Women in Art (Grade 11 Art)

A project that I started for Women's week with my terrific grade 11s and it just took of on us - only finishing now a month or so past the date.  But, of course, important at any and all times - the recognition of women in both art history and contemporary practice.  Students chose an artist and did research, then developed a portrait of that artist, perhaps referencing the style of that artist, and incorporating text (name and quote by or about the artist or her work that was relevant and inspirational.  We talked about strategies for incorporating text and image into the same composition and then, as usual, I let them run.

Images of works in progress then, after the break, finished works on display.

Judah Moar putting the finishing touches on his portrait of Louise Bourgeois

 Anna Han making some adjustments to her painting of Barbara Kruger

 hard at work

Shirley Li and her painstaking watercolour of Georgia O'Keefe

Uemura Shoen (in progress) by Lily Zhang

Ruby Xu's exquisite painting of Amrita Sher-Gil (almost done!)

Leo Li with his bold work about Irene Rice Pereira

Artemesia Gentileschi by YoYo Zhu (in progress)

 Finished display by Leo Konig

Isabella Harrison

Lois by Ramin 

Frida by the talented Beatrice Fernandez

Love this portrait of Yayoi Kusama by Christina Crudo

 Iris Wu

 Cindy Sherman by Victoria  

 Louise Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun by Andrew Lockhart

Kara Walker by Sylvia Guo