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Throughout much of Art's broad expanse of recorded history, women have been largely excluded from Art. When thinking about art, we often think of visual art or drawings, however, the extent goes much further. Throughout much of history and even in some countries today, women are still forbidden from other art forms such as literature or music. Their exclusion from art is evident in the lack of documentation of recorded art pieces. When we think about renowned artists or writers of history; Picasso, Van Gogh, Ernest Hemingway, etc...they are all male, with a few rare exceptions. Additionally, much of the art that we see with women, is the male depiction (and theoretically, objectification/sexualization) of women.

Unfortunately, all of these issues combined are a testament to the multifaceted exclusion of women and their misrepresentation of them in the world of art. However, that is not to say that women haven't overcome these challenges. On more than one occasion,

Overall, inclusivity for women as recognized artists has sadly always been of lesser priority throughout history, however, the future is bright with progressive movements to overcome misrepresentation and exclusivity for women in the world of art.

Within the last century, Feminism has been a major contribution to the rise in prominence of women's inclusion in a historically male-run world society. Though art itself was not the highest form of advocacy for women, Feminist Art started to gain traction during the late 1960s, which is often referred to as the "second wave" of feminism. Specifically, during a time during which the role of women in society was not asserted, Pro-feminist Art paved the way for a breakthrough in activism for women. Pro-feminist Art was heavily essenced by depictions of the female body, life experiences, & life at home, these topics of which were thought to be experiential representations of their lives.

Furthermore, into the next decade, the 1970s were a period of expansion both for feminism as a movement and for the representation of women in the art community. Organizations of women were formed around the concepts of art, such as the Art Worker's Coalition, Women Artists Revolution, and AIR Gallery in efforts to expand awareness for the inclusivity of women in the field of art. With this growing movement taking place, women began to use Art as an extension of their feminism and thus gravitated towards a larger outreach for them. Many art forms of this kind stemmed from the notion of women's de-objectification. While depictions or demonstrations of women in art pieces were rare, they prominently show objectification through the expression of contemporary roles or expectations. History has shown us the multifaceted exclusion of women on multiple occasions, however, the artistic approach to the deconstruction of female objectification and reconstruction of feminism bodes well to the future of feminism collectively.

When introducing the deconstruction of objectivity, we have to consider the past of art and how it has the male influence on feminist art. Because art was primarily sectored off to men for most of history's past, there is intrinsically an influence from male art somewhere in between the lines of feminist art. It Is through this that arises a new approach to feminist art. The Harvard Crimson published an article in 1974 stating, "By creating a special category for women only, the Feminist Movement has encouraged the public to judge women artists only in terms of other women. Women artists deserve better." This accurately portrays the inclusion primary concept around feminism, let alone, the increasing prominence of feminist art.