Forgotten Women

Portraits from the University of Reading Art Collection

For International Women’s History Month 2024, the University of Reading Art Collection has been highlighting the often overlooked stories of individual women in the portraiture collection. These women have helped shape the history and culture of the University in remarkable, but sometimes, overlooked ways.

This exhibition has been carefully curated by Beth Hoskin-Lloyd, an Undergraduate Ancient History and History student, undertaking a placement with the University of Reading Art Collection.

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Forgotten Women

Portrait of woman against sky background.

Portraits from the University of Reading Art Collection For International Women’s History Month 2024, the University of Reading Art Collection has been highlighting the often overlooked stories of individual women […]

Climate Stripes: Digital Artworks

Global climate stripes. Vertical stripes in various shades of blue, peach and red with each stripe representing a year from 1850 to 2020. Blue stripes indicate colder years and red stripes indicate warmer years. The right side of the artwork (towards the present day) is predominantly red.

The University Art Collection has accessioned two editions of Climate Stripes developed by Professor Ed Hawkins (National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of Reading) into the collection as digitally produced artworks: […]

John Golding

Closeup of L.1 (Mirage) by John Golding. Abstract painting in shades of yellow and blue.

A combination of artist and art historian, John Golding (1929-2012) was born in Hastings, Kent, and grew up in Mexico. Early in his career, he was influenced by the dark, […]

Max Weber: The American Cubist

Landscape view of New York from above in the cubist style in blues and greys.

Best known as the artist who introduced Cubism to the USA, Max Weber discovered this style during his time in Europe. Influenced by artists including Rousseau, Matisse, and Cézanne, Weber’s artworks […]

Colour, Tone, Shadow, Line

Heron by Allen W. Seaby, 1908.

Allen W. Seaby and the Art of the Colour Print “The colour print may reveal the most beautiful and delicate form …” – Allen W. Seaby Colourful images built up […]