Caroline Walker features in 'Acts of Creation'
The major group exhibition, curated by Hettie Judah with Hayward Gallery Touring, brought together the joys, heartaches, myths, mess and mishaps of motherhood through over 100 artworks, from the feminist avant-garde to the present day.
Presenting the work of more than 60 modern and contemporary artists, the exhibition approached motherhood as a creative enterprise, albeit one at times tempered by ambivalence, exhaustion or grief. Acts of Creation explored lived experience of motherhood, offering a complex account that engages with contemporary concerns about gender, caregiving and reproductive rights.
Featured artists in Acts of Creation: On Art and Motherhood include Caroline Walker, Tracey Emin, Ghislaine Howard, Barbara Hepworth, Chantal Joffe, Claudette Johnson, Catherine Opie, Celia Pail, Paual Rego, Jenny Saville and Monica Sjöö.
The touring exhibition was previously on view at Millennium Gallery, Sheffield (2025); Midland Arts Centre (MAC), Birmingham (2024); and Arnolfini, Bristol (2024).
