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100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison

Throughout 2018 Koestler Arts displayed artwork by women in prison in key sites across the UK.

These ‘corridors of power’ displayed 88 artworks by 54 women who have entered artwork and poetry into the 2016, 2017 and 2018 Koestler Awards.

The project played a part in the Vote 100 celebrations which took place throughout 2018 to commemorate the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act, which granted women the right to vote.

Many suffragettes were famously imprisoned 100 years ago and this trail looked to shine a light on the challenges faced by women in prison in 2018, put their challenges on the agenda of policy makers and catalyse improvement in the treatment and rehabilitation of women prisoners.

We are delighted with the legacy of the project, with all sales proceeds going towards helping us to recognise, award and celebrate the artistic achievement, excellence and commitment of a woman leaving prison next year through the Helen Cadbury Scholarship Award. This Award will provide the scholar with bespoke, one-to-one support of a trained arts professional for a year, as well as a monetary prize and an arts bursary.

Many establishments have bought their art trail artworks, and we are thrilled that artwork made by women in prison will be permanently displayed in venues including the Old Bailey, Durham Constabulary Headquarters, the North Wales Women’s Centre, Telegraph Media Head Office, Cambridge University’s Institute of Criminology and the Pankhurst Centre.

Learn more about the art trail below.

Download the 100 Years On leaflet Download the 100 Years On press release

Online Gallery

A thumbnail preview of Windmill, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Windmill

Atkinson Secure Unit
Arts Society Cambridge Gold Award for Photography
2017
Displayed at Nottingham Crown Court

A thumbnail preview of Zebras, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Zebras

HM Prison & Young Offender Institution Drake Hall
Drawing
2017
Displayed at South Shields Police Station

A thumbnail preview of Women Resilience, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Women Resilience

HM Prison Peterborough
Portrait
2017
Displayed at the Anawim Women’s Centre

A thumbnail preview of Wings of Freedom Triptych, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Wings of Freedom Triptych

St Mary’s Kenmure
Highly Commended Award for Mixed Media
2017
Displayed at the Emily Wilding Davison Building, Royal Holloway University of London

A thumbnail preview of Wild Rabbits, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Wild Rabbits

HM Prison & Young Offender Institution Low Newton
Drawing
2017
Displayed at HM Prison Askham Grange Visitor Centre

A thumbnail preview of When I Look at My Life, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

When I Look at My Life

HM Prison Eastwood Park
Mixed media
2017
Displayed at HM Prison Send

A thumbnail preview of Two-Faced, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Two-Faced

HM Prison Eastwood Park
Painting
2018
Displayed at the Supreme Court

A thumbnail preview of Two Head & Shoulders, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Two Head & Shoulders

Atkinson Secure Unit
Tina Wallace Under 18s Special Award for Portrait
2017
Displayed at the UEA Law School, Earlham Hall, University of East Anglia

A thumbnail preview of Turmoil, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Turmoil

Kibble Safe Centre
Painting
2017
Displayed at the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research

A thumbnail preview of This is London Guv, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

This is London Guv

Atkinson Secure Unit
Highly Commended Award for Printmaking
2017
Displayed at New Scotland Yard

A thumbnail preview of The Promise, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

The Promise

HM Prison Peterborough
Mixed Media
2018
Displayed at the Supreme Court

A thumbnail preview of The Other Half, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

The Other Half

HM Prison Send
Mixed media
2017
Displayed at Nepacs

A thumbnail preview of The Faceless Woman, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

The Faceless Woman

Isle of Man Prison
Sculpture
2018
Displayed at the Supreme Court

A thumbnail preview of The Eye, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

The Eye

Atkinson Secure Unit
Drawing
2017
Displayed at Alex Chalk MP’s Constituency Office

A thumbnail preview of The Bat Cave, HMP Holloway, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

The Bat Cave, HMP Holloway

Camden and Islington Probation
Silver Award for Painting
2017
Displayed at Guardian News and Media, Head Office

A thumbnail preview of Summer in a Pink Dress, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Summer in a Pink Dress

HM Prison Send
Portrait
2017
Displayed at HM Prison & Young Offender Institution Low Newton

A thumbnail preview of Rehabilitation, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Rehabilitation

HM Prison Peterborough
Silver Award for Painting
2017
Displayed at Edith Rigby House

A thumbnail preview of Prison Horror, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Prison Horror

HM Prison Bronzefield
Mixed media
2017
Displayed at Plymouth University Law School

A thumbnail preview of Pool, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Pool

Atkinson Secure Unit
Commended Award for Photography
2017
Displayed at Cardiff Crown Court

A thumbnail preview of Peeping Through the Flowers, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Peeping Through the Flowers

HM Prison & Young Offender Institution Styal
Mixed media
2017
Displayed at Manchester Crown Court, Crown Square

A thumbnail preview of Peacock, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Peacock

HM Prison Send
Gold Award for Painting
2017
Displayed at Camden Town Hall

A thumbnail preview of Organic Tree, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Organic Tree

HM Prison Send
Gold Award for Painting
2017
Displayed at Birmingham Crown Court

A thumbnail preview of Nelly, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Nelly

HM Prison Send
Commended Award for Ceramics
2017
Displayed at the Supreme Court

A thumbnail preview of Naomi, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Naomi

HM Prison Downview
Needlecraft
2018
Displayed at the Supreme Court

A thumbnail preview of My Heart Flutters, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

My Heart Flutters

HM Prison & Young Offender Institution Grampian
Highly Commended Award for Craft
2017
Displayed at the Scottish Prison Service Headquarters

A thumbnail preview of Monkey Lady, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Monkey Lady

