Women in Design Conference: 24th & 25th of May at the National Museum of Ireland - Decorative Arts & History, Collins Barracks, Dublin.
The conference explored topics such as women designers in the Museum’s collections and whether it is important that designers are recognised and remembered as women.
Renata Pekowska presented a paper 'Women designers shaping the visual identity of contemporary Dublin' focusing on women designers/artists in Dublin creating murals, posters, signs, prints and other visuals on public display, and how they highlight social and political issues such as body image, challenging the language of patriarchy and the campaign to repeal the 8th amendment in Ireland.
Image credit: Holly Pereira illustration
‘The highlight was artist Renata Pekowska’s talk on how women designers are shaping the visual identity of contemporary Dublin.
Citing the rise in art murals, projects such as Dublin Canvas and decorative shop fronts in the city, Pekowska argued that Irish female artists today like Vanessa Power, Clara Dudley and Karen Harte are brightening the capital, while exploring contemporary issues in a new way.’