Jo Cottrell is an art historian committed to making art’s histories accessible to all. She holds a PhD from Birkbeck College, University of London focusing on the women Vorticists, and as an independent scholar her research continues in the field of British modernism, with a particular interest in the lives and works of artists Jessica Dismorr and Helen Saunders.

Publications

‘Bohemia in London: Frida Strindberg’s Cabaret Theatre Club’, Into the Night: Cabarets and Clubs in Modern Art, ed. by Florence Ostende and Lotte Johnson (London: Barbican Art Gallery, in collaboration with the Belvedere, Vienna)

‘Helen Saunders as Vorticist: a discreet yet revolutionary spirit’, Helen Saunders: Modernist Rebel ed. by Rachel Sloan (London: The Courtauld, 2022)

Jo is regular tour guide for Tate galleries. Recent tours, lectures and talks have covered the following subject areas:

• Vorticism and women

• Early twentieth century British Art

• Frida Strindberg’s Cabaret Theatre Club

• Art and Identity

Jo offers the following services:

• Exhibition and gallery tours

• Talks, lectures, and tailored courses on a range of art historical subjects

• One-to-one tutoring

To find out more, call Jo on 07816 899856