Art Quote by Richard Yates

“When, as a woman, you make yourself the work of art, and when you are then what everyone looks at, then whatever else, you…

— Claire Messud

It's not easy for an artist, especially for a girl. But you know, you just have to work very hard, persist, trust what you…

— Natti Natasha

The woman who needs to create works of art is born with a kind of psychic tension in her which drives her unmercifully to…

— May Sarton

Most female artists - to do what you have to do and to be as honest as you have to be, to be as…

— Viv Albertine

“I think an artist might feel the same way when they place a brush to a canvas.” She looked down at the design. “Even…

— Catherine Bybee

Women artists need to break barriers in order for women's experience to be valuable

— Liz Phair

“To be an artist means a lifetime of being told no, with the occasional yes showing up just to give you enough hope to…

— Jami Attenberg

Once I knew that I wanted to be an artist, I had made myself into one. I did not understand that wanting doesn't always…

— Judy Chicago

As a young woman, I had been seeking experience, knowledge, truth, the stuff writers need in their work, but when the artist actually kicked…

— Taiye Selasi

I have not, in general, much belief in the ability of woman as a creative artist. Unwritten lyrics, as [Ralph Waldo] Emerson said once…

— Fredrika Bremer

“It's so hard to find a male to gratify one's artistic tastes.”

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

There's only one thing in life for a woman; it's to be a mother... A woman artist must be... capable of making primary sacrifices.

— Mary Cassatt