Valeria Napoleone: collecting women artists
Why collect?
Wednesday 13 May 2020 6.30 - 7.30pm
The Benjamin West Lecture Theatre, Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts
£15, £9
Gauguin and the Impressionists
As part of our 'Why collect?' series of events, we host an in conversation with patron and art collector Valeria Napoleone who, over the last 23 years, has amassed a collection of works by only women artists.
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In this 50-minute talk we hear why Napoleone dedicated her collection to the support and awareness of women. Discover how this support extends past the collection in the form of the recently launched Valeria Napoleone XX, a platform that works towards increasing the representation of female artists in major public museums.
We'll also discuss how Napoleone’s advocacy of women artists has led to raised awareness and opportunities for women artists.
This 50-minute talk will be followed by an audience Q&A.
Valeria Napoleone is an art collector and patron. She is Head of the Development Committee at Studio Voltaire, a Trustee of the Contemporary Art Society, and is an Advisory Board member of the Association of Women in the Arts and of A.I.R Gallery. Valeria is the recipient of the Montblanc Arts Patronage Award 2019.
Why collect? programme
Join us to hear current art collectors offer a rare insight into their collections and to learn what motivates individuals to collect art today. In this series of events including in conversations, talks and a film screening, we ask: Why collect?