Women of Surrealism

“People talk about surrealism as an art movement, like abstract expressionism or impressionism. Surrealism is a philosophical movement” – Dorothea Tanning

Women Surrealists are women artists, photographers, filmmakers and authors connected with the Surrealism movement, which began in the early 1920s. To this day, the names and works of the huge number of important women artists throughout the world are missing in many reference guides and survey exhibitions on Surrealism. Seeing them together, we gain better insight into the international network, the incredible diversity and the impressive independence of both the better and lesser-known women artists of Surrealism

The 30 artworks created by 6 female Surrealists in this digital collection, several of whom have been long overlooked and excluded from the male-dominated art historical canon, present a wealth of work by historical women across a century.