Despite great progress for women artists, the going has been slow. And how about that list of Britain’s greatest art that didn’t include work by a single woman? “It seems that women’s art that doesn’t conform to preconceived notions of feminine loveliness still has a hard time gaining acceptance. That means we can’t be complacent about where women’s art will stand for posterity, and how a list of favourite paintings will look in 50 years’ time.”