Artists for Women for Women International
As part of Artists for Women for Women International French film-producer, Nadja Romain and British artist, Jenny Saville, two of our most dedicated supporters, invited 22 internationally acclaimed artists to donate a work to benefit the women on our programmes.
Raising over £664,000 Artists for Women for Women International was a resounding success
The auction took place during Frieze Art Fair as part of Christie’s Post War and Contemporary Day Sale on Saturday 15 October 2011 and secured much needed funds that will go towards supporting women in conflict zones rebuilding their lives after war and trauma. The money raised will help thousands of women move from victim, to survivor, to active citizen – changing the world, one woman at a time! Read about Artists for Women for Women International in the Financial Times and Harper's Bazaar.
“We are enormously grateful to Nadja Romain, Jenny Saville and all the artists, Christie's, Gagosian Gallery and our Honorary Committee. This amazing collaboration with the art world shows what is possible when we come together, and it means that thousands more women in war-torn countries will be able to rebuild their lives.” said Kate Nustedt, Executive Director, Women for Women International UK after the auction.
After a chance meeting between Nadja Romain, Jenny Saville and Zainab Salbi, Founder of Women for Women International, the three decided to join forces and launch this incredible project, realising the power and immense support they had to bring hope and change to the lives not only of the women, but their families and communities as well.
“I am so grateful to all of the contributing artists who helped to raise awareness and funds to support the work of Women for Women International. When a woman enters the programme it changes her life but also the life of her family and community. The money raised through the auction will impact upon thousands of lives. By sponsoring a woman through Women for Women International, we can all make a huge step in making lifetime changes for women in conflict zones and giving them the human and political rights they are entitled to.” said Nadja Romain.
Lanvin VIP dinner
Alber Elbaz, Creative Director of Lanvin, hosted an intimate VIP dinner at the home of David Collins to celebrate Artists for Women for Women International on 11th October. See photos of the event here.
Project Co-Chairs:
Nadja Romain & Jenny Saville
Nadja Romain
Nadja Romain is a key advocate of the work of Women for Women International, putting to work her impressive experience in the arts to support Women for Women International through last year’s TANK Art Attack, which raised £240,000, and through co-chairing this year’s Artists for Women for Women International. Nadja is an independent producer, specialised in the field of art films and artist films, a curator and writer and has worked as a journalist for press and television (Conde Nast, Canal+). Her projects include documentaries such as No Restraint: A portrait of Matthew Barney, feature film Mister Lonely, which premiered in Cannes 2007, TV show Dr. Portnoy Provocateur premiered at Sundance 2008 and A Better Life by Isaac Julien in Competition in Venice 2010. Nadja currently divides her time between Paris, New York and London where she formed her own company, Everything I Want, devoted to developing and producing films, art projects, books and events. She is the Director and Head of Programming at tank.tv, an online museum of contemporary artists and is writing "Faces of Change" a book to celebrate women’s empowerment.
Jenny Saville
Jenny Saville is a committed supporter of Women for Women International, donating a piece to the TANK Art Attack project in 2010, which was sold at auction in Christie’s Post War and Contemporary Day Sale in October 2010 for £190,000. Saville has been included in exhibitions worldwide, known for large-scale paintings and is represented by Gagosian Gallery. She was educated at the Glasgow School of Art and the University of Cincinnati. Her work is usually traditional figurative oil painting, often focused on the female body. She is one of the Young British Artists, a group that achieved considerable media coverage and dominated British art during the 1990s.
Contributing Artists:
Honorary Committee:
- Vanessa Arelle
- Barbara von Bismarck
- Raphaelle Bischoff
- Serena Cattaneo
- Cristina Colomar
- Mollie Dent-Brocklehurst
- Meredith Dunn
- Maryam Eisler
- Tania Fares
- Christine Fisher
- Luziah Hennessy
- Donna Karan
- Emily Lansbury
- Pilar Ordovas
- Joyce Ma
- Almine Rech Picasso
- Lauren Prakke
- Nadja Swarovski
- Natalia Vodianova
- Mercedes Zobel
- Dasha Zhukova
Partners:
Media & Press
For MEDIA & PRESS inquiries for ARTISTS FOR WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL, please contact:
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For MEDIA & PRESS inquiries for WOMEN FOR WOMEN INTERNATIONAL, please contact:
Maria Andrews
Director of Communications
Women for Women International
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