Spaces of Sorority in the Valencian Artistic Field During Franco's Dictatorship

Abstract

The article deals with artistic cohesion practices among women through the study of the Valencian artistic field during the Franco dictatorship. It analyzes the various forms taken by women's associations, understanding them in different terms from those used by hegemonic historiography. On the one hand, the collective exhibitions carried out by women are studied as a space for recognition and visibility.  They are studied by focusing on specific cases ranging from an exhibition in the galleries of Lo Rat Penat in 1945 to the exhibition 12 women painters organized in 1975 at the Ateneo Mercantil on the occasion of the International Year of Women. On the other hand, the creation of support networks among women is also studied, either from the creation of women's groups such as the Pintura (painting) group or the creation shared among friends in private studios or on trips to the countryside to paint landscapes together.