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Halima Cassell working on artwork in her studio

A visit to Halima Cassell's studio

Assistant Curator Corinna Henderson and Head of Collections and Exhibitions Laura MacCulloch went to visit the home studio of sculptor Halima Cassell ahead of her solo exhibition From the Earth.
A red pencil sketch of a young women with frizzy red hair looking sideways towards the artist

The women of Pre-Raphaelite Treasures

Our Curator, Dr Emily Burns, chats to us about the work of three women artists, featured in our previous exhibition, Pre-Raphaelite Treasures: Drawings and Watercolours from the Ashmolean Museum.
An oil painting of a young woman with purple hair sat on a chair next to a table, on it a laptop is balanced on top of several books, and a MacDonalds happy meal box sits next to it.

Sarah Thien, Portrait of a Young Girl

Sarah Thien, Watts Artist in Residence between April - May 2022, explains the process behind her residency project: Portrait of a Young Person.
Painting featuring three daughters amongst clouds and rainbows

A Space of Her Own: Evelyn De Morgan

Esme Wright considers Evelyn De Morgan’s unorthodox use of form and space.
A hand holding a bronze women-figure

Mary Branson, Daughters of Theia

Our previous Artist in Residence, Mary Branson, tell us more about her artwork Daughters of Theia.
A collection of circular multicoloured decorative cushions

Woking Women's Support Centre

The Woking Women's Support Centre offers a safe space for women to access gender-specific support services, particularly for those women affected by the criminal justice system.
Painting of a woman in purple robes hold her hand above the head of a seated woman in pink robes, who looks up at the first woman in curiosity

Evelyn De Morgan's Queen Eleanor and Fair Rosamund

Join Carey Gibbons in exploring the enigmatic symbols in Queen Eleanor and Fair Rosamund, a painting by Victorian artist Evelyn De Morgan and based on the medieval myth of the same name. Carey explores the concepts of Good and Evil and the blurred lines between them.
Different sections of canvas on painting

A technical look: Lady Dalrymple

Painting Conservator, Alexandra Lawson, talks us through the analysis of Lady Dalrymple (c.1851–1853) by George Frederic Watts
Framed prints on display at Bronzefield community cafe

Art for All: HMP YOI Bronzefield

An exhibition of the artwork made by the women during Art for All Community Learning Programme workshops was displayed in the Bronzefield Community Café for the first time.
Close up of the Chapel exterior door, the wooden door is covered with Celtic designs and so is the terracotta arch framing it

The conservation of Watts Chapel

Our Collections Manager, Emma Coburn ACR talks us through the conservation work of Watts Cemetery Chapel.
An oil painting on an easel of a large sea shell on the back of a sprawled, dark figure.

Spotlight display: Nneka Uzoigwe

Nneka Uzoigwe joined us as our Artist in Residence for the summer of 2021. Nneka developed a new collection of large-scale paintings exploring the male body in imagined landscapes.
A woman in a vivid green dress reclines on the base of a tree

Curatorial team in conversation: Virginia Dalrymple's Dress

On today's blog, Stacey Clapperton and Emma Coburn discuss one of the more unusual objects in the historic collection at Watts Gallery - Artists' Village: Virginia Dalrymple's emerald green dress.
close up of woman's head in her hands

Art and the plight of the Victorian seamstress

Dr Chloe Ward, Senior Lecturer in the History of British Art at Queen Mary, University of London discusses Art & Action: Making Change in Victorian Britain
Coloured pencil drawings of four women, two look straight at the viewer, while one is faces away and the fourth looks to the side

Tegan Rush's Top 5 Female Artists

Watts Gallery's Collections and Learning Assistant Tegan Rush explores five of her favourite female artists and their work that most inspires her.