Leonora Carrington
Villa Pilar, which was painted in 1940 by Leonora Carrington during her confinement at the Sanatorio Morales—a clinic located just outside Santander, Spain—remained in her psychiatrist’…
Born in England, formed as a surrealist in Paris, residing in Mexico since 1942, Leonora Carrington had her first solo exhibition in New York in 1948. It was held at the Pierre Matisse Gallery,…
I didn't have time to be anyone's muse... I was too busy rebelling against my family and learning to be an artist. - Leonora Carrington
While Surrealism of the early 20th century was a male dominated movement, here are ten women Surrealist artists and innovators who broke the movement’s glass ceiling and used their work as a tool for…
Featuring rare archive footage, this short film follows Leonora Carrington’s cousin and journalist, Joanna Moorhead, exploring the artist’s story.



















