
The Great Women Artists
Hosted by Katy Hessel · Katy Hessel
4.9from 1,200 ratings
- 183
- Episodes
- 32
- Transcribed
- 1,200
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
About The Great Women Artists
Created off the back of @thegreatwomenartists Instagram, this podcast is all about celebrating women artists. Presented by art historian and curator, Katy Hessel, this podcast interviews artists on their career, or curators, writers, or general art lovers, on the female artist who means the most to them.
- Publisher
- Katy Hessel
- Category
- arts
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 16 Sept 2019
- Latest episode
- 3 Jun 2026
Latest episodes
32 of 183 episodes have a transcript.

3 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT
Joan Snyder

5 May 2026TRANSCRIPT
Venice Biennale Bonus Episode: Lubaina Himid

29 Apr 2026
Briony Fer on Sophie Taeuber-Arp
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Joan Snyder
Published 3 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] My feeling was that so many of the kids, you know, in the classes and in the programs and in these neighborhoods were not doing well in their English classes, in their math. You know, they were struggling. And one of the things I could allow them to do was to be successful in their art class. And success wasn't for me to have every little kid making a little turkey with little feathers. No, success for me was having these kids be able to really draw something that they were feeling. And it was like a wonderful way to teach them to relax and to let go. I mean, they're wonderful artists once you allow them to be. […]
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- Joan Snyder
- Lubaina Himid
- Briony Fer
- Deborah Levy
- Alyce Mahon
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 541 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 659 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100
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- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 94
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