10/20/2026
Know who you are, and be that!
Once you truly know who you are and believe in yourself, neither praise nor criticism has the power to define you.
Flattery should not inflate your ego, and criticism should not destroy your confidence.
When she says, โI am quite free,โ she means she has liberated herself from the need for approval or validation.
A woman who knows her own worth does not need the world to tell her what she is worth.
Itโs a particularly powerful message for women artists, who have so often been judged, dismissed or expected to seek approval.
True freedom is creating, living and being yourself without needing anyone elseโs permission.
Women in Art /
The Women in Art Prize.
WIA
