A new survey by online art sales platform Artsy found that works by female artists accounted for just 6% of all works sold at auction between 2012 and 2022.
Of the 3,050 galleries in the Artsy database, 10% represent not a single woman artist, while only 8% represent more women than men. Almost half represent 25% or fewer women.
Meanwhile, analysis by Yale University found that
museum collections in the top 18 the world art
Women make up a majority of professional art museum staff; despite recent gains, they remain underrepresented in leadership positions.
Women still occupy fewer directorships at museums with budgets over $15 million,
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institutions in the US are overwhelmingly dominated by male artists, comprising
87% of works.
women received less recognition.
Of the $196.6 spent at art auctions between 2008 and 2019,
work produced by women accounted for just 2% of total sales.
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holding 30% of art museum director positions
and earning 75¢ for every dollar earned by male directors.
Three of the most-visited museums in the world, the British Museum (est. 1753), the Louvre (est. 1793), and The Metropolitan Museum of Art (est. 1870) have never had female directors.