Poster cartoon by © The Surreal MCoy
The PCO is putting on an exhibition in collaboration with Idea Store at Canary Wharf to tie in with Women’s History Month. ‘Women In History’ is an exhibition of cartoons and caricatures based loosely around the theme and also looking more widely at issues affecting women.
Our patron Sandi Toksvig writes:
“Cave paintings were really the first cartoons. The latest analysis of them suggest they were done by women. Perfect! Let’s celebrate Women’s History month with cartoons done by female artists following in the footsteps of the very first art.”
Cartoon by © Sarah Boyce
The show has been curated by PCO committee members The Surreal McCoy and Sarah Boyce (office admin by Glenda Marshall).
Sarah writes:
“We are delighted that Idea Store has given us this space to showcase the work of women cartoonists. It’s been a tough job narrowing down the long list to those that will be on display. We wanted to get a broad range of voices and styles in the exhibition and make sure as many women cartoonists as possible got a chance to participate. Hopefully visitors will enjoy the talent, diversity and humour on display.”
‘Victoria Victorious’ by © Cathy Simpson
Women’s History Month started in schools in California in 1978 to enhance understanding of all women’s contributions to history and society. It centres around International Women’s Day, originally celebrated in 1911 and now a fixture on 8th March. Women’s History Month is now an annual declared month in the UK, USA, Australia and Canada.
Illustration by © Kate Charlesworth
The show has contributions from 20 cartoonists including international submissions from Egypt, Greece and New Zealand.
Isadora Duncan by Athens based cartoonist © Maria Tzaboura
Those taking part are:
Afraa Alyousef, Sally Artz, Ros Asquith, Sarah Boyce, Kate Charlesworth, Maddie Dai, Tat Effby, Jacky Fleming, Grizelda, Rebecca Hendin, KJ Lamb, Rasha Mahdi, Lorna Miller, Lou McKeever, Danny Noble, Chichi Parish, Martha Richler, Cathy Simpson, The Surreal McCoy and Maria Tzaboura.
Malala Yousafzai with her father by © Rebecca Hendin
The exhibition runs throughout March at:
Idea Store Canary Wharf, Churchill Place, London, E14 5RB.
We’ll be showing many more of the cartoons and drawings from the show on our social media platforms over the next few weeks.
All artwork on display will be available for purchase with 10% of the sales going to Solace Women’s Aid
Cartoon by © Maddie Dai
We’re hoping to put on more exhibitions and events in partnership with Idea Store later in the year.