It Took a Century: Women Artists and the RHA

It took a century to elect the first woman artist.

It took another century to elect the first woman President.

It took a century to achieve equitable representation in the membership.

This National Gallery of Ireland/Royal Hibernian Academy collaboration showcases women’s membership of the RHA.

The constituent works are drawn almost exclusively from the collections of the National Gallery of Ireland and the Royal Hibernian Academy. Exceptions to this are the small number of artists not represented in either collection. Examples of the work of this group of artists are on loan from public collections in Ireland or are new works.

An exhibition organised by the National Gallery of Ireland and The Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts.