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The Women’s Art Collection

The Women's Art Collection is a permanent collection of modern and contemporary art by women at Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge.

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What Remains

Through contemporary artists, What Remains celebrates 40 years since The Women's Art Collection acquired its first artwork.

What's On

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What Remains

Exhibition

23 September 2026 – 28 February 2027

Curator Talk: What Remains

Talk

13:00–14:00, 12 November 2026

Curator Talk: What Remains

Talk

17:00–18:00, 9 February 2027

New Acquisitions

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a woman sat on the ground with her knees up

Untitled

Paula Rego

a two part print of a landscape and copper

Havasu Memory

Kay WalkingStick

abstract work of green and blue vertical marks

10th St.

Doris Staffel

An abstract work with grey background and pink and blue shapes

Unsung (S)heroes in Science

Nina Yankowitz

an artwork with monochrome women extending out from the centre

Ice Music for John

Carolee Schneemann

a print of a yellow bird

Red Breast

Kiki Smith

an artwork of a woman in multicolour

Enmeshed

Debbie Yeboah

a drawing of a woman looking off to the side

Self Portrait (Venice) II

Barbara Walker

a painting of a woman in a red top gazing to the left

Self Portrait in Red (+ Woman holding baby in white cap, on verso)

Eva Frankfurther

two silhouettes of side profiles collaged with different patterned material

Dual Identity

Eileen Agar

an abstract painting of pinks, whites and greens

No. 5

Philippa Stjernsward

A blue and green painting of a woman laying down against a forest background

Legally Stev

Bambou Gili

An abstract work of whites and beiges, with sporadic patches of yellow stitching

Uhambo

Asemahle Ntlonti

A red painting of a woman holding a candlestick and a small tiger whilst holding a cigarette

Thanks for everyone, I did it

Shafei Xia

Artwork on a wall above a yellow sofa

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The Collection

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Black text on a white background

The Advantages of Being a Woman Artist

The Guerrilla Girls

Sculpture against a building on green grass

Ascending Form (Gloria)

Barbara Hepworth

In Spinster Salt's Collection from the Wing Museum series

In Spinster Salt's Collection from the Wing Museum series

Lubaina Himid

Blodeuwedd

Blodeuwedd

Anya Paintsil

a forest area with two people walking on a yellow path towards a house

Coming to Jones Road: Under a Blood Red Sky #8

Faith Ringgold

a man crouched to kiss the hand of a skeleton who is dressed in royal clothing with a crown

Inês de Castro

Paula Rego

figures set within an ancient landscape of caves and natural forms

Earth is Our Mother

Monica Sjöö

A black cat on a table with a vase of flowers

Lulu

Mary Fedden

A red abstract painting with blue, pink and yellow lines

Another Time

Wilhelmina Barns-Graham

Discover the Secrets of the Universe written in small dots of different colours

Artists A-Z

Browse the complete list of artists in The Women's Art Collection