The Nicholson Women

The Nicholson Women exhibition brings together the work of nine female artists from the exceptionally talented Nicholson family, varying in their techniques from painters and illustrators to designers and printmakers. With works spanning from the late 1800’s to the present day the show reflects on the historical significance of the female artists in the family who have helped define the movements and styles that they explored. 

Often overlooked until the recent attention given to redress the balance for female artists in British art history, the exhibition explores the work of Mabel Pryde Nicholson (1871-1918), Edith Nicholson (1890-1958), Winifred Nicholson (1893-1981), Nancy Nicholson (1899-1977), EQ Nicholson (1908-1992), Kate Nicholson (1929-2019), Rachel Nicholson (b. 1934) as well as the future generation of Nicholson women Rafaele Appleby and Ophelia Appleby. 

Surveying the stories of the artist’s lives, work and cultural impact - through wars, social crises and political as well as artistic movements - we discover artists who were often ahead of their time, and each of whom held their own unique style.