A new all-woman gallery is just the tip of the iceberg

A new all-female commercial gallery has sparked renewed debate about gender parity.
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Finlerstein Gallery’s all-woman policy builds on a tradition of feminist art; image Shutterstock. 

Last week ArtsHub readers responded robustly to our story on a new Melbourne gallery that is exclusively dedicated to the work of female artists.

While the gallery is not a first, it claims to be the only commercial gallery in Australia that exclusively represents women.

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina