The State Of The Market For Women Artist Work
Perhaps the most constant, dependable element of the art market to date has been the dominance of white male artists.
Year after year, the splashiest headline-making sales have surrounded works by a few famous men, and historically, galleries have represented far more white men than any other group combined. But over the past decade, private and institutional collections have made commitments to show and acquire more works by female-identifying, non-Western, Indigenous, LGBTQIA+, and BIPOC artists, suggesting that a change may come in the market too.
Inspired by those promising signs, this new Women Artists Market Report delves into the current state of the art market for women artists through independent research, auction results from the Artsy Price Database, and other Artsy data.
In this first of three articles, we offer an overview and key data insights from the previous year and the past decade, to give a sense of where women artists stand in the art market, particularly in comparison to their male peers. Read More..
