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Jarica Slaughter
Professor Reed
Comp 1
04/04/2016
Women artist should have a chance too
Many people would think that anyone could draw or pick up a paint brush and
paint a fantastic picture. But not many others like the fact that a woman is doing
the drawing or made the paintings. Some people want more women artists in
museums and to show their artwork, most of them are women who wanted the
same rights and respect as men do. Some didnt want women artists to show their
work, let alone learn about art. Mostly men who are of higher status and deemed
themselves more qualified in any subject are the ones that say women cannot be an
artist or any other profession that women are more into. Sometimes even the
females of higher status also say the same thing, mostly because they were taught
in their family that men were superior and that women had little to no rights in
whatever profession they desired, including the Fine arts. Others just dont care or
know about what they should say about the situation. I want to talk about why
female artists should have a chance in the art world.
Some people, mostly women and some men too, want more women artists in
museums and to show their artwork because not a lot of people see women artists
and when they do see the womens artwork they dont see the name or dont know
who created the picture itself. They suggest that they should put out more women

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artists in the world and showcase them in order to get more artists to be interested
in other artists whether their male or female.
Some people are the opposite. Some, Mostly men in the higher class of
society and some women also in the higher class of society who were taught that
some men were superior, do not want women to even be near a brush or learn
anything art related. In the 16th and early to late 17th century many men believed
that women shouldnt even be taught artwork at all, due to the status that women
were in those time periods. Men thought that women should be inside of homes and
tending to gardens. Men also thought that they were superior to women in every
shape and form. For example in Europe the only way a female artists was
recognized as an artist was through a male relative who was a famous or wellknown artists himself (National Museum of Women in the arts).For example an artist
name Louise Moillion was born from a family of artists, Her father and stepfather
being painters and her brother a painter and sculptor. Another artist named Rachel
Ruysch had a maternal grandfather, who was an architect and her father being an
eminent scientists. Not many women were given the privilege to have an education
at all especially since men forbid women from getting an education so it was hard
for them to start and pursue their wanted careers or dreams.
The other that are indifferent about whether or not women should showcase
their artwork, just dont know what to say or dont care. Reason because it didnt
concern them at all or that they didnt want to be bothered by it. They may also
think that everyone should have a try at everything. Sometimes their just indifferent
about it. They dont have a preference on the whole situation because they think it
doesnt have anything to do with them at all.

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I for one think that women in the art world should have a chance to show
their artwork and experience more with having other upcoming artists view their
artwork and show interest. For example have them showcase a gallery opening for
female artists of different medias and display them in an area just for them, so that
way a lot of people can see that not only men can have a career and talent in the
art world. Not many people get the chance to get inspired by many artists of the
female gender or a chance to imitate them in order to achieve what they desire the
most.

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Citations
"National Museum of Women in the Arts." 16th17th Century. Web. 18 Apr. 2016.

"Oppression of Women Museum." Oppression of Women Museum RSS. Web. 18 Apr.

2016.

"Marxist Theory of Art: The Origins of Womens Oppression." Marxist Theory of Art:
The Origins of Womens Oppression. Web. 18 Apr. 2016.

"National Museum of Women in the Arts." Louise Moillon. Web. 18 Apr. 2016.

"National Museum of Women in the Arts." Rachel Ruysch. Web. 18 Apr. 2016.