The club for unconventional and international women who were ahead of their time

"Founded in Paris in 1898, the first exhibition of the Women's International Art Club was held two years later at the Grafton Galleries, that centre of modernism in Edwardian London. Given their historic exclusion from art institutions, the club’s creators recognised the need for networking opportunities among professional women artists, as well as spaces for mutual support. [...] Its championing of women artists for 80 years is remarkable, and congratulations are due to curator Sarah MacDougall and to researcher Una Richmond for recovering some of its achievements. This exhibition is timely, original and bursting with the ‘sheer verve’ of its title."