Audiobook teaser: The Story of Art without Men – for younger readers!

The Great Women Artists

Katy Hessel

Arts

4.8 • 944 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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I am very excited to announce that I have written a new book, The Story of Art without Men: An illustrated guide to amazing women artists (out on 5 March!). It’s an adaptation of The Story of Art without Men for readers aged 8–14 (and above), brought to life with beautiful illustrations by Ping Zhu and artworks from the past 500 years. From the Renaissance to the present day, via Cornwall, Japan, Paris and New York City, this book features a whole host of artistic trailblazers, freedom fighters, and game changers. We look at Surrealism – a movement born out of the horrors of the First World War in Paris, where artists turned to their imaginations and away from the broken world around them for inspiration… LISTEN TO A TEASER HERE... as I take my reader through the magical worlds of Leonora Carrington, Leonor Fini, Lee Miller, and more. Pre-order now: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-story-of-art-without-men/katy-hessel/9780241738191 Signed copy: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-story-of-art-without-men/katy-hessel/9780241824214 Personalised copy: https://www.pickledpepperbooks.co.uk/products/the-story-of-art-without-men-an-illustrated-guide-to-amazing-women-artists-personally-signed-pre-order-5th-march Audible version: https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Story-of-Art-without-Men-Audiobook/B0FL842C9G?ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&pf_rd_p=af5062e9-57de-425c-9e02-6d8ad006b9aa&pf_rd_r=MPG0TFFB1QZHFK2NBZ63&plink=loLGYMj2VPTh5M0d&pageLoadId=eNJzHRjC9m8z0lhu&creativeId=83220593-1d50-4883-bad4-b5d505543719&ref=a_author_Ka_c9_lProduct_1_3

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0:00.0	Hello everybody, it's Katie here. I have some very exciting news. Just before we begin the new series of the Great Woman Artist podcast, which is set to return next Wednesday with an extremely exciting interview with one of the greatest living artists who is about to have a huge survey exhibition at London's
0:21.6	tape modern, can you guess who it is? I wanted to give you a sneak peek into an upcoming book
0:27.5	I have written, which is very excitingly a version of The Story of Art Without Men for younger
0:33.6	readers. It's called The Story of Art Without Men, an illustrated guide to amazing women
0:38.9	artists. And while it's for readers 8 to 14, it can really be enjoyed by anyone. It spans the last
0:45.6	500 years of art. It features new chapters from the original book and is brought to life with
0:51.2	beautiful illustrations by Ping Zoo and artworks, of course, from the last 500 years.
0:57.0	Think Cornwall, Japan, Paris, New York City. This book features a whole host of artistic trailblazers,
1:03.3	freedom fighters and game changes. We look at movements that span from the Baroque to surrealism,
1:09.1	the Hala Renaissance, the First Nations artists in Australia,
1:12.4	right through to those working today. We spotlight Frida Carlo and have an introductory section
1:17.8	called The Art Historian's Toolbox, but also the book is highly interactive. Each chapter features
1:24.2	an art task to encourage my reader to make their own art, from making wish trees
1:29.2	and the manner of Yoko Ono to turning their favorite singer or actor in their very own pop art image.
1:35.6	So, to celebrate the book, which is out on March the 5th and can be pre-ordered now via Waterstones
1:41.3	or your local bookshop, I wanted to give you a sneak peek into the Surrealism
1:46.0	chapter. It's one of my favorites. We look at the likes of Leonor Feeney, Gertrude Abercrombie, Lee Miller,
1:52.4	Leonor Carrington and more. So I hope you enjoy it. And go get your copy now. The link is in my bio.
2:03.9	Surrealism.
2:07.9	I've always had access to other worlds. We all do because we dream, Leonora Carrington.
2:16.6	Have you ever thought about drawing your dreams, capturing the wondrous, bizarre pictures that swirl around the inside of your head?
2:26.5	Let me introduce you to the surrealists, a group of artists who took the images they found in the depths of their minds and transformed them
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