Women In Focus National Museum, Wales'

A year-long celebration of contemporary women artists, this exhibition also looks thoughtfully at past representations. Geoff Harris finds out more

- Geoff Harris

An exciting and new year-long exhibition called ‘Women in Focus’ explores the role of women in photography, both as producers and subjects of photographic images. The exhibition draws on works from the permanent photographic collections at the Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales, and comprises two parts: Part I runs from 5 May to 11 November 2018, while Part II runs from 1 December 2018 to 9 June 2019. 

Part I celebrates the role and contribution of women throughout the history of photography, from the first pioneering female photographers in Wales – Mary Dillwyn and Thereza Dillwyn – to emerging contemporary artists including Clémentine Schneidermann, Bieke Depoorter and Chloe Dewe Mathews.