16
June 2026

The Women who made Modernism

Welcome to The Arts Society Chester
Tuesday, June 16, 2026 - 11:00
Cheshire View
Plough Lane Christleton, Chester CH3 7PT
Online Event

The role 4 women (Paula Modersohn Becker, Kathe Kollwitz, Gabriele Munter and Marianne Werefkin) played in developing 20th century art

Four extraordinary female artists working at the beginning of the 20th century: Paula Modersohn Becker, Käthe Kollwitz, Gabriele Münter and Marianne Werefkin, artists who played a central role in the development of radical new directions in European art

THE ARTS SOCIETY ACCREDITED LECTURER

Mrs Cindy Polemis

Cindy Polemis is an art historian, independent lecturer and art guide. She has a BA in Modern History from Oxford University and as a mature student she went back to university to study first for a BA and then for a Masters in History of Art at Birkbeck College, London University. Before that she spent many years as a radio producer and presenter for the BBC World Service working in news and current affairs. Since 2016 Cindy has worked as an official art guide at Tate Britain and Tate Modern. She has also been a trustee at the Museum of the Home, formerly the Geffrye Museum. Cindy has accumulated a wide range of art historical knowledge ranging from 18th European and British art to the contemporary international art scene. She has been an official guide for both Frieze Masters and Frieze Art Fairs in London. She is particularly keen to draw parallels with art and social history and her lectures are accessible and engaging, drawing out the stories of art and artists which are steeped in human emotions and experiences which we all share.