“I do not think art can change the world. I do think that art can educate, inspire and empower people to act.”
When women paint the future
Judy Chicago is a legendary artist who has brightened the future for women in art. Today, she is considered a pioneer of the feminist art movement, but when she began her career the genre barely existed. Born in 1939 in Chicago, Illinois, she grew up in a politically active Jewish household where gender equality was the norm. This progressive upbringing, however, didn't prepare her for the art world’s stark sexist reality. In the 1960s, during her studies at UCLA, she created her now historic Car Hoods (1965) – bold, colorful works featuring yonic patterns on automobile hoods. When the pieces...
Bio
Judy Chicago was born in 1939 in Illinois, Chicago. She now lives and works in Belen, New Mexico.
