Katy’s enthusiasm and deep research on the artists add to her wonderful interviewing style. Absolutely fills in the missing contributions of women artists.

Update: thrilled with the Camille Claudel episode!! I adore Katy Hessel’s infectious enthusiasm and passion for the art and devour every single episode! It’s opened up a whole new world to me of artists I never knew before and even the world of curators and historians, and how we think and talk about art. Love it so much!!! Can’t wait for every new episode! Thank you so much Katy! Your podcast has literally changed my life.

This show delivers in many ways. It’s a joy to find thoughtful discussions with and about women artists. Thanks for including fiber artists!

I discovered this podcast today and have already listened to four episodes. So informative! Your guests share themselves as artists and people. My single favorite podcast. You just knocked Ben Luke into second place!😂

Always make it a point to have this on while I work in the studio. Thank you for your passion!

Loved and learned so much. Just finished listening to Kristen Buick on Edmonia Lewis. What a gift. Great to listen to in the studio. THANK YOU

I love this podcast, it makes me think differently and I love the stories it tells

Thank you for shinning a big light on some amazing women!! May you be a reason art history is forever changed!

If anyone ever talks about my art I would very much like it to be Katy Hessel.

Thank you, Katy Hessel. You are doing a huge service to the world, talking to and about amazing women artists. You’ve openEd my eyes and expanded my horizons. So much learning to continue to do. So much awe of all these artists.

I don’t know I have not listen to it yet but I will like it

It’s all falling apart for me, Katy. I asked a few women artists that I work with if I’m just old and they said no, it’s bad. I don’t want to tear down anyone this interview is rough.

How I adore this podcast! I have learned so much about so many wonderful artists. I particularly love hearing directly from the artists themselves, about their process, their inspiration, and getting context for their many wonderful works. Katy’s enthusiasm is infectious, and her reverence for and extensive research about each artist highlighted is so appreciated. I look forward to every episode. I’d like to thank Katy in particular, for the Howardena Pindell episode. I so appreciate that she accommodated Ms. Pindell for the interview, which was fascinating and so important. Our elders are our teachers! Bravo.

I wonder how that influenced her career and meteoric rise as a young artist. It seemed dishonest not to address. I listen to learn, not for fawning fan girl interviews.

As an art lover whose curiosity with art history came a bit later in life, Hessel’s varied outlets of art history hit me at a perfect time—just as I wanted to know so much more, while working past the limitations of patriarchal criticism and history-writing. She shows a commitment to intersectionality in her feminism and an enthusiasm for each of her guests that instantly places them as equals in the white male cannon that has for so long excluded so many of them. In many cases she rightly and confidently places them above the old white dudes. Each episode makes the listener feel as if they’re hearing the shortcomings of art history being corrected in real time—because that’s exactly what’s happening. Listen because it’s highly educational and entertaining, but also because this podcast and all of Katy Hessel’s works are history in the making themselves. Have fun with it!

i love this podcast. katy hessel is brilliant -- she's so knowledgeable and is a fantastic interviewer. i am an artist who teaches art so i share what i learn with my students with great excitement. we all need to update our information about history and katy hessel is on it! buy her book -- it's great too

I love everything about this podcast! Your voice, enthusiasm, insight, questions, and most of all your guests! The interview with Ruth Ozeki is absolutely blowing my mind and my heart! I want to listen to the entire thing over again and then go back and do so many of the things she talked about. Life can be so much more profound than my usual experience of it. Thank you thank you thank you.

I have been reading Katy’s book, and discovered her podcast when I looked her up to find out more about the author. I’ve only listened to a couple of her interviews, but so far I find them thought provoking and impressively researched. The interviews have so much info about trail-blazing women, conducted in a conversational way that is engaging. I’m thrilled that, at this point, there are over 100 podcasts, so they are keeping me entertained while I paint in my studio.

I am so grateful for the amount of research, care, and passion Katy packs into each and every episode. As and artist this podcast has given me hope to keep going in an art world that terrifies me. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

It’s amazing to hear about these amazing artists influences, processes, lives. It’s makes everything feel more possible. Love this show!

Such a great conversation, enjoyable and informative, not only about the artist but about contemporary sculpture as well. Worth a second listen to be sure!

Loved how this curator did so much homework to understand this artist, including taking classes in taro and the supernatural. Interesting to know that Remedio had very few works as she started her career as a contemporary artist later in life and sold out on her solo exhibitions when she was in her 50’s and then died. An optimistic interview about powerful women artists. Thank you.

Katy, I just love your podcasts and learn so much. Just listened to the one with critic Jerry Saltz and found it funny, insightful, humanistic and thought provoking.

My favorite podcast, i love listening while in the studio, it brings me to tears. Thank you.

Such a wonderful show, no matter what your interest in art, what level of knowledge of art history or of artists that are women, throughout the many decades/centuries. This podcast gives you a deep dive of these brilliant women, along with the guest-host each episode. For nerds & novices alike, May we unite through art!

