# Event Details - **Event Name**: In Her Words: Women Artists and Life Writing Symposium - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 am – Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm (+01:00) - **Event Description**: Artists, curators, writers and scholars will reflect on the various forms that life writing by women artists can take.About this EventFor centuries, women artists have produced autobiographical accounts of their lives and careers, using diaries, letters and other types of writing as a means of resistance, reflection, and self-fashioning. Taking a broad geographical approach, this symposium will address how women artists, between 1900 and the present, navigate their artistic identities through writing. We aim to explore women artists’ life writings not simply as biography or confession, but as creative and strategic sites of agency, where women articulate alternative scripts for the artistic life. Structured as a series of short papers and roundtable conversations, the conference aims to foreground discussion and debate.Organisers: Dr Rebecca Birrell, Leverhulme Trust Early Career Fellow, University of St Andrews, and Bye Fellow, Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge; Prof Linda Goddard, Professor of Art History, University of St Andrews; and Harriet Loffler, Curator of The Women’s Art Collection, Murray Edwards CollegeThe symposium will accompany the Relative Ties exhibition that will explore the work of three generations of women artists from the illustrious Nicholson family, from the early twentieth century to today. Featuring paintings, wallpaper, fabrics, rugs, stencils and works on paper – many of which have never been on public display – the exhibition will unite works by Mabel Nicholson, Nancy Nicholson, EQ Nicholson and Louisa Creed. Tracing the influence between these women, the exhibition will reveal how creative legacies are inherited through matrilineal lines and will be accompanied by a new commission by artist Katie Schwab. Piecing together the entangled relationships of these women has been made possible via letters, exhibition ephemera and anecdotes passed down by the surviving generations. The exhibition provides the perfect backdrop to a symposium that looks at the remnants, traces and archives that document and outlive these women artists.AccessibilityBuckingham House is located away from the college's main building, situated on Buckingham Road - directly opposite (across the road from) the turning circle/main entrance to the college.The entrance is accessible via a power-assisted door with a 'Push to Open' button. Past this door, in the entrance vestibule, is a set of manual glass double doors, which can be pushed or pulled.Gendered toilets and one accessible toilet are located at the rear of the conference centre, to the right of the servery.The lecture theatre is located at the very end of the foyer via manual wooden double doors with pull handles, leading to a vestibule.Turning left, there is a route to a lift, which provides access to the front row of seating and the stage.Use of the lift must be pre-arranged as a key is required to operate it.See here for more information about College accessibility: https://cambridgemeetingspace.com/accessibility-informationPlease get in touch if you have any further queries or requirements: womensart@murrayedwards.cam.ac.uk or call the Porter's Lodge at +44 (0)1223 762100.The income from this event goes towards supporting The Women's Art Collection at Murray Edwards College (Charity reg:1137530). - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/cambridge/in-her-words-women-artists-and-life-writing-symposium/100001977494290656 - **Event Categories**: art, exhibitions, business, theatre, literary-art, conferences, fine-arts - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 1 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 25, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Cambridge - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge - **lat**: 52.2139664 - **long**: 0.10810349999997015 - **full address**: Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: In Her Words: Women Artists and Life Writing Symposium - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events4/banners/369ad85f6dc20c049db84b8a2e33ae8125eedb53e4595932af5e7bdb6132a9f2-rimg-w1080-h1920-dcffffff-gmir.jpg?v=1766744915 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is In Her Words: Women Artists and Life Writing Symposium being held? - **A:** In Her Words: Women Artists and Life Writing Symposium takes place on Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 10:00 am to Fri, 19 Jun, 2026 at 06:00 pm at Murray Edwards College, University of Cambridge, Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, United Kingdom. - **Q**: Who is organizing In Her Words: Women Artists and Life Writing Symposium? - **A:** In Her Words: Women Artists and Life Writing Symposium is organized by The Women's Art Collection. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** In Her Words: Women Artists and Life Writing Symposium is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Cambridge, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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