Femmes d'art: Women in the arts helping women in the arts succeed

On March 10, 2020, the newly created Femmes d’art held its first evening in Paris, France. It was a pleasure and an honour to have been able to attend this event.

Femmes d’art is the first professional networking circle in Paris dedicated exclusively to women in the art world. The evening was thus the occasion to officially launch its inauguration.

Photographs: Anas Lakrari

The event gathered professionals of all ages and professional backgrounds, from art lawyers and visual artists to provenance researchers and collections managers. It was a unique occasion for women who work in this field, in Paris, to meet and exchange on different art-world related subjects.

One of the highlights of the evening was the live podcast interview of Marianne Le Morvan, who retraced with us her journey as she researched the fascinating, and now forgotten, gallerist Berthe Weill. Active during the first half of the 20th century, Berthe Weill was the first female gallerist in history to make a career in this field without the support or backup of a male relative. She was also the first gallerist to discover and present the works of now renowned artists such as Picasso, Braque, Diego Rivera, and Modigliani.

I look forward to future events and further occasions to meet with this wonderful group and the people who form it.