The interview with Jerry Salz is a must-listen!

Hands down one of my favorite pod casts. It is inspiring and motivating, even if you aren’t a visual artist (which I am). I love the questions, the guests are so informative, well versed, and just genuinely passionate. It’s relatable, non-pretentious, and delightful. I just bought your book, Katie! Thanks for a year of amazing episodes and years of archives I’ve binged while painting and sketching at my desk. I’ve been introduced to so many incredible women artists thanks to you, and my experiences at museums have been forever changed.

I listened while I painted today. Not only do I feel like I learned something, I also felt like I had a cheerleader! Thanks Katy!

My favorite books to read are memoirs or biographies of/by femme artists, so this podcast is perfect for me! I really appreciate the depth & breadth of those featured, as well as Katy’s enthusiasm and lilting laugh! So joyful and deeply joyful. Thank you for celebrating these amazing artists!

The insistence on saccharine smiles and everything being “brilliant” becomes tiresome. It takes away from what would otherwise be great conversations. I’ve noticed guests are not allowed to truly open up because Hessel insists on keeping things light. But art is not only about joy and brilliance. Also, the market matters to artists! Please stop saying “Who cares about the market!”

educational, energizing, inspirational

Timely, informative and interesting fun.

I’ve been listening to this podcast for about a year; I found it through The Great Women Artists Instagram account and I couldn’t be more pleased. Katy Hessel asks intelligent questions and really knows her material. Responses elicit a back and forth conversation, not just people answering questions. And no pretension, there is real enjoyment. I know a fair amount about art, but I always learn something. Thanks.

This is a wonderful podcast with a very inspiring and transformative discussion. Every episode is filled with an empathetic discussion of artists and artworks. I think it is important to talk with artists. I am very grateful for this show. Entertaining, evocative, and thought provoking, The Great Women Artists is a personal favorite of my weekly listening.

Great podcast- an informative & in depth look into some great artists too often overlooked . Five stars!

Love your podcast, thanks for keeping my rides into work productive and thought-provoking. Would love to hear about more American Vanguard Artists ( or, Outlier/"Outsider" Artists). Lee Godie is a PHENOMENAL start....!!!!!

I absolutely love this podcast. All the artists and people interviewed are fantastic plus Katy Hessel is a great interviewer. I listen while in my studio making art and am constantly learning about new artists as well as hearing about artists I studied in school or already admired. Really fantastic POV and such relevant content. Thnak you, Katy!!

I love this podcast and never miss the opportunity to listen to Katie Hessel’s enthusiastic interviews. I hope somebody out there is putting together an illustrated book of these artists.

I savor each episode so we’ll done , fascinating and thoughtful! Ten Stars!!!!

I listen to this podcast all the time as I make art in the studio! Katy is such a wonderful and thoughtful interviewer -- this podcast is perfect in so many ways. I highly recommend listening in.

I’ve had so much fun learning more about female artists! Katy is such a delightful, enthusiastic interviewer; you can’t help but get excited about the artists she profiles. Highly recommended for the art lover with a background in art history and someone new to art history as well.

I love this podcast! It’s well-researched and intelligent, a pleasure to listen to, especially while I paint. One of my favorite episodes was the one with Lisa Yuskavage, who comes across as great fun, generous and competent. Can’t recommend it highly enough!

I just listened to your Lisa Yuskavage podcast and loved it so much! Thank you for making this podcast, for your insight, knowledge and hard work. I wanted something like this all through my undergrad art days in the 1990s and of course there was nothing like this. 🙌🏻💕💕💕

such a great podcast!! thank you 💞

This is such a fascinating podcast, with wonderful discussions about a huge variety of women artists, past and present, by Katy Hessel, and her premier expert guests. Katy Hessel is a wonderful host who is extremely passionate about art and women’s art. It’s a true joy to listen to this podcast.

I am so grateful that I discovered these podcasts. Each and every one is a treasure. I was an art major in the 1950’s. Need I say more! My mind is blown away. My mind had been opened. So many wonderful women artists. Thanks so much. Carol in Tucson, Arizona

So glad I found this excellent podcast focused on women artists. Looking forward to working my way through all the episodes!

Thank you for so many amazing interviews on Great Women Artists. The first time I saw Asawa’s work was at the David Zwirner gallery in NYC. So shocking that as a New York artist myself, I had previously not known about her work! Thankful for the exposure she is receiving now and your podcast! Insightful and heartfelt. Asawa went through so much, and gave back so much. Bravo!

Katy Hessel’s enthusiasm, warmth, and spirit of inquiry about art is simply infectious. I have learned so much from this podcast!

As an artist I find this such an important podcast—each episode has a unique feel and is so revealing. Have learned so much, been introduced to so many artists lives and work and been very inspired. Thank YOU.