HM Prison Peterborough
Portrait
2017
Displayed at HM Prison Downview

A thumbnail preview of Milton Keynes, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Milton Keynes

Atkinson Secure Unit
Katharine Cheney First-Time Entrant Award for Printmaking
2017
Displayed at Guildford Crown Court

A thumbnail preview of Mechanical Heart, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Mechanical Heart

HM Prison Send
David Wentworth Bronze Award for Painting
2017
Displayed at HM Prison Styal

A thumbnail preview of Life’s Bloom, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Life’s Bloom

HM Prison Peterborough
Sculpture
2018
Displayed at the Supreme Court

A thumbnail preview of Labyrinth, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Labyrinth

HM Prison Peterborough
Mixed media
2017
Displayed at Her Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service, Head Office

A thumbnail preview of Labels, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Labels

HM Prison Send
Portrait
2017
Displayed at Dame Vera Baird QC’s office, Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria

A thumbnail preview of Keeping Fagan Busy, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Keeping Fagan Busy

HM Prison & Young Offender Institution Low Newton
Mixed media
2017
Displayed at the Koestler Arts Centre

A thumbnail preview of Inside the Envelope, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Inside the Envelope

HM Prison Send
Mixed media
2017
Displayed at the Royal Courts of Justice

A thumbnail preview of Inside Job – The Green Hatton Garden Sheep Heist, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Inside Job – The Green Hatton Garden Sheep Heist

Camden and Islington Probation
Bronze Award for Painting
2017
Displayed at the School of Art, Aberystwyth University

A thumbnail preview of Home Hedgehog Home, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Home Hedgehog Home

HM Prison Send
Commended Award for Mixed Media
2017
Displayed at the Supreme Court

A thumbnail preview of HMP Send Pond, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

HMP Send Pond

Camden and Islington Probation
Painting
2017
Displayed at St George’s Hall

A thumbnail preview of Happiness, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Happiness

Atkinson Secure Unit
Portrait
2017
Displayed at Victoria Prentis MP’s Constituency Office

A thumbnail preview of Egyptian Princess, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Egyptian Princess

HM Prison Peterborough
Portrait
2017
Displayed at Winchester Combined Court Centre

A thumbnail preview of Dream Volcano, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Dream Volcano

HM Prison Send
Edmund Paton Walsh European Unity Highly Commended Award for Mixed Media
2017
Displayed at the Radzinowicz Library, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge

A thumbnail preview of Downview Golden Army, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Downview Golden Army

HM Prison Downview
Commended Award for Needlecraft
2017
Displayed at the Supreme Court

A thumbnail preview of Different But The Same, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Different But The Same

Atkinson Secure Unit
Mixed media
2017
Displayed at Liverpool Crown and Magistrates Court

A thumbnail preview of Day of the Dead Panel, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Day of the Dead Panel

Isle of Man Prison
Highly Commended Award for Mixed Media
2017
Displayed at Koestler Arts Headquarters

A thumbnail preview of Confidence Leading to a New Me, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Confidence Leading to a New Me

HM Prison Bronzefield
Painting
2017
Displayed at Ruth Cadbury MP’s office, House of Commons

A thumbnail preview of Collage, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Collage

Atkinson Secure Unit
Transform Under 18s Special Award for Mixed Media
2017
Displayed at Southbank Centre

A thumbnail preview of Change What’s Inside My Head, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Change What’s Inside My Head

HM Prison Bronzefield
Hand Made Book
2017
Displayed at the Supreme Court

A thumbnail preview of Britain’s Forgotten Pride: The Golden Eagle, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Britain’s Forgotten Pride: The Golden Eagle

HM Prison & Young Offender Institution Low Newton
Drawing
2017
Displayed at Bedlington Police Station

A thumbnail preview of Breakfast, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Breakfast

HM Prison & Young Offender Institution Low Newton
Painting
2017
Displayed at Durham Constabulary Headquarters

A thumbnail preview of Bonny, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Bonny

HM Young Offender Institution Polmont
Drawing
2017
Displayed at HM Prison & YOI Grampian

A thumbnail preview of Beach, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Beach

HM Prison & Young Offender Institution Low Newton
Painting
2017
Displayed at Carlisle Crown Court

A thumbnail preview of Authentic HMP Collage Greetings Cards, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Authentic HMP Collage Greetings Cards

Camden and Islington Probation
Gold Award for Handmade Greetings Card
2017
Displayed at Richard Burgon MP’s Constituency Office

A thumbnail preview of Authentic HMP Collage Greetings Cards, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Authentic HMP Collage Greetings Cards

Camden and Islington Probation
Gold Award for Handmade Greetings Card 2017
Displayed at the Nelson Trust Women’s Centre

A thumbnail preview of Amy 2, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Amy 2

Atkinson Secure Unit
Under 18s Special Award for Portrait
2017
Displayed at Leeds Combined Court

A thumbnail preview of Amy 1, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Amy 1

Atkinson Secure Unit
Portrait
2017
Displayed at Newcastle City Centre Police Station

A thumbnail preview of Abstract Painting, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

Abstract Painting

HM Prison Peterborough
Painting
2017
Displayed at Etal Lane Police Station

A thumbnail preview of A Typical Day in Jail, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

A Typical Day in Jail

HM Prison Eastwood Park
Watercolour and Gouache
2017
Displayed at Exeter Crown and County Court

A thumbnail preview of This Time Round, an example of Visual Art work from the 100 Years On: An Art Trail by Women in Prison exhibition.

This Time Round

HM Young Offenders Centre Hydebank Wood
Mixed Media
2017
Displayed at Northern Ireland Prison Service Headquarters