Feminism.

Feminist art is art by women artists made consciously in the light of developments in feminist art theory in the early 1970s.

Feminist artists sought to create a dialogue between the viewer and the artwork through the inclusion of women’s perspective. Art was not merely an object for aesthetic admiration , but could also incite the viewer to question the social and political landscape, and through this questioning, possibility effect the world and incite change toward equality.

Before feminism the majority of women artists were denied exhibitions and gallery representation based on the sole fact of their gender. Feminist artists created alternative venues as well as worked to change established institutions policies to promote women artists visibility within the art world.