Portrait of a Young Woman to be included in Art Everywhere

UCL Art museum is proud to announce that Portrait of a Young Woman, a painting from our collection by artist Winifred Knights, will be included in Art Everywhere, a vast exhibition of the nation's favourite British art that will go on display on thousands of poster and billboard sites across the UK, from 12-25 August 2013. Dr Nina Pearlman, Manager of UCL Art Museum said: "It is wonderful to see Winifred Knights' Portrait of a Young Woman amongst the 50 finalists. It is without doubt an artwork ahead of its time. This powerful portrait demonstrates Knights' distinctive mark as an artist - angular forms and a subdued palette. Significantly, this painting captures something of the fighting spirit of women artists at the Slade in the early 20th century. While the sitter's identity and heritage remain unknown, Knights succeeded in imbuing her with a forcefulness and poetic serenity that give her that sense of purpose that resonates so strongly with our contemporary moment." With over 30,000 Facebook likes and over a 1000 individual donations, people from around the world have helped to create the world's largest art show. Votes and donations came from far and wide including Europe, North and South America and Asia.