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December Art Chat

Saturday 14th December - December's Art Chat looks at our display of objects and books about how art can be used as a weapon against male violence. It will be a very informal conversation over coffee exploring how different artists...

Amelia Elizabeth Guppy

Born 21st November 1808. Amelia Elizabeth Guppy was a pioneering photographer often remembered for her adventurous spirit and passion for studying orchids....

Gohar Dashti

Gohar Dashti is an Iranian artist known for her series of staged photographs that explore themes of history, memory, and social commentary....

Fatimah Hossaini

Fatimah Hossaini is an Afghan photographer who uses her camera to document the lives of women and girls in her country....

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Margaret Gross Michaelis-Sachs

Margarethe (Margaret) Gross was born in 1902 into a Jewish family in Dzieditz, near Cracow, in what was then Austria (now Poland). Her liberal upbringing led her to studying photography at the Institute of Graphic Arts and Research in Vienna, followed by apprenticeships in some of the leading Viennese studios of the…
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15th December 2022