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ROSE
WYLIE
The octogenarian British
artist is known for her colourful,
large-scale canvases, whose
subjects range from Elizabeth
Taylor to Eli zabet h I. Tra ined
at the Dover School of Art in
the 1950s, Wylie has only
recently gained her due
recognition: in 2015, she
became a member of the Royal
Academy of Arts and won
the Charles Wollaston Award
for ‘most distinguished work’
at its Summer Exhibition. In this
issue, she welcomes Bazaar
into her cottage in Kent for a
frank conversation about her
new-found fame (page 62).
A place that inspires your art
‘Everywhere, anywhere.’
A colour that excites you
‘Green, when it’s got no
blue in it.’
Your first memor y of making
art ‘Colouring in, from my
green tin paintbox.’
The women artists you
admire ‘Lee Lozano and
Alida Cervantes.’
What would you be if you
weren’t an artist? ‘I can’t
imagine... a hopeless lump?
Or better, a bird? ’JUDY
CHICAGO
Born Judith Cohen, the
American feminist artist and
writer adopted the name of her
bir t hplace in 1970 to protest
against the idea of taking a
man’s name. Known for
her paintings and installations
examining the role of women
in history and culture, she
discusses her lifelong campaign
for equality in the arts, ahead of
her first major UK retrospective
next month (page 14).
A place that inspires your
art ‘My studio.’
A colour that excites you ‘A l l
the colours of the rainbow.’
Your first memor y of making
art ‘As a child, attending
classes at the Art Institute of
Chicago from the age of five
until I left the city at 17.’
The women artists you
admire ‘O’Keeffe, Kahlo,
Kollwitz, and all the
others who preceded me
and paved the way.’
What would you be if you
weren’t an artist? ‘I would be
nothing if I were not an artist,
because that is all I have
ever wa nted to be.’HELEN
CAMMOCK
The Turner Prize nominee
and winner of the 2018 Max
Mara Art Prize for Women uses
a variety of media, including
photography, poetry and
printmaking, to unearth
forgotten female histories. In
this issue, she is photographed
at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac
with a favourite painting by
Etel Adnan (page 74).
A place that inspires your art
‘Quiet yet roaring places, like
the mountains and the sea.’
Your first memor y of making
art ‘There are pictures of me
pa inting on a n ea sel a ged t wo,
but it was in my thirties that
I realised I could actually
say something with the
photography I was beginning
to experiment with.’
The women artists you
admire ‘A r t i s t s l i k e L u b a i n a
Himid and Claudette Johnson,
who play with their medium or
push what they’re doing,
sometimes against a tide.’
What would you be if you
weren’t an artist? ‘Maybe I’d
still be a social worker, or I
might be forced into thinking
about becoming more involved
in activism and politics.’PAUL A
REGO
The Portuguese-born visual
artist has had more than 30
solo shows all over the world.
A graduate of the Slade School
of Fine A r t, Rego wa s a n
ex hibiting member of t he
London Group in the 1960s,
along with David Hockney and
Frank Auerbach, and in 1990
she became the first
artist-in-residence at London’s
National Gallery. Photographed
as part of our portfolio of
women creating art into
later life, Rego talks to Jessie
Burton about her passion
for storytelling (page 52).
A place that inspires your art
‘My quinta in Ericeira, and the
Prado in Madrid for its
wonderful collection.’
Your first memor y of making
art ‘I have early memories of
drawing as a child. Every
time my parents went out in
the evening, I left a drawing
on their bed. I’m not sure it
was art, exactly.’
The women artists you
admire ‘There are many –
Gwen John, Frida Kahlo,
Artemisia Gentileschi...’
What would you be if you
weren’t an artist?
‘Probably put away by now!’Cont ributors
PHOTOGRAPHS: PHILIP SINDEN, LINDA BROWNLEE, GETTY IMAGES