Tabitha Soren

Tabitha Soren Instagram – Meet Hettie Judah. I could call her a curator. I could call her an author. But I think of her as a polymath and a changemaker. It was Hettie who included my MOTHERLOAD work in the ACTS OF CREATION exhibition which will be touring for over a year in the UK. She wrote the ACTS OF CREATION book too, which will be published by @thamesandhudson on 4 July (UK / Europe) and @thamesandhudsonusa on 3 September (USA /Canada).⁠
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In the new book, motherhood is addressed in the broadest sense – as an idea, a myth, an imposition, a source of longing or dread. The book covers broader territory than the exhibition, with chapters looking at the mother as an art historical subject and the mother as an emblem of devotion (or horror).⁠
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She also is a mother of two and following publication of her 2020 study on the impact of motherhood on artists’ careers, she worked with a group of artists to draw up the manifesto How Not To Exclude Artist Parents, now available in 16 languages. ⁠
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In 2022, together with Jo Harrison, Hettie co-founded @ArtWorkingParents Alliance – a supportive network and campaigning group for curators, academics, gallerists, technicians, educators and others working in the arts. Find out more and join the network here: [email protected]⁠
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A supporter of Arts Emergency she has mentored artists and students through a variety of different schemes. As a broadcaster she can be heard (and sometimes seen) on programs including BBC Radio 4’s Front Row and Art That Made Us. Recent books include How Not To Exclude Artist Mothers (and other parents) (Lund Humphries, 2022) and Lapidarium: The Secret Lives of Stones (John Murray, London, 2022/ Penguin, NY, 2023). ⁠
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STONES! Stones have secret lives and I only believe it because of Hettie’s book. Can’t wait to find a way to use Lapidarium in a conversation. 🤯⁠
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Slide One: Lovely Portrait by @alexschneideman ⁠
Slide Two: Designed by the amazing @carolmontpartstudio and featuring VALIE EXPORT’s iconic ‘The Birth Madonna ‘(1976) on the cover. This piece is also in the exhibition. 🙌 Seeing it IRL was amazing. Seeing it across the room from my own MOTHERLOAD work was thrilling. | Posted on 06/May/2024 18:30:53