About
@ 2024, Copenhagen, DK
I am a visual artist and a passionate writer on the politics, ethics and theory of art.
My writing has been published in Kunsten.nu, Dagbladet Information, Politiken, Weekendavisen, Jyllands-Posten, Berlingske, Magasinet Kunst, Chart Publication, Kulturmonitor, Børsen Pleasure.
My writing maps new perspectives and explore a new land of the future, in which the history of gender and gender fluidity are a matter of course. My aim is to shed light on issues that have been hidden away in history, and outline gender issues in art history using cases from exhibitions, new foundations, films, libraries and publications. I also discuss the political backbone and virtues of our times in relation to the political and institutional practices of contemporary art and, in a broader context, anything that makes my heart miss a beat.
Augusta Atla initiated the @womenpainters instagram profile. Women Painters is a non-profit, education-oriented instagram profile @womenpainters aimed at increasing awareness among art industry professionals of the high quality work that women artists create. The main mission is to catalyse gender equality in contemporary art now.
The Women Painters profile is very much inspired by my muse Reese Witherspoon who founded Hello Sunshine – a media company that puts women at the centre of every story they create and celebrate.
Why subscribe?
Subscribers get full access to the writing of mine, which originally was written in Danish and published in a newsmedia in Denmark, - then translated to English, and published here. The subscription also include a newsletter which includes my talks, events and ideas about what to see, watch, read.
@ Atelier in 2020, Copenhagen, DK - PHOTO: Nikolaj Thanning
Background
Most people regard Scandinavia as a haven for equality, but art museum history and art museum practice is still deeply misogynistic in Denmark.
My commitment to feminisme reflects my profound interest in history and my constant reflections on humanity's moral compass. Since my childhood I had a strong desire to put an end to art history and theory being understood only in a patriarchic perspective and machinery. Ultimately to stop discrimination based on gender and to expand the field of art history and theory. This interest was further fuelled by my excellent education at Goldsmiths in London and their specialist library: The Women's Art Library
Chronology
In 2019 I came up with the idea of an issue of Magasinet Kunst devoted to women artists and gender issues. I was co-editor on this special women in the arts-edition in 2021.
In 2020, prompted by the lack of equality in the Danish art scene, I initiated a regular series of conversations with key people – people who are working to create real change vis-à-vis gender equality among artists. In 2020 I interviewed the art collector and patron Valeria Napoleone, and the interview was published in Magasinet Kunst, CHART Publication and Børsen.
In 2021 I interviewed Camille Morineau, an acclaimed curator and art historian, on the subject of gender equality in the world of art. In 2009-2011, Camille Morineau devised and curated the pioneering exhibition Elles@centrepompidou at the Pompidou Centre in Paris. She is also the co-founder and director of AWARE, a non-profit organisation, research centre and archiving platform that promotes work by women artists. The interview was published in the WOMEN in ART-edition of Magasinet Kunst in 2021.
In 2022 I interviewed the Minister of Culture in Denmark on diversity in the world of visual arts in Denmark.
In 2023 I have monthly column on diversity and gender issues in the world of art.
In 2023 I fought the new blasphemy law in Denmark which censors art, I wrote articles and debated in radio, tv and podcasts.
In 2025 I received an award for my fight for feminism and artistic freedom in Denmark: The Finn Nørgaard Association award.
LINKS on the subject of women artists:
AWARDS FOR WOMEN ARTISTS
Sackler Center First Awards
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/eascfa/video/first-awards
PRIX Aware
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/prix_aware/
Max Mara prize for women
https://www.whitechapelgallery.org/about/prizes-awards/max-mara-art-prize-women/
DATA
https://artsandculturalstudies.ku.dk/research/feminist-emergency/data-on-the-representation-of-women-artists-in-danish-and-nordic-art-institutions/
https://www.smk.dk/article/kvindelige-kunstnere-i-den-kongelige-kobberstiksamling/
https://www.artagencypartners.com/women-study-museums/
https://www.dkmuseer.dk/nyhed/fakta-repræsentation-af-kvindelige-kunstnere-i-museers-udstillinger-og-indkøb
https://news.artnet.com/womens-place-in-the-art-world/female-artists-represent-just-2-percent-market-heres-can-change-1654954
https://news.artnet.com/womens-place-in-the-art-world/visualizing-the-numbers-see-infographics-1654084
SPECIALISED ARCHIVES & LIBRARIES
Archives du Féminisme
www.archivesdufeminisme.fr
AWARE
