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p Laura Knight A Dark Pool, c.1908-1918,
oil on canvas, 18 3 18in (46 3 46cm)
Challenging Convention at the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, explores
the work of four women artists – Vanessa Bell, Laura Knight, Gwen John and Dod
Procter. The artists were all working at the beginning of the 20th century during an age
of modernism, transformation and increasing emancipation. Working amongst fellow
artists and intellectuals, the exhibition looks at the challenges they faced to stand up to
the conventions imposed on them by the patriarchal society of their day and the ways
they were able to make their mark in a previously male-dominated world. The exhibition
brings together work from over 40 UK public collections.Challenging Convention is at the Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, from
March 27 until June 19. For more information visit http://www.laingartgallery.org.ukt Dod Procter Girl in
Blue, 1925,
oil on canvas, 24 3 18in
(61 3 45.5cm)