Julia Weiner talk : Baroque Female Artists

The Women's Equality Party (WEP) in Barnet are proud to host guest speaker Julia Weiner, giving a talk on Baroque female artists. For more about WEP Barnet, check out our linktree

Julia Weiner was educated at St Edmund Hall, Oxford and the Courtauld Institute of Art. She is Director of Content for Liberal Studies at Regent's University London where she teaches a range of art history, history and world religion modules. She also teaches at NYU London. She has worked in the education departments of the British Museum, the National Trust, the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Courtauld Gallery where she was for many years Head of Education.

Julia was art critic of the Jewish Chronicle for nearly 30 years and also wrote regularly for the Jewish Quarterly and Jewish Renaissance. She has curated exhibitions for the V&A, the Jewish Museum, the Ben Uri Gallery and the London Jewish Cultural Centre amongst others. Recent research projects were a biographical essay on the sculptor Nehemiah Azaz, available on the artist's website and editing the memoir of renowned printmaker Agathe Sorel.

Julia will be speaking about two renowned 17th century women artists.

Artemisia Gentileschi, the daughter of an artist, grew up in Rome where her father taught her to paint. When aged 17, she was raped by painter Agostino Tassi. This violent episode and the subsequent trial are generally regarded as having affected her subject matter.

Judith Leyster was a Dutch painter who became well-known for her genre paintings.

Julia will look at the works by these two women and compare them to works on similar subjects by male artists and point out key differences.

Doors Open 6:45

Hot drinks and cake will be available to buy, cash only.

By buying a ticket you are supporting The Women's Equality Party in Barnet and our efforts to make Barnet a more equal place to live and work.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Finchley Youth Theatre, 142 High Road, London, United Kingdom