Please note: this event takes place at Wimbledon Museum, 22 Ridgway, corner of Lingfield Road, SW19 4QN.
Her Court: The Role Wimbledon Played in the Suffragette Movement is a Young Masters exhibition project developed in collaboration with Wimbledon Museum. Drawing on the museum’s local history collections and archives, the exhibition explores the little-known relationship between Wimbledon and the women’s suffrage movement, bringing contemporary art into dialogue with feminist history, public voice and cultural memory.
The exhibition examines how histories of protest, visibility and women’s political identity continue to resonate within contemporary culture today. Through painting, sculpture, photography, textiles, performance, film and interdisciplinary practice, participating artists respond to themes including courage, resistance, erasure, symbolism, place, power and change.
At the centre of the research is Rose Lamartine Yates, founder of the Wimbledon Women’s Social & Political Union (WWSPU), whose activism connected Wimbledon to the wider militant suffrage movement of the early twentieth century. The project also explores the striking visual overlap between the suffrage colours of purple, white and green and Wimbledon’s globally recognised visual identity, opening a dialogue between political symbolism, sport, fashion and contemporary representation.
Presented within Wimbledon Museum’s historic setting, Her Court places contemporary artworks alongside archival materials and local social history, creating new conversations between past and present. The exhibition is accompanied by a programme of talks, performances and educational events and is supported by a distinguished advisory panel including Helen Pankhurst CBE, great-granddaughter of Emmeline Pankhurst and convenor of Centenary Action, alongside Pamela Greenwood, Yasmin Jones Henry, Sabine Taal, Sarah Jane Moon and Liz Hoggard.
Exhibition Programme at Wimbledon Museum
22 Ridgway (corner of Lingfield Road), SW19 4QN
Alongside the exhibition, Young Masters and Wimbledon Museum will present a programme of talks, performances and educational events.
Current Event Dates:
Private View: Thursday 2 July 2026, 7-9pm
Talks Event: Friday 3 July 2026, 1.30-4pm
Finissage Tea Afternoon: Saturday 11 July 2026, 3-6pm
Further details and speakers to be announced.
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About Young Masters
Founded in 2009 by gallerist Cynthia Valianti Corbett, the Young Masters Art Prize is a curatorial platform supporting emerging artists from across the world whose work is inspired by art history and the art of the past.
Originally established as a not-for-profit juried prize, Young Masters has, across six editions, supported over 400 artists internationally and developed a vibrant alumni network of emerging and established practitioners.
In 2026, Young Masters continues its revitalised mission to support artists through curated exhibitions, collaborations, fairs and digital platforms that bring contemporary artistic voices to wider audiences internationally.
This visibility and support can be career-defining, opening opportunities for exhibitions, sales, press coverage, institutional connections and gallery representation.
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