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artistes_femmes/
The Women's Library
https://www.lse.ac.uk/library/collection-highlights/the-womens-library
Bibliothèque Marguerite Durand
equipement.paris.fr
Medieval and Renaissance Women - British Library
https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2023/05/medieval-and-renaissance-women-remember-their-names.html
Centre audiovisuel Simone de Beauvoir
www.centre-simone-de-beauvoir.com
International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA)
spec.lib.vt.edu
Re:tracing, the feminist art program
www.encore.at
The Women’s Art Library
www.gold.ac.uk
The Women Artists Archives National Directory (WAAND)
waand.rutgers.edu
Women’s Art Register
www.womensartregister.org
NMWA
nmwa.org
Dictionnaire universel des créatrices
www.dictionnaire-creatrices.com
Feminist Art Base
www.brooklynmuseum.org
Women photograph
www.womenphotograph.com
ART COLLECTORS & PATRONS
Elli and Millie Jason Foster
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/what-i-buy-and-why-elli-millie-jason-foster-1951370
Valeria Napoleone
https://www.augustaatla.com/2020/10/15/interview-with-valeria-napoleone-by-augusta-atla-in-boersen-pleasure-oct-2020/
Chanel Fondation
http://www.fondationchanel.org/en/projet/aware-2/
CURATORS
Feminist Curators United
www.feministcurators.org
Camille Morineau
https://www.centrepompidou.fr/cpv/resource/ccBLAM/r7Gk7od
COLLECTIONS
A.I.R. Gallery
www.airgallery.org
ARC Gallery
www.arcgallery.org
Association Camille
camille.art.expo.free.fr
Biennale Donna
www.biennaledonna.it
Ceres Gallery
www.ceresgallery.org
elles@centrepompidou
fresques.ina.fr
Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art
www.brooklynmuseum.org
Espace des femmes
www.espace-des-femmes.fr
International Association of Women’s Museums (IAWM)
iawm.international
La centrale
www.lacentrale.org
Les amis du NMWA
www.lesamisdunmwa.fr
Musea
musea.fr
Museo de Mujeres Artistas Mexicanas (MUMA)
www.museodemujeres.com
National Museum of Women in the Arts (NMWA)
nmwa.org
New Hall Art Collection
www.art.newhall.cam.ac.uk
The Woman’s Building
thewomansbuilding.org
TATE
https://www.tate.org.uk/art/women-art-tate
https://www.tate.org.uk/visit/tate-britain/women-and-power
ONLINE DATABASE
AWARE
https://awarewomenartists.com/en/artistes_femmes/
Artist Profiles NMWA
nmwa.org
Dictionnaire universel des créatrices
www.dictionnaire-creatrices.com
Feminist Art Base
www.brooklynmuseum.org
Illinois Women Artists Project
iwa.bradley.edu
The Women of Atelier 17
atelier17.christinaweyl.com
Women photograph
www.womenphotograph.com
SOCIETY
Association Nationale des Études Féministes (ANEF )
www.anef.orgAdvancing
Women Artists Foundation
advancingwomenartists.org
Canadian Women Artists History Initiative
cwahi.concordia.ca
Centre d’Enseignement, de Documentation et de Recherches pour les Études Féministes (CEDREF)
www.cedref.univ-paris7.fr
Committee on Women in the Arts (CWA)
www.collegeart.org
Département d’études de genre
www.genre.univ-paris8.fr
EFiGiES
efigies-ateliers.hypotheses.org
Fédération de recherche sur le genre RING
www2.univ-paris8.fr
Genre et ville
www.genre-et-ville.org
Institut du Genre
institut-du-genre.fr
Institut Emilie du Châtelet
www.institutemilieduchatelet.org
Laboratoire d'études de genre et de sexualité (LEGS)
www.legs.cnrs.fr
Mnémosyne
www.mnemosyne.asso.fr
Société Internationale pour l’Étude des Femmes de l’Ancien Régime (SIEFAR)
siefar.or
www.arttable.org
Asian American Women Artists Association
aawaa.net
Association of Women in the Arts
awita.london
Faces : gender, technology, art
www.faces-l.net
Frauen Kunst Forum
frauenkunstforum.de
Société Suisse des Femmes Artistes en Arts Visuels (SSFA)
www.sgbk.ch
The Feminist Art Project
feministartproject.rutgers.edu
Vereinigung bildender Künstlerinnen Österreichs (VBKÖ)
www.vbkoe.org
Women’s Caucus for Art (WCA)
www.nationalwca.org
WomenArts
www.womenarts.org
UNIVERSITY & RESEARCH
https://www.clarkart.edu/research-academic/graduate-program
https://koensforskning.soc.ku.dk/publikationer/forskning/fkl/Koen-I-foskning-NY-print.pdf
https://wgs.fas.harvard.edu
https://www.concordia.ca/finearts/art-history/research/cwahi.html
https://cedref.u-paris.fr
https://www.mnemosyne.asso.fr/mnemosyne/
https://legs.cnrs.fr
https://www.institutemilieduchatelet.org
https://institut-du-genre.fr
http://www.genre-et-ville.org
http://www2.univ-paris8.fr/RING/
https://www.collegeart.org/committees/women
https://institut-du-genre.fr
https://www.institutemilieduchatelet.org
ESTATES & FOUNDATIONS
Niki de Saint Phalle Foundation
http://nikidesaintphalle.org
The Sandra Blow Estate
https://sandrablow.com
PODCASTS
https://awarewomenartists.com/podcasts/
https://awita.london/videos/2020/6/17/navigating-a-new-era-of-social-media-with-katy-hessel
https://www.instagram.com/thegreatwomenartists/
https://www.thegreatwomenartists.com/katy-hessel-podcast
https://www.frieze.com/bow-down
https://www.artagencypartners.com/podcast/66-women-study-podcast/
TV, FILM & MEDIA
Hello Sunshine Media
https://hello-sunshine.com/our-story
