliane Lijn on Stella Snead

The London-based artist discusses the life and times of her friend, the late (and overlooked) British surrealist painter, photographer and collage artist, Stella Snead, w

Shahidha Bari on Mary Moser and Angelica Kauffman

The cultural historian, radio presenter and author of Dressed: The Secret Life of Clothes discusses the life and times of the two women founders of London's Royal Academy

Natalia Sidlina on Natalia Goncharova

The Tate Curator of International Art discusses the life and times of the modernist pioneer Natalia Goncharova, who changed the landscape of avant-garde art in early 20th

Juliet Jacques on Claude Cahun

The critic and author of the acclaimed memoir Trans discusses the life and work of the radical mid-20th-century surrealist photographer and resistance worker Claude Cahun

Laura Mulvey on Chantal Akerman

The renowned film theorist Laura Mulvey – who coined the term 'the male gaze' – discusses the life and work of the influential avant-garde Belgian filmmaker, Chantal Aker

Olivia Laing on Agnes Martin

The best-selling novelist and winner of the 2019 James Tait Black Memorial Prize discusses the life and work of the 20th-century American artist Agnes Martin, whose minim

Helen Cammock on Artemisia Gentileschi

The 2019 Turner Prize-shortlisted artist Helen Cammock reflects on her fascination with the inspiring 17th-century Italian painter Artemisia Gentileschi, who overcame tra

Bow Down: The Trailer