Seeing Ourselves: Women's Self-Portraits Publisher / Institute of Modern Art Ben Quilty has assembled this

Ben Quilty has assembled this heartbreaking and awe-inspiring collection of drawings by Syrian children

In Do Purpose

Poetry at its best

life is the green leaf’ – Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Contributing authors: Lindy Allen

Seeing Ourselves: Women's Self-Portraits Publisher / Institute of Modern Art Ben Quilty has assembled thisThis richly diverse exploration of female artists and self portraits is a brilliant and poignant demonstration of originality in works of haunting variety. The two earliest self portraits come from 12th century illuminated manuscripts in which nuns gaze at us across eight centuries. In 16th century Italy, Sofonisba Anguissola paints one of the longest series of self portraits, spanning adolescence to old age. In 17th century Holland, Judith Leyster