Male artists dominate galleries. Our research explored if it’s because ‘women don’t paint very well’ – or just discrimination

  • Written by: Robert Hoffmann, Professor of Economics, RMIT University
Male artists dominate galleries. Our research explored if it’s because ‘women don’t paint very well’ – or just discriminationOne of these vases was painted by a woman; the other by a man. Can you guess which is which?B van der Ast/M van Oosterwijck

In the art world, there is a gaping gender imbalance when it comes to male and female artists.

In the National Gallery of Australia, only 25% of the Australian art collection is work by women.

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