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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Steven Morris

‘Still lots to talk about’: UK galleries team up to shine light on female artists

Sayer and Herbert holding the portrait in gloved hands between them
The technician James Sayer and curator Katie Herbert hang Portrait of Eileen Mayo by Dod Procter at Penlee House in Penzance. Photograph: Jonny Weeks/The Guardian

Like many regional galleries, the collection at Penlee House in Cornwall tends to be dominated by male artists, a legacy of the inequality faced by female creators over centuries.

But from Thursday, thanks to a collaboration between galleries, visitors to the site in Penzance will be able to view work by some of the Britain’s great female artists.

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