Introduction: Women Painting: Scottish Art 1940–1980

Abstract

Editorial for a co-edited special issue of the journal Visual Culture in Britain, published by Taylor & Francis, focusing on painting by women in Scotland in the mid-twentieth century. The edited collection reflects upon and examines an under-examined body of practice in the history of Scottish art, presenting thematic essays and detailed case studies of specific artists. Contributors include: Joanne Tatham & Tom O'Sullivan (Royal College of Art; Northumbria University); Debi Banerjee (Edinburgh Sculpture Workshop); Deborah Jackson (Edinburgh College of Art), Jenny Brownrigg (GSA); Kyla McDonald (GSA) along with articles by the two editors, Susannah Thompson and Marianne Greated (GSA).